Exodus 23:3

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and you must not show partiality to a poor man in his lawsuit.

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Referenced Verses

  • Lev 19:15 : 15 Justice, 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.
  • Deut 1:17 : 17 They 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.
  • Ps 82:2-3 : 2 He says,“How long will you make unjust legal decisions and show favoritism to the wicked?(Selah) 3 Defend the cause of the poor and the fatherless! Vindicate the oppressed and suffering!
  • Jas 3:17 : 17 But the wisdom from above is first pure, then peaceable, gentle, accommodating, full of mercy and good fruit, impartial, and not hypocritical.

Similar Verses (AI)

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  • Exod 23:5-8
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    87%

    5If you see the donkey of someone who hates you fallen under its load, you must not ignore him, but be sure to help him with it.

    6“You must not turn away justice for your poor people in their lawsuits.

    7Keep your distance from a false charge– do not kill the innocent and the righteous, for I will not justify the wicked.

    8“You must not accept a bribe, for a bribe blinds those who see and subverts the words of the righteous.

  • Lev 19:14-15
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    81%

    14You must not curse a deaf person or put a stumbling block in front of a blind person. You must fear your God; I am the LORD.

    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.

  • Exod 23:1-2
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    79%

    1Justice“You must not give a false report. Do not make common cause with the wicked to be a malicious witness.

    2“You must not follow a crowd in doing evil things; in a lawsuit you must not offer testimony that agrees with a crowd so as to pervert justice,

  • Deut 16:19
    76%

    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.

  • Deut 24:17
    76%

    17You must not pervert justice due a resident foreigner or an orphan, or take a widow’s garment as security for a loan.

  • Prov 22:22-23
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    75%

    22Do not exploit a poor person because he is poor and do not crush the needy in court,

    23for the LORD will plead their case and will rob the life those who are robbing them.

  • Prov 18:5
    74%

    5It is terrible to show partiality to the wicked, by depriving a righteous man of justice.

  • Prov 24:23
    74%

    23Further Sayings of the Wise These sayings also are from the wise: To show partiality in judgment is terrible:

  • Deut 1:17
    74%

    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.

  • Ps 82:3
    73%

    3Defend the cause of the poor and the fatherless! Vindicate the oppressed and suffering!

  • Exod 22:25
    73%

    25“If you lend money to any of my people who are needy among you, do not be like a moneylender to him; do not charge him interest.

  • Jas 2:6
    73%

    6But you have dishonored the poor! Are not the rich oppressing you and dragging you into the courts?

  • Job 34:19
    73%

    19who shows no partiality to princes, and does not take note of the rich more than the poor, because all of them are the work of his hands?

  • Deut 24:14-15
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    73%

    14You must not oppress a lowly and poor servant, whether one from among your fellow Israelites or from the resident foreigners who are living in your land and villages.

    15You must pay his wage that very day before the sun sets, for he is poor and his life depends on it. Otherwise he will cry out to the LORD against you, and you will be guilty of sin.

  • Prov 31:9
    73%

    9Open your mouth, judge in righteousness, and plead the cause of the poor and needy.

  • Deut 24:12
    73%

    12If the person is poor you may not use what he gives you as security for a covering.

  • Prov 28:21
    72%

    21To show partiality is terrible, for a person will transgress over the smallest piece of bread.

  • Lam 3:35-36
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    72%

    35to deprive a person of his rights in the presence of the Most High,

    36to defraud a person in a lawsuit– the Lord does not approve of such things!

  • Prov 14:31
    72%

    31The one who oppresses the poor has insulted his Creator, but whoever honors him shows favor to the needy.

  • Prov 3:30-31
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    30Do not accuse anyone without legitimate cause, if he has not treated you wrongly.

    31Do not envy a violent man, and do not choose any of his ways;

  • Prov 28:3
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    3A poor person who oppresses the weak is like a driving rain without food.

  • Zech 7:10
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    10You must not oppress the widow, the orphan, the resident foreigner, or the poor, nor should anyone secretly plot evil against his fellow citizen.’

  • Prov 29:7
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    7The righteous person cares for the legal rights of the poor; the wicked does not understand such knowledge.

  • Prov 22:16
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    16The one who oppresses the poor to increase his own gain and the one who gives to the rich– both end up only in poverty.

  • Deut 15:7
    71%

    7The Spirit of Liberality If a fellow Israelite from one of your villages in the land that the LORD your God is giving you should be poor, you must not harden your heart or be insensitive to his impoverished condition.

  • Prov 25:6
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    6Do not honor yourself before the king, and do not stand in the place of great men;

  • Deut 13:8
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    8You must not give in to him or even listen to him; do not feel sympathy for him or spare him or cover up for him.

  • Exod 22:22
    70%

    22“You must not afflict any widow or orphan.

  • Jas 2:3
    70%

    3do you pay attention to the one who is finely dressed and say,“You sit here in a good place,” and to the poor person,“You stand over there,” or“Sit on the floor”?

  • Isa 10:2
    70%

    2to keep the poor from getting fair treatment, and to deprive the oppressed among my people of justice, so they can steal what widows own, and loot what belongs to orphans.

  • Prov 18:23
    70%

    23A poor person makes supplications, but a rich man answers harshly.

  • Deut 27:19
    70%

    19‘Cursed is the one who perverts justice for the resident foreigner, the orphan, and the widow.’ Then all the people will say,‘Amen!’

  • Job 13:10
    70%

    10He would certainly rebuke you if you secretly showed partiality!

  • Prov 23:10
    70%

    10Do not move an ancient boundary stone, or take over the fields of the fatherless,

  • Job 36:6
    70%

    6He does not allow the wicked to live, but he gives justice to the poor.

  • Luke 18:2
    70%

    2He said,“In a certain city there was a judge who neither feared God nor respected people.

  • Prov 30:10
    70%

    10Do not slander a servant to his master, lest he curse you, and you are found guilty.

  • Prov 14:20
    70%

    20A poor person will be disliked even by his neighbors, but those who love the rich are many.

  • Amos 5:11
    70%

    11Therefore, because you make the poor pay taxes on their crops and exact a grain tax from them, you will not live in the houses you built with chiseled stone, nor will you drink the wine from the fine vineyards you planted.

  • Deut 15:11
    70%

    11There will never cease to be some poor people in the land; therefore, I am commanding you to make sure you open your hand to your fellow Israelites who are needy and poor in your land.

  • Prov 28:27
    70%

    27The one who gives to the poor will not lack, but whoever shuts his eyes to them will receive many curses.