Deuteronomy 10:17
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17 (A)For Yahweh your God is the God of gods and the (B)Lord of lords, the great, the mighty, and the fearsome God (C)who does not show partiality nor (D)take a bribe.
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Deuteronomy 16:19
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19 (A)You shall not distort justice; (B)you shall not [a]be partial, and (C)you shall not take a bribe, for a bribe blinds the eyes of the wise and perverts the words of the righteous.
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- Deuteronomy 16:19 Lit regard persons
Deuteronomy 16:19
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19 Do not pervert justice(A) or show partiality.(B) Do not accept a bribe,(C) for a bribe blinds the eyes of the wise and twists the words of the innocent.
Deuteronomy 24:17
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17 “(A)You shall not pervert the justice [a]due a sojourner or [b]an orphan, nor (B)take a widow’s garment in pledge.
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- Deuteronomy 24:17 Lit of
- Deuteronomy 24:17 Or the fatherless
Deuteronomy 24:17
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17 Do not deprive the foreigner or the fatherless(A) of justice,(B) or take the cloak of the widow as a pledge.
2 Chronicles 19:5-6
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Jehoshaphat Appoints Judges
5 And he appointed (A)judges in the land in all the fortified cities of Judah, in each city. 6 And he said to the judges, “Consider what you are doing, for (B)you do not judge for man but for Yahweh who is with you [a]when you render judgment.
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- 2 Chronicles 19:6 Lit in the word of judgment
2 Chronicles 19:5-6
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5 He appointed judges(A) in the land, in each of the fortified cities of Judah. 6 He told them, “Consider carefully what you do,(B) because you are not judging for mere mortals(C) but for the Lord, who is with you whenever you give a verdict.
Proverbs 24:23-26
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23 These also are (A)sayings of the wise.
To [a](B)show partiality in judgment is not good.
24 He (C)who says to the wicked, “You are righteous,”
(D)Peoples will curse him, nations will be indignant with him;
25 But (E)to those who reprove the wicked, it will be pleasant,
And a good blessing will come upon them.
26 He kisses the lips
Who responds with right words.
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- Proverbs 24:23 Lit recognize a face
Proverbs 24:23-26
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Further Sayings of the Wise
23 These also are sayings of the wise:(A)
To show partiality(B) in judging is not good:(C)
24 Whoever says to the guilty, “You are innocent,”(D)
will be cursed by peoples and denounced by nations.
25 But it will go well with those who convict the guilty,
and rich blessing will come on them.
26 An honest answer
is like a kiss on the lips.
Acts 10:34
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The Holy Spirit Poured Out on the Gentiles
34 (A)And opening his mouth, Peter said:
“I most truly comprehend now that (B)God is not one to show partiality,
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Acts 10:34
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34 Then Peter began to speak: “I now realize how true it is that God does not show favoritism(A)
James 2:1
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Favoritism Forbidden
2 My brothers and sisters, believers in our glorious(A) Lord Jesus Christ must not show favoritism.(B)
James 2:9
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9 But if you (A)show partiality, you are committing sin, being convicted by the [a]law as transgressors.
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- James 2:9 Or Law
James 2:9
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