Far be it from you to do such a thing, to slay the righteous with the wicked, so that the righteous fare as the wicked! Far be that from you! Shall not the Judge of all the earth do what is just?”
2 Chronicles 19:7 - New Revised Standard Version Now, let the fear of the Lord be upon you; take care what you do, for there is no perversion of justice with the Lord our God, or partiality, or taking of bribes.” Tuilleadh leaganachaKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 Wherefore now let the fear of the LORD be upon you; take heed and do it: for there is no iniquity with the LORD our God, nor respect of persons, nor taking of gifts. Amplified Bible - Classic Edition So now let the reverence and fear of the Lord be upon you; take heed what you do, for there is no injustice with the Lord our God, or partiality or taking of bribes. American Standard Version (1901) Now therefore let the fear of Jehovah be upon you; take heed and do it: for there is no iniquity with Jehovah our God, nor respect of persons, nor taking of bribes. Common English Bible Therefore, respect the LORD and act accordingly, because there can be no injustice, playing favorites, or taking bribes when it comes to the LORD our God.” Catholic Public Domain Version Let the fear of the Lord be with you, and do all things with diligence. For there is no iniquity with the Lord our God, nor respect of persons, nor desire for gifts." Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version Let the fear of the Lord be with you, and do all things with diligence. For there is no iniquity with the Lord our God, nor respect of persons, nor desire of gifts. |
Far be it from you to do such a thing, to slay the righteous with the wicked, so that the righteous fare as the wicked! Far be that from you! Shall not the Judge of all the earth do what is just?”
On the third day Joseph said to them, “Do this and you will live, for I fear God:
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,
The former governors who were before me laid heavy burdens on the people, and took food and wine from them, besides forty shekels of silver. Even their servants lorded it over the people. But I did not do so, because of the fear of God.
who shows no partiality to nobles, nor regards the rich more than the poor, for they are all the work of his hands?
“How long will you judge unjustly and show partiality to the wicked? Selah
You shall take no bribe, for a bribe blinds the officials, and subverts the cause of those who are in the right.
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,
Their hands are skilled to do evil; the official and the judge ask for a bribe, and the powerful dictate what they desire; thus they pervert justice.
So they sent their disciples to him, along with the Herodians, saying, “Teacher, we know that you are sincere, and teach the way of God in accordance with truth, and show deference to no one; for you do not regard people with partiality.
Then Peter began to speak to them: “I truly understand that God shows no partiality,
What then are we to say? Is there injustice on God's part? By no means!
And from those who were supposed to be acknowledged leaders (what they actually were makes no difference to me; God shows no partiality)—those leaders contributed nothing to me.
And, masters, do the same to them. Stop threatening them, for you know that both of you have the same Master in heaven, and with him there is no partiality.
The Rock, his work is perfect, and all his ways are just. A faithful God, without deceit, just and upright is he;
For the wrongdoer will be paid back for whatever wrong has been done, and there is no partiality.
If you invoke as Father the one who judges all people impartially according to their deeds, live in reverent fear during the time of your exile.
He took a yoke of oxen, and cut them in pieces and sent them throughout all the territory of Israel by messengers, saying, “Whoever does not come out after Saul and Samuel, so shall it be done to his oxen!” Then the dread of the Lord fell upon the people, and they came out as one.