Exodus 18:21

New Century Version

But choose some capable men from among the people—men who respect God, who can be trusted, and who will not change their decisions for money. Make these men officers over the people, to rule over groups of thousands, hundreds, fifties, and tens.

Cross References

Genesis 22:12

The angel said, “Don’t kill your son or hurt him in any way. Now I can see that you trust God and that you have not kept your son, your only son, from me.”

Genesis 42:18

On the third day Joseph said to them, “I am a God-fearing man. Do this and I will let you live:

Genesis 47:6

and you may choose any place in Egypt for them to live. Give your father and your brothers the best land; let them live in the land of Goshen. And if any of them are skilled shepherds, put them in charge of my sheep and cattle.”

2 Samuel 18:1

David counted his men and placed over them commanders of thousands and commanders of hundreds.

2 Samuel 23:3

The God of Israel spoke; the Rock of Israel said to me: ‘Whoever rules fairly over people, who rules with respect for God,

1 Kings 18:12

The Spirit of the Lord may carry you to some other place after I leave. If I go tell King Ahab you are here, and he comes and doesn’t find you, he will kill me! I have followed the Lord since I was a boy.

1 Kings 18:3

King Ahab sent for Obadiah, who was in charge of the king’s palace. (Obadiah was a true follower of the Lord.

Ezra 7:25

And you, Ezra, use the wisdom you have from your God to choose judges and lawmakers to rule the Jewish people of Trans-Euphrates. They know the laws of your God, and you may teach anyone who does not know them.

Nehemiah 5:9

Then I said, “What you are doing is not right. Don’t you fear God? Don’t let our foreign enemies shame us.

Nehemiah 7:2

I put my brother Hanani, along with Hananiah, the commander of the palace, in charge of Jerusalem. Hananiah was honest and feared God more than most people.

Job 1:1

A man named Job lived in the land of Uz. He was an honest and innocent man; he honored God and stayed away from evil.

Job 29:16

I was like a father to needy people, and I took the side of strangers who were in trouble.

Job 31:13

“If I have been unfair to my male and female slaves when they had a complaint against me,

Psalm 15:1

Lord, who may enter your Holy Tent? Who may live on your holy mountain?

Psalm 15:5

They do not charge interest on money they lend and do not take money to hurt innocent people. Whoever does all these things will never be destroyed.

Exodus 17:9

So Moses said to Joshua, “Choose some men and go and fight the Amalekites. Tomorrow I will stand on the top of the hill, holding the walking stick of God in my hands.”

Exodus 18:25

He chose capable men from all the Israelites and made them leaders over the people; they were officers over groups of thousands, hundreds, fifties, and tens.

Proverbs 28:2

When a country is lawless, it has one ruler after another; but when it is led by a leader with understanding and knowledge, it continues strong.

Ecclesiastes 12:13

Now, everything has been heard, so I give my final advice: Honor God and obey his commands, because this is all people must do.

Isaiah 16:5

Then a new loyal king will come; this faithful king will be from the family of David. He will judge fairly and do what is right.

Isaiah 33:15

A person who does what is right and speaks what is right, who refuses to take money unfairly, who refuses to take money to hurt others, who does not listen to plans of murder, who refuses to think about evil—

Isaiah 59:4

People take each other to court unfairly, and no one tells the truth in arguing his case. They accuse each other falsely and tell lies. They cause trouble and create more evil.

Jeremiah 5:1

The Lord says, “Walk up and down the streets of Jerusalem. Look around and discover these things. Search the public squares of the city. If you can find one person who does honest things, who searches for the truth, I will forgive this city.

Ezekiel 18:8

He does not lend money to get too much interest or profit. He keeps his hand from doing wrong. He judges fairly between one person and another.

Ezekiel 22:12

The people in you take money to kill others. You take unfair interest and profits and make profits by mistreating your neighbor. And you have forgotten me, says the Lord God.

Zechariah 7:9

“This is what the Lord All-Powerful says: ‘Do what is right and true. Be kind and merciful to each other.

Zechariah 8:16

These are the things you should do: Tell each other the truth. In the courts judge with truth and complete fairness.

Numbers 1:16

These were the men chosen from the people to be leaders of their tribes, the heads of Israel’s family groups.

Numbers 1:4

One man from each tribe, the leader of his family, will help you.

Numbers 10:4

If you blow only one trumpet, the leaders, the heads of the family groups of Israel, should meet before you.

Luke 18:2

“In a certain town there was a judge who did not respect God or care about people.

Luke 18:4

For a while the judge refused to help her. But afterwards, he thought to himself, ‘Even though I don’t respect God or care about people,

Acts 20:33

When I was with you, I never wanted anyone’s money or fine clothes.

Acts 6:3

So, brothers and sisters, choose seven of your own men who are good, full of the Spirit and full of wisdom. We will put them in charge of this work.

Deuteronomy 22:18

and the elders must take the man and punish him.

1 Timothy 3:3

He must not drink too much wine or like to fight, but rather be gentle and peaceable, not loving money.

Joshua 22:14

They also sent one leader from each of the ten tribes at Shiloh. Each of them was a leader of his family group of Israelites.

1 Samuel 8:12

The king will make some of your sons commanders over thousands or over fifties. He will make some of your other sons plow his ground and reap his harvest. He will take others to make weapons of war and equipment for his chariots.

1 Samuel 8:3

But Samuel’s sons did not live as he did. They tried to get money dishonestly, and they accepted money secretly to make wrong judgments.