Proverbs 18:5
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5 It is not good to show partiality to the wicked,
Or to overthrow the righteous in (A)judgment.
Leviticus 19:15
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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.
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Proverbs 28:21
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- Proverbs 28:21 Lit. recognize faces
Deuteronomy 16:19
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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.
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- Deuteronomy 16:19 Lit. regard faces
- Deuteronomy 16:19 perverts
Psalm 82:2
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2 How long will you judge unjustly,
And (A)show partiality to the wicked? Selah
Proverbs 24:23
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Further Sayings of the Wise
23 These things also belong to the wise:
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- Proverbs 24:23 Lit. recognize faces
Proverbs 17:15
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15 (A)He who justifies the wicked, and he who condemns the just,
Both of them alike are an abomination to the Lord.
Matthew 22:16
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16 And they sent to Him their disciples with the (A)Herodians, saying, “Teacher, we know that You are true, and teach the way of God in truth; nor do You care about anyone, for You do not [a]regard the person of men.
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- Matthew 22:16 Lit. look at the face of
Isaiah 5:23
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23 Who (A)justify the wicked for a bribe,
And take away justice from the righteous man!
1 Kings 21:9-14
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9 She wrote in the letters, saying,
Proclaim a fast, and seat Naboth [a]with high honor among the people; 10 and seat two men, scoundrels, before him to bear witness against him, saying, “You have (A)blasphemed God and the king.” Then take him out, and (B)stone him, that he may die.
11 So the men of his city, the elders and nobles who were inhabitants of his city, did as Jezebel had sent to them, as it was written in the letters which she had sent to them. 12 (C)They proclaimed a fast, and seated Naboth with high honor among the people. 13 And two men, scoundrels, came in and sat before him; and the scoundrels (D)witnessed against him, against Naboth, in the presence of the people, saying, “Naboth has blasphemed God and the king!” (E)Then they took him outside the city and stoned him with stones, so that he died. 14 Then they sent to Jezebel, saying, “Naboth has been stoned and is dead.”
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- 1 Kings 21:9 Lit. at the head
Deuteronomy 1:16-17
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16 “Then I commanded your judges at that time, saying, ‘Hear the cases between your brethren, and (A)judge righteously between a man and his (B)brother or the stranger who is with him. 17 (C)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 (D)the judgment is God’s. The case that is too hard for you, (E)bring to me, and I will hear it.’
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Job 34:19
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19 Yet He (A)is not partial to princes,
Nor does He regard the rich more than the poor;
For (B)they are all the work of His hands.
Micah 7:3
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3 That they may successfully do evil with both hands—
The prince asks for gifts,
The judge seeks a (A)bribe,
And the great man utters his evil desire;
So they scheme together.
Job 13:7-8
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7 (A)Will you speak [a]wickedly for God,
And talk deceitfully for Him?
8 Will you show partiality for Him?
Will you contend for God?
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- Job 13:7 unrighteously
Isaiah 59:14
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14 Justice is turned back,
And righteousness stands afar off;
For truth is fallen in the street,
And equity cannot enter.
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