Deuteronomy 25:1
If there be a controversy between men, and they come unto judgment, that the judges may judge them; then they shall justify the righteous, and condemn the wicked.
Context
This verse from Deuteronomy Chapter 25 connects to 10 cross-references. Flogging penalties are capped at forty lashes to avoid degrading a fellow Israelite. Levirate marriage requires a man to marry his deceased brother's childless widow; if he refuses, the widow performs the sandal-removal ceremony and he is publicly shamed. An …
Other Translations
If there be a controversy between men, and they come unto judgment, and the judges judge them; then they shall justify the righteous, and condemn the wicked.
`When there is a strife between men, and they have come nigh unto the judgment, and they have judged, and declared righteous the righteous, and declared wrong the wrong-doer,
If there is an argument between men and they go to law with one another, let the judges give their decision for the upright, and against the wrongdoer.
Cross References
And a man shall be as an hiding place from the wind, and a covert from the tempest; as rivers …
Behold, a king shall reign in righteousness, and princes shall rule in judgment.
But with righteousness shall he judge the poor, and reprove with equity for the meek of the earth: and he …
Which justify the wicked for reward, and take away the righteousness of the righteous from him!
Thy princes are rebellious, and companions of thieves: every one loveth gifts, and followeth after rewards: they judge not the …
Learn to do well; seek judgment, relieve the oppressed, judge the fatherless, plead for the widow.
O house of David, thus saith the Lord; Execute judgment in the morning, and deliver him that is spoiled out …
And now also the axe is laid unto the root of the trees: therefore every tree which bringeth not forth …
And I brake the jaws of the wicked, and plucked the spoil out of his teeth.
When I went out to the gate through the city, when I prepared my seat in the street!