- Hear:
- "Judgesª° and officersª° shalt thou makeª° thee in all¹ thy gates,ª which¹ the LORDª thy Godª givethª° thee, throughout thy tribes:ª and they shall judgeª°¹ the peopleª with justª judgment.ª ... Thou shalt not¹ wrestª° judgment;ª thou shalt not¹ respectª° persons,ª neither¹ takeª° a gift:ª for¹ a giftª doth blindª° the eyesª of the wise,ª and pervertª° the wordsª of the righteous.ª" {Deu 16:18-19} + "Thou shalt not¹ followª¹ a multitudeª to [do] evil;ª neither¹ shalt thou speakª° in¹ a causeª to declineª° afterª manyª to wrestª° [judgment]: ... Neither¹ shalt thou countenanceª° a poor² man¹ in his cause.ª" {Exd 23:2-3} + "Keep thee farª° from a false² matter;ª¹¹ and the innocentª and righteousª slayª° thou not:¹ for¹ I will not¹ justifyª° the wicked.ª ... And thou shalt takeª° no¹ gift:ª for¹ the giftª blindethª° the wise,ª and pervertethª° the wordsª of the righteous.ª" {Exd 23:7-8} + "Ye shall doª° no¹ unrighteousnessª in judgment:ª thou shalt not¹ respectª° the personª of the poor,ª nor¹ honourª° the personª of the mighty:ª [but] in righteousnessª shalt thou judgeª° thy neighbour.ª" {Lev 19:15} + "The Godª of Israelª said,ª° the Rockª of Israelª spakeª° to me, He that ruleth²° over¹ menª [must be] just,ª rulingª° in the fearª of God.ª" {2Sm 23:3} + "And saidª° to¹ the judges,ª° Take heedª° what¹ ye¹ do:ª° for¹ ye judgeª° not¹ for man,ª but¹ for the LORD,ª who [is] with¹ you in the judgment.ªª ... And what cause² soever¹¹¹ shall comeª° to¹ you of your brethrenª¹ that dwellª° in their cities,ª between¹ bloodª and blood,ª between¹ lawª and commandment,ª statutesª and judgments,ª ye shall even warnª° them that they trespassª° not¹ against the LORD,ª and [so] wrathª come¹ upon¹ you, and upon¹ your brethren:ª thisª do,ª° and ye shall not¹ trespass.ª°" {2Ch 19:6-10} + "[[To the chief Musician,ª° Altaschith,ª° Michtamª of David.]]ª Do ye indeedª speakª° righteousness,ª O congregation?ª do ye judgeª° uprightly,ª O ye sonsª of men?ª" {Psa 58:1} + "Judgeª° notª according¹ to² the appearance,ª butª judgeª° righteousª judgment.ª" {Jhn 7:24}
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