Deuteronomy 16:18-22

Judges

18 Appoint judges and officials for each of your tribes in every town the LORD your God is giving you, and they shall judge the people fairly.
19 Do not pervert justice or show partiality. Do not accept a bribe, for a bribe blinds the eyes of the wise and twists the words of the innocent.
20 Follow justice and justice alone, so that you may live and possess the land the LORD your God is giving you.
21 Do not set up any wooden Asherah pole beside the altar you build to the LORD your God,
22 and do not erect a sacred stone, for these the LORD your God hates.

Cross References 8

  • 1. S Exodus 18:21,26; Deuteronomy 1:16
  • 2. S Genesis 31:37
  • 3. S Exodus 23:2; Exodus 23:2,8
  • 4. S Leviticus 19:15; Deuteronomy 1:17
  • 5. S Exodus 18:21; S 1 Samuel 8:3; Ecclesiastes 7:7
  • 6. S Deuteronomy 7:5
  • 7. Exodus 34:13; 1 Kings 14:15; 2 Kings 17:16; 2 Kings 21:3; 2 Chronicles 33:3
  • 8. S Exodus 23:24; Leviticus 26:1
Scripture quoted by permission.  Quotations designated (NIV) are from THE HOLY BIBLE: NEW INTERNATIONAL VERSION®.  NIV®.  Copyright © 1973, 1978, 1984, 2011 by Biblica.  All rights reserved worldwide.