Deuteronomy 16:19

King James 3 - The Literal Traslation

You shall not pervert judgment. You shall not regard faces, and you shall not take a bribe; for a bribe blinds the eyes of the wise, and perverts the words of the righteous ones.

Cross References

Psalm 15:5

He has not given his silver at interest, and not has taken a bribe against the innocent one; he who does these things shall not be shaken forever.

Exodus 18:21

And you, you shall look on men of ability out of all the people, who fear God, men of truth, hating unjust gain. And you place these over them as rulers of thousands, rulers of hundreds, rulers of fifties, and rulers of tens.

Exodus 23:2

You shall not run after many to gain evil things. And you shall not testify as to a lawsuit, to turn aside after many in order to pervert justice.

Exodus 23:3

And you shall not favor the lowly one in his lawsuit.

Proverbs 15:27

One gaining unjust gain troubles his own house, but one hating bribes shall live.

Proverbs 17:23

The wicked one takes a bribe out of the bosom to stretch the paths of justice.

Proverbs 18:5

To lift up the face of the wicked one is not good, to thrust aside the righteous one in judgment.

Proverbs 24:23

These also are for the wise ones: to know faces in judgment is not good.

Proverbs 24:28

Do not be a witness against your neighbor without cause, or deceive with your lips.

Proverbs 31:5

lest they drink and forget what is decreed, and pervert the right of all sons of affliction.

Ecclesiastes 7:7

For oppression makes a wise man mad; and a bribe destroys the heart.

Isaiah 1:17

Learn to do good, seek justice, straighten the oppressor, judge the orphan, strive for the widow.

Isaiah 1:23

Your rulers are rebelling and are companions of thieves. Everyone loves a present, and is pursuing bribes. They do not judge the orphan, nor does the cause of the widow come to them.

Isaiah 33:15

He who walks righteously and speaks with uprightness; he who rejects the gain of oppressions, who shakes his palms free from taking the bribe, who stops his ear from hearing of blood, and shuts his eyes from looking at evil.

Jeremiah 5:28

They have become fat; they shine. Yea, they pass over the deeds of the evil one; they do not judge the cause of the orphan, that they may prosper. And they do not judge the right of the needy ones.

Ezekiel 18:8

He has not given on interest, and he has not taken increase; he has turned his hand from injustice, having done true judgment between man and man.

Ezekiel 22:12

In you they have taken bribes in order to pour out blood. You have taken interest and increase, and you have gained by extortion of your neighbor. And you have forgotten Me, a statement of the Lord Jehovah.

Leviticus 19:15

You shall do no unrighteousness in judgment; you shall not respect the person of the poor one, and not favor the person of the great one, but in righteousness you shall judge your neighbor.

Micah 7:3

Both palms are on evil, to do it well. The ruler is asking for a bribe, also the judge. And the great man speaks the lust of his soul; he acts, and they weave it together.

Habakkuk 1:4

On account of this the law has become benumbed, and judgment does not go forth with continuity. For the wicked one surrounds the righteous one; on account of this judgment goes forth, being perverted.

Acts 10:34

And opening his mouth, Peter said, Truly I see that God is not a respecter of faces,

Acts 16:37

But Paul said to them, Having beaten us publicly, being Romans and uncondemned men, they threw us into prison. And now do they throw us out secretly? No, indeed! But coming themselves, let them bring us out.

Acts 23:3

Then Paul said to him, God is going to strike you, whitewashed wall! And do you sit judging me according to the Law, and breaking the Law command me to be stricken?

Deuteronomy 10:17

For Jehovah your God, He is the God of gods, and the Lord of lords; the great, the mighty, the fearful God who does not lift up faces, nor take a bribe.

Deuteronomy 16:18

You shall appoint judges and officers for yourself in all your gates which Jehovah your God gives you, tribe by tribe. And they shall judge the people with judgment of righteousness.

Deuteronomy 24:17

You shall not pervert judgment of a sojourner, or of an orphan; and you shall not take a widow’s garment as pledge.

Deuteronomy 27:19

Cursed is he who perverts the judgment of the sojourner, the fatherless, and widow! And all the people shall say, Amen!

Deuteronomy 27:25

Cursed is he who takes a bribe to strike a life, to shed innocent blood! And all the people shall say, Amen!

1 Samuel 12:3

Behold, I am here! Testify against me before Jehovah and before His anointed: Whose ox have I taken, and whose ass have I taken, and whom have I oppressed? Whom have I crushed, and from whose hand have I taken a bribe that I might hide my eyes with it; and I will give back to you.

1 Samuel 8:1

And it happened when Samuel was old, he made his sons judges over Israel.

1 Samuel 8:3

And his sons did not walk in his ways, and turned aside after dishonest gain, and took a bribe, and perverted judgment.