Exodus 23:6

Modern English Version

You shall not turn justice away from your poor in his dispute.

Cross References

2 Chronicles 19:7

So now may the fear of the Lord be on you. Consider and act well, because there is no injustice, partiality, or taking bribes with the Lord our God.”

Job 31:13

“If I have despised the cause of my male or female servant when they complained against me,

Proverbs 18:5

It is not good to favor the wicked, to subvert the righteous in judgment.

Proverbs 22:22

Exploit not the poor, because he is poor, and oppress not the afflicted at the gate,

Proverbs 31:5

lest they drink and forget the law, and pervert the justice of all the afflicted.

Ecclesiastes 5:8

If you observe in a district the oppression of the poor and violation of justice and righteousness, do not be astounded by the matter. For the high official is watched over by an even higher official, and there are even higher officials over them.

Isaiah 5:23

who justify the wicked for a reward, and take away the justice of the righteous from him!

Jeremiah 5:28

They are fat, they are sleek. Indeed, they excel in deeds of wickedness. They do not judge the cause of the fatherless, so that they may prosper; and the right of the needy they do not defend.

Jeremiah 6:28

They all are stubborn rebels walking about practicing slander. They are bronze and iron; they all are corrupters.

Jeremiah 7:6

if you do not oppress the stranger, the fatherless, and the widow, and do not shed innocent blood in this place, or walk after other gods to your harm,

Leviticus 19:15

You shall do no unrighteousness in a court. You shall not be partial to the poor, nor honor the person who is great, but in righteousness you shall judge your neighbor.

Malachi 3:5

Then I will draw near to you for judgment. I will be a swift witness against the sorcerers, against the adulterers, against the perjurers, against those who oppress the hired worker in his wages, the widow and the fatherless, against those who turn aside the stranger, and do not fear Me, says the Lord of Hosts.

Deuteronomy 16:19

You must not pervert judgment nor show partiality. You must not accept a bribe, for a bribe blinds the eyes of the wise and perverts the words of the righteous.

Deuteronomy 27:19

“Cursed is he who perverts justice for the foreigner, orphan, and widow.” And all the people shall say, “Amen.”

1 Samuel 8:3

But his sons did not walk in his way, for they followed after unlawful gain, and they took bribes, and they perverted justice.