9 Bible Verses about Judging Rightly
Most Relevant Verses
" 'You shall not do injustice in judgment; {you shall not show partiality to the powerless}; you shall not give preference {to the powerful}; you shall judge your fellow citizen with justice.
And at that time I instructed your judges, saying, '{hear out your fellow men}, and [then] judge fairly between a man and between his brother and between {his opponent who is a resident alien}.
"You shall appoint judges and officials for you in all your {towns} that Yahweh your God [is] giving to you throughout your tribes, and you shall render [for] the people {righteous judgments}.
For by what judgment you judge, you will be judged, and by what measure you measure out, it will be measured out to you.
Do not judge according to outward appearance, but judge according to righteous judgment!"
"Our law does not condemn a man unless it first hears from him and knows what he is doing, [does it]?"
These [are] the things that you must do: speak truth, each [of you], with his neighbor; practice trustworthy judgment and peace in your gates.