Exodus 18:21-22

21Moreover, look for aable men from all the people, men who fear God, who are trustworthy and hate a bribe, and place such men over the people as chiefs of thousands, of hundreds, of fifties, and of tens. 22And blet them judge the people at all times. cEvery great matter they shall bring to you, but any small matter they shall decide themselves. So it will be easier for you, and they will dbear the burden with you.

Exodus 23:6-8

6 e“You shall not pervert the justice due to your poor in his lawsuit. 7 fKeep far from a false charge, and gdo not kill the innocent and righteous, for hI will not acquit the wicked. 8 iAnd you shall take no bribe, for a bribe blinds the clear-sighted and subverts the cause of those who are in the right.

Deuteronomy 16:18-19

Justice

18“You shall appoint jjudges and officers in all your towns that the Lord your God is giving you, according to your tribes, and they shall judge the people with righteous judgment. 19 kYou shall not pervert justice. lYou shall not show partiality, mand you shall not accept a bribe, for a bribe blinds the eyes of the wise and subverts the cause of the righteous.

Deuteronomy 25:1

1If there is a ndispute between men and they come into court and the judges decide between them, oacquitting the innocent and condemning the guilty,

2 Chronicles 19:10

10 pwhenever a case comes to you from your brothers who live in their cities, concerning bloodshed, law or commandment, statutes or rules, then you shall warn them, that they may not incur guilt before the Lord and qwrath may not come upon you and your brothers. Thus you shall do, and you will not incur guilt.
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