Deuteronomy 24:17

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• Deuteronomy 16:19
  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.
• Exodus 22:21–22
  You must not exploit or oppress a foreign resident, for you yourselves were foreigners in the land of Egypt.
• Exodus 23:6
  You shall not deny justice to the poor in their lawsuits.
• Deuteronomy 27:19
  ‘Cursed is he who withholds justice from the foreigner, the fatherless, or the widow.’ And let all the people say, ‘Amen!’
• Exodus 23:9
  Do not oppress a foreign resident, since you yourselves know how it feels to be foreigners; for you were foreigners in the land of Egypt.
• Isaiah 1:23
  Your rulers are rebels, friends of thieves. They all love bribes and chasing after rewards. They do not defend the fatherless, and the plea of the widow never comes before them.
• Micah 7:3
  Both hands are skilled at evil; the prince and the judge demand a bribe. When the powerful utters his evil desire, they all conspire together.
• Job 29:11–17
  For those who heard me called me blessed, and those who saw me commended me,
• Jeremiah 5:28
  They have grown fat and sleek, and have excelled in the deeds of the wicked. They have not taken up the cause of the fatherless, that they might prosper; nor have they defended the rights of the needy.
• Exodus 23:2
  You shall not follow the crowd in wrongdoing. When you testify in a lawsuit, do not pervert justice by siding with the crowd.
• Deuteronomy 1:17
  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.”
• Job 22:8–9
  …while the land belonged to a mighty man, and a man of honor lived on it.

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Archaeology and the Bible· Biblical Concept of Law· Covenant· Criminal Law and Punishment· Debt· Deuteronomy, Book of· Orphan· Poor, the· Widow

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Aliens: To be Treated with Justice· Creditor: Laws Concerning· Fatherless: Wrong Not, in Judgment· Injustice: General Scriptures Concerning· Injustice: Specially to be Avoided Towards: The Stranger and Fatherless· Lending: General Scriptures Concerning· Orphan: General Scriptures Concerning· Pawn: General Scriptures Concerning· Poor: Duty To· Strangers in Israel: Laws Respecting: To Have Justice Done to Them in all Disputes· Strangers: Mosaic Law Relating to Oppression of· Widow: Unclassified Scriptures Relating To· Widows: Laws Respecting: Raiment of, not to be Taken in Pledge by Creditors· Widows: should not Be: Deprived of Raiment in Pledge