Exodus 18:21

New Revised Standard Version Catholic Interconfessional

You should also look for able men among all the people, men who fear God, are trustworthy, and hate dishonest gain; set such men over them as officers over thousands, hundreds, fifties and tens.

Cross References

Genesis 22:12

He said, “Do not lay your hand on the boy or do anything to him; for now I know that you fear God, since you have not withheld your son, your only son, from me.”

Genesis 42:18

On the third day Joseph said to them, “Do this and you will live, for I fear God:

Genesis 47:6

The land of Egypt is before you; settle your father and your brothers in the best part of the land; let them live in the land of Goshen; and if you know that there are capable men among them, put them in charge of my livestock.”

2 Samuel 18:1

Then David mustered the men who were with him, and set over them commanders of thousands and commanders of hundreds.

2 Samuel 23:3

The God of Israel has spoken, the Rock of Israel has said to me: One who rules over people justly, ruling in the fear of God,

1 Kings 18:12

As soon as I have gone from you, the spirit of the Lord will carry you I know not where; so, when I come and tell Ahab and he cannot find you, he will kill me, although I your servant have revered the Lord from my youth.

1 Kings 18:3

Ahab summoned Obadiah, who was in charge of the palace. (Now Obadiah revered the Lord greatly;

Ezra 7:25

“And you, Ezra, according to the God-given wisdom you possess, appoint magistrates and judges who may judge all the people in the province Beyond the River who know the laws of your God; and you shall teach those who do not know them.

Nehemiah 5:9

So I said, “The thing that you are doing is not good. Should you not walk in the fear of our God, to prevent the taunts of the nations our enemies?

Nehemiah 7:2

I gave my brother Hanani charge over Jerusalem, along with Hananiah the commander of the citadel—for he was a faithful man and feared God more than many.

Job 1:1

There was once a man in the land of Uz whose name was Job. That man was blameless and upright, one who feared God and turned away from evil.

Job 29:16

I was a father to the needy, and I championed the cause of the stranger.

Job 31:13

“If I have rejected the cause of my male or female slaves, when they brought a complaint against me;

Psalm 15:1

O Lord, who may abide in your tent? Who may dwell on your holy hill?

Psalm 15:5

who do not lend money at interest, and do not take a bribe against the innocent. Those who do these things shall never be moved.

Exodus 17:9

Moses said to Joshua, “Choose some men for us and go out, fight with Amalek. Tomorrow I will stand on the top of the hill with the staff of God in my hand.”

Exodus 18:25

Moses chose able men from all Israel and appointed them as heads over the people, as officers over thousands, hundreds, fifties, and tens.

Proverbs 28:2

When a land rebels it has many rulers; but with an intelligent ruler there is lasting order.

Ecclesiastes 12:13

The end of the matter; all has been heard. Fear God, and keep his commandments; for that is the whole duty of everyone.

Isaiah 16:5

then a throne shall be established in steadfast love in the tent of David, and on it shall sit in faithfulness a ruler who seeks justice and is swift to do what is right.

Isaiah 33:15

Those who walk righteously and speak uprightly, who despise the gain of oppression, who wave away a bribe instead of accepting it, who stop their ears from hearing of bloodshed and shut their eyes from looking on evil,

Isaiah 59:4

No one brings suit justly, no one goes to law honestly; they rely on empty pleas, they speak lies, conceiving mischief and begetting iniquity.

Jeremiah 5:1

Run to and fro through the streets of Jerusalem, look around and take note! Search its squares and see if you can find one person who acts justly and seeks truth— so that I may pardon Jerusalem.

Ezekiel 18:8

does not take advance or accrued interest, withholds his hand from iniquity, executes true justice between contending parties,

Ezekiel 22:12

In you, they take bribes to shed blood; you take both advance interest and accrued interest, and make gain of your neighbors by extortion; and you have forgotten me, says the Lord God.

Zechariah 7:9

Thus says the Lord of hosts: Render true judgments, show kindness and mercy to one another;

Zechariah 8:16

These are the things that you shall do: Speak the truth to one another, render in your gates judgments that are true and make for peace,

Numbers 1:16

These were the ones chosen from the congregation, the leaders of their ancestral tribes, the heads of the divisions of Israel.

Numbers 1:4

A man from each tribe shall be with you, each man the head of his ancestral house.

Numbers 10:4

But if only one is blown, then the leaders, the heads of the tribes of Israel, shall assemble before you.

Luke 18:2

He said, “In a certain city there was a judge who neither feared God nor had respect for people.

Luke 18:4

For a while he refused; but later he said to himself, ‘Though I have no fear of God and no respect for anyone,

Acts 20:33

I coveted no one's silver or gold or clothing.

Acts 6:3

Therefore, friends, select from among yourselves seven men of good standing, full of the Spirit and of wisdom, whom we may appoint to this task,

Deuteronomy 22:18

The elders of that town shall take the man and punish him;

1 Timothy 3:3

not a drunkard, not violent but gentle, not quarrelsome, and not a lover of money.

Joshua 22:14

and with him ten chiefs, one from each of the tribal families of Israel, every one of them the head of a family among the clans of Israel.

1 Samuel 8:12

and he will appoint for himself commanders of thousands and commanders of fifties, and some to plow his ground and to reap his harvest, and to make his implements of war and the equipment of his chariots.

1 Samuel 8:3

Yet his sons did not follow in his ways, but turned aside after gain; they took bribes and perverted justice.