Exodus 23:6

Modern King James Version

You shall not pervert the judgment of your poor in his cause.

Cross References

2 Chronicles 19:7

And now let the fear of Jehovah be on you. Be careful and act wisely, for there is no iniquity with Jehovah our God, nor respect of persons, nor taking of gifts.

Job 31:13

If I despised the cause of my man servant or of my slave-girl, when they argued with me;

Proverbs 18:5

It is not good to favor the person of the wicked, nor to overthrow the righteous in judgment.

Proverbs 22:22

Do not rob the poor, because he is poor; nor press down the afflicted in the gate;

Proverbs 31:5

lest they drink, and forget the law, and pervert the judgment of any of the afflicted.

Ecclesiastes 5:8

If you see the oppression of the poor, and violent perverting of judgment and justice in a province, do not marvel at the matter. For He who is higher than the highest watches; and there are some higher than they.

Isaiah 5:23

who justify the wicked for a bribe, and take away the righteousness of the righteous from him!

Jeremiah 5:28

They have become fat, they shine. Yes, they go past the deeds of the wicked; they do not judge the cause, the cause of the fatherless, that they may get rich; and they do not judge the right of the needy.

Jeremiah 6:28

They are all grievous revolters, walking in slanders; they are bronze and iron; they are all 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, nor walk after other gods to your hurt;

Leviticus 19:15

You shall do no unrighteousness in judgment. You shall not respect the person of the poor, nor honor the person of the mighty; but you shall judge your neighbor in righteousness.

Malachi 3:5

And I will come near you to judgment. And I will be a swift witness against the sorcerers, and against the adulterers, and against false swearers, and against those who extort from the hired laborer's wages, and turning away the widow, and the orphan, the alien, and not fearing Me, says Jehovah of Hosts.

Deuteronomy 16:19

You shall not pervert judgment; you shall not respect persons, nor take a gift. For a bribe blinds the eyes of the wise and perverts the words of the righteous.

Deuteronomy 27:19

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

1 Samuel 8:3

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