Understanding how God views favoritism helps us appreciate the importance of treating everyone with love and kindness. In the Bible, several verses teach us valuable lessons about fairness and equality. Let’s explore these scriptures together and learn how we can reflect God’s heart in our daily interactions.
Bible Verses about Favoritism
James 2:1 – Believers should not show favoritism
“My brothers and sisters, believers in our glorious Lord Jesus Christ must not show favoritism.”
Romans 2:11 – God does not show favoritism
“For God does not show favoritism.”
Acts 10:34-35 – God accepts all who fear Him and do what is right
“Then Peter began to speak: ‘I now realize how true it is that God does not show favoritism but accepts from every nation the one who fears him and does what is right.'”
Deuteronomy 10:17 – God is impartial and just
“For the Lord your God is God of gods and Lord of lords, the great God, mighty and awesome, who shows no partiality and accepts no bribes.”
Colossians 3:25 – Wrong doing will be repaid without favoritism
“Anyone who does wrong will be repaid for their wrongs, and there is no favoritism.”
Galatians 3:28 – All are one in Christ Jesus
“There is neither Jew nor Gentile, neither slave nor free, nor is there male and female, for you are all one in Christ Jesus.”
1 Timothy 5:21 – Keep instructions without partiality
“I charge you, in the sight of God and Christ Jesus and the elect angels, to keep these instructions without partiality, and to do nothing out of favoritism.”
Proverbs 24:23 – Partiality in judgment is not good
“These also are sayings of the wise: To show partiality in judging is not good.”
Leviticus 19:15 – Judge your neighbor fairly
“Do not pervert justice; do not show partiality to the poor or favoritism to the great, but judge your neighbor fairly.”
Proverbs 28:21 – Showing partiality is not good
“To show partiality is not good— yet a person will do wrong for a piece of bread.”
1 Samuel 16:7 – God looks at the heart, not outward appearance
“But the Lord said to Samuel, ‘Do not consider his appearance or his height, for I have rejected him. The Lord does not look at the things people look at. People look at the outward appearance, but the Lord looks at the heart.'”
Job 34:19 – God does not show partiality to princes nor regard the rich more than the poor
“Who shows no partiality to princes and does not favor the rich over the poor, for they are all the work of his hands?”
Romans 10:12 – There is no difference between Jew and Gentile
“For there is no difference between Jew and Gentile—the same Lord is Lord of all and richly blesses all who call on him.”
Matthew 22:16 – Jesus teaches the way of God truthfully without partiality
“They sent their disciples to him along with the Herodians. ‘Teacher,’ they said, ‘we know that you are a man of integrity and that you teach the way of God in accordance with the truth. You aren’t swayed by others, because you pay no attention to who they are.'”
Luke 20:21 – Jesus teaches with truth, showing no partiality
“So the spies questioned him: ‘Teacher, we know that you speak and teach what is right, and that you do not show partiality but teach the way of God in accordance with the truth.'”
1 Peter 1:17 – God judges impartially according to one’s deeds
“Since you call on a Father who judges each person’s work impartially, live out your time as foreigners here in reverent fear.”
James 3:17 – Wisdom from heaven is impartial
“But the wisdom that comes from heaven is first of all pure; then peace-loving, considerate, submissive, full of mercy and good fruit, impartial and sincere.”
Deuteronomy 1:17 – God stands by the judgment without favoritism
“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.”
Job 13:10 – God will surely rebuke those who secretly show partiality
“He would surely call you to account if you secretly showed partiality.”
Exodus 23:3 – Do not show favoritism to a poor person in a lawsuit
“And do not show favoritism to a poor person in a lawsuit.”
Proverbs 18:5 – It is not good to be partial to the wicked
“It is not good to be partial to the wicked and so deprive the innocent of justice.”
Deuteronomy 16:19 – Do not pervert justice or show favoritism
“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.”
Psalm 82:2 – Cease from showing partiality to the wicked
“How long will you defend the unjust and show partiality to the wicked?”
Proverbs 31:9 – Judge fairly, defending the rights of the poor and needy
“Speak up and judge fairly; defend the rights of the poor and needy.”
Malachi 2:9 – You have shown partiality in matters of the law
“So I have caused you to be despised and humiliated before all the people, because you have not followed my ways but have shown partiality in matters of the law.”
James 2:9 – If you show favoritism, you sin and are convicted by the law
“But if you show favoritism, you sin and are convicted by the law as lawbreakers.”
Proverbs 22:2 – The rich and poor have this in common: The Lord is the maker of them all
“Rich and poor have this in common: The Lord is the Maker of them all.”
1 Corinthians 12:13 – We were all baptized by one Spirit to form one body
“For we were all baptized by one Spirit so as to form one body—whether Jews or Gentiles, slave or free—and we were all given the one Spirit to drink.”
Galatians 2:6 – God does not judge by external appearance
“As for those who were held in high esteem—whatever they were makes no difference to me; God does not show favoritism—they added nothing to my message.”
Ephesians 6:9 – There is no favoritism with God
“And masters, treat your slaves in the same way. Do not threaten them, since you know that he who is both their Master and yours is in heaven, and there is no favoritism with him.”
Deuteronomy 7:6 – The Lord has chosen you as His treasured possession
“For you are a people holy to the Lord your God. The Lord your God has chosen you out of all the peoples on the face of the earth to be his people, his treasured possession.”
John 7:24 – Judge correctly, not by mere appearances
“Stop judging by mere appearances, but instead judge correctly.”
Micah 6:8 – Act justly, love mercy, walk humbly with God
“He has shown you, O mortal, what is good. And what does the Lord require of you? To act justly and to love mercy and to walk humbly with your God.”
Luke 6:37 – Do not judge or condemn, but forgive
“Do not judge, and you will not be judged. Do not condemn, and you will not be condemned. Forgive, and you will be forgiven.”
Jeremiah 22:3 – Do what is just and right
“This is what the Lord says: Do what is just and right. Rescue from the hand of the oppressor the one who has been robbed. Do no wrong or violence to the foreigner, the fatherless or the widow, and do not shed innocent blood in this place.”
Psalm 9:8 – The Lord judges the world with righteousness and equity
“He rules the world in righteousness and judges the peoples with equity.”
Psalm 11:5 – The Lord examines the righteous, but the wicked and those who love violence he hates
“The Lord examines the righteous, but the wicked, those who love violence, he hates with a passion.”
Proverbs 29:7 – The righteous care about justice for the poor
“The righteous care about justice for the poor, but the wicked have no such concern.”
Isaiah 1:17 – Seek justice, correct oppression
“Learn to do right; seek justice. Defend the oppressed. Take up the cause of the fatherless; plead the case of the widow.”