Verse 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}

Referenced Verses

  • Exod 23:2 : 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]:
  • 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}
  • Eccl 7:7 : 7 Surely extortion{H6233} maketh the wise man{H2450} foolish;{H1984} and a bribe{H4979} destroyeth{H6} the understanding.{H3820}
  • Exod 23:6-8 : 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} 8 And thou shalt take{H3947} no bribe:{H7810} for a bribe{H7810} blindeth{H5786} them that have sight,{H6493} and perverteth{H5557} the words{H1697} of the righteous.{H6662}
  • 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}
  • 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}
  • Deut 27:19 : 19 Cursed{H779} be he that wresteth{H5186} the justice{H4941} [due] to the sojourner,{H1616} fatherless,{H3490} and widow.{H490} And all the people{H5971} shall say,{H559} Amen.{H543}
  • Prov 17:23 : 23 A wicked{H7563} man receiveth{H3947} a bribe{H7810} out of the bosom,{H2436} To pervert{H5186} the ways{H734} of justice.{H4941}
  • 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}
  • Prov 24:28 : 28 Be not a witness{H5707} against thy neighbor{H7453} without cause;{H2600} And deceive{H6601} not with thy lips.{H8193}
  • 1 Sam 8:3 : 3 And his sons{H1121} walked{H1980} not in his ways,{H1870} but turned aside{H5186} after{H310} lucre,{H1215} and took{H3947} bribes,{H7810} and perverted{H5186} justice.{H4941}
  • 1 Sam 12:3 : 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.
  • Job 31:21-22 : 21 If I have lifted up{H5130} my hand{H3027} against the fatherless,{H3490} Because I saw{H7200} my help{H5833} in the gate:{H8179} 22 Then let my shoulder fall{H5307} from the shoulder-blade,{H7929} And mine arm{H248} be broken{H7665} from the bone.{H7070}
  • Deut 1:16-17 : 16 And I charged{H6680} your judges{H8199} at that time,{H6256} saying,{H559} Hear{H8085} [the causes] between your brethren,{H251} and judge{H8199} righteously{H6664} between a man{H376} and his brother,{H251} and the sojourner{H1616} that is with him. 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.
  • Isa 1:17 : 17 learn{H3925} to do well;{H3190} seek{H1875} justice,{H4941} relieve{H833} the oppressed,{H2541} judge{H8199} the fatherless,{H3490} plead{H7378} for the widow.{H490}
  • Isa 1:23 : 23 Thy princes{H8269} are rebellious,{H5637} and companions{H2270} of thieves;{H1590} every one loveth{H157} bribes,{H7810} and followeth{H7291} after rewards:{H8021} they judge{H8199} not the fatherless,{H3490} neither doth the cause{H7379} of the widow{H490} come{H935} unto them.
  • Isa 33:15 : 15 He that walketh{H1980} righteously,{H6666} and speaketh{H1696} uprightly;{H4339} he that despiseth{H3988} the gain{H1215} of oppressions,{H4642} that shaketh{H5287} his hands{H3709} from taking{H8551} a bribe,{H7810} that stoppeth{H331} his ears{H241} from hearing{H8085} of blood,{H1818} and shutteth{H6105} his eyes{H5869} from looking{H7200} upon evil:{H7451}
  • Jer 5:28 : 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}
  • Ezek 22:12 : 12 In thee have they taken{H3947} bribes{H7810} to shed{H8210} blood;{H1818} thou hast taken{H3947} interest{H5392} and increase,{H8636} and thou hast greedily gained{H1214} of thy neighbors{H7453} by oppression,{H6233} and hast forgotten{H7911} me, saith{H5002} the Lord{H136} Jehovah.{H3069}
  • Mic 7:3 : 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.
  • Hab 1:4 : 4 Therefore the law{H8451} is slacked,{H6313} and justice{H4941} doth never{H5331} go forth;{H3318} for the wicked{H7563} doth compass{H3803} about the righteous;{H6662} therefore justice{H4941} goeth forth{H3318} perverted.{H6127}
  • Zeph 3:3-5 : 3 Her princes{H8269} in the midst{H7130} of her are roaring{H7580} lions;{H738} her judges{H8199} are evening{H6153} wolves;{H2061} they leave nothing{H1633} till the morrow.{H1242} 4 Her prophets{H5030} are light{H6348} and treacherous{H900} persons;{H582} her priests{H3548} have profaned{H2490} the sanctuary,{H6944} they have done violence{H2554} to the law.{H8451} 5 Jehovah{H3068} in the midst{H7130} of her is righteous;{H6662} he will not do{H6213} iniquity;{H5766} every{H1242} morning{H1242} doth he bring{H5414} his justice{H4941} to light,{H216} he faileth{H5737} not; but the unjust{H5767} knoweth{H3045} no shame.{H1322}
  • Acts 10:34 : 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}
  • Acts 16:37 : 37 But{G1161} Paul{G3972} said{G5346} unto{G4314} them,{G846} They have beaten{G1194} us{G2248} publicly,{G1219} uncondemned,{G178} men that are{G5225} Romans,{G444} and have cast{G906} us into{G1519} prison;{G5438} and{G2532} do they now{G3568} cast{G1544} us{G2248} out{G1544} privily?{G2977} Nay{G3756} verily;{G1063} but{G235} let them come{G2064} themselves{G846} and bring{G1806} us{G2248} out.{G1219}
  • Acts 23:3 : 3 Then{G5119} said{G2036} Paul{G3972} unto{G4314} him,{G846} God{G2316} shall{G3195} smite{G5180} thee,{G4571} thou whited{G2867} wall:{G5109} and{G2532} sittest{G2521} thou{G4771} to judge{G2919} me{G3165} according{G2596} to the law,{G3551} and{G2532} commandest{G2753} me{G3165} to be smitten{G5180} contrary to the law?{G3891}