James 2:1

‘You shall not show partiality in judgment; you shall hear the small and the great alike. You shall not fear man, for the judgment is God’s. The case that is too hard for you, you shall bring to me, and I will hear it.’

which none of the rulers of this age has understood; for if they had understood it, they would not have crucified the Lord of glory.

Know this, my beloved brothers. But everyone must be quick to hear, slow to speak and slow to anger;

But if you show partiality, you are committing sin, being convicted by the law as transgressors.

The Sin of Favoritism