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Deuteronomy 16:18, 19, 20, 21, 22

Deuteronomy 16:18 NIV

Appoint judges and officials for each of your tribes in every town the LORD your God is giving you, and they shall judge the people fairly.

Deuteronomy 16:19 NIV

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

Deuteronomy 16:20 NIV

Follow justice and justice alone, so that you may live and possess the land the LORD your God is giving you.

Deuteronomy 16:21 NIV

Do not set up any wooden Asherah pole beside the altar you build to the LORD your God

Deuteronomy 16:22 NIV

and do not erect a sacred stone, for these the LORD your God hates.