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.”

Cross References (40)

  • Deuteronomy 16:19 (10)

    Do not deny justice or show partiality. Do not accept a bribe, for a bribe blinds the eyes of the wise and twists the wo

  • James 2:9 (9)

    But if you show favoritism, you sin and are convicted by the law as transgressors.

  • Exodus 18:26 (9)

    And they judged the people at all times; they would bring the difficult cases to Moses, but any minor issue they would j

  • 2 Chronicles 19:6 (8)

    Then he said to the judges, “Consider carefully what you do, for you are not judging for man, but for the LORD, who is w

  • Leviticus 19:15 (8)

    You must not pervert justice; you must not show partiality to the poor or favoritism to the rich; you are to judge your

  • Proverbs 24:23 (8)

    These also are sayings of the wise: To show partiality in judgment is not good.

  • Exodus 18:22 (6)

    Have these men judge the people at all times. Then they can bring you any major issue, but all minor cases they can judg

  • James 2:1–5 (5)

    My brothers, as you hold out your faith in our glorious Lord Jesus Christ, do not show favoritism.

  • 1 Peter 1:17 (5)

    Since you call on a Father who judges each one’s work impartially, conduct yourselves in reverent fear during your stay

  • Deuteronomy 10:17 (4)

    For the LORD your God is God of gods and Lord of lords, the great, mighty, and awesome God, showing no partiality and ac

  • 2 Samuel 14:14 (4)

    For we will surely die and be like water poured out on the ground, which cannot be recovered. Yet God does not take away

  • 1 Thessalonians 2:4 (4)

    Instead, we speak as those approved by God to be entrusted with the gospel, not in order to please men but God, who exam

  • Proverbs 29:25 (4)

    The fear of man is a snare, but whoever trusts in the LORD is set securely on high.

  • Proverbs 22:22–23 (4)

    Do not rob a poor man because he is poor, and do not crush the afflicted at the gate,

  • Exodus 23:6–7 (4)

    You shall not deny justice to the poor in their lawsuits.

  • 1 Samuel 16:7 (4)

    But the LORD said to Samuel, “Do not consider his appearance or height, for I have rejected him; the LORD does not see a

  • Luke 20:21 (3)

    “Teacher,” they inquired, “we know that You speak and teach correctly. You show no partiality but teach the way of God i

  • Mark 12:14 (3)

    “Teacher,” they said, “we know that You are honest and seek favor from no one. Indeed, You are impartial and teach the w

  • Ephesians 6:9 (3)

    And masters, do the same for your slaves. Give up your use of threats, because you know that He who is both their Master

  • Colossians 3:25 (3)

    Whoever does wrong will be repaid for his wrong, and there is no favoritism.

  • Exodus 23:2–3 (3)

    You shall not follow the crowd in wrongdoing. When you testify in a lawsuit, do not pervert justice by siding with the c

  • Romans 2:11 (3)

    For God does not show favoritism.

  • Matthew 22:16 (3)

    They sent their disciples to Him along with the Herodians. “Teacher,” they said, “we know that You are honest and that Y

  • Job 31:13–16 (2)

    If I have rejected the cause of my manservant or maidservant when they made a complaint against me,

  • Micah 2:1–3 (2)

    Woe to those who devise iniquity and plot evil on their beds! At morning’s light they accomplish it because the power is

  • Micah 7:3–4 (2)

    Both hands are skilled at evil; the prince and the judge demand a bribe. When the powerful utters his evil desire, they

  • 1 Kings 21:8–14 (2)

    Then Jezebel wrote letters in Ahab’s name, sealed them with his seal, and sent them to the elders and nobles who lived w

  • Amos 5:11–12 (2)

    Therefore, because you trample on the poor and exact from him a tax of grain, you will never live in the stone houses yo

  • Jeremiah 5:28–29 (2)

    They have grown fat and sleek, and have excelled in the deeds of the wicked. They have not taken up the cause of the fat

  • 1 Samuel 12:3–4 (2)

    Here I am. Bear witness against me before the LORD and before His anointed: Whose ox or donkey have I taken? Whom have I

  • Jeremiah 1:17 (2)

    Get yourself ready. Stand up and tell them everything that I command you. Do not be intimidated by them, or I will terri

  • Deuteronomy 17:8–10 (2)

    If a case is too difficult for you to judge, whether the controversy within your gates is regarding bloodshed, lawsuits,

  • Micah 3:1–4 (2)

    Then I said: “Hear now, O leaders of Jacob, you rulers of the house of Israel. Should you not know justice?

  • Job 22:6–9 (2)

    For you needlessly demanded security from your brothers and deprived the naked of their clothing.

  • Job 31:34 (2)

    because I greatly feared the crowds and the contempt of the clans terrified me, so that I kept silent and would not go o

  • Psalms 82:3–4 (2)

    Defend the cause of the weak and fatherless; uphold the rights of the afflicted and oppressed.

  • Acts 10:34–35 (2)

    Then Peter began to speak: “I now truly understand that God does not show favoritism,

  • Exodus 18:18 (2)

    Surely you and these people with you will wear yourselves out, because the task is too heavy for you. You cannot handle

  • Deuteronomy 24:17 (2)

    Do not deny justice to the foreigner or the fatherless, and do not take a widow’s cloak as security.

  • Job 29:11–17 (2)

    For those who heard me called me blessed, and those who saw me commended me,