Deuteronomy 1:17

Historical Prologue

¹⁶ I commanded your judges at that time: Hear the cases between your brothers, and judge rightly between a man and his brother or a foreign resident. ¹⁷ Do not show partiality when deciding a case; listen to small and great alike. Do not be intimidated by anyone, for judgment belongs to God. Bring me any case too difficult for you, and I will hear it. ¹⁸ At that time I commanded you about all the things you were to do.

Show Partiality

Small and Great

Be Partial

O God

No

Exodus 18:26

They judged the people at all times; they would bring the hard cases to Moses, but they would judge every minor case themselves.

Leviticus 19:15

“You must not act unjustly when deciding a case. Do not be partial to the poor or give preference to the rich; judge your neighbor fairly.

Deuteronomy 16:19

Do not deny justice or show partiality to anyone. Do not accept a bribe, for it blinds the eyes of the wise and twists the words of the righteous.

2 Chronicles 19:6

Then he said to the judges, “Consider what you are doing, for you do not judge for man, but for the Lord, who is with you in the matter of judgment.

Proverbs 24:23

These sayings also belong to the wise:

It is not good to show partiality in judgment.

Exodus 18:22

They should judge the people at all times. Then they can bring you every important case but judge every minor case themselves. In this way you will lighten your load, and they will bear it with you.

James 2:9

But if you show favoritism, you commit sin and are convicted by the law as transgressors.

Exodus 23:6-7

“You must not deny justice to a poor person among you in his lawsuit.

Deuteronomy 10:17

For the Lord your God is the God of gods and Lord of lords, the great, mighty, and awesome God, showing no partiality and taking no bribe.

Proverbs 29:25

The fear of man is a snare,
but the one who trusts in the Lord is protected.

Exodus 18:18

“You will certainly wear out both yourself and these people who are with you, because the task is too heavy for you. You can’t do it alone.

Exodus 23:2-3

“You must not follow a crowd in wrongdoing. Do not testify in a lawsuit and go along with a crowd to pervert justice.

Deuteronomy 17:8-10

“If a case is too difficult for you—concerning bloodshed, lawsuits, or assaults—cases disputed at your gates, you must go up to the place the Lord your God chooses.

Deuteronomy 24:17

Do not deny justice to a foreigner or fatherless child, and do not take a widow’s garment as security.

1 Samuel 12:3-4

Here I am. Bring charges against me before the Lord and His anointed: Whose ox or donkey have I taken? Whom have I wronged or mistreated? From whose hand have I taken a bribe to overlook something? I will return it to you.”

1 Samuel 16:7

But the Lord said to Samuel, “Do not look at his appearance or his stature, because I have rejected him. Man does not see what the Lord sees, for man sees what is visible, but the Lord sees the heart.”

2 Samuel 14:14

We will certainly die and be like water poured out on the ground, which can’t be recovered. But God would not take away a life; He would devise plans so that the one banished from Him does not remain banished.

1 Kings 21:8-14

So she wrote letters in Ahab’s name and sealed them with his seal. She sent the letters to the elders and nobles who lived with Naboth in his city.

Job 22:6-9

For you took collateral from your brothers without cause,
stripping off their clothes and leaving them naked.

Job 29:11-17

When they heard me, they blessed me,
and when they saw me, they spoke well of me.

Job 31:13-16

If I have dismissed the case of my male or female servants
when they made a complaint against me,

Job 31:34

because I greatly feared the crowds,
and the contempt of the clans terrified me,
so I grew silent and would not go outside?

Psalm 82:3-4

Provide justice for the needy and the fatherless;
uphold the rights of the oppressed and the destitute.

Proverbs 22:22-23

Don’t rob a poor man because he is poor,
and don’t crush the oppressed at the gate,

Jeremiah 1:17

“Now, get ready. Stand up and tell them everything that I command you. Do not be intimidated by them or I will cause you to cower before them.

Jeremiah 5:28-29

They have become fat and sleek.
They have also excelled in evil matters.
They have not taken up cases,
such as the case of the fatherless, so they might prosper,
and they have not defended the rights of the needy.

Amos 5:11-12

Therefore, because you trample on the poor
and exact a grain tax from him,
you will never live in the houses of cut stone
you have built;
you will never drink the wine
from the lush vineyards
you have planted.

Micah 2:1-3

Woe to those who dream up wickedness
and prepare evil plans on their beds!
At morning light they accomplish it
because the power is in their hands.

Micah 3:1-4

Then I said, “Now listen, leaders of Jacob,
you rulers of the house of Israel.
Aren’t you supposed to know what is just?

Micah 7:3-4

Both hands are good at accomplishing evil:
the official and the judge demand a bribe;
when the powerful man communicates his evil desire,
they plot it together.

Matthew 22:16

They sent their disciples to Him, with the Herodians. “Teacher,” they said, “we know that You are truthful and teach truthfully the way of God. You defer to no one, for You don’t show partiality.

Mark 12:14

When they came, they said to Him, “Teacher, we know You are truthful and defer to no one, for You don’t show partiality but teach truthfully the way of God. Is it lawful to pay taxes to Caesar or not?

Luke 20:21

They questioned Him, “Teacher, we know that You speak and teach correctly, and You don’t show partiality, but teach truthfully the way of God.

Acts 10:34-35

Then Peter began to speak: “Now I really understand that God doesn’t show favoritism,

Romans 2:11

There is no favoritism with God.

Ephesians 6:9

And masters, treat your slaves the same way, without threatening them, because you know that both their Master and yours is in heaven, and there is no favoritism with Him.

Colossians 3:25

For the wrongdoer will be paid back for whatever wrong he has done, and there is no favoritism.

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1 Thessalonians 2:4

Instead, just as we have been approved by God to be entrusted with the gospel, so we speak, not to please men, but rather God, who examines our hearts.

James 2:1-5

My brothers, do not show favoritism as you hold on to the faith in our glorious Lord Jesus Christ.

1 Peter 1:17

And if you address as Father the One who judges impartially based on each one’s work, you are to conduct yourselves in fear during the time of your temporary residence.