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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Gill's Exposition
That which is altogether just shalt thou follow,.... Or "justice", "justice" (a), strict justice, and nothing else:
that thou mayest live and inherit the land which the Lord thy God giveth thee;…
These verses are closely connected in subject with the following chapter, and introduce certain directions for the administration of justice and the carrying on of the civil government of the people…
Here is, I. Care taken for the due administration of justice among them, that controversies might be determined, matters in variance adjusted, the injured redressed, and the injurious punished. While…
Cambridge Bible
Thou The whole people are responsible for the impartial discharge of justice: characteristic of D.
shalt not wrest judgement E, Exo 23:6: the judgement of thy poor in his cause.
thou shalt not respect…
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