2 You shall not fall in with the many to do evil, nor shall you bear witness in a lawsuit, siding with the many, so as to pervert justice, 3 rnor shall you be partial to a poor man in his lawsuit.
17 You shall not be ipartial in judgment. You shall hear the small and the great alike. You shall not be intimidated by anyone, for the judgment is God’s. jAnd the case that is too hard for you, you shall bring to me, and I will hear it.’
19 You shall not jpervert justice. You shall not kshow partiality, and you shall not accept a lbribe, for a bribe blinds the eyes of the wise and subverts the cause of the righteous.
19 “‘Cursed be anyone who eperverts the justice due to the sojourner, the fatherless, and the widow.’ And all the people shall say, ‘Amen.’
2 “How long will you judge unjustly
More Sayings of the Wise
23 lThese also are sayings of the wise.
mPartiality in judging is not good.
9 But if you show partiality, you are committing sin and are convicted by the law as transgressors.
6 and said to the judges, “Consider what you do, for you judge not for man but for the Lord. He is with you in giving judgment. 7 Now then, let the fear of the Lord be upon you. Be careful what you do, for pthere is no injustice with the Lord our God, or qpartiality or taking bribes.”
