'Partiality' in the Bible
" '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.
You shall not subvert justice; you shall not {show partiality}; and you shall not take a bribe, for the bribe makes blind [the] eyes of [the] wise and misrepresents [the] words of [the] righteous.
So now, let the fear of Yahweh be upon you all. {Be careful what you do}, for there is neither wickedness nor {showing partiality} and taking bribes with Yahweh our God."
"Surely he will rebuke you if {you show partiality} in secret.
{Please let me not show partiality to anyone}, and let me not show flattery to human beings,
who {shows no partiality to officials} and [who] {does not take note of the noble more than of the insignificant}, for all of them [are] the work of his hands?
These [sayings] are also for the wise: {Partiality} in judgment is not good.
{Showing partiality} [is] not good, and over a morsel of bread, a strong man will do wrong.
And they asked him, saying, "Teacher, we know that you speak and teach rightly, and do not {show partiality}, but teach the way of God in truth.
So Peter opened [his] mouth [and] said, "In truth I understand that God is not one who shows partiality,
For [there] is no partiality with God.
But from those {who were influential} (whatever they were, [it makes] no difference to me, {God does not show partiality})--for those who were influential added nothing to me.
And masters, do the same [things] to them, giving up threats, knowing that both their Lord and yours is in heaven, and there is no partiality with him.
For the one who does wrong will receive back whatever wrong he has done, and there is no partiality.
I testify solemnly before God and Christ Jesus and the elect angels that you observe these [things] without prejudice, doing nothing according to partiality.
My brothers, do not hold your faith in our glorious Lord Jesus Christ with partiality.
But if you show partiality, you commit sin, [and thus] are convicted by the law as transgressors.
These [people] are grumblers, discontented, proceeding according to their desires, and their mouths speaking pompous [words], {showing partiality to gain an advantage}.
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- Bias (2 instances)
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- Leaning (32 instances)
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