Exodus 23:6
You shall not deny justice to the poor in their lawsuits.
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Exodus 23:2, 3
You shall not follow a crowd in wrongdoing. When you testify in a lawsuit, do not pervert justice by siding with a crowd. . . .

Deuteronomy 16:19
Do not deny justice or show partiality. Do not accept any bribes, for a bribe blinds the eyes of the wise and twists the words of the righteous.

Deuteronomy 27:19
Cursed is he who withholds justice from the foreigner, the fatherless, or the widow.' And let all the people say, 'Amen!'

2 Chronicles 19:7
And now, may the fear of the LORD be upon you. Be careful what you do, for with the LORD our God there is no injustice, partiality, or bribery."

Job 31:13, 21, 22
If I have rejected the cause of my manservant or maidservant when they made a complaint against me, . . .

Psalm 82:3, 4
Defend the cause of the weak and fatherless; uphold the rights of the afflicted and oppressed. . . .

Ecclesiastes 5:8
If you see the oppression of the poor and the denial of justice and righteousness in the province, do not be astonished at the matter; for one official is watched by a superior, and higher still are over them.

Isaiah 10:1, 2
Woe to those who enact unjust statutes and issue oppressive decrees, . . .

Jeremiah 5:28
They have grown fat and sleek, and have excelled in evil matters. They have not taken up the cause of the fatherless, so they might prosper, nor have they defended the rights of the needy.

Jeremiah 6:28
All are hardened rebels, walking around as slanderers. They are bronze and iron; all of them are corrupt.

Jeremiah 7:6
if you no longer oppress the foreigner, the fatherless, and the widow, and no longer shed innocent blood in this place or follow other gods to your own harm,

Amos 5:11, 12
Therefore, because you trample on the poor and exact from him a tax of grain, you will never live in the stone houses you have built; you will never drink the wine from the lush vineyards you have planted. . . .

Micah 3:1-4
Then I said: "Hear now, O leaders of Jacob, you rulers of the house of Israel. Should you not know justice? . . .

Zephaniah 3:1-4
Woe to the city of oppressors, rebellious and defiled! . . .

Malachi 3:5
"Then I will draw near to you for judgment. And I will be a swift witness against sorcerers and adulterers and perjurers, against oppressors of the widowed and fatherless, and against those who defraud laborers of their wages and deny justice to the foreigner but do not fear Me, " says the LORD of Hosts.

James 2:5, 6
Listen, my beloved brothers: Has not God chosen the poor of this world to be rich in faith and to inherit the kingdom He promised those who love Him? . . .

Parallel Verses
New American Standard Bible
"You shall not pervert the justice due to your needy brother in his dispute.

King James Bible
Thou shalt not wrest the judgment of thy poor in his cause.

Holman Christian Standard Bible
You must not deny justice to a poor person among you in his lawsuit.

International Standard Version
"You are not to pervert justice for the poor among you in their lawsuits.

NET Bible
"You must not turn away justice for your poor people in their lawsuits.
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