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Genesis 41:33
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Genesis 41:33
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33 “And now let Pharaoh look for a discerning and wise man(A) and put him in charge of the land of Egypt.(B)
Genesis 41:33
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Genesis 41:33
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33 Now therefore let Pharaoh look out a man discreet and wise, and set him over the land of Egypt.
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Exodus 18:21
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Exodus 18:21
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21 But select capable men(A) from all the people—men who fear(B) God, trustworthy men who hate dishonest gain(C)—and appoint them as officials(D) over thousands, hundreds, fifties and tens.
Exodus 18:21
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Exodus 18:21
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21 Moreover thou shalt provide out of all the people able men, such as fear God, men of truth, hating covetousness; and place such over them, to be rulers of thousands, and rulers of hundreds, rulers of fifties, and rulers of tens:
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Exodus 18:22
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Exodus 18:22
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22 Have them serve as judges for the people at all times, but have them bring every difficult case(A) to you; the simple cases they can decide themselves. That will make your load lighter, because they will share(B) it with you.
Exodus 18:22
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Exodus 18:22
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22 And let them judge the people at all seasons: and it shall be, that every great matter they shall bring unto thee, but every small matter they shall judge: so shall it be easier for thyself, and they shall bear the burden with thee.
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Exodus 23:8
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Exodus 23:8
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8 “Do not accept a bribe,(A) for a bribe blinds those who see and twists the words of the innocent.
Exodus 23:8
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Exodus 23:8
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8 And thou shalt take no gift: for the gift blindeth the wise, and perverteth the words of the righteous.
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Deuteronomy 1:13
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Deuteronomy 1:13
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13 Choose some wise, understanding and respected men(A) from each of your tribes, and I will set them over you.”
Deuteronomy 1:13
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Deuteronomy 1:13
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13 Take you wise men, and understanding, and known among your tribes, and I will make them rulers over you.
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Deuteronomy 16:18-20
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Deuteronomy 16:18-20
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Judges
18 Appoint judges(A) and officials for each of your tribes in every town the Lord your God is giving you, and they shall judge the people fairly.(B) 19 Do not pervert justice(C) or show partiality.(D) Do not accept a bribe,(E) 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.
Deuteronomy 16:18-20
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Deuteronomy 16:18-20
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18 Judges and officers shalt thou make thee in all thy gates, which the Lord thy God giveth thee, throughout thy tribes: and they shall judge the people with just judgment.
19 Thou shalt not wrest judgment; thou shalt not respect persons, neither take a gift: for a gift doth blind the eyes of the wise, and pervert the words of the righteous.
20 That which is altogether just shalt thou follow, that thou mayest live, and inherit the land which the Lord thy God giveth thee.
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