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Leviticus 19:15

JusticeIntegrityPoverty and the vulnerable

13 You must not defraud your neighbor or rob him. You must not withhold until morning the wages due a hired hand.

14 You must not curse the deaf or place a stumbling block before the blind, but you shall fear your God. I am the LORD.

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 You must not go about spreading slander among your people. You must not endanger the life of your neighbor. I am the LORD.

17 You must not harbor hatred against your brother in your heart. Directly rebuke your neighbor, so that you will not incur guilt on account of him.

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BSB
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.
KJV
Ye shall do no unrighteousness in judgment: thou shalt not respect the person of the poor, nor honour the person of the mighty: but in righteousness shalt thou judge thy neighbour.
WEB
“‘You shall do no injustice in judgment. You shall not be partial to the poor, nor show favoritism to the great; but you shall judge your neighbor in righteousness.
ASV
Ye shall do no unrighteousness in judgment: thou shalt not respect the person of the poor, nor honor the person of the mighty; but in righteousness shalt thou judge thy neighbor.
DARBY
Ye shall do no unrighteousness in judgment; thou shalt not respect the person of the lowly, nor honour the person of the great; in righteousness shalt thou judge thy neighbour.
BLB
You⁺ shall do no injustice in judgment; you shall not lift up the face of the poor, and you shall not honor the face of the great; in righteousness you shall judge your neighbor.
ÅB
Dere skal ikke gjøre urett i dommen; du skal ikke holde med noen fordi han er ringe, og ikke gi noen rett fordi han er mektig; du skal dømme din neste med rettferdighet.
OTB
Ikke forvri rettferdigheten; ikke vis partiskhet mot de fattige eller favorisere de store, men døm din nabo rettferdig.
B1930
I skal ikke gjøre urett i dommen; du skal ikke holde med nogen fordi han er ringe, og ikke gi nogen rett fordi han er mektig; du skal dømme din næste med rettferdighet.

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