Deuteronomy 1:16

And I charged your judges at that time, saying, Hear the causes between your brethren, and judge righteously between every man and his brother, and the stranger that is with him.

Cross-reference

Deuteronomy 16:19 explicitly forbids perverting justice and taking bribes — directly expands on impartiality.

Deuteronomy 16:18 commands appointing judges to judge fairly — a parallel instruction reinforcing impartial judgment.

Deuteronomy 10:19 commands love for foreigners, directly grounding the impartial treatment of foreigners in judgment.

Deuteronomy 24:14 forbids oppressing foreign workers, extending the principle of fair treatment to labor.

Deuteronomy 10:18 highlights God's love for foreigners, supporting the command to judge them fairly.

1 Timothy 5:21 charges Timothy to act without partiality — directly echoing the same principle of fair judgment.

John 7:24 Parallel

John 7:24 instructs to judge not by appearances but righteously, mirroring the impartial judgment commanded here.

2 Chronicles 19:6-10 records Jehoshaphat's charge to judges, directly echoing Moses' instruction to judge for the Lord.

Leviticus 24:22 applies the same standard of equal justice for native and alien, reinforcing the command in Deuteronomy to judge without favoritism.

Leviticus 19:15 similarly commands impartial judgment without partiality, reinforcing the charge to judges.

Exodus 23:8 Parallel

Exodus 23:8 forbids bribery, which blinds judges — same principle as the charge to judge fairly.

Exodus 23:7 Parallel

Exodus 23:7 commands avoiding false charges and condemning the innocent — directly related to fair judgment.

Exodus 23:3 Parallel

Exodus 23:3 forbids showing favoritism to the poor — a specific application of impartial judging.

Exodus 23:2 Parallel

Exodus 23:2 warns against following the crowd to pervert justice — same concern for impartial judgment.

2 Chronicles 19:9 echoes Moses' charge: Jehoshaphat instructs judges to act in faithfulness and fear of the LORD, mirroring the impartial judgment mandate.

Proverbs 18:5 directly condemns partiality toward the wicked and depriving the righteous of justice, reinforcing the same principle of fair judgment.

Proverbs 31:9 commands judging righteously and defending the poor, aligning with the call in Deuteronomy to hear the small and great alike.

Ezekiel 18:8 describes a righteous man who 'executes true justice between man and man,' echoing the impartial judgment required in Deuteronomy.

Exodus 23:9 Parallel

Exodus 23:9 similarly warns against oppressing foreigners, echoing the same ethic of justice.

Exodus 22:21 warns against oppressing foreigners, reinforcing the command for fair judgment toward them.

2 Samuel 23:3 Related theme

2 Samuel 23:3 speaks of ruling in righteousness, echoing the theme of just leadership in Deuteronomy's charge.

Psalm 58:1 Related theme

Psalm 58:1 calls judges to upright judgment, paralleling the command to hear disputes fairly.