Exodus 18:21

Revised Standard Version (RSV-CI)

Moreover choose able men from all the people, such as fear God, men who are trustworthy and who hate a bribe; and place such men over the people as rulers of thousands, of hundreds, of fifties, and of tens.

Cross References

Genesis 22:12

He said, “Do not lay your hand on the lad or do anything to him; for now I know that you fear God, seeing 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 of the land; let them dwell in the land of Goshen; and if you know any able men among them, put them in charge of my cattle.”

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: When one rules justly over men, ruling in the fear of God,

1 Kings 18:12

And as soon as I have gone from you, the Spirit of the Lord will carry you whither I know not; and 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

And Ahab called Obadiah, who was over the household. (Now Obadiah revered the Lord greatly;

Ezra 7:25

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

Nehemiah 5:9

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

Nehemiah 7:2

I gave my brother Hanani and Hananiah the governor of the castle charge over Jerusalem, for he was a more faithful and God-fearing man than many.

Job 1:1

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

Job 29:16

I was a father to the poor, and I searched out the cause of him whom I did not know.

Job 31:13

“If I have rejected the cause of my manservant or my maidservant, when they brought a complaint against me;

Psalm 15:1

O Lord, who shall sojourn in thy tent? Who shall dwell on thy holy hill?

Psalm 15:5

who does not put out his money at interest, and does not take a bribe against the innocent. He who does these things shall never be moved.

Exodus 17:9

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

Exodus 18:25

Moses chose able men out of all Israel, and made them heads over the people, rulers of thousands, of hundreds, of fifties, and of tens.

Proverbs 28:2

When a land transgresses it has many rulers; but with men of understanding and knowledge its stability will long continue.

Ecclesiastes 12:13

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

Isaiah 16:5

then a throne will be established in steadfast love and on it will sit in faithfulness in the tent of David one who judges and seeks justice and is swift to do righteousness.”

Isaiah 33:15

He who walks righteously and speaks uprightly, who despises the gain of oppressions, who shakes his hands, lest they hold a bribe, who stops his ears from hearing of bloodshed and shuts his eyes from looking upon evil,

Isaiah 59:4

No one enters suit justly, no one goes to law honestly; they rely on empty pleas, they speak lies, they conceive mischief and bring forth iniquity.

Jeremiah 5:1

Run to and fro through the streets of Jerusalem, look and take note! Search her squares to see if you can find a man, one who does justice and seeks truth; that I may pardon her.

Ezekiel 18:8

does not lend at interest or take any increase, withholds his hand from iniquity, executes true justice between man and man,

Ezekiel 22:12

In you men take bribes to shed blood; you take interest and increase 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 each to his brother,

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 clans of Israel.

Numbers 1:4

And there shall be with you a man from each tribe, each man being the head of the house of his fathers.

Numbers 10:4

But if they blow only one, then the leaders, the heads of the tribes of Israel, shall gather themselves to you.

Luke 18:2

He said, “In a certain city there was a judge who neither feared God nor regarded man;

Luke 18:4

For a while he refused; but afterward he said to himself, ‘Though I neither fear God nor regard man,

Acts 20:33

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

Acts 6:3

Therefore, brethren, pick out from among you seven men of good repute, full of the Spirit and of wisdom, whom we may appoint to this duty.

Deuteronomy 22:18

Then the elders of that city shall take the man and whip him;

1 Timothy 3:3

no drunkard, not violent but gentle, not quarrelsome, and no 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 walk in his ways, but turned aside after gain; they took bribes and perverted justice.