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They must be God-fearing men who can be trusted and who cannot be bribed. </title><link rel="canonical" href="https://biblehub.com/catholic/exodus/18-21.htm" /><link rel="stylesheet" href="/15002new8.css" type="text/css" media="Screen" /></head><body><div id="fx"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" id="fx2"><tr><td><iframe width="100%" height="30" scrolling="no" src="../vmenus/exodus/18-21.htm" align="left" frameborder="0"></iframe></td></tr></table></div><div id="blnk"></div><div align="center"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" class="maintable"><tr><td><div id="fx5"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" id="fx6"><tr><td><iframe width="100%" height="245" scrolling="no" src="/bmcc/exodus/18-21.htm" frameborder="0"></iframe></td></tr></table></div></td></tr></table></div><div align="center"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" class="maintable3"><tr><td><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" align="center" id="announce"><tr><td><div id="l1"><div id="breadcrumbs"><a href="/catholic/">Bible</a> > <a href="/gntd/exodus/1.htm">Exodus</a> > <a href="/gntd/exodus/18.htm">Chapter 18</a> > Verse 21</div><div id="anc"><iframe src="/anc.htm" width="100%" height="27" scrolling="no" frameborder="0"></iframe></div><div id="anc2"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" align="center"><tr><td><iframe src="/anc2.htm" width="100%" height="27" scrolling="no" frameborder="0"></iframe></td></tr></table></div></div><div id="ad1"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" align="center"><tr><td><iframe src="/ad1.htm" width="100%" height="48" scrolling="no" frameborder="0"></iframe></td></tr></table></div></td></tr></table><div id="movebox2"><table border="0" align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0"><tr><td><div id="topheading"><a href="../exodus/18-20.htm" title="Exodus 18:20">◄</a> Exodus 18:21 <a href="../exodus/18-22.htm" title="Exodus 18:22">►</a></div></tr></table></div><div align="center" class="maintable2"><table border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" align="center"><tr><td><div id="leftbox"><div class="padleft"><div class="vheadingv"><b>Verse</b><a href="/nabre/exodus/18.htm" class="clickchap" style="color:#552200" title="Click any translation name for full chapter">  (Click for Chapter)</a></div><div id="par"><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gntd/exodus/18.htm">Good News Translation</a></span><br />But in addition, you should choose some capable men and appoint them as leaders of the people: leaders of thousands, hundreds, fifties, and tens. They must be God-fearing men who can be trusted and who cannot be bribed. <p><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nrsvce/exodus/18.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a></span><br />You should also look for able men among all the people, men who fear God, are trustworthy, and hate dishonest gain; set such men over them as officers over thousands, hundreds, fifties, and tens.<p><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cevd/exodus/18.htm">Contemporary English Version</a></span><br />You will need to appoint some competent leaders who respect God and are trustworthy and honest. Then put them over groups of 10, 50, 100, and 1,000. <p><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nabre/exodus/18.htm">New American Bible</a></span><br />But you should also look among all the people for able and God-fearing men, trustworthy men who hate dishonest gain, and set them over the people as commanders of thousands, of hundreds, of fifties, and of tens.<p><span class="versiontext"><a href="/drbc/exodus/18.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a></span><br />And provide out of all the people able men, such as fear God, in whom there is truth, and that hate avarice, and appoint of them rulers of thousands, and of hundreds, and of fifties, and of tens,<div class="vheading2">Treasury of Scripture Knowledge</div><p class="tsk2">And provide out of all the people able men, such as fear God, in whom there is truth, and that hate avarice, and appoint of them rulers of thousands, and of hundreds, and of fifties, and of tens,</p><p class="hdg">moreover</p><p class="tskverse"><a href="../deuteronomy/1-13.htm">Deuteronomy 1:13-17</a> Let me have from among you wise and understanding men, and such whose conversation is approved among your tribes, that I may appoint them your rulers. . . . </p><p class="tskverse"><a href="../acts/6-3.htm">Acts 6:3</a> Wherefore, brethren, look ye out among you seven men of good reputation, full of the Holy Ghost and wisdom, whom we may appoint over this business.</p><p class="hdg">able men</p><p class="tskverse"><a href="../exodus/18-25.htm">Exodus 18:25</a> And choosing able men out of all Israel, he appointed them rulers of the people, rulers over thousands, and over hundreds, and over fifties, and over tens.</p><p class="tskverse"><a href="../deuteronomy/16-18.htm">Deuteronomy 16:18</a> Thou shalt appoint judges and magistrates in all thy gates, which the Lord thy God shall give thee, in all thy tribes: that they may judge the people with just judgment,</p><p class="tskverse"><a href="../1_kings/3-9.htm">1 Kings 3:9-12</a> Give therefore to thy servant an understanding heart, to judge thy people, and discern between good and evil. For who shall be able to judge this people, thy people, which is so numerous? . . . </p><p class="tskverse"><a href="../proverbs/28-2.htm">Proverbs 28:2</a> For the sins of the land many are the princes thereof: and for the wisdom of a man, and the knowledge of those things that are said, the life of the prince shall be prolonged.</p><p class="hdg">such as</p><p class="tskverse"><a href="../exodus/23-2.htm">Exodus 23:2-9</a> Thou shalt not follow the multitude to do evil: neither shalt thou yield in judgment, to the opinion of the most part, to stray from the truth. . . . </p><p class="tskverse"><a href="../genesis/22-12.htm">Genesis 22:12</a> And he said to him: Lay not thy hand upon the boy, neither do thou any thing to him: now I know that thou fearest God, and hast not spared thy only begotten son for my sake.</p><p class="tskverse"><a href="../genesis/42-18.htm">Genesis 42:18</a> And the third day he brought them out of prison, and said: Do as I have said, and you shall live: for I fear God.</p><p class="tskverse"><a href="../2_samuel/23-3.htm">2 Samuel 23:3</a> The God of Israel said to me, the strong one of Israel spoke, the ruler of men, the just ruler in the fear of God.</p><p class="tskverse"><a href="../1_kings/18-3.htm">1 Kings 18:3,12</a> And Achab called Abdias the governor of his house: now Abdias feared the Lord very much. . . . </p><p class="tskverse"><a href="../2_chronicles/19-5.htm">2 Chronicles 19:5-10</a> And he set judges of the land in all the fenced cities of Juda, in every place. . . . </p><p class="tskverse"><a href="../nehemiah/5-9.htm">Nehemiah 5:9</a> And I said to them: The thing you do is not good: why walk you not in the fear of our God, that we be not exposed to the reproaches of the Gentiles our enemies?</p><p class="tskverse"><a href="../nehemiah/7-2.htm">Nehemiah 7:2</a> I commanded Hanani my brother, and Hananias ruler of the house of Jerusalem, (for he seemed as a sincere man, and one that feared God above the rest,)</p><p class="tskverse"><a href="../ecclesiastes/12-13.htm">Ecclesiastes 12:13</a> Let us all hear together the conclusion of the discourse. Fear God, and keep his commandments: for this is all man:</p><p class="tskverse"><a href="../luke/18-2.htm">Luke 18:2,4</a> Saying: There was a judge in a certain city, who feared not God nor regarded man. . . . </p><p class="hdg">men</p><p class="tskverse"><a href="../job/29-16.htm">Job 29:16</a> I was the father of the poor: and the cause which I knew not, I searched out most diligently.</p><p class="tskverse"><a href="../job/31-13.htm">Job 31:13</a> If I have despised to abide judgment with my manservant, or my maidservant, when they had any controversy against me:</p><p class="tskverse"><a href="../isaiah/16-5.htm">Isaiah 16:5</a> And a throne shall be prepared in mercy, and one shall sit upon it in truth in the tabernacle of David, judging and seeking judgment and quickly rendering that which is just.</p><p class="tskverse"><a href="../isaiah/59-4.htm">Isaiah 59:4,14,15</a> There is none that calleth upon justice, neither is there any one that judgeth truly: but they trust in a mere nothing, and speak vanities: they have conceived labour, and brought forth iniquity. . . . </p><p class="tskverse"><a href="../jeremiah/5-1.htm">Jeremiah 5:1</a> Go about through the streets of Jerusalem, and see, and consider, and seek in the broad places thereof, if you can find a man that executeth judgment, and seeketh faith: and I will be merciful unto it.</p><p class="tskverse"><a href="../ezekiel/18-8.htm">Ezekiel 18:8</a> Hath not lent upon usury, nor taken any increase: hath withdrawn his hand from iniquity, and hath executed true judgment between man and man:</p><p class="tskverse"><a href="../zechariah/7-9.htm">Zechariah 7:9</a> Thus saith the Lord of hosts, saying: Judge ye true judgment, and shew ye mercy and compassion every man to his brother.</p><p class="tskverse"><a href="../zechariah/8-16.htm">Zechariah 8:16</a> These then are the things, which you shall do: Speak ye truth every one to his neighbour; judge ye truth and judgment of peace in your gates.</p><p class="hdg">hating</p><p class="tskverse"><a href="../exodus/23-8.htm">Exodus 23:8</a> Neither shalt thou take bribes, which even blind the wise, and pervert the words of the just.</p><p class="tskverse"><a href="../deuteronomy/16-18.htm">Deuteronomy 16:18,19</a> Thou shalt appoint judges and magistrates in all thy gates, which the Lord thy God shall give thee, in all thy tribes: that they may judge the people with just judgment, . . . </p><p class="tskverse"><a href="../1_samuel/8-3.htm">1 Samuel 8:3</a> And his sons walked not in his ways: but they turned aside after lucre, and took bribes, and perverted judgment.</p><p class="tskverse"><a href="../1_samuel/12-3.htm">1 Samuel 12:3,4</a> Speak of me before the Lord, and before his anointed, whether I have taken any man's ox, or ass: if I have wronged any man, if I have oppressed any man, if I have taken a bribe at any man's hand: and I will despise it this day, and will restore it to you. . . . </p><p class="tskverse"><a href="../psalms/26-9.htm">Psalm 26:9,10</a> Take not away my soul, O God, with the wicked: nor my life with bloody men: . . . </p><p class="tskverse"><a href="../isaiah/33-15.htm">Isaiah 33:15</a> He that walketh in justices, and speaketh truth, that casteth away avarice by oppression, and shaketh his hands from all bribes, that stoppeth his ears lest he hear blood, and shutteth his eyes that he may see no evil.</p><p class="tskverse"><a href="../ezekiel/22-12.htm">Ezekiel 22:12</a> They have taken gifts in thee to shed blood: thou hast taken usury and increase, and hast covetously oppressed thy neighbours: and thou hast forgotten me, saith the Lord God.</p><p class="tskverse"><a href="../acts/20-33.htm">Acts 20:33</a> I have not coveted any man's silver, gold or apparel, as</p><p class="tskverse"><a href="../1_timothy/3-3.htm">1 Timothy 3:3</a> Not given to wine, no striker, but modest, not quarrelsome, not covetous, but</p><p class="tskverse"><a href="../1_timothy/6-9.htm">1 Timothy 6:9-11</a> For they that will become rich fall into temptation and into the snare of the devil and into many unprofitable and hurtful desires, which drown men into destruction and perdition. . . . </p><p class="tskverse"><a href="../2_peter/2-14.htm">2 Peter 2:14,15</a> Having eyes full of adultery and of sin that ceaseth not: alluring unstable souls: having their heart exercised with covetousness: children of malediction. . . . </p><p class="hdg">rulers of thousands.</p><p class="tskverse"><a href="../numbers/10-4.htm">Numbers 10:4</a> If thou sound but once, the princes and the heads of the multitude of Israel shall come to thee.</p><p class="tskverse"><a href="../deuteronomy/1-15.htm">Deuteronomy 1:15</a> And I took out of your tribes men wise and honourable, and appointed them rulers, tribunes, and centurions, and officers over fifties, and over tens, who might teach you all things.</p><p class="tskverse"><a href="../joshua/22-14.htm">Joshua 22:14</a> And ten princes with him, one of every tribe.</p><p class="tskverse"><a href="../1_samuel/8-12.htm">1 Samuel 8:12</a> And he will appoint of them to be his tribunes, and his centurions, and to plough his fields, and to reap his corn, and to make him arms and chariots.</p></div></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><div class="vheadingv"><b>Context</b></div><span class="hdg"><a href="/drbc/exodus/18.htm">Jethro Advises Moses</a></span><br>…<span class="reftext">20</span>And to shew the people the ceremonies, and the manner of worshipping; and the way wherein they ought to walk, and the work that they ought to do. <span class="reftext">21</span><span class="highl">And provide out of all the people able men, such as fear God, in whom there is truth, and that hate avarice, and appoint of them rulers of thousands, and of hundreds, and of fifties, and of tens,</span><span class="reftext">22</span>Who may judge the people at all times: and when any great matter soever shall fall out, let them refer it to thee, and let them judge the lesser matters only: that so it may be lighter for thee, the burden being shared out unto others.…<div class="vheading2">Cross References</div><div id="crf"><span class="crossverse"><a href="../acts/6-3.htm">Acts 6:3</a></span><br />Wherefore, brethren, look ye out among you seven men of good reputation, full of the Holy Ghost and wisdom, whom we may appoint over this business.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="../genesis/42-18.htm">Genesis 42:18</a></span><br />And the third day he brought them out of prison, and said: Do as I have said, and you shall live: for I fear God.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="../genesis/47-6.htm">Genesis 47:6</a></span><br />The land of Egypt is before thee: and make them dwell in the best place, and give them the land of Gessen. And if thou knowest that there are industrious men among them, make them rulers over my cattle.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="../exodus/18-25.htm">Exodus 18:25</a></span><br />And choosing able men out of all Israel, he appointed them rulers of the people, rulers over thousands, and over hundreds, and over fifties, and over tens.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="../numbers/1-4.htm">Numbers 1:4</a></span><br />And there shall be with you the princes of the tribes, and of the houses in their kindreds,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="../numbers/1-16.htm">Numbers 1:16</a></span><br />These are the most noble princes of the multitude by their tribes and kindreds, and the chiefs of the army of Israel:<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="../numbers/10-4.htm">Numbers 10:4</a></span><br />If thou sound but once, the princes and the heads of the multitude of Israel shall come to thee.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="../deuteronomy/1-13.htm">Deuteronomy 1:13</a></span><br />Let me have from among you wise and understanding men, and such whose conversation is approved among your tribes, that I may appoint them your rulers.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="../deuteronomy/1-15.htm">Deuteronomy 1:15</a></span><br />And I took out of your tribes men wise and honourable, and appointed them rulers, tribunes, and centurions, and officers over fifties, and over tens, who might teach you all things.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="../deuteronomy/16-19.htm">Deuteronomy 16:19</a></span><br />And not go aside to either part. Thou shalt not accept person nor gifts: for gifts blind the eyes of the wise, and change the words of the just.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="../deuteronomy/22-18.htm">Deuteronomy 22:18</a></span><br />And the ancients of that city shall take that man, and beat him,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="../2_samuel/23-3.htm">2 Samuel 23:3</a></span><br />The God of Israel said to me, the strong one of Israel spoke, the ruler of men, the just ruler in the fear of God.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="../2_chronicles/19-5.htm">2 Chronicles 19:5</a></span><br />And he set judges of the land in all the fenced cities of Juda, in every place.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="../ezra/7-25.htm">Ezra 7:25</a></span><br />And thou Esdras according to the wisdom of thy God, which is in thy hand, appoint judges and magistrates, that may judge all the people, that is beyond the river, that is, for them who know the law of thy God, yea and the ignorant teach ye freely.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="../job/1-1.htm">Job 1:1</a></span><br />There was a man in the land of Hus, whose name was Job, and that man was simple and upright, and fearing God, and avoiding evil.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="../psalms/15-1.htm">Psalm 15:1</a></span><br />A psalm for David. Lord, who shall dwell in thy tabernacle? or who shall rest in thy holy hill?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span></div></div></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td></td></tr></table></div></div></div><div id="combox"><div class="padcom"><div class="vheading2">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/exodus/18-18.htm">Able</a> <a href="/2_peter/2-14.htm">Covetousness</a> <a href="/exodus/15-16.htm">Fear</a> <a href="/exodus/13-18.htm">Fifties</a> <a href="/exodus/11-3.htm">Furthermore</a> <a href="/exodus/14-18.htm">Gain</a> <a href="/genesis/24-60.htm">Hating</a> <a href="/mark/6-40.htm">Hundreds</a> <a href="/exodus/12-7.htm">Moreover</a> <a href="/genesis/50-21.htm">Provide</a> <a href="/exodus/16-22.htm">Rulers</a> <a href="/exodus/14-7.htm">Select</a> <a href="/jude/1-14.htm">Tens</a> <a href="/genesis/24-60.htm">Thousands</a> <a href="/genesis/42-21.htm">Truth</a> <a href="/revelation/22-11.htm">Unjust</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/exodus/18-23.htm">Able</a> <a href="/psalms/119-36.htm">Covetousness</a> <a href="/exodus/19-16.htm">Fear</a> <a href="/exodus/18-25.htm">Fifties</a> <a href="/exodus/39-20.htm">Furthermore</a> <a href="/leviticus/25-37.htm">Gain</a> <a href="/exodus/23-5.htm">Hating</a> <a href="/exodus/18-25.htm">Hundreds</a> <a href="/exodus/26-1.htm">Moreover</a> <a href="/exodus/21-11.htm">Provide</a> <a href="/exodus/18-25.htm">Rulers</a> <a href="/numbers/35-11.htm">Select</a> <a href="/exodus/18-25.htm">Tens</a> <a href="/exodus/18-25.htm">Thousands</a> <a href="/exodus/34-6.htm">Truth</a> <a href="/job/6-29.htm">Unjust</a><div class="vheading2">Links</div><a href="/niv/exodus/18-21.htm">Exodus 18:21 NIV</a><br /><a href="/nlt/exodus/18-21.htm">Exodus 18:21 NLT</a><br /><a href="/esv/exodus/18-21.htm">Exodus 18:21 ESV</a><br /><a href="/nasb/exodus/18-21.htm">Exodus 18:21 NASB</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="//bibleapps.com/exodus/18-21.htm">Exodus 18:21 Bible Apps</a><br /><a href="//bibliaparalela.com/exodus/18-21.htm">Exodus 18:21 Biblia Paralela</a><br /><a href="//holybible.com.cn/exodus/18-21.htm">Exodus 18:21 Chinese Bible</a><br /><a href="//saintebible.com/exodus/18-21.htm">Exodus 18:21 French Bible</a><br /><a href="//bibeltext.com/exodus/18-21.htm">Exodus 18:21 German Bible</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span>Alphabetical: able all and appoint as But capable dishonest fear fifties from Furthermore gain God hate hundreds leaders men of officials out over people place select shall tens the them these those thousands trustworthy truth who you<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="https://biblehub.com/exodus/18-21.htm">OT Law: Exodus 18:21 Moreover you shall provide out of all (Exo. 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