Deuteronomy 19:17

NET Bible® (New English Translation)

then both parties to the controversy must stand before the LORD, that is, before the priests and judges who will be in office in those days.

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Referenced Verses

  • Deut 17:9 : 9 You will go to the Levitical priests and the judge in office in those days and seek a solution; they will render a verdict.
  • Deut 21:5 : 5 Then the Levitical priests will approach(for the LORD your God has chosen them to serve him and to pronounce blessings in his name, and to decide every judicial verdict)
  • Mal 2:7 : 7 For the lips of a priest should preserve knowledge of sacred things, and people should seek instruction from him because he is the messenger of the LORD of Heaven’s Armies.
  • Matt 23:2-3 : 2 “The experts in the law and the Pharisees sit on Moses’ seat. 3 Therefore pay attention to what they tell you and do it. But do not do what they do, for they do not practice what they teach.

Similar Verses (AI)

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  • Deut 19:18-19
    2 verses
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    18The judges will thoroughly investigate the matter, and if the witness should prove to be false and to have given false testimony against the accused,

    19you must do to him what he had intended to do to the accused. In this way you will purge evil from among you.

  • Deut 25:1
    80%

    1If controversy arises between people, they should go to court for judgment. When the judges hear the case, they shall exonerate the innocent but condemn the guilty.

  • Deut 19:15-16
    2 verses
    79%

    15A single witness may not testify against another person for any trespass or sin that he commits. A matter may be legally established only on the testimony of two or three witnesses.

    16If a false witness testifies against another person and accuses him of a crime,

  • Deut 17:6-10
    5 verses
    79%

    6At the testimony of two or three witnesses they must be executed. They cannot be put to death on the testimony of only one witness.

    7The witnesses must be first to begin the execution, and then all the people are to join in afterward. In this way you will purge evil from among you.

    8Appeal to a Higher Court If a matter is too difficult for you to judge– bloodshed, legal claim, or assault– matters of controversy in your villages– you must leave there and go up to the place the LORD your God chooses.

    9You will go to the Levitical priests and the judge in office in those days and seek a solution; they will render a verdict.

    10You must then do as they have determined at that place the LORD chooses. Be careful to do just as you are taught.

  • 2 Chr 19:6-8
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    75%

    6He told the judges,“Be careful what you do, for you are not judging for men, but for the LORD, who will be with you when you make judicial decisions.

    7Respect the LORD and make careful decisions, for the LORD our God disapproves of injustice, partiality, and bribery.”

    8In Jerusalem Jehoshaphat appointed some Levites, priests, and Israelite family leaders to judge on behalf of the LORD and to settle disputes among the residents of Jerusalem.

  • Isa 3:13
    74%

    13The LORD takes his position to judge; he stands up to pass sentence on his people.

  • Deut 21:5
    74%

    5Then the Levitical priests will approach(for the LORD your God has chosen them to serve him and to pronounce blessings in his name, and to decide every judicial verdict)

  • Exod 22:8-9
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    73%

    8If the thief is not caught, then the owner of the house will be brought before the judges to see whether he has laid his hand on his neighbor’s goods.

    9In all cases of illegal possessions, whether for an ox, a donkey, a sheep, a garment, or any kind of lost item, about which someone says‘This belongs to me,’ the matter of the two of them will come before the judges, and the one whom the judges declare guilty must repay double to his neighbor.

  • Deut 1:16-17
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    16I furthermore admonished your judges at that time that they should pay attention to issues among your fellow citizens and judge fairly, whether between one person and a native Israelite or a resident foreigner.

    17They must not discriminate in judgment, but hear the lowly and the great alike. Nor should they be intimidated by human beings, for judgment belongs to God. If the matter being adjudicated is too difficult for them, they should bring it before me for a hearing.

  • 2 Chr 19:10
    72%

    10Whenever your countrymen who live in the cities bring a case before you(whether it involves a violent crime or other matters related to the law, commandments, rules, and regulations), warn them that they must not sin against the LORD. If you fail to do so, God will be angry with you and your colleagues, but if you obey, you will be free of guilt.

  • Exod 18:16
    71%

    16When they have a dispute, it comes to me and I decide between a man and his neighbor, and I make known the decrees of God and his laws.”

  • Deut 16:18-20
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    18Provision for Justice You must appoint judges and civil servants for each tribe in all your villages that the LORD your God is giving you, and they must judge the people fairly.

    19You must not pervert justice or show favor. Do not take a bribe, for bribes blind the eyes of the wise and distort the words of the righteous.

    20You must pursue justice alone so that you may live and inherit the land the LORD your God is giving you.

  • 1 Cor 6:1
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    1Lawsuits When any of you has a legal dispute with another, does he dare go to court before the unrighteous rather than before the saints?

  • Mic 6:2
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    2Hear the LORD’s accusation, you mountains, you enduring foundations of the earth! For the LORD has a case against his people; he has a dispute with Israel!

  • Matt 18:16
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    16But if he does not listen, take one or two others with you, so that at the testimony of two or three witnesses every matter may be established.

  • 1 Sam 12:7
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    7Now take your positions, so I may confront you before the LORD regarding all the LORD’s just actions toward you and your ancestors.

  • Exod 21:1
    70%

    1The Decisions“These are the decisions that you will set before them:

  • Lev 19:15
    69%

    15Justice, Love, and Propriety“‘You must not deal unjustly in judgment: you must neither show partiality to the poor nor honor the rich. You must judge your fellow citizen fairly.

  • 1 Tim 5:19
    69%

    19Do not accept an accusation against an elder unless it can be confirmed by two or three witnesses.

  • 1 Kgs 8:31
    69%

    31“When someone is accused of sinning against his neighbor and the latter pronounces a curse on the alleged offender before your altar in this temple, be willing to forgive the accused if the accusation is false.

  • Num 35:24
    69%

    24then the community must judge between the slayer and the avenger of blood according to these decisions.

  • Ps 17:2
    69%

    2Make a just decision on my behalf! Decide what is right!

  • Deut 21:2
    69%

    2your elders and judges must go out and measure how far it is to the cities in the vicinity of the corpse.

  • Ps 7:8
    69%

    8The LORD judges the nations. Vindicate me, LORD, because I am innocent, because I am blameless, O Exalted One!

  • John 8:17
    69%

    17It is written in your law that the testimony of two men is true.

  • Prov 18:17
    69%

    17The first to state his case seems right, until his opponent begins to cross-examine him.

  • Jer 7:5
    69%

    5You must change the way you have been living and do what is right. You must treat one another fairly.

  • Exod 18:13
    69%

    13On the next day Moses sat to judge the people, and the people stood around Moses from morning until evening.

  • Jer 18:19
    69%

    19Then I said,“LORD, pay attention to me. Listen to what my enemies are saying.

  • Hos 12:2
    69%

    2The LORD also has a covenant lawsuit against Judah; he will punish Jacob according to his ways and repay him according to his deeds.

  • Mal 2:17
    68%

    17Resistance to the Lord through Self-deceit You have wearied the LORD with your words. But you say,“How have we wearied him?” Because you say,“Everyone who does evil is good in the LORD’s opinion, and he delights in them,” or“Where is the God of justice?”

  • Acts 19:38-39
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    68%

    38If then Demetrius and the craftsmen who are with him have a complaint against someone, the courts are open and there are proconsuls; let them bring charges against one another there.

    39But if you want anything in addition, it will have to be settled in a legal assembly.

  • Prov 17:15
    68%

    15The one who acquits the guilty and the one who condemns the innocent– both of them are an abomination to the LORD.

  • Jer 17:19
    68%

    19Observance of the Sabbath Day Is a Key to the Future The LORD told me,“Go and stand in the People’s Gate through which the kings of Judah enter and leave the city. Then go and stand in all the other gates of the city of Jerusalem.

  • 1 Cor 6:6
    68%

    6Instead, does a Christian sue a Christian, and do this before unbelievers?

  • Zech 8:16
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    16These are the things you must do: Speak the truth, each of you, to one another. Practice true and righteous judgment in your courts.

  • 2 Chr 6:22
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    22“When someone is accused of sinning against his neighbor and the latter pronounces a curse on the alleged offender before your altar in this temple,