Leviticus 19:15

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¹³ Thou shalt not defraud thy neighbour, neither rob him: the wages of him that is hired shall not abide with thee all night until the morning.

¹⁴ Thou shalt not curse the deaf, nor put a stumblingblock before the blind, but shalt fear thy God: I am the LORD.

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.

¹⁶ Thou shalt not go up and down as a talebearer among thy people: neither shalt thou stand against the blood of thy neighbour: I am the LORD.

¹⁷ Thou shalt not hate thy brother in thine heart: thou shalt in any wise rebuke thy neighbour, and not suffer sin upon him.

Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.

Compare

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.

Study notes (Tyndale)

Original text and word study

Cross references

Deuteronomy 1:17
Ye shall not respect persons in judgment; but ye shall hear the small as well as the great; ye shall not be afraid of the face of man; for the judgment is God’s: and the cause that is too hard for you, bring it unto me, and I will hear it.
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Deuteronomy 27:19
Cursed be he that perverteth the judgment of the stranger, fatherless, and widow. And all the people shall say, Amen.
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Proverbs 24:23
These things also belong to the wise. It is not good to have respect of persons in judgment.
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Exodus 23:6–8
Thou shalt not wrest the judgment of thy poor in his cause.
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Exodus 23:2–3
Thou shalt not follow a multitude to do evil; neither shalt thou speak in a cause to decline after many to wrest judgment:
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Leviticus 19:35
Ye shall do no unrighteousness in judgment, in meteyard, in weight, or in measure.
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Deuteronomy 16:19
Thou shalt not wrest judgment; thou shalt not respect persons, neither take a gift: for a gift doth blind the eyes of the wise, and pervert the words of the righteous.
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Proverbs 18:5
It is not good to accept the person of the wicked, to overthrow the righteous in judgment.
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