Deuteronomy 16:19

Do 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.

Cross References (25)

  • Leviticus 19:15 (9)

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

  • Exodus 23:2 (8)

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

  • Proverbs 17:23 (8)

    A wicked man takes a covert bribe to subvert the course of justice.

  • Deuteronomy 10:17 (6)

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

  • Deuteronomy 24:17 (6)

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

  • Habakkuk 1:4 (6)

    Therefore the law is paralyzed, and justice never goes forth. For the wicked hem in the righteous, so that justice is pe

  • Ecclesiastes 7:7 (5)

    Surely extortion turns a wise man into a fool, and a bribe corrupts the heart.

  • Proverbs 24:23 (5)

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

  • Isaiah 1:17 (5)

    Learn to do right; seek justice and correct the oppressor. Defend the fatherless and plead the case of the widow.”

  • Deuteronomy 27:19 (5)

    ‘Cursed is he who withholds justice from the foreigner, the fatherless, or the widow.’ And let all the people say, ‘Amen

  • Acts 10:34 (4)

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

  • Acts 16:37 (4)

    But Paul said to the officers, “They beat us publicly without a trial and threw us into prison, even though we are Roman

  • 1 Samuel 8:3 (4)

    But his sons did not walk in his ways; they turned aside toward dishonest gain, accepting bribes and perverting justice.

  • Deuteronomy 1:16–17 (4)

    At that time I charged your judges: “Hear the disputes between your brothers, and judge fairly between a man and his bro

  • Exodus 23:6–8 (4)

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

  • Micah 7:3 (4)

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

  • Isaiah 33:15 (3)

    He who walks righteously and speaks with sincerity, who refuses gain from extortion, whose hand never takes a bribe, who

  • 1 Samuel 12:3 (3)

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

  • Proverbs 24:28 (3)

    Do not testify against your neighbor without cause, and do not deceive with your lips.

  • Jeremiah 5:28 (3)

    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

  • Isaiah 1:23 (3)

    Your rulers are rebels, friends of thieves. They all love bribes and chasing after rewards. They do not defend the fathe

  • Ezekiel 22:12 (3)

    In you they take bribes to shed blood. You engage in usury, take excess interest, and extort your neighbors. But Me you

  • Job 31:21–22 (3)

    if I have lifted up my hand against the fatherless because I saw that I had support in the gate,

  • Acts 23:3 (3)

    Then Paul said to him, “God will strike you, you whitewashed wall! You sit here to judge me according to the law, yet yo

  • Zephaniah 3:3–5 (2)

    Her princes are roaring lions; her judges are evening wolves, leaving nothing for the morning.