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 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 forbids bribery, which blinds judges — same principle as the charge to judge fairly.
Exodus 23:7 commands avoiding false charges and condemning the innocent — directly related to fair judgment.
Exodus 23:3 forbids showing favoritism to the poor — a specific application of impartial judging.
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 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 speaks of ruling in righteousness, echoing the theme of just leadership in Deuteronomy's charge.
Psalm 58:1 calls judges to upright judgment, paralleling the command to hear disputes fairly.