Deuteronomy 16:18-20
New American Standard Bible
18 “You shall appoint for yourself judges and officers in all your [a]towns which the Lord your God is giving you, according to your tribes, and they shall judge the people with righteous judgment. 19 (A)You shall not distort justice, (B)you shall not [b]show partiality; and (C)you shall not accept a bribe, because a bribe blinds the eyes of the wise and distorts the words of the righteous. 20 Justice, and only justice, you shall pursue, so that (D)you may live and possess the land which the Lord your God is giving you.
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- Deuteronomy 16:18 Lit gates
- Deuteronomy 16:19 Lit recognize faces
Deuteronomy 16:18-20
New American Standard Bible 1995
18 “You shall appoint for yourself judges and officers in all your [a]towns which the Lord your God is giving you, according to your tribes, and they shall judge the people with righteous judgment. 19 (A)You shall not distort justice; (B)you shall not [b]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. 20 Justice, and only justice, you shall pursue, that (D)you may live and possess the land which the Lord your God is giving you.
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- Deuteronomy 16:18 Lit gates
- Deuteronomy 16:19 Lit regard persons
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