Proverbs 18:5
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5 It is not good to favor the guilty,
nor to reject the claim of the just.(A)
Proverbs 28:21
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Leviticus 19:15
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15 You shall not act dishonestly in rendering judgment. Show neither partiality to the weak nor deference to the mighty, but judge your neighbor justly.(A)
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Deuteronomy 1:17
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17 In rendering judgment, do not consider who a person is; give ear to the lowly and to the great alike, fearing no one, for the judgment is God’s. Any case that is too difficult for you bring to me and I will hear it.”
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Deuteronomy 16:19
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19 You must not distort justice: you shall not show partiality;(A) you shall not take a bribe, for a bribe blinds the eyes even of the wise and twists the words even of the just.
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