Exodus 23:3

American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

neither shalt thou favor a poor man in his cause.

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American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

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Divine name rendering: Frequently renders the Tetragrammaton as Jehovah in the Old Testament, following ASV tradition.
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Strong's numbers are a concordance index, not full lexical definitions

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Referenced Verses

Lev 19:15 : 15 Ye shall do no unrighteousness in judgment: thou shalt not respect the person of the poor, nor honor the person of the mighty; but in righteousness shalt thou judge thy neighbor.
Deut 1:17 : 17 Ye shall not respect persons in judgment; ye shall hear the small and the great alike; ye shall not be afraid of the face of man; for the judgment is God's: and the cause that is too hard for you ye shall bring unto me, and I will hear it.
Ps 82:2-3 : 2 How long will ye judge unjustly, And respect the persons of the wicked? Selah 3 Judge the poor and fatherless: Do justice to the afflicted and destitute.
Jas 3:17 : 17 But the wisdom that is from above is first {G3303} pure, then peaceable, gentle, easy to be entreated, full of mercy and good fruits, without variance, {G2532} without hypocrisy.

Similar Verses (AI)

These verses are found using AI-powered semantic similarity based on meaning and context. Results may occasionally include unexpected connections.

Exod 23:5-8
4 verses
87%
5If thou see the ass of him that hateth thee lying under his burden, thou shalt forbear to leave him, thou shalt surely release [it] with him.
6Thou shalt not wrest the justice [due] to thy poor in his cause.
7Keep thee far from a false matter; and the innocent and righteous slay thou not: for I will not justify the wicked.
8And thou shalt take no bribe: for a bribe blindeth them that have sight, and perverteth the words of the righteous.
Lev 19:14-15
2 verses
81%
14Thou shalt not curse the deaf, nor put a stumblingblock before the blind; but thou shalt fear thy God: I am Jehovah.
15Ye shall do no unrighteousness in judgment: thou shalt not respect the person of the poor, nor honor the person of the mighty; but in righteousness shalt thou judge thy neighbor.
Exod 23:1-2
2 verses
79%
1Thou shalt not take up a false report: put not thy hand with the wicked to be an unrighteous witness.
2Thou shalt not follow a multitude to do evil; neither shalt thou speak in a cause to turn aside after a multitude to wrest [justice]:
Deut 16:19
76%
19Thou shalt not wrest justice: thou shalt not respect persons; neither shalt thou take a bribe; for a bribe doth blind the eyes of the wise, and pervert the words of the righteous.
Deut 24:17
76%
17Thou shalt not wrest the justice [due] to the sojourner, [or] to the fatherless, nor take the widow's raiment to pledge;
Prov 22:22-23
2 verses
75%
22Rob not the poor, because he is poor; Neither oppress the afflicted in the gate:
23For Jehovah will plead their cause, And despoil of life those that despoil them.
Prov 18:5
74%
5To respect the person of the wicked is not good, [Nor] to turn aside the righteous in judgment.
Prov 24:23
74%
23These also are [sayings] of the wise. To have respect of persons in judgment is not good.
Deut 1:17
74%
17Ye shall not respect persons in judgment; ye shall hear the small and the great alike; ye shall not be afraid of the face of man; for the judgment is God's: and the cause that is too hard for you ye shall bring unto me, and I will hear it.
Ps 82:3
73%
3Judge the poor and fatherless: Do justice to the afflicted and destitute.
Exod 22:25
73%
25If thou lend money to any of my people with thee that is poor, thou shalt not be to him as a creditor; neither shall ye lay upon him interest.
Jas 2:6
73%
6But ye have dishonored the poor man. Do not the rich oppress you, and themselves drag you before the judgment-seats?
Job 34:19
73%
19That respecteth not the persons of princes, Nor regardeth the rich more than the poor; For they all are the work of his hands.
Deut 24:14-15
2 verses
73%
14Thou shalt not oppress a hired servant that is poor and needy, whether he be of thy brethren, or of thy sojourners that are in thy land within thy gates:
15in his day thou shalt give him his hire, neither shall the sun go down upon it; for he is poor, and setteth his heart upon it: lest he cry against thee unto Jehovah, and it be sin unto thee.
Prov 31:9
73%
9Open thy mouth, judge righteously, And minister justice to the poor and needy.
Deut 24:12
73%
12And if he be a poor man, thou shalt not sleep with his pledge;
Prov 28:21
72%
21To have respect of persons is not good; Neither that a man should transgress for a piece of bread.
Lam 3:35-36
2 verses
72%
35To turn aside the right of a man before the face of the Most High,
36To subvert a man in his cause, the Lord approveth not.
Prov 14:31
72%
31He that oppresseth the poor reproacheth his Maker; But he that hath mercy on the needy honoreth him.
Prov 3:30-31
2 verses
72%
30Strive not with a man without cause, If he have done thee no harm.
31Envy thou not the man of violence, And choose none of his ways.
Prov 28:3
72%
3A needy man that oppresseth the poor Is [like] a sweeping rain which leaveth no food.
Zech 7:10
72%
10and oppress not the widow, nor the fatherless, the sojourner, nor the poor; and let none of you devise evil against his brother in your heart.
Prov 29:7
71%
7The righteous taketh knowledge of the cause of the poor; The wicked hath not understanding to know [it].
Prov 22:16
71%
16He that oppresseth the poor to increase his [gain], [And] he that giveth to the rich, [shall come] only to want.
Deut 15:7
71%
7If there be with thee a poor man, one of thy brethren, within any of thy gates in thy land which Jehovah thy God giveth thee, thou shalt not harden thy heart, nor shut thy hand from thy poor brother;
Prov 25:6
71%
6Put not thyself forward in the presence of the king, And stand not in the place of great men:
Deut 13:8
71%
8you shall not consent unto him, nor listen unto him; neither shall your eye pity him, neither shall you spare, neither shall you conceal him:
Exod 22:22
70%
22Ye shall not afflict any widow, or fatherless child.
Jas 2:3
70%
3and ye have regard to him that weareth the fine clothing, and say, {G846} Sit thou here in a good place; and ye say to the poor man, Stand thou there, or sit {G5602} under my footstool;
Isa 10:2
70%
2to turn aside the needy from justice, and to rob the poor of my people of their right, that widows may be their spoil, and that they may make the fatherless their prey!
Prov 18:23
70%
23The poor useth entreaties; But the rich answereth roughly.
Deut 27:19
70%
19Cursed be he that wresteth the justice [due] to the sojourner, fatherless, and widow. And all the people shall say, Amen.
Job 13:10
70%
10He will surely reprove you, If ye do secretly show partiality.
Prov 23:10
70%
10Remove not the ancient landmark; And enter not into the fields of the fatherless:
Job 36:6
70%
6He preserveth not the life of the wicked, But giveth to the afflicted [their] right.
Luke 18:2
70%
2saying, There was in a city a judge, who feared not God, and regarded not man:
Prov 30:10
70%
10Slander not a servant unto his master, Lest he curse thee, and thou be held guilty.
Prov 14:20
70%
20The poor is hated even of his own neighbor; But the rich hath many friends.
Amos 5:11
70%
11Forasmuch therefore as ye trample upon the poor, and take exactions from him of wheat: ye have built houses of hewn stone, but ye shall not dwell in them; ye have planted pleasant vineyards, but ye shall not drink the wine thereof.
Deut 15:11
70%
11For the poor will never cease out of the land: therefore I command thee, saying, Thou shalt surely open thy hand unto thy brother, to thy needy, and to thy poor, in thy land.
Prov 28:27
70%
27He that giveth unto the poor shall not lack; But he that hideth his eyes shall have many a curse.