Deuteronomy 25:1
If there is a controversy between men, and they come to judgment and the judges judge them, then they shall justify the righteous and condemn the wicked.This verse in the real world
In what words
- רָשַׁעrâshaʻto be (causatively, do or declare) wrong; by implication, to disturb, violate
- צָדַקtsâdaqto be (causatively, make) right (in a moral or forensic sense)
- רִיבrîyba contest (personal or legal)
- נָגַשׁnâgashto be or come (causatively, bring) near (for any purpose); euphemistically, to lie with a
- שָׁפַטshâphaṭto judge, i.e. pronounce sentence (for or against); by implication, to vindicate or punish
- צַדִּיקtsaddîyqjust
- מִשְׁפָּטmishpâṭproperly, a verdict (favorable or unfavorable) pronounced judicially, especially a sentenc
- אֱנוֹשׁʼĕnôwsha man in general (singly or collectively)
The Hebrew and Greek words standing behind this verse. Word-by-word alignment comes with the interlinear.
Cross-references
Pro 17:15, Deu 17:8–9, Deu 1:16–17, Isa 1:17, Mat 3:10, Deu 16:18–20, Pro 31:8–9, Jer 21:12