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Verse 17

Ye shall not respect{H5234} persons{H6440} in judgment;{H4941} ye shall hear{H8085} the small{H6996} and the great{H1419} alike; ye shall not be afraid{H1481} of the face{H6440} of man;{H376} for the judgment{H4941} is God's:{H430} and the cause{H1697} that is too hard{H7185} for you ye shall bring{H7126} unto me, and I will hear{H8085} it.

Referenced Verses

Exod 18:26 : 26 And they judged{H8199} the people{H5971} at all seasons:{H6256} the hard{H7186} causes{H1697} they brought{H935} unto Moses,{H4872} but every small{H6996} matter{H1697} they judged{H8199} themselves.
Deut 16:19 : 19 Thou shalt not wrest{H5186} justice:{H4941} thou shalt not respect{H5234} persons;{H6440} neither shalt thou take{H3947} a bribe;{H7810} for a bribe{H7810} doth blind{H5786} the eyes{H5869} of the wise,{H2450} and pervert{H5557} the words{H1697} of the righteous.{H6662}
2 Chr 19:6 : 6 and said{H559} to the judges,{H8199} Consider{H7200} what ye do:{H6213} for ye judge{H8199} not for man,{H120} but for Jehovah;{H3068} and [he is] with you in the judgment.{H1697}
Lev 19:15 : 15 Ye shall do{H6213} no unrighteousness{H5766} in judgment:{H4941} thou shalt not respect{H5375} the person{H6440} of the poor,{H1800} nor honor{H1921} the person{H6440} of the mighty;{H1419} but in righteousness{H6664} shalt thou judge{H8199} thy neighbor.{H5997}
Prov 24:23 : 23 These also are [sayings] of the wise.{H2450} To have respect{H5234} of persons{H6440} in judgment{H4941} is not good.{H2896}
Exod 18:22 : 22 and let them judge{H8199} the people{H5971} at all seasons:{H6256} and it shall be, that every great{H1419} matter{H1697} they shall bring{H935} unto thee, but every small{H6996} matter{H1697} they shall judge{H8199} themselves: so shall it be easier{H7043} for thyself, and they shall bear{H5375} [the burden] with thee.
Jas 2:9 : 9 but{G1161} if{G1487} ye have respect of persons,{G4380} ye commit{G2038} sin,{G266} being convicted{G1651} by{G5259} the law{G3551} as{G5613} transgressors.{G3848}
Deut 10:17 : 17 For Jehovah{H3068} your God,{H430} he is God{H430} of gods,{H430} and Lord{H113} of lords,{H113} the great{H1419} God,{H410} the mighty,{H1368} and the terrible,{H3372} who regardeth{H5375} not persons,{H6440} nor taketh{H3947} reward.{H7810}
Exod 23:6-7 : 6 Thou shalt not wrest{H5186} the justice{H4941} [due] to thy poor{H34} in his cause.{H7379} 7 Keep thee far{H7368} from a false{H8267} matter;{H1697} and the innocent{H5355} and righteous{H6662} slay{H2026} thou not: for I will not justify{H6663} the wicked.{H7563}
Prov 22:22-23 : 22 Rob{H1497} not the poor,{H1800} because he is poor;{H1800} Neither oppress{H1792} the afflicted{H6041} in the gate:{H8179} 23 For Jehovah{H3068} will plead{H7378} their cause,{H7379} And despoil{H6906} of life{H5315} those that despoil{H6906} them.
Prov 29:25 : 25 The fear{H2731} of man{H120} bringeth{H5414} a snare;{H4170} But whoso putteth his trust{H982} in Jehovah{H3068} shall be safe.{H7682}
Jer 1:17 : 17 Thou therefore gird up{H247} thy loins,{H4975} and arise,{H6965} and speak{H1696} unto them all that I command{H6680} thee: be not dismayed{H2865} at them,{H6440} lest I dismay{H2865} thee before{H6440} them.
Jer 5:28-29 : 28 They are waxed fat,{H8080} they shine:{H6245} yea, they overpass{H5674} in deeds{H1697} of wickedness;{H7451} they plead{H1777} not the cause,{H1779} the cause of the fatherless,{H3490} that they may prosper;{H6743} and the right{H4941} of the needy{H34} do they not judge.{H8199} 29 Shall I not visit{H6485} for these things? saith{H5002} Jehovah;{H3068} shall not my soul{H5315} be avenged{H5358} on such a nation{H1471} as this?
Amos 5:11-12 : 11 Forasmuch{H3282} therefore as ye trample{H1318} upon the poor,{H1800} and take{H3947} exactions{H4864} from him of wheat:{H1250} ye have built{H1129} houses{H1004} of hewn stone,{H1496} but ye shall not dwell{H3427} in them; ye have planted{H5193} pleasant{H2531} vineyards,{H3754} but ye shall not drink{H8354} the wine{H3196} thereof. 12 For I know{H3045} how manifold{H7227} are your transgressions,{H6588} and how mighty{H6099} are your sins—{H2403} ye that afflict{H6887} the just,{H6662} that take{H3947} a bribe,{H3724} and that turn aside{H5186} the needy{H34} in the gate{H8179} [from their right].
Mic 2:1-3 : 1 Woe{H1945} to them that devise{H2803} iniquity{H205} and work{H6466} evil{H7451} upon their beds!{H4904} when the morning{H1242} is light,{H216} they practise{H6213} it, because it is{H3426} in the power{H410} of their hand.{H3027} 2 And they covet{H2530} fields,{H7704} and seize{H1497} them; and houses,{H1004} and take them away:{H5375} and they oppress{H6231} a man{H1397} and his house,{H1004} even a man{H376} and his heritage.{H5159} 3 Therefore thus saith{H559} Jehovah:{H3068} Behold, against this family{H4940} do I devise{H2803} an evil,{H7451} from which ye shall not remove{H4185} your necks,{H6677} neither shall ye walk{H3212} haughtily;{H7317} for it is an evil{H7451} time.{H6256}
Mic 3:1-4 : 1 And I said,{H559} Hear,{H8085} I pray you, ye heads{H7218} of Jacob,{H3290} and rulers{H7101} of the house{H1004} of Israel:{H3478} is it not for you to know{H3045} justice?{H4941} 2 ye who hate{H8130} the good,{H2896} and love{H157} the evil;{H7451} who pluck off{H1497} their skin{H5785} from off them, and their flesh{H7607} from off their bones;{H6106} 3 who also eat{H398} the flesh{H7607} of my people,{H5971} and flay{H6584} their skin{H5785} from off them, and break{H6476} their bones,{H6106} and chop them in pieces,{H6566} as for the pot,{H5518} and as flesh{H1320} within{H8432} the caldron.{H7037} 4 Then shall they cry{H2199} unto Jehovah,{H3068} but he will not answer{H6030} them; yea, he will hide{H5641} his face{H6440} from them at that time,{H6256} according as they have wrought evil{H7489} in their doings.{H4611}
Mic 7:3-4 : 3 Their hands{H3709} are upon that which is evil{H7451} to do it diligently;{H3190} the prince{H8269} asketh,{H7592} and the judge{H8199} [is ready] for a reward;{H7966} and the great{H1419} man, he uttereth{H1696} the evil{H1942} desire{H5315} of his soul: thus they weave{H5686} it together. 4 The best{H2896} of them is as a brier;{H2312} the most upright{H3477} is [worse] than a thorn hedge:{H4534} the day{H3117} of thy watchmen,{H6822} even thy visitation,{H6486} is come;{H935} now shall be their perplexity.{H3998}
Matt 22:16 : 16 And{G2532} they send to{G649} him{G846} their{G846} disciples,{G3101} with{G3326} the Herodians,{G2265} saying,{G3004} Teacher,{G1320} we know{G1492} that{G3754} thou art{G1488} true,{G227} and{G2532} teachest{G1321} the way{G3598} of God{G2316} in{G1722} truth,{G2532} and carest{G3199} not{G3756} for{G4012} any{G3762} one: for{G4012} thou{G4671} regardest{G991} not{G3756} the person{G4383} of men.{G444}
Mark 12:14 : 14 And when{G1161} they were come,{G2064} they say{G3004} unto him,{G846} Teacher,{G1320} we know{G1492} that{G3754} thou art{G1488} true,{G227} and{G2532} {G3756} carest{G3199} not{G4671} for{G4012} any one;{G3762} for{G1063} thou regardest{G991} not{G3756} {G1519} the person{G4383} of men,{G444} but{G235} of a{G1519} truth{G225} teachest{G1321} the way{G3598} of God:{G2316} Is it lawful{G1832} to give{G1325} tribute{G2778} unto Caesar,{G2541} or{G2228} not?{G3756}
Luke 20:21 : 21 And{G2532} they asked{G1905} him,{G846} saying,{G3004} Teacher,{G1320} we know{G1492} that{G3754} thou sayest{G3004} and{G2532} teachest{G1321} rightly,{G2532} and{G2532} acceptest{G2983} not the person{G4383} [of any], but{G235} of a{G1909} truth{G225} teachest{G1321} the way{G3598} of God:{G2316}
Acts 10:34-35 : 34 And{G1161} Peter{G4074} opened{G455} his mouth{G4750} and said,{G2036} Of{G1909} a truth{G225} I perceive{G2638} that{G3754} God{G2316} is{G2076} no{G3756} respecter of persons:{G4381} 35 but{G235} in{G1722} every{G3956} nation{G1484} he{G3588} that feareth{G5399} him,{G846} and{G2532} worketh{G2038} righteousness,{G1343} is{G2076} acceptable{G1184} to him.{G846}
Rom 2:11 : 11 for{G1063} there is{G2076} no{G3756} respect of persons{G4382} with{G3844} God.{G2316}
Eph 6:9 : 9 And,{G2532} ye{G4160} masters,{G2962} do{G4160} the same things{G846} unto{G4314} them,{G846} and{G2532} forbear{G447} threatening:{G547} knowing{G1492} that{G3754} he who is{G2076} both their Master{G2962} and yours{G5216} is{G2076} in{G1722} heaven,{G2532} and there{G2076} is no{G3756} respect of persons{G4382} with{G3844} him.{G846}
Col 3:25 : 25 For{G1161} he that doeth wrong{G91} shall receive again for the wrong{G2865} that{G3739} he hath done:{G91} and{G2532} there is{G2076} no{G3756} respect of persons.{G4382}
1 Thess 2:4 : 4 but{G235} even as{G2531} we have been approved{G1381} of{G5259} God{G2316} to be intrusted with{G4100} the gospel,{G2098} so{G3779} we speak;{G2980} not{G3756} as{G5613} pleasing{G700} men,{G444} but{G235} God{G2316} who{G3588} proveth{G1381} our{G2257} hearts.{G2588}
Jas 2:1-5 : 1 My{G3450} brethren,{G80} hold{G2192} not{G3361} the faith{G4102} of our{G2257} Lord{G2962} Jesus{G2424} Christ,{G5547} [the Lord] of glory,{G1391} with{G1722} respect of persons.{G4382} 2 For{G1063} if{G1437} there come{G1525} into{G1519} your{G5216} synagogue{G4864} a man{G435} with a gold ring,{G5554} in{G1722} fine{G2986} clothing,{G2066} and{G1161} there come in{G1525} also{G2532} a poor man{G4434} in{G1722} vile{G4508} clothing;{G2066} 3 and{G2532} ye have regard{G1914} to{G1909} him that{G3588} weareth{G5409} the fine{G2986} clothing,{G2066} and{G2532} say,{G2036} {G846} Sit{G2521} thou{G4771} here{G5602} in a good place;{G2573} and{G2532} ye say{G2036} to the poor{G4434} man, Stand{G2476} thou{G4771} there,{G1563} or{G2228} sit{G2521} {G5602} under{G5259} my{G3450} footstool;{G5286} 4 do ye{G1252} not{G3756} make{G2532} distinctions{G1252} among{G1722} yourselves,{G1438} and{G2532} become{G1096} judges{G2923} with evil{G4190} thoughts?{G1261} 5 Hearken,{G191} my{G3450} beloved{G27} brethren;{G80} did{G1586} not{G3756} God{G2316} choose{G1586} them that are poor{G4434} as to the{G5127} world{G2889} [to be] rich{G4145} in{G1722} faith,{G4102} and{G2532} heirs{G2818} of the kingdom{G932} which{G3739} he promised{G1861} to them that{G3588} love{G25} him?{G846}
Job 22:6-9 : 6 For thou hast taken pledges{H2254} of thy brother{H251} for nought,{H2600} And stripped{H6584} the naked{H6174} of their clothing.{H899} 7 Thou hast not given water{H4325} to the weary{H5889} to drink,{H8248} And thou hast withholden{H4513} bread{H3899} from the hungry.{H7457} 8 But as for the mighty{H2220} man,{H376} he had the earth;{H776} And the honorable man,{H5375} he dwelt{H3427} in it. 9 Thou hast sent{H7971} widows{H490} away empty,{H7387} And the arms{H2220} of the fatherless{H3490} have been broken.{H1792}
Job 29:11-17 : 11 For when the ear{H241} heard{H8085} [me], then it blessed{H833} me; And when the eye{H5869} saw{H7200} [me], it gave witness{H5749} unto me: 12 Because I delivered{H4422} the poor{H6041} that cried,{H7768} The fatherless{H3490} also, that had none to help{H5826} him. 13 The blessing{H1293} of him that was ready to perish{H6} came{H935} upon me; And I caused the widow's{H490} heart{H3820} to sing for joy.{H7442} 14 I put{H3847} on righteousness,{H6664} and it clothed{H3847} me: My justice{H4941} was as a robe{H4598} and a diadem.{H6797} 15 I was eyes{H5869} to the blind,{H5787} And feet{H7272} was I to the lame.{H6455} 16 I was a father{H1} to the needy:{H34} And the cause{H7379} of him that I knew{H3045} not I searched out.{H2713} 17 And I brake{H7665} the jaws{H4973} of the unrighteous,{H5767} And plucked{H7993} the prey{H2964} out of his teeth.{H8127}
Job 31:13-16 : 13 If I have despised{H3988} the cause{H4941} of my man-servant{H5650} or of my maid-servant,{H519} When they contended{H7379} with me; 14 What then shall I do{H6213} when God{H410} riseth up?{H6965} And when he visiteth,{H6485} what shall I answer{H7725} him? 15 Did not he that made{H6213} me in the womb{H990} make{H6213} him? And did not one{H259} fashion{H3559} us in the womb?{H7358} 16 If I have withheld{H4513} the poor{H1800} from [their] desire,{H2656} Or have caused the eyes{H5869} of the widow{H490} to fail,{H3615}
Job 31:34 : 34 Because I feared{H6206} the great{H7227} multitude,{H1995} And the contempt{H937} of families{H4940} terrified{H2865} me, So that I kept silence,{H1826} and went not out{H3318} of the door—{H6607}
Ps 82:3-4 : 3 Judge{H8199} the poor{H1800} and fatherless:{H3490} Do justice{H6663} to the afflicted{H6041} and destitute.{H7326} 4 Rescue{H6403} the poor{H1800} and needy:{H34} Deliver{H6403} them out of the hand{H3027} of the wicked.{H7563}
Exod 18:18 : 18 Thou wilt surely{H5034} wear away,{H5034} both thou, and this people{H5971} that is with thee: for the thing{H1697} is too heavy{H3515} for thee; thou art not able{H3201} to perform{H6213} it thyself alone.
Exod 23:2-3 : 2 Thou shalt not follow{H310} a multitude{H7227} to do evil;{H7451} neither shalt thou speak{H6030} in a cause{H7379} to turn aside{H5186} after{H310} a multitude{H7227} to wrest{H5186} [justice]: 3 neither shalt thou favor{H1921} a poor{H1800} man in his cause.{H7379}
Deut 17:8-9 : 8 If there arise a matter{H1697} too hard{H6381} for thee in judgment,{H4941} between blood{H1818} and blood,{H1818} between plea{H1779} and plea,{H1779} and between stroke{H5061} and stroke,{H5061} being matters{H1697} of controversy{H7379} within thy gates;{H8179} then shalt thou arise,{H6965} and get thee up{H5927} unto the place{H4725} which Jehovah{H3068} thy God{H430} shall choose;{H977} 9 and thou shalt come{H935} unto the priests{H3548} the Levites,{H3881} and unto the judge{H8199} that shall be in those days:{H3117} and thou shalt inquire;{H1875} and they shall show{H5046} thee the sentence{H1697} of judgment.{H4941} 10 And thou shalt do{H6213} according to the tenor of the sentence{H6310} which they shall show{H5046} thee from that place{H4725} which Jehovah{H3068} shall choose;{H977} and thou shalt observe{H8104} to do{H6213} according to all that they shall teach{H3384} thee:
Deut 24:17 : 17 Thou shalt not wrest{H5186} the justice{H4941} [due] to the sojourner,{H1616} [or] to the fatherless,{H3490} nor take{H2254} the widow's{H490} raiment{H899} to pledge;{H2254}
1 Sam 12:3-4 : 3 Here I am: witness{H6030} against me before Jehovah,{H3068} and before his anointed:{H4899} whose ox{H7794} have I taken?{H3947} or whose ass{H2543} have I taken?{H3947} or whom have I defrauded?{H6231} whom have I oppressed?{H7533} or of whose hand{H3027} have I taken a ransom{H3724} to blind{H5956} mine eyes{H5869} therewith? and I will restore{H7725} it you. 4 And they said,{H559} Thou hast not defrauded{H6231} us, nor oppressed{H7533} us, neither hast thou taken{H3947} aught{H3972} of any man's{H376} hand.{H3027}
1 Sam 16:7 : 7 But Jehovah{H3068} said{H559} unto Samuel,{H8050} Look{H5027} not on his countenance,{H4758} or on the height{H1364} of his stature;{H6967} because I have rejected{H3988} him: for [Jehovah seeth] not as man{H120} seeth;{H7200} for man{H120} looketh{H7200} on the outward appearance,{H5869} but Jehovah{H3068} looketh{H7200} on the heart.{H3824}
2 Sam 14:14 : 14 For we must needs{H4191} die,{H4191} and are as water{H4325} spilt{H5064} on the ground,{H776} which cannot be gathered up again;{H622} neither doth God{H430} take away{H5375} life,{H5315} but deviseth{H2803} means,{H4284} that he that is banished{H5080} be not an outcast{H5080} from him.
1 Kgs 21:8-9 : 8 So she wrote{H3789} letters{H5612} in Ahab's{H256} name,{H8034} and sealed{H2856} them with his seal,{H2368} and sent{H7971} the letters{H5612} unto the elders{H2205} and to the nobles{H2715} that were in his city,{H5892} [and] that dwelt{H3427} with Naboth.{H5022} 9 And she wrote{H3789} in the letters,{H5612} saying,{H559} Proclaim{H7121} a fast,{H6685} and set{H3427} Naboth{H5022} on high{H7218} among the people:{H5971} 10 and set{H3427} two{H8147} men,{H582} base{H1100} fellows,{H1121} before him, and let them bear witness{H5749} against him, saying,{H559} Thou didst curse{H1288} God{H430} and the king.{H4428} And then carry him out,{H3318} and stone{H5619} him to death.{H4191} 11 And the men{H582} of his city,{H5892} even the elders{H2205} and the nobles{H2715} who dwelt{H3427} in his city,{H5892} did{H6213} as Jezebel{H348} had sent{H7971} unto them, according as it was written{H3789} in the letters{H5612} which she had sent{H7971} unto them. 12 They proclaimed{H7121} a fast,{H6685} and set{H3427} Naboth{H5022} on high{H7218} among the people.{H5971} 13 And the two{H8147} men,{H582} the base{H1100} fellows,{H1121} came{H935} in and sat{H3427} before him: and the base{H1100} fellows{H582} bare witness{H5749} against him, even against Naboth,{H5022} in the presence of the people,{H5971} saying,{H559} Naboth{H5022} did curse{H1288} God{H430} and the king.{H4428} Then they carried him forth{H3318} out{H2351} of the city,{H5892} and stoned{H5619} him to death{H4191} with stones.{H68} 14 Then they sent{H7971} to Jezebel,{H348} saying,{H559} Naboth{H5022} is stoned,{H5619} and is dead.{H4191}
1 Pet 1:17 : 17 And{G2532} if{G1487} ye call on{G1941} him as Father,{G3962} who{G3588} without respect of persons{G678} judgeth{G2919} according to{G2596} each man's{G1538} work,{G2041} pass{G390} the time{G5550} of your{G5216} sojourning{G3940} in{G1722} fear:{G5401}