John 7:24 Cross References - MSB

²⁴ Stop judging by outward appearances, and start judging justly.”

¹⁵ You must not pervert justice; you must not show partiality to the poor or favoritism to the rich; you are to judge your neighbor fairly.

¹⁶ At that time I charged your judges: “Hear the disputes between your brothers, and judge fairly between a man and his brother or a foreign resident. ¹⁷ Show no partiality in judging; hear both small and great alike. Do not be intimidated by anyone, for judgment belongs to God. And bring to me any case too difficult for you, and I will hear it.”

¹⁸ You are to appoint judges and officials for your tribes in every town that the LORD your God is giving you. They are to judge the people with righteous judgment. ¹⁹ Do not deny justice or show partiality. Do not accept a bribe, for a bribe blinds the eyes of the wise and twists the words of the righteous.

¹ For the choirmaster. To the tune of “Do Not Destroy.” A Miktam of David. Do you indeed speak justly, O rulers? Do you judge uprightly, O sons of men? ² No, in your hearts you devise injustice; with your hands you mete out violence on the earth.

² “How long will you judge unjustly and show partiality to the wicked? Selah

²⁰ Can a corrupt throne be Your ally—one devising mischief by decree? ²¹ They band together against the righteous and condemn the innocent to death.

¹⁵ Acquitting the guilty and condemning the righteous—both are detestable to the LORD.

²³ These also are sayings of the wise: To show partiality in judgment is not good.

²³ who acquit the guilty for a bribe and deprive the innocent of justice.

³ And He will delight in the fear of the LORD. He will not judge by what His eyes see, and He will not decide by what His ears hear, ⁴ but with righteousness He will judge the poor, and with equity He will decide for the lowly of the earth. He will strike the earth with the rod of His mouth and slay the wicked with the breath of His lips.

¹⁵ You judge according to the flesh; I judge no one.

¹ My brothers, as you hold out your faith in our glorious Lord Jesus Christ, do not show favoritism.

⁴ have you not discriminated among yourselves and become judges with evil thoughts?

⁹ But if you show favoritism, you sin and are convicted by the law as transgressors.