Deuteronomy 16:19

A Conservative Version

Thou shall not distort justice. Thou shall not respect persons, neither shall thou take a bribe, for a bribe blinds the eyes of the wise, and perverts the words of the righteous.

Cross References

Leviticus 19:15

Ye shall do no unrighteousness in judgment. Thou shall not respect the person of the poor man, nor honor the person of the mighty man, but thou shall judge thy neighbor in righteousness.

Exodus 23:2

Thou shall not follow a multitude to do evil, neither shall thou speak in a case to turn aside after a multitude to distort [justice],

Proverbs 17:23

A wicked man receives a bribe out of the bosom, to pervert the ways of justice.

Habakkuk 1:4

Therefore the law is slacked, and justice never goes forth. For the wicked man surrounds the righteous man, therefore justice goes forth perverted.

Deuteronomy 24:17

Thou shall not distort the justice [due] to the sojourner, [or] to the fatherless, nor take the widow's raiment to pledge,

Deuteronomy 10:17

For LORD your God, he is God of gods, and LORD of lords, the great God, the mighty, and the awesome, who regards not persons, nor takes reward.

Isaiah 1:17

Learn to do good. Seek justice, relieve the oppressed, judge the fatherless, plead for the widow.

Ecclesiastes 7:7

Surely oppression makes the wise man foolish, and a bribe destroys the understanding.

Proverbs 24:23

These also are from the wise: To have respect of persons in judgment is not good.

Deuteronomy 27:19

Cursed be he who distorts the justice to the sojourner, fatherless, and widow. And all the people shall say, Amen.

Acts 23:3

Then Paul said to him, God is going to smite thee, a whitewashed wall. Thou even sit judging me according to the law, and violating law, thou command me to be struck?

Acts 16:37

But Paul said to them, Having beaten us publicly, uncondemned men, being Romans, they cast us into prison, and now they thrust us out privately? Certainly not, but after coming, they shall lead us out.

Acts 10:34

And having opened his mouth, Peter said, In truth, I am overwhelmed that God is not partial,

Micah 7:3

Their hands are upon that which is evil to do it diligently. The ruler asks, and the judge [is ready] for a bribe. And the great man, he utters the evil desire of his soul. Thus they weave it together.

Ezekiel 22:12

In thee they have taken bribes to shed blood. Thou have taken interest and increase. And thou have greedily gained from thy neighbors by oppression, and have forgotten me, says lord LORD.

Jeremiah 5:28

They have grown fat. They shine. Yea, they overflow in deeds of wickedness. They do not plead the cause, the cause of the fatherless, that they may prosper. And they do not judge the right of the needy.

Isaiah 33:15

He who walks righteously, and speaks uprightly. He who despises the gain of oppressions, who shakes his hands from taking a bribe, who stops his ears from hearing of blood, and shuts his eyes from looking upon evil.

Isaiah 1:23

Thy rulers are rebellious, and companions of thieves. Everyone loves bribes, and follows after rewards. They judge not the fatherless, nor does the cause of the widow come to them.

Proverbs 24:28

Be not a witness against thy neighbor without cause, and deceive not with thy lips.

1 Samuel 12:3

Here I am. Witness against me before LORD, and before his anointed: Whose ox have I taken? Or whose donkey have I taken? Or whom have I defrauded? Whom have I oppressed? Or of whose hand have I taken a bribe to blind my eyes with i

1 Samuel 8:3

And his sons did not walk in his ways, but turned aside after dishonest gain, and took bribes, and perverted justice.

Exodus 18:21

Moreover thou shall provide out of all the people able men, such as fear God, men of truth, hating unjust gain, and place such over them, to be rulers of thousands, rulers of hundreds, rulers of fifties, and rulers of tens,

Exodus 23:3

neither shall thou favor a poor man in his case.

Deuteronomy 16:18

Thou shall make judges and officers for thee in all thy gates, which LORD thy God gives thee, according to thy tribes, and they shall judge the people with righteous judgment.

1 Samuel 8:1

And it came to pass, when Samuel was old, that he made his sons judges over Israel.

Psalm 15:5

he who puts not his money out to interest, nor takes a bribe against the innocent. He who does these things shall never be moved.

Proverbs 15:27

He who is greedy of gain troubles his own house, but he who hates bribes shall live.

Proverbs 18:5

To respect the person of a wicked man is not good, [nor] to turn aside a righteous man in judgment.

Proverbs 31:5

Lest they drink, and forget the law, and pervert the justice [due] to any who is afflicted.

Deuteronomy 27:25

Cursed be he who takes a bribe to kill an innocent man. And all the people shall say, Amen.

Ezekiel 18:8

he who has not given forth upon interest, nor has taken any increase, who has withdrawn his hand from iniquity, has executed TRUE justice between man and man,