19 (A)You shall not pervert justice; (B)you shall not [a]show partiality, (C)nor take a bribe, for a bribe blinds the eyes of the wise and [b]twists the words of the righteous. 20 You shall follow what is altogether just, that you may (D)live and inherit the land which the Lord your God is giving you.

21 (E)“You shall not plant for yourself any tree, as a [c]wooden image, near the altar which you build for yourself to the Lord your God.

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Footnotes

  1. Deuteronomy 16:19 Lit. regard faces
  2. Deuteronomy 16:19 perverts
  3. Deuteronomy 16:21 Or Asherah

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