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. 20 Follow justice and justice alone, so that you may live and possess the land the Lord your God is giving you.

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Pursue Justice

18 “Appoint judges and civil servants according to your tribes in all your cities[a] that the Lord your God is about to give you, so they may judge the people impartially.[b] 19 You must not twist justice, show favoritism, or take bribes, because a bribe blinds the eyes of the wise and subverts the speech of the righteous. 20 You are to pursue justice—and only justice—so you may live and possess the land that the Lord your God is about to give you.”

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Footnotes

  1. Deuteronomy 16:18 Lit. gates
  2. Deuteronomy 16:18 Lit. people with righteous judgment