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Deuteronomy 16:19 KJV
Deuteronomy · chapter 16 · verse 19 · King James Version
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.Deuteronomy 16:19 · King James Version
Deuteronomy 16:19 in context
17Every man shall give as he is able, according to the blessing of the LORD thy God which he hath given thee.
18Judges and officers shalt thou make thee in all thy gates, which the LORD thy God giveth thee, throughout thy tribes: and they shall judge the people with just judgment.
19Thou 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.
20That which is altogether just shalt thou follow, that thou mayest live, and inherit the land which the LORD thy God giveth thee.
21Thou shalt not plant thee a grove of any trees near unto the altar of the LORD thy God, which thou shalt make thee.
Key words (Strong's)
- judgmentmishpâṭproperly, a verdict pronounced judicially, especially a sentence or formal decree divine…H4941 →
- respectnâkarproperly, to scrutinizeH5234 →
- personspânîymthe faceH6440 →
- pervertçâlaphproperly, to wrenchH5557 →
- wrestnâṭâhto stretch or spread outH5186 →
- blindʻâvarto blindH5786 →
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