Leviticus 19:15
Ye shall not act perversely in giving judgment, Thou shalt neither respect the person of the poor, Nor prefer the person of the great,—In righteousness, shalt thou judge thy neighbour.
The Emphasised Bible by J. B. Rotherham
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Exodus 23:2Thou shalt not follow multitudes to commit wickedness,—neither shalt thou answer in a quarrel, so as to turn away after multitudes to mislead,
Exodus 23:6Thou shalt not pervert the vindication of thy needy one in his quarrel.
Deuteronomy 1:17Ye shall not take note of faces in judgment—so the small as the great, shall ye hear, ye shall not shrink from the face of any man, for judgment, unto God, belongeth,—but the thing which is too hard for you, shall ye bring near unto me, and I will hear it.
Deuteronomy 25:13Thou shalt not have in thy bag divers weights,—a great and a small.
2 Chronicles 19:6and said unto the judges, See what, ye, are doing, inasmuch as, not for man, must ye judge, but for Yahweh,—who will be with you, in the word of justice.
Psalms 82:2How long will ye judge perversely, And, the countenances of the lawless, uplift? [Selah.]
Matthew Henry on Leviticus 19:12-19
11 Ye shall not steal, neither deal falsely, neither lie one to another. 12 And ye shall not swear by my name falsely, neither shalt thou profane the name of thy God: I am the Lord . 13 Thou shalt not defraud thy neighbour, neither rob him : the wages of him that is hired shall not abide with thee all night until the morning. 14 Thou shalt not curse the deaf, nor put a stumbling block before the blind, but shalt fear thy God: I am the Lord . 15 Ye shall do no unrighteousness in judgment: thou shalt not respect the… Read the whole commentary →