21 But select capable men from all the people—men who fear God, trustworthy men who hate dishonest gain—and appoint them as officials over thousands, hundreds, fifties and tens.
22 Have them serve as judges for the people at all times, but have them bring every difficult case to you; the simple cases they can decide themselves. That will make your load lighter, because they will share it with you.
Job 1:1 - Prologue In the land of Uz there lived a man whose name was Job. This man was blameless and upr... Click to read the verse Job 1:1 Click to read the verse Job 1:1
Nehemiah 5:9 - So I continued, “What you are doing is not right. Shouldn’t you walk in the fear of our God to ... Click to read the verse Nehemiah 5:9 Click to read the verse Nehemiah 5:9
1 Timothy 6:9-11 - People who want to get rich fall into temptation and a trap and into many foolish and harmful d... Click to read the verse 1 Timothy 6:9-11 Click to read the verse 1 Timothy 6:9-11
Jeremiah 5:1 - Not One Is Upright “Go up and down the streets of Jerusalem, look around and consider, search t... Click to read the verse Jeremiah 5:1 Click to read the verse Jeremiah 5:1
Genesis 42:18 - On the third day, Joseph said to them, “Do this and you will live, for I fear God: Click to read the verse Genesis 42:18 Click to read the verse Genesis 42:18
Genesis 22:12 - “Do not lay a hand on the boy,” he said. “Do not do anything to him. Now I know that you fear G... Click to read the verse Genesis 22:12 Click to read the verse Genesis 22:12
Genesis 47:6 - and the land of Egypt is before you; settle your father and your brothers in the best part of t... Click to read the verse Genesis 47:6 Click to read the verse Genesis 47:6
Ecclesiastes 12:13 - Now all has been heard; here is the conclusion of the matter: Fear God and keep his commandment... Click to read the verse Ecclesiastes 12:13 Click to read the verse Ecclesiastes 12:13
Zechariah 8:16 - These are the things you are to do: Speak the truth to each other, and render true and sound ju... Click to read the verse Zechariah 8:16 Click to read the verse Zechariah 8:16
1 Samuel 12:3-4 - Here I stand. Testify against me in the presence of the Lord and his anointed. Whose ox have I ... Click to read the verse 1 Samuel 12:3-4 Click to read the verse 1 Samuel 12:3-4
Malachi 3:5 - “So I will come to put you on trial. I will be quick to testify against sorcerers, adulterers a... Click to read the verse Malachi 3:5 Click to read the verse Malachi 3:5
Ephesians 5:3 - But among you there must not be even a hint of sexual immorality, or of any kind of impurity, o... Click to read the verse Ephesians 5:3 Click to read the verse Ephesians 5:3
Proverbs 15:27 - A greedy man brings trouble to his family, but he who hates bribes will live. Click to read the verse Proverbs 15:27 Click to read the verse Proverbs 15:27
Micah 5:2 - “But you, Bethlehem Ephrathah, though you are small among the clans of Judah, out of you will c... Click to read the verse Micah 5:2 Click to read the verse Micah 5:2
Job 29:16 - I was a father to the needy; I took up the case of the stranger. Click to read the verse Job 29:16 Click to read the verse Job 29:16
1 Chronicles 12:20 - When David went to Ziklag, these were the men of Manasseh who defected to him: Adnah, Jozabad, ... Click to read the verse 1 Chronicles 12:20 Click to read the verse 1 Chronicles 12:20
Acts 6:3 - Brothers, choose seven men from among you who are known to be full of the Spirit and wisdom. We... Click to read the verse Acts 6:3 Click to read the verse Acts 6:3
Deuteronomy 1:13 - Choose some wise, understanding and respected men from each of your tribes, and I will set them... Click to read the verse Deuteronomy 1:13 Click to read the verse Deuteronomy 1:13
Luke 18:2 - He said: “In a certain town there was a judge who neither feared God nor cared about men. Click to read the verse Luke 18:2 Click to read the verse Luke 18:2
Luke 18:4 - “For some time he refused. But finally he said to himself, ‘Even though I don’t fear God or car... Click to read the verse Luke 18:4 Click to read the verse Luke 18:4
2 Samuel 23:3 - The God of Israel spoke, the Rock of Israel said to me: ‘When one rules over men in righteousne... Click to read the verse 2 Samuel 23:3 Click to read the verse 2 Samuel 23:3
1 Samuel 8:12 - Some he will assign to be commanders of thousands and commanders of fifties, and others to plow... Click to read the verse 1 Samuel 8:12 Click to read the verse 1 Samuel 8:12
Exodus 18:25 - He chose capable men from all Israel and made them leaders of the people, officials over thousa... Click to read the verse Exodus 18:25 Click to read the verse Exodus 18:25
Psalms 82:1 - Psalm 82 A psalm of Asaph. God presides in the great assembly; he gives judgment among the “gods”: Click to read the verse Psalms 82:1 Click to read the verse Psalms 82:1
Isaiah 16:5 - In love a throne will be established; in faithfulness a man will sit on it— one from the house ... Click to read the verse Isaiah 16:5 Click to read the verse Isaiah 16:5
Job 31:13 - “If I have denied justice to my menservants and maidservants when they had a grievance against me, Click to read the verse Job 31:13 Click to read the verse Job 31:13
Isaiah 59:4 - No one calls for justice; no one pleads his case with integrity. They rely on empty arguments a... Click to read the verse Isaiah 59:4 Click to read the verse Isaiah 59:4
1 Timothy 3:3 - not given to drunkenness, not violent but gentle, not quarrelsome, not a lover of money. Click to read the verse 1 Timothy 3:3 Click to read the verse 1 Timothy 3:3
Acts 20:33 - I have not coveted anyone’s silver or gold or clothing. Click to read the verse Acts 20:33 Click to read the verse Acts 20:33
1 Kings 3:9-12 - So give your servant a discerning heart to govern your people and to distinguish between right ... Click to read the verse 1 Kings 3:9-12 Click to read the verse 1 Kings 3:9-12
Zechariah 7:9 - “This is what the Lord Almighty says: ‘Administer true justice; show mercy and compassion to on... Click to read the verse Zechariah 7:9 Click to read the verse Zechariah 7:9
Deuteronomy 1:13-17 - Choose some wise, understanding and respected men from each of your tribes, and I will set them... Click to read the verse Deuteronomy 1:13-17 Click to read the verse Deuteronomy 1:13-17
Proverbs 28:2 - When a country is rebellious, it has many rulers, but a man of understanding and knowledge main... Click to read the verse Proverbs 28:2 Click to read the verse Proverbs 28:2
Ezekiel 22:12 - In you men accept bribes to shed blood; you take usury and excessive interest and make unjust g... Click to read the verse Ezekiel 22:12 Click to read the verse Ezekiel 22:12
Deuteronomy 16:18-19 - Judges Appoint judges and officials for each of your tribes in every town the Lord your God is ... Click to read the verse Deuteronomy 16:18-19 Click to read the verse Deuteronomy 16:18-19
Joshua 22:14 - With him they sent ten of the chief men, one for each of the tribes of Israel, each the head of... Click to read the verse Joshua 22:14 Click to read the verse Joshua 22:14
Nehemiah 7:2 - I put in charge of Jerusalem my brother Hanani, along with Hananiah the commander of the citade... Click to read the verse Nehemiah 7:2 Click to read the verse Nehemiah 7:2
1 Samuel 8:3 - But his sons did not walk in his ways. They turned aside after dishonest gain and accepted brib... Click to read the verse 1 Samuel 8:3 Click to read the verse 1 Samuel 8:3
1 Kings 18:3 - and Ahab had summoned Obadiah, who was in charge of his palace. (Obadiah was a devout believer ... Click to read the verse 1 Kings 18:3 Click to read the verse 1 Kings 18:3
Isaiah 33:15 - He who walks righteously and speaks what is right, who rejects gain from extortion and keeps hi... Click to read the verse Isaiah 33:15 Click to read the verse Isaiah 33:15
1 Kings 18:12 - I don’t know where the Spirit of the Lord may carry you when I leave you. If I go and tell Ahab... Click to read the verse 1 Kings 18:12 Click to read the verse 1 Kings 18:12
Psalms 26:9-10 - Do not take away my soul along with sinners, my life with bloodthirsty men, Click to read the verse Psalms 26:9-10 Click to read the verse Psalms 26:9-10
Psalms 15:5 - who lends his money without usury and does not accept a bribe against the innocent. He who does... Click to read the verse Psalms 15:5 Click to read the verse Psalms 15:5
Ezekiel 18:8 - He does not lend at usury or take excessive interest. He withholds his hand from doing wrong an... Click to read the verse Ezekiel 18:8 Click to read the verse Ezekiel 18:8
Isaiah 59:14-15 - So justice is driven back, and righteousness stands at a distance; truth has stumbled in the st... Click to read the verse Isaiah 59:14-15 Click to read the verse Isaiah 59:14-15
2 Chronicles 19:5-10 - He appointed judges in the land, in each of the fortified cities of Judah. Click to read the verse 2 Chronicles 19:5-10 Click to read the verse 2 Chronicles 19:5-10
Numbers 10:4 - If only one is sounded, the leaders—the heads of the clans of Israel—are to assemble before you. Click to read the verse Numbers 10:4 Click to read the verse Numbers 10:4
2 Peter 2:14-15 - With eyes full of adultery, they never stop sinning; they seduce the unstable; they are experts... Click to read the verse 2 Peter 2:14-15 Click to read the verse 2 Peter 2:14-15
Exodus 23:2-9 - “Do not follow the crowd in doing wrong. When you give testimony in a lawsuit, do not pervert j... Click to read the verse Exodus 23:2-9 Click to read the verse Exodus 23:2-9
Jeremiah 22:17 - “But your eyes and your heart are set only on dishonest gain, on shedding innocent blood and on... Click to read the verse Jeremiah 22:17 Click to read the verse Jeremiah 22:17
Psalms 119:36 - Turn my heart toward your statutes and not toward selfish gain. Click to read the verse Psalms 119:36 Click to read the verse Psalms 119:36
Leviticus 19:15 - “‘Do not pervert justice; do not show partiality to the poor or favoritism to the great, but ju... Click to read the verse Leviticus 19:15 Click to read the verse Leviticus 19:15
Numbers 25:5 - So Moses said to Israel’s judges, “Each of you must put to death those of your men who have joi... Click to read the verse Numbers 25:5 Click to read the verse Numbers 25:5
Leviticus 4:22 - “‘When a leader sins unintentionally and does what is forbidden in any of the commands of the L... Click to read the verse Leviticus 4:22 Click to read the verse Leviticus 4:22
Proverbs 28:16 - A tyrannical ruler lacks judgment, but he who hates ill-gotten gain will enjoy a long life. Click to read the verse Proverbs 28:16 Click to read the verse Proverbs 28:16
Numbers 1:4 - One man from each tribe, each the head of his family, is to help you. Click to read the verse Numbers 1:4 Click to read the verse Numbers 1:4
Numbers 1:16 - These were the men appointed from the community, the leaders of their ancestral tribes. They we... Click to read the verse Numbers 1:16 Click to read the verse Numbers 1:16
Deuteronomy 22:18 - and the elders shall take the man and punish him. Click to read the verse Deuteronomy 22:18 Click to read the verse Deuteronomy 22:18
1 Kings 4:2 - And these were his chief officials: Azariah son of Zadok—the priest; Click to read the verse 1 Kings 4:2 Click to read the verse 1 Kings 4:2
Isaiah 3:3 - the captain of fifty and man of rank, the counselor, skilled craftsman and clever enchanter. Click to read the verse Isaiah 3:3 Click to read the verse Isaiah 3:3