Quotes About Fairness

At that time I charged your judges: “Hear the disputes between your brothers, and judge fairly between a man and his brother or a foreign resident.

Show no partiality in judging; hear both small and great alike. Do not be intimidated by anyone, for judgment belongs to God. And bring to me any case too difficult for you, and I will hear it.”

You are to pay them in silver for the food you eat and the water you drink.í”

Do not deny justice or show partiality. Do not accept a bribe, for a bribe blinds the eyes of the wise and twists the words of the righteous.

They shall eat equal portions, even though he has received money from the sale of his fatherís estate.

You must show no pity: life for life, eye for eye, tooth for tooth, hand for hand, and foot for foot.

Do not oppress a hired hand who is poor and needy, whether he is a brother or a foreigner residing in one of your towns.

Do not muzzle an ox while it is treading out the grain.

You shall not have two differing weights in your bag, one heavy and one light.

You shall not have two differing measures in your house, one large and one small.

“You have not wronged us or oppressed us,” they replied, “nor have you taken anything from the hand of man.”

And he would add, “If only someone would appoint me judge in the land, then everyone with a grievance or dispute could come to me, and I would give him justice.”

The king replied, “Why say any more? I hereby declare that you and Ziba are to divide the land.”

If I have rejected the cause of my manservant or maidservant when they made a complaint against me,

if I have devoured its produce without payment or broken the spirit of its tenants,

I will be partial to no one, nor will I flatter any man.

He judges the world with justice; He governs the people with equity.

“When I choose a time, I will judge fairly.

Acquitting the guilty and condemning the righteous—both are detestable to the LORD.

It is surely not good to punish the innocent or to flog a noble for his honesty.

Showing partiality to the wicked is not good, nor is depriving the innocent of justice.

Differing weights and unequal measures—both are detestable to the LORD.

Unequal weights are detestable to the LORD, and dishonest scales are no good.

These also are sayings of the wise: To show partiality in judgment is not good.