Deuteronomy 16:20

Thou shalt justly pursue justice, that ye may live, and go in and inherit the land which the Lord thy God gives thee.

Updated Brenton Septuagint

In The King James Version

That which is altogether just shalt thou follow, that thou mayest live, and inherit the land which the LORD thy God giveth thee.

In Context

19they shall not wrest judgment, nor favor persons, nor receive a gift; for gifts blind the eyes of the wise, and pervert the words of the righteous.

21Thou shalt not plant for thyself a grove; thou shalt not plant for thyself any tree near the altar of thy God.

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Cross References

Deuteronomy 25:13Thou shalt not have in thy bag diverse weights, a great and a small.

Ezekiel 18:5But the man who shall be just, who executes judgment and righteousness,

Micah 6:8Has it not been told thee, O man, what is good? or what does the Lord require of thee, but to do justice, and love mercy, and be ready to walk with the Lord thy God?

Matthew Henry on Deuteronomy 16:19-22

18 Judges and officers shalt thou make thee in all thy gates, which the Lord thy God giveth thee, throughout thy tribes: and they shall judge the people with just judgment. 19 Thou shalt not wrest judgment; thou shalt not respect persons, neither take a gift: for a gift doth blind the eyes of the wise, and pervert the words of the righteous. 20 That which is altogether just shalt thou follow, that thou mayest live, and inherit the land which the Lord thy God giveth thee. 21 Thou shalt not plant thee a grove of any… Read the whole commentary →

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