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John 7:24
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John 7:24
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24 Stop judging by mere appearances, but instead judge correctly.”(A)
John 7:24
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John 7:24
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24 Judge not according to the appearance, but judge righteous judgment.
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Isaiah 11:3-4
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Isaiah 11:3-4
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3 and he will delight in the fear(A) of the Lord.
He will not judge by what he sees with his eyes,(B)
or decide by what he hears with his ears;(C)
4 but with righteousness(D) he will judge the needy,(E)
with justice(F) he will give decisions for the poor(G) of the earth.
He will strike(H) the earth with the rod of his mouth;(I)
with the breath(J) of his lips he will slay the wicked.(K)
Isaiah 11:3-4
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Isaiah 11:3-4
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3 And shall make him of quick understanding in the fear of the Lord: and he shall not judge after the sight of his eyes, neither reprove after the hearing of his ears:
4 But with righteousness shall he judge the poor, and reprove with equity for the meek of the earth: and he shall smite the earth: with the rod of his mouth, and with the breath of his lips shall he slay the wicked.
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James 2:9
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James 2:9
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James 2:9
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James 2:9
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9 But if ye have respect to persons, ye commit sin, and are convinced of the law as transgressors.
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James 2:1
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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 2:1
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James 2:1
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2 My brethren, have not the faith of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Lord of glory, with respect of persons.
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John 8:15
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John 8:15
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Proverbs 17:15
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Proverbs 17:15
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Proverbs 17:15
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Proverbs 17:15
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15 He that justifieth the wicked, and he that condemneth the just, even they both are abomination to the Lord.
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Proverbs 24:23
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Proverbs 24:23
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Further Sayings of the Wise
23 These also are sayings of the wise:(A)
Proverbs 24:23
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Proverbs 24:23
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23 These things also belong to the wise. It is not good to have respect of persons in judgment.
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James 2:4
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James 2:4
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4 have you not discriminated among yourselves and become judges(A) with evil thoughts?
James 2:4
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James 2:4
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4 Are ye not then partial in yourselves, and are become judges of evil thoughts?
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Psalm 58:1-2
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Psalm 58:1-2
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Footnotes
- Psalm 58:1 In Hebrew texts 58:1-11 is numbered 58:2-12.
- Psalm 58:1 Title: Probably a literary or musical term
Psalm 58:1-2
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Psalm 58:1-2
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58 Do ye indeed speak righteousness, O congregation? do ye judge uprightly, O ye sons of men?
2 Yea, in heart ye work wickedness; ye weigh the violence of your hands in the earth.
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Deuteronomy 16:18-19
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Deuteronomy 16:18-19
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Judges
18 Appoint judges(A) and officials for each of your tribes in every town the Lord your God is giving you, and they shall judge the people fairly.(B) 19 Do not pervert justice(C) or show partiality.(D) Do not accept a bribe,(E) for a bribe blinds the eyes of the wise and twists the words of the innocent.
Deuteronomy 16:18-19
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Deuteronomy 16:18-19
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18 Judges and officers shalt thou make thee in all thy gates, which the Lord thy God giveth thee, throughout thy tribes: and they shall judge the people with just judgment.
19 Thou shalt not wrest judgment; thou shalt not respect persons, neither take a gift: for a gift doth blind the eyes of the wise, and pervert the words of the righteous.
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Deuteronomy 1:16-17
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Deuteronomy 1:16-17
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16 And I charged your judges at that time, “Hear the disputes between your people and judge(A) fairly,(B) whether the case is between two Israelites or between an Israelite and a foreigner residing among you.(C) 17 Do not show partiality(D) in judging; hear both small and great alike. Do not be afraid of anyone,(E) for judgment belongs to God. Bring me any case too hard for you, and I will hear it.”(F)
Deuteronomy 1:16-17
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Deuteronomy 1:16-17
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16 And I charged your judges at that time, saying, Hear the causes between your brethren, and judge righteously between every man and his brother, and the stranger that is with him.
17 Ye shall not respect persons in judgment; but ye shall hear the small as well as the great; ye shall not be afraid of the face of man; for the judgment is God's: and the cause that is too hard for you, bring it unto me, and I will hear it.
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Leviticus 19:15
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Leviticus 19:15
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15 “‘Do not pervert justice;(A) do not show partiality(B) to the poor or favoritism to the great,(C) but judge your neighbor fairly.(D)
Leviticus 19:15
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Leviticus 19:15
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15 Ye shall do no unrighteousness in judgment: thou shalt not respect the person of the poor, nor honor the person of the mighty: but in righteousness shalt thou judge thy neighbour.
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Isaiah 5:23
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Isaiah 5:23
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Isaiah 5:23
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Isaiah 5:23
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23 Which justify the wicked for reward, and take away the righteousness of the righteous from him!
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