Exodus 18:21
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Furthermore, select capable men from among the people—God-fearing, trustworthy men who are averse to dishonest gain. Appoint them over the people as leaders of thousands, of hundreds, of fifties, and of tens.
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Therefore, brothers, select from among you seven men confirmed to be full of the Spirit and wisdom. We will appoint this responsibility to them
The God of Israel spoke; the Rock of Israel said to me, ‘He who rules the people with justice, who rules in the fear of God,
In you they take bribes to shed blood. You engage in usury, take excess interest, and extort your neighbors. But Me you have forgotten, declares the Lord GOD.
A land in rebellion has many rulers, but a man of understanding and knowledge maintains order.
He does not engage in usury or take excess interest, but he withholds his hand from iniquity and executes true justice between men.
“Go up and down the streets of Jerusalem. Look now and take note; search her squares. If you can find a single person, anyone who acts justly, anyone who seeks the truth, then I will forgive the city.
I was a father to the needy, and I took up the case of the stranger.
“This is what the LORD of Hosts says: ‘Administer true justice. Show loving devotion and compassion to one another.
not dependent on wine, not violent but gentle, peaceable, and free of the love of money.
Then I put my brother Hanani in charge of Jerusalem, along with Hananiah the commander of the fortress, because he was a faithful man who feared God more than most.