You shall not fall in with the many to do evil, nor shall you bear witness in a lawsuit, siding with the many, so as to pervert justice, (A)nor shall you be partial to a poor man in his lawsuit.

Read full chapter

“Do not follow the crowd in doing wrong. When you give testimony in a lawsuit, do not pervert justice(A) by siding with the crowd,(B) and do not show favoritism(C) to a poor person in a lawsuit.

Read full chapter

17 (A)You shall not be partial in judgment. You shall hear the small and the great alike. You shall not be intimidated by anyone, for (B)the judgment is God's. And the case that is too hard for you, you shall (C)bring to me, and I will hear it.’

Read full chapter

17 Do not show partiality(A) in judging; hear both small and great alike. Do not be afraid of anyone,(B) for judgment belongs to God. Bring me any case too hard for you, and I will hear it.”(C)

Read full chapter

19 (A)You shall not pervert justice. (B)You shall not show partiality, (C)and you shall not accept a bribe, for a bribe blinds the eyes of the wise and subverts the cause of the righteous.

Read full chapter

19 Do not pervert justice(A) or show partiality.(B) Do not accept a bribe,(C) for a bribe blinds the eyes of the wise and twists the words of the innocent.

Read full chapter

19 (A)“‘Cursed be anyone who perverts the justice due to the sojourner, the fatherless, and the widow.’ And all the people shall say, ‘Amen.’

Read full chapter

19 “Cursed is anyone who withholds justice from the foreigner,(A) the fatherless or the widow.”(B)

Then all the people shall say, “Amen!”

Read full chapter

“How long will you judge unjustly
    and (A)show partiality to (B)the wicked? Selah

Read full chapter

“How long will you[a] defend the unjust
    and show partiality(A) to the wicked?[b](B)

Read full chapter

Footnotes

  1. Psalm 82:2 The Hebrew is plural.
  2. Psalm 82:2 The Hebrew has Selah (a word of uncertain meaning) here.

More Sayings of the Wise

23 These also are sayings of (A)the wise.

(B)Partiality in judging is not good.

Read full chapter

Further Sayings of the Wise

23 These also are sayings of the wise:(A)

To show partiality(B) in judging is not good:(C)

Read full chapter

But if you (A)show partiality, you are committing sin and are convicted by the law as transgressors.

Read full chapter

But if you show favoritism,(A) you sin and are convicted by the law as lawbreakers.(B)

Read full chapter

and said to the judges, “Consider what you do, (A)for you judge not for man but for the Lord. He is with you in giving judgment. Now then, let the fear of the Lord be upon you. Be careful what you do, for (B)there is no injustice with the Lord our God, (C)or partiality or taking bribes.”

Read full chapter

He told them, “Consider carefully what you do,(A) because you are not judging for mere mortals(B) but for the Lord, who is with you whenever you give a verdict. Now let the fear of the Lord be on you. Judge carefully, for with the Lord our God there is no injustice(C) or partiality(D) or bribery.”

Read full chapter