Deuteronomy 16:18

Contemporary English Version (Anglicised) 2012

After you are settled in the towns that you will receive from the LORD your God, the people in each town must appoint judges and other officers. Those of you who become judges must be completely fair when you make legal decisions, even if someone important is involved. Don't take bribes to give unfair decisions. Bribes keep people who are wise from seeing the truth and turn honest people into liars.

Cross References

1 Chronicles 23:4

He said, “Twenty-four thousand of the Levites will be in charge of the temple, six thousand will be temple officials and judges,

1 Chronicles 26:29

Chenaniah from the Izhar clan and his sons were government officials and judges. They did not work at the temple.

Deuteronomy 21:2

The judges and other leaders from the towns around there must find out what town is the closest to where the body was found.

Exodus 21:6

Then he must stand beside either the door or the doorpost at the place of worship, while his owner punches a small hole through one of his ears with a sharp metal rod. This makes him a slave for life.

Matthew 5:21

You know that our ancestors were told, “Do not murder” and “A murderer must be brought to trial.”

Matthew 5:22

But I promise you that if you are angry with someone, you will have to stand trial. If you call someone a fool, you will be taken to court. And if you say that someone is worthless, you will be in danger of the fires of hell.

Deuteronomy 16:17

The bigger the harvest the LORD gives you, the bigger your gift should be.

1 Samuel 8:1

Samuel had two sons. The elder one was Joel, and the younger one was Abijah. When Samuel was getting old, he let them be leaders at Beersheba.

Ezra 7:25

Ezra, use the wisdom God has given you and choose officials and leaders to govern the people of Western Province. These leaders should know God's laws and have them taught to anyone who doesn't know them.

Proverbs 31:23

Her husband is a well known and respected leader in the city.

Exodus 18:21

You will need to appoint some competent leaders who respect God and are trustworthy and honest. Then put them over groups of ten, fifty, a hundred, and a thousand.

Exodus 21:22

Suppose a pregnant woman suffers a miscarriage as the result of an injury caused by someone who is fighting. If she isn't badly hurt, the one who injured her must pay whatever fine her husband demands and the judges approve.

Deuteronomy 25:1

Suppose you and someone else each accuse the other of doing something wrong, and you go to court, where the judges decide you are guilty. If your punishment is to be beaten with a whip, one of the judges will order you to lie down, and you will receive the number of lashes you deserve.