Deuteronomy 16:18
New King James Version
Justice Must Be Administered
18 “You shall appoint (A)judges and officers in all your [a]gates, which the Lord your God gives you, according to your tribes, and they shall judge the people with just judgment.
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- Deuteronomy 16:18 towns
Deuteronomy 16:18
New International Version
Judges
18 Appoint judges(A) and officials for each of your tribes in every town the Lord your God is giving you, and they shall judge the people fairly.(B)
Deuteronomy 16:19
New King James Version
19 (A)You shall not pervert justice; (B)you shall not [a]show partiality, (C)nor take a bribe, for a bribe blinds the eyes of the wise and [b]twists the words of the righteous.
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- Deuteronomy 16:19 Lit. regard faces
- Deuteronomy 16:19 perverts
Deuteronomy 16:19
New International Version
19 Do not pervert justice(A) or show partiality.(B) Do not accept a bribe,(C) for a bribe blinds the eyes of the wise and twists the words of the innocent.
2 Chronicles 19:5
New King James Version
5 Then he set (A)judges in the land throughout all the fortified cities of Judah, city by city,
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2 Chronicles 19:5
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5 He appointed judges(A) in the land, in each of the fortified cities of Judah.
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