Proverbs 24:23
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Further Sayings of the Wise
23 These also are sayings of the wise:
Partiality in judging is not good.(A)
Proverbs 28:21
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21 To show partiality is not good,
yet for a piece of bread a person may do wrong.
Proverbs 18:5
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5 It is not right to be partial to the guilty
or to subvert the innocent in judgment.(A)
Psalm 107:43
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43 Let those who are wise pay attention to these things
and consider the steadfast love of the Lord.(A)
Leviticus 19:15
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15 “You shall not render an unjust judgment; you shall not be partial to the poor or defer to the great: with justice you shall judge your neighbor.(A)
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1 Peter 1:17
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17 If you invoke as Father the one who judges impartially according to each person’s work, live in fear during the time of your exile.(A)
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James 3:17
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17 But the wisdom from above is first pure, then peaceable, gentle, willing to yield, full of mercy and good fruits, without a trace of partiality or hypocrisy.(A)
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1 Timothy 5:20-21
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20 As for those who persist in sin, rebuke them in the presence of all, so that the rest also may stand in fear.(A) 21 In the presence of God and of Christ Jesus and of the elect angels, I warn you to keep these instructions without prejudice, doing nothing on the basis of partiality.(B)
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John 7:24
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24 Do not judge by appearances, but judge with right judgment.”(A)
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Hosea 14:9
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9 Those who are wise understand these things;
those who are discerning know them.
For the ways of the Lord are right,
and the upright walk in them,
but transgressors stumble in them.(A)
Proverbs 1:6
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6 to understand a proverb and a figure,
the words of the wise and their riddles.
Psalm 82:2-4
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2 “How long will you judge unjustly
and show partiality to the wicked? Selah(A)
3 Give justice to the weak and the orphan;
maintain the right of the lowly and the destitute.(B)
4 Rescue the weak and the needy;
deliver them from the hand of the wicked.”(C)
2 Chronicles 19:7
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7 Now, let the fear of the Lord be upon you; take care what you do, for there is no perversion of justice with the Lord our God or partiality or taking of bribes.”(A)
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Deuteronomy 16:19
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19 You must not distort justice; you must not show partiality; and you must not accept a bribe, for a bribe blinds the eyes of the wise and subverts the cause of those who are in the right.(A)
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Deuteronomy 1:17
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17 You must not be partial in judging: hear out the small and the great alike; you shall not be intimidated by anyone, for the judgment is God’s. Any case that is too hard for you, bring to me, and I will hear it.’(A)
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James 2:4-6
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4 have you not made distinctions among yourselves and become judges with evil thoughts? 5 Listen, my beloved brothers and sisters. Has not God chosen the poor in the world to be rich in faith and to be heirs of the kingdom that he has promised to those who love him?(A) 6 But you have dishonored the poor person. Is it not the rich who oppress you? Is it not they who drag you into the courts?(B)
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Ecclesiastes 8:1-5
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Obey the King and Enjoy Yourself
8 Who is like the wise man?
And who knows the interpretation of a thing?
Being wise makes one’s face shine,
but arrogance changes one’s face.(A)
2 Keep[a] the king’s command, and because of your sacred oath(B) 3 do not be terrified; go from his presence; do not delay when the matter is unpleasant, for he does whatever he pleases. 4 For the word of the king is powerful, and who can say to him, “What are you doing?”(C) 5 Whoever obeys a command will meet no harm, and the wise mind will know the time and way.
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- 8.2 Heb I keep
Proverbs 22:17
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Sayings of the Wise
17 The words of the wise:
Incline your ear and hear my words[a]
and apply your mind to my teaching,
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- 22.17 Cn Compare Gk: Heb Incline your ear, and hear the words of the wise
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