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Want to know what the Bible says about Magistrates? Here are 39 Bible verses about Magistrates from the Old and New Testaments of the Holy Bible, New International Version (NIV), sorted from the most relevant to the least relevant.

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Deuteronomy 1:16 NIV
And I charged your judges at that time, “Hear the disputes between your people and judge fairly, whether the case is between two Israelites or between an Israelite and a foreigner residing among you.
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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.
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Deuteronomy 25:1 NIV
When people have a dispute, they are to take it to court and the judges will decide the case, acquitting the innocent and condemning the guilty.
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Exodus 23:6 NIV
“Do not deny justice to your poor people in their lawsuits.
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Deuteronomy 1:17 NIV
Do not show partiality in judging; hear both small and great alike. Do not be afraid of anyone, for judgment belongs to God. Bring me any case too hard for you, and I will hear it.”
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Romans 12:8 NIV
if it is to encourage, then give encouragement; if it is giving, then give generously; if it is to lead, do it diligently; if it is to show mercy, do it cheerfully.
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Matthew 23:2-3 NIV
2 “The teachers of the law and the Pharisees sit in Moses’ seat. 3 So you must be careful to do everything they tell you. But do not do what they do, for they do not practice what they preach.
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Proverbs 28:15 NIV
Like a roaring lion or a charging bear
    is a wicked ruler over a helpless people.
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Genesis 41:46 NIV
Joseph was thirty years old when he entered the service of Pharaoh king of Egypt. And Joseph went out from Pharaoh’s presence and traveled throughout Egypt.
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Judges 8:35 NIV
They also failed to show any loyalty to the family of Jerub-Baal (that is, Gideon) in spite of all the good things he had done for them.
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