"Ye shall not¹ respectª° personsª in judgment;ª [but] ye shall hearª° the smallª as well as the great;ª ye shall not¹ be afraidª° of the faceª¹ of man;ª for¹ the judgmentª [is] God's:ª and the causeª that¹ is too hardª° for¹ you, bringª° [it] unto¹ me, and I will hearª° it." {Deu 1:17} + "If¹ there arise a matter² too hardª°¹ for¹ thee in judgment,ª between¹ bloodª and blood,ª between¹ pleaª and plea,ª and between¹ strokeª and stroke,ª [being] mattersª of controversyª within thy gates:ª then shalt thou arise,ª° and get thee upª° into¹ the placeª which¹ the LORDª thy Godª shall choose;ª° ... According to¹ the sentenceª of the lawª which¹ they shall teachª° thee, and according to¹ the judgmentª which¹ they shall tellª° thee, thou shalt do:ª° thou shalt not¹ declineª° from¹ the sentenceª which¹ they shall shewª° thee, [to] the right hand,ª nor [to] the left.ª" {Deu 17:8-11} + "Oneª witnessª shall not¹ rise upª° against a manª for any¹ iniquity,ª or for any¹ sin,ª in any¹ sinª that¹ he sinneth:ª° at¹ the mouthª of twoª witnesses,ª or¹ at¹ the mouthª of threeª witnesses,ª shall the matterª be established.ª° ... Then shall ye doª° unto him, as¹ he had thoughtª° to have doneª° unto his brother:ª so shalt thou put²° the evil² awayª°¹ from amongª¹ you." {Deu 19:15-19} + "He that answerethª° a matterª before¹ he hearethª° [it], it¹ [is] follyª and shameª unto him." {Prv 18:13} |