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Deuteronomy 25:1

If there is a dispute between men, they are to go to court to be judged, so that the innocent may be acquitted and the guilty condemned.

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ASV

If there be a controversy between men, and they come unto judgment, and the judges judge them; then they shall justify the righteous, and condemn the wicked.

KJV

If there be a controversy between men, and they come unto judgment, that the judges may judge them; then they shall justify the righteous, and condemn the wicked.

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15 tagged words
OriginalTransliterationMeaningWord study
כִּֽי־ki-ifH3588 →
יִהְיֶ֥הyih.Yehit will happenH1961 →
רִיב֙riva disputeH7379 →
בֵּ֣יןbeinbetweenH996 →
אֲנָשִׁ֔ים'a.na.ShimpeopleH582 →
וְנִגְּשׁ֥וּve.ni.ge.Shuand they will draw nearH5066 →
אֶל־'el-toH413 →
הַמִּשְׁפָּ֖טha.mish.Patthe place of judgmentH4941 →
וּשְׁפָט֑וּםu.she.fa.Tumand they will judge themH8199 →
וְהִצְדִּ֙יקוּ֙ve.hitz.Di.kuand they will declare righteousH6663 →
אֶת־'et-<obj.>H853 →
הַצַּדִּ֔יקha.tza.Dikthe righteous [one]H6662 →
וְהִרְשִׁ֖יעוּve.hir.Shi.'uand they will condemn as guiltyH7561 →
אֶת־'et-<obj.>H853 →
הָרָשָֽׁע׃ha.ra.Sha'the guilty [one]H7563 →

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Romans 13:3For rulers are not a terror to good conduct, but to bad. Do you want to be unafraid of the one in authority? Then do what is right, and you will have his approval.Exodus 22:9In all cases of illegal possession of an ox, a donkey, a sheep, a garment, or any lost item that someone claims, ‘This is mine,’ both parties shall bring their cases before the judges. The one whom the judges find guilty must pay back double to his neighbor.1 Kings 8:32then may You hear from heaven and act. May You judge Your servants, condemning the wicked man by bringing down on his own head what he has done, and justifying the righteous man by rewarding him according to his righteousness.Proverbs 17:15Acquitting the guilty and condemning the righteous—both are detestable to the LORD.Deuteronomy 1:16–17At that time I charged your judges: “Hear the disputes between your brothers, and judge fairly between a man and his brother or a foreign resident.Deuteronomy 17:8–9If a case is too difficult for you to judge, whether the controversy within your gates is regarding bloodshed, lawsuits, or assaults, you must go up to the place the LORD your God will choose.Isaiah 5:23who acquit the guilty for a bribe and deprive the innocent of justice.Isaiah 1:17Learn to do right; seek justice and correct the oppressor. Defend the fatherless and plead the case of the widow.”Malachi 3:18So you will again distinguish between the righteous and the wicked, between those who serve God and those who do not.”2 Samuel 23:3The God of Israel spoke; the Rock of Israel said to me, ‘He who rules the people with justice, who rules in the fear of God,Ezekiel 44:24In any dispute, they shall officiate as judges and judge according to My ordinances. They must keep My laws and statutes regarding all My appointed feasts, and they must keep My Sabbaths holy.2 Chronicles 19:6–10Then 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.Micah 3:1–2Then I said: “Hear now, O leaders of Jacob, you rulers of the house of Israel. Should you not know justice?Isaiah 1:23Your rulers are rebels, friends of thieves. They all love bribes and chasing after rewards. They do not defend the fatherless, and the plea of the widow never comes before them.Psalms 58:1–2Do you indeed speak justly, O rulers? Do you judge uprightly, O sons of men?Habakkuk 1:13Your eyes are too pure to look upon evil, and You cannot tolerate wrongdoing. So why do You tolerate the faithless? Why are You silent while the wicked swallow up those more righteous than themselves?Deuteronomy 16:18–20You are to appoint judges and officials for your tribes in every town that the LORD your God is giving you. They are to judge the people with righteous judgment.Habakkuk 1:4Therefore the law is paralyzed, and justice never goes forth. For the wicked hem in the righteous, so that justice is perverted.

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