Deuteronomy 1:17
You shall not show partiality in judgment; you shall hear the small and the great alike. You shall not be afraid of the face of man, for the judgment is God’s. The case that is too hard for you, you shall bring to me, and I will hear it.”
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- Deuteronomy 16:19 You shall not pervert justice. You shall not show partiality. You shall not take a bribe, for a bribe blinds the eyes of the wise and perverts the words of the righteous.
- Exodus 18:26 They judged the people at all times. They brought the hard cases to Moses, but every small matter they judged themselves.
- James 2:9 But if you show partiality, you commit sin, being convicted by the law as transgressors.