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17 Bible Verses About Being Judged Wrongly

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  • 1 Samuel 16:7 corrects Samuel himself, who judged Jesse’s eldest son by his appearance and height.
  • Psalm 27:12 and Psalm 35:11 describe false witnesses, and Psalm 35:23-24 asks God to rise to the psalmist’s defense.
  • 1 Peter 2:23 gives Jesus as the example: he did not retaliate and entrusted himself to him who judges justly.
  • 1 Peter 3:15-16 tells the slandered to answer with gentleness and respect, keeping a clear conscience.
  • In Job 42:7 God tells Job’s friends they have not spoken the truth about him, as Job has.

The Bible says that people judge by appearances and God judges the heart, so a wrong human verdict is not the final one. The LORD tells Samuel as much in 1 Samuel 16:7, and Paul leaves his own case to the Lord in 1 Corinthians 4:3-5. The psalms give the words of people facing false witnesses (Psalm 27:12, Psalm 35:11), Job answers friends who blamed him for his own suffering (Job 19), and Peter points to Jesus, who “entrusted himself…

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