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Deuteronomy 1:17
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.
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Proverbs 18:5
It is terrible to show partiality to the wicked, by depriving a righteous man of justice.
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Psalms 58:1-2
Do you rulers really pronounce just decisions? Do you judge people fairly?No! You plan how to do what is unjust; you deal out violence in the earth.
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Galatians 2:6
But from those who were influential( whatever they were makes no difference to me; God shows no favoritism between people)– those influential leaders added nothing to my message.
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Micah 3:9-12
Listen to this, you leaders of the family of Jacob, you rulers of the nation of Israel! You hate justice and pervert all that is right.You build Zion through bloody crimes, Jerusalem through unjust violence.Her leaders take bribes when they decide legal cases, her priests proclaim rulings for profit, and her prophets read omens for pay. Yet they claim to trust the LORD and say,“ The LORD is among us. Disaster will not overtake us!”Therefore, because of you, Zion will be plowed up like a field, Jerusalem will become a heap of ruins, and the Temple Mount will become a hill overgrown with brush!
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1 Kings 18 21
Elijah approached all the people and said,“ How long are you going to be paralyzed by indecision? If the LORD is the true God, then follow him, but if Baal is, follow him!” But the people did not say a word.
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Leviticus 19:15
“‘ 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.
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2 Chronicles 19 7
Respect the LORD and make careful decisions, for the LORD our God disapproves of injustice, partiality, and bribery.”
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Exodus 23:6-7
“ You must not turn away justice for your poor people in their lawsuits.Keep your distance from a false charge– do not kill the innocent and the righteous, for I will not justify the wicked.
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Job 34:19
who 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?
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Psalms 62:3
How long will you threaten a man? All of you are murderers, as dangerous as a leaning wall or an unstable fence.
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Exodus 10:3
So Moses and Aaron came to Pharaoh and told him,“ Thus says the LORD, the God of the Hebrews:‘ How long do you refuse to humble yourself before me? Release my people so that they may serve me!
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Micah 3:1-3
I said,“ Listen, you leaders of Jacob, you rulers of the nation of Israel! You ought to know what is just,yet you hate what is good, and love what is evil. You flay my people’s skin and rip the flesh from their bones.You devour my people’s flesh, strip off their skin, and crush their bones. You chop them up like flesh in a pot– like meat in a kettle.
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Matthew 17:17
Jesus answered,“ You unbelieving and perverse generation! How much longer must I be with you? How much longer must I endure you? Bring him here to me.”
