Deuteronomy 16:18-20

Amplified Bible, Classic Edition

¹⁸ You shall appoint judges and officers in all your towns which the Lord your God gives you, according to your tribes, and they shall judge the people with righteous judgment.

¹⁹ You shall not misinterpret or misapply judgment; you shall not be partial, or take a bribe, for a bribe blinds the eyes of the wise and perverts the words of the righteous.

²⁰ Follow what is altogether just (uncompromisingly righteous), that you may live and inherit the land which your God gives you.