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Deuteronomy 1:17

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shall not: Deuteronomy 10:17, Deuteronomy 16:19; Leviticus 19:15; 1 Samuel 16:7; 2 Samuel 14:14; Proverbs 24:23; Luke 20:21; Acts 10:34-35; Romans 2:11; Ephesians 6:9; Colossians 3:25; James 2:1, James 2:3, James 2:9; 1 Peter 1:17

respect persons: Heb. acknowledge faces, That is, let not the bold, daring countenances of the rich or mighty induce you to give an unrighteous decision; and let not the abject look of the poor man induce you either to favour him in an unrighteous cause, or to give judgment against him at the demand of the oppressor.

ye shall hear: Exodus 23:3, Exodus 23:6-7; 1 Samuel 12:3-4; Job 22:6-9, Job 29:11-17, Job 31:13-16; Psalms 82:3-4; Proverbs 22:22-23; Jeremiah 5:28-29; Amos 5:11-12; Micah 2:1-3, Micah 3:1-4, Micah 7:3-4; James 2:2-4, James 2:5

ye shall not: 1 Kings 21:8-14; Job 31:34; Proverbs 29:25; Jeremiah 1:17; Matthew 22:16; Mark 12:14; 1 Thessalonians 2:4

the judgment: 2 Chronicles 19:6

the cause: Deuteronomy 17:8-10; Exodus 18:18, Exodus 18:22, Exodus 18:26

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