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Acts 6:3
Instead, brothers and sisters, select from among you seven men of good reputation, full of the Spirit and of wisdom, whom we may put in charge of this task.
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2 Chronicles 19 5-2 Chronicles 19 10
He appointed judges in the land in all the fortified cities of Judah, city by city.He said to the judges,“ Consider what you are doing, for you do not judge for mankind but for the Lord who is with you when you render judgment.Now then, let the fear of the Lord be upon you; be careful about what you do, for the Lord our God will have no part in injustice or partiality, or in the taking of a bribe.”In Jerusalem Jehoshaphat also appointed some of the Levites and priests, and some of the heads of the fathers’ households of Israel, for the judgment of the Lord, and to judge disputes among the inhabitants of Jerusalem.Then he commanded them, saying,“ This is what you shall do in the fear of the Lord, faithfully and wholeheartedly.Whenever any dispute comes to you from your countrymen who live in their cities, between blood and blood, between law and commandment, statutes and ordinances, you shall warn them so that they will not be guilty before the Lord, and wrath will not come on you and your countrymen. This you shall do and you will not be guilty.
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Deuteronomy 16:18-19
“ You shall appoint for yourself judges and officers in all your towns which the Lord your God is giving you, according to your tribes, and they shall judge the people with righteous judgment.You shall not distort justice, you shall not show partiality; and you shall not accept a bribe, because a bribe blinds the eyes of the wise and distorts the words of the righteous.
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2 Samuel 23 3
The God of Israel said it; The Rock of Israel spoke to me:‘ He who rules over mankind righteously, Who rules in the fear of God,
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Ezekiel 18:8
and if he does not lend money at interest or take interest, if he keeps his hand from injustice and executes true justice between one person and another,
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Exodus 18:25
Moses chose able men out of all Israel and made them heads over the people, leaders of thousands, of hundreds, of fifties, and of tens.
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Genesis 42:18
Now Joseph said to them on the third day,“ Do this and live, for I fear God:
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Jeremiah 5:1
“ Roam about through the streets of Jerusalem, And look and take notice. And seek in her public squares, If you can find a person, If there is one who does justice, who seeks honesty, Then I will forgive her.
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2 Peter 2 14-2 Peter 2 15
having eyes full of adultery that never cease from sin, enticing unstable souls, having hearts trained in greed, accursed children;abandoning the right way, they have gone astray, having followed the way of Balaam, the son of Beor, who loved the reward of unrighteousness;
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Job 29:16
I was a father to the poor, And I investigated the case which I did not know.
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Joshua 22:14
and with him ten leaders, one leader for each father’s household from each of the tribes of Israel; and each one of them was the head of his father’s household among the thousands of Israel.
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1 Kings 18 3
Ahab summoned Obadiah, who was in charge of the household.( Now Obadiah feared the Lord greatly;
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1 Kings 18 12
And it will come about when I leave you that the Spirit of the Lord will carry you to where I do not know; so when I come and inform Ahab and he cannot find you, he will kill me, though I, your servant, have feared the Lord from my youth.
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Zechariah 8:16
These are the things which you shall do: speak the truth to one another; judge with truth and judgment for peace at your gates.
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Luke 18:4
For a while he was unwilling; but later he said to himself,‘ Even though I do not fear God nor respect any person,
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1 Kings 3 9-1 Kings 3 12
So give Your servant an understanding heart to judge Your people, to discern between good and evil. For who is capable of judging this great people of Yours?”Now it was pleasing in the sight of the Lord that Solomon had asked this thing.And God said to him,“ Because you have asked this thing, and have not asked for yourself a long life, nor have asked riches for yourself, nor have you asked for the lives of your enemies, but have asked for yourself discernment to understand justice,behold, I have done according to your words. Behold, I have given you a wise and discerning heart, so that there has been no one like you before you, nor shall one like you arise after you.
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Isaiah 33:15
One who walks righteously and speaks with integrity, One who rejects unjust gain And shakes his hands so that they hold no bribe; One who stops his ears from hearing about bloodshed And shuts his eyes from looking at evil;
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Deuteronomy 1:13-17
Obtain for yourselves men who are wise, discerning, and informed from your tribes, and I will appoint them as your heads.’And you answered me and said,‘ The thing which you have said to do is good.’So I took the heads of your tribes, wise and informed men, and appointed them as heads over you, commanders of thousands, hundreds, fifties, and tens, and officers for your tribes.“ Then I ordered your judges at that time, saying,‘ Hear the cases between your fellow countrymen and judge righteously between a person and his fellow countryman, or the stranger who is with him.You are not to show partiality in judgment; you shall hear the small and the great alike. You are not to be afraid of any person, for the judgment is God’s. The case that is too difficult for you, you shall bring to me, and I will hear it.’
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1 Timothy 6 9-1 Timothy 6 11
But those who want to get rich fall into temptation and a trap, and many foolish and harmful desires which plunge people into ruin and destruction.For the love of money is a root of all sorts of evil, and some by longing for it have wandered away from the faith and pierced themselves with many griefs.But flee from these things, you man of God, and pursue righteousness, godliness, faith, love, perseverance, and gentleness.
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Zechariah 7:9
“ This is what the Lord of armies has said:‘ Dispense true justice and practice kindness and compassion each to his brother;
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Psalms 26:9-10
Do not take my soul away along with sinners, Nor my life with men of bloodshed,In whose hands is a wicked scheme, And whose right hand is full of bribes.
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Ecclesiastes 12:13
The conclusion, when everything has been heard, is: fear God and keep His commandments, because this applies to every person.
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Nehemiah 7:2
then I put Hanani my brother, and Hananiah the commander of the citadel, in charge of Jerusalem, for he was a faithful man and feared God more than many.
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Genesis 22:12
He said,“ Do not reach out your hand against the boy, and do not do anything to him; for now I know that you fear God, since you have not withheld your son, your only son, from Me.”
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1 Samuel 8 3
His sons, however, did not walk in his ways but turned aside after dishonest gain, and they took bribes and perverted justice.
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Exodus 23:2-9
You shall not follow the crowd in doing evil, nor shall you testify in a dispute so as to join together with a crowd in order to pervert justice;nor shall you show favor to a poor person in his dispute.“ If you encounter your enemy’s ox or his donkey wandering away, you must return it to him.If you see the donkey of one who hates you lying helpless under its load, you shall not leave it helpless for its owner; you must arrange the load with him.“ You shall not pervert the justice due to your needy brother in his dispute.Keep far from a false charge, and do not kill the innocent or the righteous, for I will not acquit the guilty.“ You shall not take a bribe, for a bribe blinds the clear sighted and subverts the cause of the just.“ You shall not oppress a stranger, since you yourselves know the feelings of a stranger, for you also were strangers in the land of Egypt.
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Isaiah 16:5
A throne will be established in faithfulness, And a judge will sit on it in trustworthiness in the tent of David; Moreover, he will seek justice, And be prompt in righteousness.
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Numbers 10:4
But if only one is blown, then the leaders, the heads of the divisions of Israel, shall meet you.
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1 Samuel 8 12
He will appoint for himself commanders of thousands and commanders of fifties, and some to do his plowing and to gather in his harvest, and to make his weapons of war and equipment for his chariots.
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Isaiah 59:14-15
Justice is turned back, And righteousness stands far away; For truth has stumbled in the street, And uprightness cannot enter.Truth is lacking, And one who turns aside from evil makes himself a prey. Now the Lord saw, And it was displeasing in His sight that there was no justice.
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Nehemiah 5:9
So I said,“ The thing which you are doing is not good; should you not walk in the fear of our God because of the taunting of the nations, our enemies?
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1 Samuel 12 3-1 Samuel 12 4
Here I am; testify against me before the Lord and His anointed. Whose ox have I taken, or whose donkey have I taken, or whom have I exploited? Whom have I oppressed, or from whose hand have I taken a bribe to close my eyes with it? I will return it to you.”And they said,“ You have not exploited us or oppressed us, or taken anything from anyone’s hand.”
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Isaiah 59:4
No one sues righteously and no one pleads honestly. They trust in confusion and speak lies; They conceive trouble and give birth to disaster.
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Job 31:13
“ If I have rejected the claim of my male or female slaves When they filed a complaint against me,
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Acts 20:33
I have coveted no one’s silver or gold or clothes.
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Psalms 15:5
He does not lend his money at interest, Nor does he take a bribe against the innocent. One who does these things will never be shaken.
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Proverbs 28:2
Due to a wrongdoing of a land its leaders are many, But by a person of understanding and knowledge, so it endures.
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Luke 18:2
saying,“ In a certain city there was a judge who did not fear God and did not respect any person.
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Ezekiel 22:12
Among you they have taken bribes to shed blood; you have taken interest, you have injured your neighbors by oppression, and you have forgotten Me,” declares the Lord God.
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1 Timothy 3 3
not overindulging in wine, not a bully, but gentle, not contentious, free from the love of money.