Beware of Personal Favoritism

2 My brethren, do not hold the faith of our Lord Jesus Christ, ^(A)the Lord of glory, with ^(B)partiality.

Further Sayings of the Wise

²³ These things also belong to the wise:

⁹ but if you ^[a]show partiality, you commit sin, and are convicted by the law as ^(A)transgressors.

^19 (A)You shall not pervert justice; ^(B)you shall not ^[a]show partiality, ^(C)nor take a bribe, for a bribe blinds the eyes of the wise and ^[b]twists the words of the righteous.

¹⁵ ‘You shall do no injustice in ^(A)judgment. You shall not ^(B)be partial to the poor, nor honor the person of the mighty. In righteousness you shall judge your neighbor.

^17 (A)You shall not show partiality in judgment; you shall hear the small as well as the great; you shall not be afraid in any man’s presence, for ^(B)the judgment is God’s. The case that is too hard for you, ^(C)bring to me, and I will hear it.’

⁷ Now therefore, let the fear of the Lord be upon you; take care and do it, for ^(A)there is no iniquity with the Lord our God, no ^(B)partiality, nor taking of bribes.”

¹⁷ But ^(A)the wisdom that is from above is first pure, then peaceable, gentle, willing to yield, full of mercy and good fruits, ^(B)without partiality ^(C)and without hypocrisy.