Bible Cross References
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Proverbs 24:23
The wise have also said these things: It is wrong for judges to be prejudiced.
Proverbs 28:21
Prejudice is wrong. But some judges will do wrong to get even the smallest bribe.
Leviticus 19:15
"Be honest and just when you make decisions in legal cases; do not show favoritism to the poor or fear the rich.
Deuteronomy 1:16
"At that time I instructed them, 'Listen to the disputes that come up among your people. Judge every dispute fairly, whether it concerns only your own people or involves foreigners who live among you.
Deuteronomy 1:17
Show no partiality in your decisions; judge everyone on the same basis, no matter who they are. Do not be afraid of anyone, for the decisions you make come from God. If any case is too difficult for you, bring it to me, and I will decide it.'
Deuteronomy 16:19
They are not to be unjust or show partiality in their judgments; and they are not to accept bribes, for gifts blind the eyes even of wise and honest men, and cause them to give wrong decisions.
Job 13:7
Why are you lying? Do you think your lies will benefit God?
Job 13:8
Are you trying to defend him? Are you going to argue his case in court?
Job 34:19
He does not take the side of rulers nor favor the rich over the poor, for he created everyone.
Matthew 22:16
Then they sent to him some of their disciples and some members of Herod's party. "Teacher," they said, "we know that you tell the truth. You teach the truth about God's will for people, without worrying about what others think, because you pay no attention to anyone's status.
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1 Kings 21:9-14
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The letters said: "Proclaim a day of fasting, call the people together, and give Naboth the place of honor.
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Get a couple of scoundrels to accuse him to his face of cursing God and the king. Then take him out of the city and stone him to death."
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The officials and leading citizens of Jezreel did what Jezebel had commanded.
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They proclaimed a day of fasting, called the people together, and gave Naboth the place of honor.
13
The two scoundrels publicly accused him of cursing God and the king, and so he was taken outside the city and stoned to death.
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The message was sent to Jezebel: "Naboth has been put to death."
Isaiah 5:23
But for just a bribe you let the guilty go free, and you keep the innocent from getting justice.
Isaiah 59:14
Justice is driven away, and right cannot come near. Truth stumbles in the public square, and honesty finds no place there.
Micah 7:3
They are all experts at doing evil. Officials and judges ask for bribes. The influential people tell them what they want, and so they scheme together.