Deuteronomy 16:19
The Scripture
(19) Thou shalt not wrest judgment; thou shalt not respect persons, neither take a gift: for a gift doth blind the eyes of the wise, and pervert the words of the righteous.
Chapter overview (whole chapter)
Deuteronomy 16 commands Israel to observe the Passover in the month of Abib, the Feast of Weeks, and the Feast of Tabernacles at the place the Lord chooses, appearing before Him with freewill offerings and rejoicing. It instructs them to appoint judges and officers in every town to judge the people with righteous judgment, showing no partiality and taking no bribe. The chapter closes by forbidding them to plant a grove or set up any image beside the Lord's altar, which He hates.
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Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
Deuteronomy 24:17Deuteronomy 27:19Exodus 23:2Exodus 23:6Exodus 23:7Exodus 23:8Leviticus 19:15I Samuel 8:3I Samuel 12:3Job 31:21Job 31:22Proverbs 17:23
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Exodus 23:8Job 8:3Habakkuk 1:4Romans 5:16Matthew 23:19Proverbs 24:23