2 Samuel 19:29

So, then, my beloved brothers, let every man be swift to hear, slow to speak, and slow to anger;

He who pleads his cause first seems right; until another comes and questions him.

“Does our law judge a man, unless it first hears from him personally and knows what he does?”

You shall not show partiality in judgment; you shall hear the small and the great alike. You shall not be afraid of the face of man, for the judgment is God’s. The case that is too hard for you, you shall bring to me, and I will hear it.”

To be partial to the faces of the wicked is not good, nor to deprive the innocent of justice.

arrogant eyes, a lying tongue, hands that shed innocent blood,

I found him to be accused about questions of their law, but not to be charged with anything worthy of death or of imprisonment.

but had certain questions against him about their own religion, and about one Jesus, who was dead, whom Paul affirmed to be alive.

then you shall inquire, investigate, and ask diligently. Behold, if it is true, and the thing certain, that such abomination was done among you,

For you will save the afflicted people, but the arrogant eyes you will bring down.

You sit and speak against your brother. You slander your own mother’s son.

Yahweh, my heart isn’t arrogant, nor my eyes lofty; nor do I concern myself with great matters, or things too wonderful for me.

Then the king called to Ziba, Saul’s servant, and said to him, “All that belonged to Saul and to all his house I have given to your master’s son.

Then the king said to Ziba, “Behold, all that belongs to Mephibosheth is yours.” Ziba said, “I bow down. Let me find favor in your sight, my lord, O king.”

he who doesn’t slander with his tongue, nor does evil to his friend, nor casts slurs against his fellow man;

Drive out the mocker, and strife will go out; yes, quarrels and insults will stop.

There is a generation, oh how lofty are their eyes! Their eyelids are lifted up.

For if I have done wrong and have committed anything worthy of death, I don’t refuse to die; but if none of those things is true that they accuse me of, no one can give me up to them. I appeal to Caesar!”

But from those who were reputed to be important—whatever they were, it makes no difference to me; God doesn’t show partiality to man—they, I say, who were respected imparted nothing to me,

he is conceited, knowing nothing, but obsessed with arguments, disputes, and word battles, from which come envy, strife, insulting, evil suspicions,

Moses and Aaron went in to Pharaoh, and said to him, “This is what Yahweh, the God of the Hebrews, says: ‘How long will you refuse to humble yourself before me? Let my people go, that they may serve me.

“You shall not give false testimony against your neighbor.

“You shall not spread a false report. Don’t join your hand with the wicked to be a malicious witness.

then the priest shall command that they take out the stones in which is the plague, and cast them into an unclean place outside of the city.

“ ‘You shall do no injustice in judgment. You shall not be partial to the poor, nor show favoritism to the great; but you shall judge your neighbor in righteousness.

“ ‘You shall not go around as a slanderer among your people. “ ‘You shall not endanger the life of your neighbor. I am Yahweh.

Then the children of Reuben and the children of Gad and the half-tribe of Manasseh answered, and spoke to the heads of the thousands of Israel,

“Don’t keep talking so exceedingly proudly. Don’t let arrogance come out of your mouth, for Yahweh is a God of knowledge. By him actions are weighed.

Now there was a man of Benjamin, whose name was Kish, the son of Abiel, the son of Zeror, the son of Becorath, the son of Aphiah, the son of a Benjamite, a mighty man of valor.

David said to Saul, “Why do you listen to men’s words, saying, ‘Behold, David seeks to harm you?’

The king said to the woman, “Go to your house, and I will give a command concerning you.”

The king said, “Where is your master’s son?” Ziba said to the king, “Behold, he is staying in Jerusalem; for he said, ‘Today the house of Israel will restore me the kingdom of my father.’ ”

He has slandered your servant to my lord the king, but my lord the king is as an angel of God. Therefore do what is good in your eyes.

Elijah came near to all the people, and said, “How long will you waver between the two sides? If Yahweh is God, follow him; but if Baal, then follow him.” The people didn’t say a word.

Now therefore let the fear of Yahweh be on you. Take heed and do it; for there is no iniquity with Yahweh our God, nor respect of persons, nor taking of bribes.”

He will surely reprove you if you secretly show partiality.

“How long will you hunt for words? Consider, and afterwards we will speak.

Now Elihu had waited to speak to Job, because they were elder than he.

He doesn’t respect the persons of princes, nor respect the rich more than the poor; for they all are the work of his hands.

The wicked, in the pride of his face, has no room in his thoughts for God.

For I have heard the slander of many, terror on every side, while they conspire together against me, they plot to take away my life.

How long will you assault a man? Would all of you throw him down, like a leaning wall, like a tottering fence?

“How long will you judge unjustly, and show partiality to the wicked?”

I will silence whoever secretly slanders his neighbor. I won’t tolerate one who is arrogant and conceited.

For though Yahweh is high, yet he looks after the lowly; but he knows the proud from afar.

He who hides hatred has lying lips. He who utters a slander is a fool.

He who answers before he hears, that is folly and shame to him.

He who goes about as a tale-bearer reveals secrets; therefore don’t keep company with him who opens wide his lips.

It is a snare to a man to make a rash dedication, then later to consider his vows.

The north wind produces rain; so a backbiting tongue brings an angry face.

The lofty looks of man will be brought low, the arrogance of men will be bowed down, and Yahweh alone will be exalted in that day.

But the noble devises noble things; and he will continue in noble things.

Slanderous men have been in you to shed blood. In you they have eaten on the mountains. They have committed lewdness among you.

Now I, Nebuchadnezzar, praise and extol and honor the King of heaven; for all his works are truth, and his ways justice; and those who walk in pride he is able to abase.

When anyone hears the word of the Kingdom, and doesn’t understand it, the evil one comes, and snatches away that which has been sown in his heart. This is what was sown by the roadside.

Jesus answered, “Faithless and perverse generation! How long will I be with you? How long will I bear with you? Bring him here to me.”

saying, “I have sinned in that I betrayed innocent blood.” But they said, “What is that to us? You see to it.”

So when Pilate saw that nothing was being gained, but rather that a disturbance was starting, he took water, and washed his hands before the multitude, saying, “I am innocent of the blood of this righteous person. You see to it.”

I tell you, this man went down to his house justified rather than the other; for everyone who exalts himself will be humbled, but he who humbles himself will be exalted.”

Don’t judge according to appearance, but judge righteous judgment.”

Pilate therefore said to them, “Take him yourselves, and judge him according to your law.” Therefore the Jews said to him, “It is illegal for us to put anyone to death,”

saying, “This man persuades men to worship God contrary to the law.”

but if they are questions about words and names and your own law, look to it yourselves. For I don’t want to be a judge of these matters.”

When the governor had beckoned to him to speak, Paul answered, “Because I know that you have been a judge of this nation for many years, I cheerfully make my defense,

I answered them that it is not the custom of the Romans to give up any man to destruction before the accused has met the accusers face to face and has had opportunity to make his defense concerning the matter laid against him.

For it seems to me unreasonable, in sending a prisoner, not to also specify the charges against him.”

Agrippa said to Paul, “You may speak for yourself.” Then Paul stretched out his hand, and made his defense.

especially because you are expert in all customs and questions which are among the Jews. Therefore I beg you to hear me patiently.

The king rose up with the governor, and Bernice, and those who sat with them.

Now the natural man doesn’t receive the things of God’s Spirit, for they are foolishness to him, and he can’t know them, because they are spiritually discerned.

But as it is, I wrote to you not to associate with anyone who is called a brother who is a sexual sinner, or covetous, or an idolater, or a slanderer, or a drunkard, or an extortionist. Don’t even eat with such a person.

Let all bitterness, wrath, anger, outcry, and slander be put away from you, with all malice.

and not to pay attention to myths and endless genealogies, which cause disputes, rather than God’s stewardship, which is in faith—

Their wives in the same way must be reverent, not slanderers, temperate, and faithful in all things.

But refuse foolish and ignorant questionings, knowing that they generate strife.

and that older women likewise be reverent in behavior, not slanderers nor enslaved to much wine, teachers of that which is good,

but shun foolish questionings, genealogies, strife, and disputes about the law; for they are unprofitable and vain.

haven’t you shown partiality among yourselves, and become judges with evil thoughts?

And above all things be earnest in your love among yourselves, for love covers a multitude of sins.