Job 32:21
BSB · Public Domain (CC0)“I will be partial to no one, nor will I flatter any man.”
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“I will be partial to no one, nor will I flatter any man.”
Berean Standard Bible · Public Domain (CC0)“Let me not, I pray you, accept any man’s person, neither let me give flattering titles unto man.”
King James Version · Public Domain“Let me not, I pray you, respect any man’s person; Neither will I give flattering titles unto any man.”
American Standard Version · Public Domain“Let me not, I pray you, accept the face of any, Nor unto man give flattering titles,”
Young's Literal Translation · Public DomainOther passages that echo Job 32:21 — 16 related verses from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.
- Leviticus 19:15You must not pervert justice; you must not show partiality to the poor or favoritism to the rich; you are to judge your neighbor fairly.
- Deuteronomy 1:17Show no partiality in judging; hear both small and great alike. Do not be intimidated by anyone, for judgment belongs to God. And bring to me any case too difficult for you, and I will hear it.”
- Deuteronomy 16:19Do not deny justice or show partiality. Do not accept a bribe, for a bribe blinds the eyes of the wise and twists the words of the righteous.
- 2 Samuel 14:17And now your servant says, ‘May the word of my lord the king bring me rest, for my lord the king is able to discern good and evil, just like the angel of God. May the LORD your God be with you.’”
- 2 Samuel 14:20Joab your servant has done this to bring about this change of affairs, but my lord has wisdom like the wisdom of the angel of God, to know everything that happens in the land.”
- Job 13:8Would you show Him partiality or argue in His defense?
- Job 13:10Surely He would rebuke you if you secretly showed partiality.
- Job 33:3My words are from an upright heart, and my lips speak sincerely what I know.
- Job 34:19who is not partial to princes and does not favor rich over poor? For they are all the work of His hands.
- Psalms 82:2“How long will you judge unjustly and show partiality to the wicked? Selah
- Proverbs 24:23These also are sayings of the wise: To show partiality in judgment is not good.
- Proverbs 28:23He who rebukes a man will later find more favor than one who flatters with his tongue.
- Malachi 2:9“So I in turn have made you despised and humiliated before all the people, because you have not kept My ways, but have shown partiality in matters of the law.”
- Matthew 22:16They sent their disciples to Him along with the Herodians. “Teacher,” they said, “we know that You are honest and that You teach the way of God in accordance with the truth. You seek favor from no one, because You pay no attention to external appearance.
- Acts 12:22And they began to shout, “This is the voice of a god, not a man!”
- Acts 24:2When Paul had been called in, Tertullus opened the prosecution: “Because of you, we have enjoyed a lasting peace, and your foresight has brought improvements to this nation.
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