Leviticus 19:15
BSB · Public Domain (CC0)“You must not pervert justice; you must not show partiality to the poor or favoritism to the rich; you are to judge your neighbor fairly.”
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“You must not pervert justice; you must not show partiality to the poor or favoritism to the rich; you are to judge your neighbor fairly.”
Berean Standard Bible · Public Domain (CC0)“Ye shall do no unrighteousness in judgment: thou shalt not respect the person of the poor, nor honour the person of the mighty: but in righteousness shalt thou judge thy neighbour.”
King James Version · Public Domain“Ye shall do no unrighteousness in judgment: thou shalt not respect the person of the poor, nor honor the person of the mighty; but in righteousness shalt thou judge thy neighbor.”
American Standard Version · Public Domain“`Ye do not do perversity in judgment; thou dost not lift up the face of the poor, nor honour the face of the great; in righteousness thou dost judge thy fellow.”
Young's Literal Translation · Public DomainOther passages that echo Leviticus 19:15 — 15 related verses from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.
- Exodus 18:21Furthermore, select capable men from among the people—God-fearing, trustworthy men who are averse to dishonest gain. Appoint them over the people as leaders of thousands, of hundreds, of fifties, and of tens.
- Exodus 23:2You shall not follow the crowd in wrongdoing. When you testify in a lawsuit, do not pervert justice by siding with the crowd.
- Exodus 23:3And do not show favoritism to a poor man in his lawsuit.
- Exodus 23:6You shall not deny justice to the poor in their lawsuits.
- Leviticus 19:35You must not use dishonest measures of length, weight, or volume.
- 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.
- Deuteronomy 25:13You shall not have two differing weights in your bag, one heavy and one light.
- Deuteronomy 27:19‘Cursed is he who withholds justice from the foreigner, the fatherless, or the widow.’ And let all the people say, ‘Amen!’
- 2 Chronicles 19:6Then he said to the judges, “Consider carefully what you do, for you are not judging for man, but for the LORD, who is with you when you render judgment.
- Job 32:21I will be partial to no one, nor will I flatter any man.
- Psalms 82:2“How long will you judge unjustly and show partiality to the wicked? Selah
- Proverbs 18:5Showing partiality to the wicked is not good, nor is depriving the innocent of justice.
- Proverbs 24:23These also are sayings of the wise: To show partiality in judgment is not good.
- James 2:6But you have dishonored the poor. Is it not the rich who oppress you and drag you into court?
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