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Leviticus 19:15

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Justice, Love, and Propriety

19:15“ ‘You22 must not deal unjustly in judgment:23 you must neither show partiality to the poor nor honor the rich.24 You must judge your fellow citizen fairly.25

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Footnotes

  1. 22 has the singular rather than the plural “you” of the , which brings this verb form into line with the ones surrounding it.
  2. 23 Heb “You shall not do injustice in judgment” ( similar); cf. “do not pervert justice.”
  3. 24 Heb “You shall not lift up faces of poor [people] and you shall not honor faces of great.”
  4. 25 Heb “In righteousness you shall judge your fellow citizen.”

In other versions

ESVEnglish Standard Version

“You shall do no injustice in court. You shall not be partial to the poor or defer to the great, but in righteousness shall you judge your neighbor.

NIVNew International Version (2011)

“ ‘Do not pervert justice; do not show partiality to the poor or favoritism to the great, but judge your neighbor fairly.

CSBChristian Standard Bible

“Do not act unjustly when deciding a case. Do not be partial to the poor or give preference to the rich; judge your neighbor fairly.

NLTNew Living Translation

“Do not twist justice in legal matters by favoring the poor or being partial to the rich and powerful. Always judge people fairly.

LEBThe Lexham English Bible

“ ‘You shall not do injustice in judgment; you shall not show partiality to the powerless; you shall not give preference to the powerful; you shall judge your fellow citizen with justice.

KJV 1900King James Version

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.