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Deuteronomy 1:17

Show no partiality in judging; hear both small and great alike. Do not be intimidated by anyone, for judgment belongs to God. And bring to me any case too difficult for you, and I will hear it.”

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ASV

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.

KJV

Ye shall not respect persons in judgment; but ye shall hear the small as well as the great; 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, bring it unto me, and I will hear it.

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22 tagged words
OriginalTransliterationMeaningWord study
לֹֽא־lo'-notH3808 →
תַכִּ֨ירוּta.Ki.ruyou will pay regard toH5234 →
פָנִ֜יםfa.NimfacesH6440 →
בַּמִּשְׁפָּ֗טba.mish.Patin <the> judgmentH4941 →
כַּקָּטֹ֤ןka.ka.Tonas the smallH6996 →
כַּגָּדֹל֙ka.ga.Dolas the greatH1419 →
תִּשְׁמָע֔וּןtish.ma.'Unyou will listen !H8085 →
לֹ֤אlo'notH3808 →
תָג֙וּרוּ֙ta.Gu.ruyou will be afraidH1481 →
מִפְּנֵי־mi.pe.nei-of <the face of>H6440 →
אִ֔ישׁ'IshanyoneH376 →
כִּ֥יkiforH3588 →
הַמִּשְׁפָּ֖טha.mish.Patthe judgmentH4941 →
לֵאלֹהִ֣יםle.lo.Him[belongs] to GodH430 →
ה֑וּאHu'itH1931 →
וְהַדָּבָר֙ve.ha.da.Varand the matterH1697 →
אֲשֶׁ֣ר'a.SherwhichH834 →
יִקְשֶׁ֣הyik.Shehit will be [too] hardH7185 →
מִכֶּ֔םmi.Kemfor you
תַּקְרִב֥וּןtak.ri.Vunyou will bring near !H7126 →
אֵלַ֖י'e.Laito meH413 →
וּשְׁמַעְתִּֽיו׃u.she.ma'.Tivand I will hear itH8085 →

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James 2:1My brothers, as you hold out your faith in our glorious Lord Jesus Christ, do not show favoritism.Deuteronomy 16:19Do not deny justice or show partiality. Do not accept a bribe, for a bribe blinds the eyes of the wise and twists the words of the righteous.Exodus 18:26And they judged the people at all times; they would bring the difficult cases to Moses, but any minor issue they would judge themselves.James 2:9But if you show favoritism, you sin and are convicted by the law as transgressors.Proverbs 24:23These also are sayings of the wise: To show partiality in judgment is not good.Leviticus 19:15You must not pervert justice; you must not show partiality to the poor or favoritism to the rich; you are to judge your neighbor fairly.2 Chronicles 19:6Then he said to the judges, “Consider carefully what you do, for you are not judging for man, but for the LORD, who is with you when you render judgment.Psalms 82:2“How long will you judge unjustly and show partiality to the wicked? SelahJohn 7:51“Does our law convict a man without first hearing from him to determine what he has done?”Exodus 18:22Have these men judge the people at all times. Then they can bring you any major issue, but all minor cases they can judge on their own, so that your load may be lightened as they share it with you.1 Peter 1:17Since you call on a Father who judges each one’s work impartially, conduct yourselves in reverent fear during your stay as foreigners.James 2:1–5My brothers, as you hold out your faith in our glorious Lord Jesus Christ, do not show favoritism.Malachi 2:9“So I in turn have made you despised and humiliated before all the people, because you have not kept My ways, but have shown partiality in matters of the law.”Exodus 23:2You shall not follow the crowd in wrongdoing. When you testify in a lawsuit, do not pervert justice by siding with the crowd.Deuteronomy 10:17For the LORD your God is God of gods and Lord of lords, the great, mighty, and awesome God, showing no partiality and accepting no bribe.Proverbs 22:22–23Do not rob a poor man because he is poor, and do not crush the afflicted at the gate,2 Samuel 14:14For surely we will die and be like water poured out on the ground, which cannot be recovered. Yet God does not take away a life; but He devises ways that the banished one may not be cast out from Him.1 Thessalonians 2:4Instead, we speak as those approved by God to be entrusted with the gospel, not in order to please men but God, who examines our hearts.

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