²⁴ Judge not according to appearance, but judge righteous judgment.

³ And his delight shall be in the fear of Jehovah; and he shall not judge after the sight of his eyes, neither decide after the hearing of his ears;

⁴ but with righteousness shall he judge the poor, and decide with equity for the meek of the earth; and he shall smite the earth with the rod of his mouth; and with the breath of his lips shall he slay the wicked.

¹⁵ Ye judge after the flesh; I judge no man.

¹⁵ He that justifieth the wicked, and he that condemneth the righteous, Both of them alike are an abomination to Jehovah.

¹⁶ And I charged your judges at that time, saying, Hear `the causes' between your brethren, and judge righteously between a man and his brother, and the sojourner that is with him.

¹⁷ Ye shall not respect persons in judgment; ye shall hear the small and the great alike; ye shall not be afraid of the face of man; for the judgment is God's: and the cause that is too hard for you ye shall bring unto me, and I will hear it.

⁹ but if ye have respect of persons, ye commit sin, being convicted by the law as transgressors.

⁴ Do ye not make distinctions among yourselves, and become judges with evil thoughts?

¹ Do ye indeed in silence speak righteousness? Do ye judge uprightly, O ye sons of men?

² Nay, in heart ye work wickedness; Ye weigh out the violence of your hands in the earth.

¹⁸ Judges and officers shalt thou make thee in all thy gates, which Jehovah thy God giveth thee, according to thy tribes; and they shall judge the people with righteous judgment.

¹⁹ Thou shalt not wrest justice: thou shalt not respect persons; neither shalt thou take a bribe; for a bribe doth blind the eyes of the wise, and pervert the words of the righteous.

¹⁵ Ye shall do no unrighteousness in judgment: thou shalt not respect the person of the poor, nor honor the person of the mighty; but in righteousness shalt thou judge thy neighbor.

¹ My brethren, hold not the faith of our Lord Jesus Christ, `the Lord' of glory, with respect of persons.

²³ that justify the wicked for a bribe, and take away the righteousness of the righteous from him!

²⁰ Shall the throne of wickedness have fellowship with thee, Which frameth mischief by statute?

²¹ They gather themselves together against the soul of the righteous, And condemn the innocent blood.

² How long will ye judge unjustly, And respect the persons of the wicked? Selah

²³ These also are `sayings' of the wise. To have respect of persons in judgment is not good.