Proverbs 17:23
A wicked man receives a bribe in secret, to pervert the ways of justice.
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Proverbs 17:23
A wicked man receives a bribe in secret, to pervert the ways of justice.
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Genesis 32:20
You shall say, ‘Not only that, but behold, your servant, Jacob, is behind us.’ ” For, he said, “I will appease him with the present that goes before me, and afterward I will see his face. Perhaps he will accept me.”
Genesis 43:11
Their father, Israel, said to them, “If it must be so, then do this: Take from the choice fruits of the land in your bags, and carry down a present for the man, a little balm, a little honey, spices and myrrh, nuts, and almonds;
1 Samuel 25:35
So David received from her hand that which she had brought him. Then he said to her, “Go up in peace to your house. Behold, I have listened to your voice and have granted your request.”
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Exodus 22:21
“You shall not wrong an alien or oppress him, for you were aliens in the land of Egypt.
Exodus 22:22
“You shall not take advantage of any widow or fatherless child.
Exodus 22:23
If you take advantage of them at all, and they cry at all to me, I will surely hear their cry;
Exodus 22:24
and my wrath will grow hot, and I will kill you with the sword; and your wives shall be widows, and your children fatherless.
Exodus 23:9
“You shall not oppress an alien, for you know the heart of an alien, since you were aliens in the land of Egypt.
Deuteronomy 10:18
He executes justice for the fatherless and widow and loves the foreigner in giving him food and clothing.
Proverbs 31:5
lest they drink, and forget the law, and pervert the justice due to anyone who is afflicted.
Isaiah 29:21
who cause a person to be indicted by a word, and lay a snare for one who reproves in the gate, and who deprive the innocent of justice with false testimony.
Malachi 3:5
I will come near to you to judgment. I will be a swift witness against the sorcerers, against the adulterers, against the perjurers, and against those who oppress the hireling in his wages, the widow, and the fatherless, and who deprive the foreigner of justice, and don’t fear me,” says Yahweh of Armies.
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Exodus 23:6
“You shall not deny justice to your poor people in their lawsuits.
Exodus 23:7
“Keep far from a false charge, and don’t kill the innocent and righteous; for I will not justify the wicked.
Psalms 82:3
“Defend the weak, the poor, and the fatherless. Maintain the rights of the poor and oppressed.
Psalms 82:4
Rescue the weak and needy. Deliver them out of the hand of the wicked.”
Jeremiah 5:28
They have grown fat. They shine; yes, they excel in deeds of wickedness. They don’t plead the cause, the cause of the fatherless, that they may prosper; and they don’t defend the rights of the needy.
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Deuteronomy 1:17
You shall not show partiality in judgment; you shall hear the small and the great alike. You shall not be afraid of the face of 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.”
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Ruth 3:15
He said, “Bring the mantle that is on you, and hold it.” She held it; and he measured six measures of barley, and laid it on her; then he went into the city.
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1 Samuel 9:7
Then Saul said to his servant, “But behold, if we go, what should we bring the man? For the bread is spent in our sacks, and there is not a present to bring to the man of God. What do we have?”
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Numbers 22:7
The elders of Moab and the elders of Midian departed with the rewards of divination in their hand. They came to Balaam, and spoke to him the words of Balak.
1 Samuel 9:8
The servant answered Saul again and said, “Behold, I have in my hand the fourth part of a shekel of silver. I will give that to the man of God, to tell us our way.”
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Job 15:34
For the company of the godless will be barren, and fire will consume the tents of bribery.
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Psalms 18:16
He sent from on high. He took me. He drew me out of many waters.
Psalms 19:6
His going out is from the end of the heavens, his circuit to its ends. There is nothing hidden from its heat.
Psalms 21:13
Be exalted, Yahweh, in your strength, so we will sing and praise your power.
Psalms 29:4
Yahweh’s voice is powerful. Yahweh’s voice is full of majesty.
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Psalms 35:13
But as for me, when they were sick, my clothing was sackcloth. I afflicted my soul with fasting. My prayer returned into my own bosom.
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Proverbs 2:8
that he may guard the paths of justice, and preserve the way of his saints.
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Proverbs 5:20
For why should you, my son, be captivated with an adulteress? Why embrace the bosom of another?
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Proverbs 6:27
Can a man scoop fire into his lap, and his clothes not be burned?
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Proverbs 16:23
The heart of the wise instructs his mouth, and adds learning to his lips.
Proverbs 18:15
The heart of the discerning gets knowledge. The ear of the wise seeks knowledge.
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Proverbs 17:2
A servant who deals wisely will rule over a son who causes shame, and shall have a part in the inheritance among the brothers.
Proverbs 17:19
He who loves disobedience loves strife. One who builds a high gate seeks destruction.
Proverbs 17:22
A cheerful heart makes good medicine, but a crushed spirit dries up the bones.
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Proverbs 17:5
Whoever mocks the poor reproaches his Maker. He who is glad at calamity shall not be unpunished.
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Proverbs 17:25
A foolish son brings grief to his father, and bitterness to her who bore him.
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Proverbs 19:4
Wealth adds many friends, but the poor is separated from his friend.
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Proverbs 14:5
A truthful witness will not lie, but a false witness pours out lies.
Proverbs 14:25
A truthful witness saves souls, but a false witness is deceitful.
Proverbs 19:5
A false witness shall not be unpunished. He who pours out lies shall not go free.
Proverbs 19:9
A false witness shall not be unpunished. He who utters lies shall perish.
Proverbs 19:28
A corrupt witness mocks justice, and the mouth of the wicked gulps down iniquity.
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Proverbs 24:23
These also are sayings of the wise: To show partiality in judgment is not good.
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Proverbs 25:14
As clouds and wind without rain, so is he who boasts of gifts deceptively.
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Proverbs 29:4
The king by justice makes the land stable, but he who takes bribes tears it down.
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Isaiah 1:13
Bring no more vain offerings. Incense is an abomination to me. New moons, Sabbaths, and convocations— I can’t stand evil assemblies.
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Isaiah 26:2
Open the gates, that the righteous nation may enter: the one which keeps faith.
Isaiah 40:14
Who did he take counsel with, and who instructed him, and taught him in the path of justice, and taught him knowledge, and showed him the way of understanding?
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Isaiah 56:11
Yes, the dogs are greedy. They can never have enough. They are shepherds who can’t understand. They have all turned to their own way, each one to his gain, from every quarter.
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Jeremiah 22:17
But your eyes and your heart are only for your covetousness, for shedding innocent blood, for oppression, and for doing violence.”
Ezekiel 22:13
“ ‘ “Behold, therefore I have struck my hand at your dishonest gain which you have made, and at the blood which has been shed within you.
Micah 3:10
who build up Zion with blood, and Jerusalem with iniquity.
Habakkuk 1:4
Therefore the law is paralyzed, and justice never prevails; for the wicked surround the righteous; therefore justice comes out perverted.
Zephaniah 3:3
Her princes within her are roaring lions. Her judges are evening wolves. They leave nothing until the next day.
Zephaniah 3:4
Her prophets are arrogant and treacherous people. Her priests have profaned the sanctuary. They have done violence to the law.
Zephaniah 3:5
Yahweh, within her, is righteous. He will do no wrong. Every morning he brings his justice to light. He doesn’t fail, but the unjust know no shame.
Acts 16:37
But Paul said to them, “They have beaten us publicly without a trial, men who are Romans, and have cast us into prison! Do they now release us secretly? No, most certainly, but let them come themselves and bring us out!”
Acts 23:3
Then Paul said to him, “God will strike you, you whitewashed wall! Do you sit to judge me according to the law, and command me to be struck contrary to the law?”
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Mark 14:10
Judas Iscariot, who was one of the twelve, went away to the chief priests, that he might deliver him to them.
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Mark 14:11
They, when they heard it, were glad, and promised to give him money. He sought how he might conveniently deliver him.
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