Exodus 18:21
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21 Moreover, look for (A)able men from all the people, men who fear God, who are trustworthy and hate a bribe, and place such men over the people as chiefs of thousands, of hundreds, of fifties, and of tens.
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2 Chronicles 19:5-10
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5 He appointed (A)judges in the land in all (B)the fortified cities of Judah, city by city, 6 and said to the judges, “Consider what you do, (C)for you judge not for man but for the Lord. He is with you in giving judgment. 7 Now then, let the fear of the Lord be upon you. Be careful what you do, for (D)there is no injustice with the Lord our God, (E)or partiality or taking bribes.”
8 Moreover, in Jerusalem Jehoshaphat (F)appointed certain Levites and priests and heads of families of Israel, (G)to give judgment for the Lord and to decide disputed cases. They had their seat at Jerusalem. 9 And he charged them: (H)“Thus you shall do in the fear of the Lord, in faithfulness, (I)and with your whole heart: 10 (J)whenever a case comes to you from your brothers who live in their cities, concerning bloodshed, law or commandment, statutes or rules, then you shall warn them, that they may not incur guilt before the Lord and (K)wrath may not come upon you and your brothers. Thus you shall do, and you will not incur guilt.
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Deuteronomy 1:13-17
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13 (A)Choose for your tribes wise, understanding, and experienced men, and I will appoint them as your heads.’ 14 And you answered me, ‘The thing that you have spoken is good for us to do.’ 15 So I took the heads of your tribes, wise and experienced men, (B)and set them as heads over you, commanders of thousands, commanders of hundreds, commanders of fifties, commanders of tens, and officers, throughout your tribes. 16 And I charged your judges at that time, ‘Hear the cases between your brothers, and (C)judge righteously between a man and his brother or the alien who is with him. 17 (D)You shall not be partial in judgment. You shall hear the small and the great alike. You shall not be intimidated by anyone, for (E)the judgment is God's. And the case that is too hard for you, you shall (F)bring to me, and I will hear it.’
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Deuteronomy 16:18-19
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Justice
18 “You shall appoint (A)judges and officers in all your towns that the Lord your God is giving you, according to your tribes, and they shall judge the people with righteous judgment. 19 (B)You shall not pervert justice. (C)You shall not show partiality, (D)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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Exodus 18:25
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25 (A)Moses chose able men out of all Israel and made them heads over the people, chiefs of thousands, of hundreds, of fifties, and of tens.
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Ezekiel 18:8
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8 (A)does not lend at interest (B)or take any profit,[a] withholds his hand from injustice, (C)executes true justice between man and man,
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- Ezekiel 18:8 That is, profit that comes from charging interest to the poor; also verses 13, 17 (compare Leviticus 25:36)
2 Samuel 23:3
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3 The God of Israel has spoken;
(A)the Rock of Israel has said to me:
When one rules justly over men,
ruling (B)in the fear of God,
Genesis 42:18
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18 On the third day Joseph said to them, “Do this and you will live, (A)for I fear God:
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2 Peter 2:14-15
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14 They have eyes full of adultery,[a] (A)insatiable for sin. They entice unsteady souls. They have hearts (B)trained in greed. (C)Accursed children! 15 Forsaking the right way, (D)they have gone astray. They have followed (E)the way of Balaam, the son of Beor, who loved (F)gain from wrongdoing,
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- 2 Peter 2:14 Or eyes full of an adulteress
1 Timothy 6:9-11
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9 But (A)those who desire to be rich fall into temptation, (B)into a snare, into many senseless and harmful desires that (C)plunge people into ruin and destruction. 10 For the love of money is a root of (D)all kinds of evils. It is through this craving that some have wandered away from the faith and pierced themselves with many pangs.
Fight the Good Fight of Faith
11 But as for you, (E)O man of God, (F)flee these things. (G)Pursue righteousness, godliness, faith, love, steadfastness, gentleness.
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1 Timothy 3:3
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3 not a drunkard, not violent but (A)gentle, not quarrelsome, (B)not a lover of money.
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Acts 20:33
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33 (A)I coveted no one's silver or gold or apparel.
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Luke 18:4
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4 For a while he refused, but afterward he said to himself, (A)‘Though I neither fear God nor respect man,
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Luke 18:2
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2 He said, “In a certain city there was a judge who (A)neither feared God nor respected man.
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Zechariah 8:16
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16 These are the things that you shall do: (A)Speak the truth to one another; (B)render in your gates judgments (C)that are true and make for peace;
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Zechariah 7:9
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9 “Thus says the Lord of hosts, (A)Render true judgments, show kindness and mercy to one another,
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Ezekiel 22:12
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12 In you (A)they take bribes to shed blood; (B)you take interest and profit[a] and make gain of your neighbors by extortion; but (C)me you have forgotten, declares the Lord God.
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- Ezekiel 22:12 That is, profit that comes from charging interest to the poor (compare Leviticus 25:36)
Jeremiah 5:1
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Jerusalem Refused to Repent
5 (A)Run to and fro through the streets of Jerusalem,
look and take note!
Search her squares to see
(B)if you can find a man,
one who does justice
and seeks truth,
(C)that I may pardon her.
Isaiah 59:14-15
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Judgment and Redemption
14 (A)Justice is turned back,
and righteousness stands far away;
for truth has stumbled in the public squares,
and uprightness cannot enter.
15 Truth is lacking,
and he who departs from evil makes himself a prey.
The Lord saw it, and it displeased him[a]
that there was no justice.
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- Isaiah 59:15 Hebrew and it was evil in his eyes
Ecclesiastes 12:13
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13 The end of the matter; all has been heard. (A)Fear God and keep his commandments, for this is the whole duty of man.[a]
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- Ecclesiastes 12:13 Or the duty of all mankind
Proverbs 28:2
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2 When a land transgresses, (A)it has many rulers,
but with a man of understanding and knowledge,
its stability will long continue.
Psalm 26:9-10
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9 (A)Do not sweep my soul away with sinners,
nor my life with bloodthirsty men,
10 in whose hands are evil devices,
and whose right hands are full of (B)bribes.
Psalm 15:5
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5 who (A)does not put out his money at interest
and (B)does not take a bribe against the innocent.
He who does these things shall never be (C)moved.
Job 31:13
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13 “If I have rejected the cause of my manservant or my maidservant,
when they brought a complaint against me,
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