Deuteronomy 1:17
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17 (A)You shall not be partial in judgment. You shall hear the small and the great alike. You shall not be intimidated by anyone, for (B)the judgment is God's. And the case that is too hard for you, you shall (C)bring to me, and I will hear it.’
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Exodus 18:26
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26 And (A)they judged the people at all times. Any hard case they brought to Moses, but any small matter they decided themselves.
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James 2:9
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9 But if you (A)show partiality, you are committing sin and are convicted by the law as transgressors.
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Deuteronomy 16:19
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19 (A)You shall not pervert justice. (B)You shall not show partiality, (C)and you shall not accept a bribe, for a bribe blinds the eyes of the wise and subverts the cause of the righteous.
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Proverbs 24:23
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More Sayings of the Wise
23 These also are sayings of (A)the wise.
(B)Partiality in judging is not good.
2 Chronicles 19:6
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6 and said to the judges, “Consider what you do, (A)for you judge not for man but for the Lord. He is with you in giving judgment.
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Leviticus 19:15
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15 (A)“You shall do no injustice in court. You shall not be partial to the poor or defer to the great, but in righteousness shall you judge your neighbor.
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Exodus 18:22
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22 And (A)let them judge the people at all times. (B)Every great matter they shall bring to you, but any small matter they shall decide themselves. So it will be easier for you, and they will (C)bear the burden with you.
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Proverbs 29:25
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25 (A)The fear of man lays a snare,
but whoever trusts in the Lord is safe.
Proverbs 22:22-23
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22 (A)Do not rob the poor, because he is poor,
or (B)crush the afflicted at (C)the gate,
23 for (D)the Lord will plead their cause
and rob of life those who rob them.
Deuteronomy 10:17
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17 For the Lord your God is (A)God of gods and (B)Lord of lords, (C)the great, the mighty, and the awesome God, who is (D)not partial and takes no bribe.
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1 Peter 1:17
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17 And if you (A)call on him as Father who (B)judges (C)impartially according to each one's deeds, conduct yourselves (D)with fear throughout the time of your exile,
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James 2:1-5
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The Sin of Partiality
2 My brothers,[a] (A)show no partiality as you hold the faith in our Lord Jesus Christ, (B)the Lord of glory. 2 For if a man wearing a gold ring and fine clothing comes into your assembly, and a poor man in shabby clothing also comes in, 3 and if you pay attention to the one who wears the fine clothing and say, “You sit here in a good place,” (C)while you say to the poor man, “You stand over there,” or, “Sit down at my feet,” 4 have you not then made distinctions among yourselves and become (D)judges with evil thoughts? 5 Listen, my beloved brothers, (E)has not God chosen those who are poor in the world to be (F)rich in faith and heirs of (G)the kingdom, (H)which he has promised to those who love him?
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1 Thessalonians 2:4
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4 but just as we have been approved by God (A)to be entrusted with the gospel, so we speak, not (B)to please man, but to please God (C)who tests our hearts.
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2 Samuel 14:14
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14 We must all die; we are (A)like water spilled on the ground, which cannot be gathered up again. But God will not take away life, and he devises means (B)so that the banished one will not remain an outcast.
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1 Samuel 16:7
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7 But the Lord said to Samuel, (A)“Do not look on his appearance or on the height of his stature, because I have rejected him. For the Lord sees not as man sees: man looks on the outward appearance, (B)but the Lord looks on the heart.”
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Exodus 23:6-7
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6 (A)“You shall not pervert the justice due to your poor in his lawsuit. 7 (B)Keep far from a false charge, and (C)do not kill the innocent and righteous, for (D)I will not acquit the wicked.
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Colossians 3:25
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25 For the wrongdoer will be paid back for the wrong he has done, and there is no partiality.
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Ephesians 6:9
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9 Masters, do the same to them, (A)and stop your threatening, knowing that (B)he who is both their Master[a] and yours is in heaven, and that (C)there is no partiality with him.
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- Ephesians 6:9 Greek Lord
Romans 2:11
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11 For (A)God shows no partiality.
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Acts 10:34-35
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Gentiles Hear the Good News
34 So Peter opened his mouth and said: “Truly I understand that (A)God (B)shows no partiality, 35 but (C)in every nation anyone who fears him and (D)does what is right is acceptable to him.
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Luke 20:21
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21 So they asked him, “Teacher, we know that you speak and teach rightly, and (A)show no partiality,[a] but truly teach (B)the way of God.
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- Luke 20:21 Greek and do not receive a face
Mark 12:14
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14 And they came and said to him, “Teacher, (A)we know that you are true and do not care about anyone's opinion. For (B)you are not swayed by appearances,[a] but truly teach (C)the way of God. Is it lawful to pay (D)taxes to (E)Caesar, or not? Should we pay them, or should we not?”
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- Mark 12:14 Greek you do not look at people's faces
Matthew 22:16
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16 And they sent (A)their disciples to him, along with (B)the Herodians, saying, “Teacher, (C)we know that you are true and teach (D)the way of God truthfully, and you do not care about anyone's opinion, for (E)you are not swayed by appearances.[a]
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- Matthew 22:16 Greek for you do not look at people's faces
Micah 7:3-4
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3 (A)Their hands are on what is evil, to do it well;
(B)the prince and (C)the judge ask for a bribe,
and the great man utters the evil desire of his soul;
thus they weave it together.
4 The best of them is (D)like a brier,
the most upright of them a thorn hedge.
The day of (E)your watchmen, of your punishment, has come;
(F)now their confusion is at hand.
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