Deuteronomy 16:18-20
1599 Geneva Bible
18 ¶ [a]Judges and officers shalt thou make thee in all thy cities, which the Lord thy God giveth thee, throughout the tribes: and they shall judge the people with righteous judgment.
19 Wrest not thou the Law, nor respect any person, neither take reward: for the reward blindeth the eyes of the wise, and perverteth the words of the just.
20 That which [b]is just and right shalt thou follow, that thou mayest live, and possess the land which the Lord thy God giveth thee.
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- Deuteronomy 16:18 He gave authority to that people for a time to choose themselves magistrates.
- Deuteronomy 16:20 The magistrate must constantly follow the tenor of the Law, and in nothing decline from justice.
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