Deuteronomy 25:1

If there be a controversy between men, and they come unto judgment, and [the judges] judge them; then they shall justify the righteous, and condemn the wicked;

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In The King James Version

If there be a controversy between men, and they come unto judgment, that the judges may judge them; then they shall justify the righteous, and condemn the wicked.

In Context

2and it shall be, if the wicked man be worthy to be beaten, that the judge shall cause him to lie down, and to be beaten before his face, according to his wickedness, by number.

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Cross References

Exodus 23:6Thou shalt not wrest the justice [due] to thy poor in his cause.

Deuteronomy 16:18Judges and officers shalt thou make thee in all thy gates, which Jehovah thy God giveth thee, according to thy tribes; and they shall judge the people with righteous judgment.

Deuteronomy 17:9and thou shalt come unto the priests the Levites, and unto the judge that shall be in those days: and thou shalt inquire; and they shall show thee the sentence of judgment.

2 Samuel 23:3The God of Israel said, The Rock of Israel spake to me: One that ruleth over men righteously, That ruleth in the fear of God,

Job 29:7When I went forth to the gate unto the city, When I prepared my seat in the street,

Psalms 82:2How long will ye judge unjustly, And respect the persons of the wicked? Selah

Matthew Henry on Deuteronomy 25:1

Here is, I. A law to moderate the scourging of malefactors, ver. 1-3 . II. A law in favour of the ox that treads out the corn, ver. 4 . III. For the disgracing of him that refused to marry his brother's widow, ver. 5-10 . IV. For the punishment of an immodest woman, ver. 11, 12 . V. For just weights and measures, ver. 13-16 . VI. For the destroying of Amalek, ver. 17 , &c. Read the whole commentary →

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