To turn aside the needy from judgment, and to take away the right from the poor of my people, that widows may be their prey, and that they may rob the fatherless!
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Isaiah 5:23 · 16 connections
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They gather themselves together against the soul of the righteous, and condemn the innocent blood.
He that justifieth the wicked, and he that condemneth the just, even they both are abomination to the LORD.
Ye have condemned and killed the just; and he doth not resist you.
It is not for kings, O Lemuel, it is not for kings to drink wine; nor for princes strong drink: …
End of linked passage: Proverbs 31:5Thy princes are rebellious, and companions of thieves: every one loveth gifts, and followeth after rewards: they judge not the fatherless, neither doth the cause of the widow come unto them.
The heads thereof judge for reward, and the priests thereof teach for hire, and the prophets thereof divine for money: yet will they lean upon the LORD, and say, Is not the LORD among us? none evil can come upon us.
That they may do evil with both hands earnestly, the prince asketh, and the judge asketh for a reward; and the great man, he uttereth his mischievous desire: so they wrap it up.
Thou shalt not wrest judgment; thou shalt not respect persons, neither take a gift: for a gift doth blind the eyes of the wise, and pervert the words of the righteous.
Wherefore now let the fear of the LORD be upon you; take heed and do it: for there is no iniquity with the LORD our God, nor respect of persons, nor taking of gifts.
A wicked man taketh a gift out of the bosom to pervert the ways of judgment.
He that saith unto the wicked, Thou art righteous; him shall the people curse, nations shall abhor him:
When Pilate saw that he could prevail nothing, but that rather a tumult was made, he took water, and washed his hands before the multitude, saying, I am innocent of the blood of this just person: see ye to it. …
End of linked passage: Matthew 27:25Thou shalt not wrest the judgment of thy poor in his cause. …
End of linked passage: Exodus 23:9And there came in two men, children of Belial, and sat before him: and the men of Belial witnessed against him, even against Naboth, in the presence of the people, saying, Naboth did blaspheme God and the king. Then they carried him forth out of the city, and stoned him with stones, that he died.
That upon you may come all the righteous blood shed upon the earth, from the blood of righteous Abel unto the blood of Zacharias son of Barachias, whom ye slew between the temple and the altar.
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