Isaiah 1:23

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Isaiah 1:23

Your rulers are rebels,
friends of thieves.
They all love graft
and chase after bribes.
They do not defend the rights of the fatherless,
and the widow’s case never comes before them.

Exodus 23:8

You must not take a bribe, for a bribe blinds the clear-sighted and corrupts the words of the righteous.

Micah 7:3

Both hands are good at accomplishing evil:
the official and the judge demand a bribe;
when the powerful man communicates his evil desire,
they plot it together.

Zechariah 7:10

Do not oppress the widow or the fatherless, the foreigner or the poor, and do not plot evil in your hearts against one another.

Deuteronomy 16:19

Do not deny justice or show partiality to anyone. Do not accept a bribe, for it blinds the eyes of the wise and twists the words of the righteous.

2 Chronicles 24:17-21

However, after Jehoiada died, the rulers of Judah came and paid homage to the king. Then the king listened to them,

All the leaders of the priests and the people multiplied their unfaithful deeds, imitating all the detestable practices of the nations, and they defiled the Lord’s temple that He had consecrated in Jerusalem.

Proverbs 17:23

A wicked man secretly takes a bribe
to subvert the course of justice.

Proverbs 29:24

To be a thief’s partner is to hate oneself;
he hears the curse but will not testify.

Isaiah 3:14

The Lord brings this charge
against the elders and leaders of His people:
“You have devastated the vineyard.
The plunder from the poor is in your houses.

Isaiah 10:1-2

Woe to those enacting crooked statutes
and writing oppressive laws

Isaiah 33:15

The one who lives righteously
and speaks rightly,
who refuses gain from extortion,
whose hand never takes a bribe,
who stops his ears from listening to murderous plots
and shuts his eyes to avoid endorsing evil—

Jeremiah 5:5

I will go to the powerful
and speak to them.
Surely they know the way of the Lord,
the justice of their God.
However, these also had broken the yoke
and torn off the chains.

Jeremiah 5:28-29

They have become fat and sleek.
They have also excelled in evil matters.
They have not taken up cases,
such as the case of the fatherless, so they might prosper,
and they have not defended the rights of the needy.

Jeremiah 22:17

But you have eyes and a heart for nothing
except your own dishonest profit,
shedding innocent blood
and committing extortion and oppression.

Ezekiel 22:6-12

“Look, every prince of Israel within you has used his strength to shed blood.

Daniel 9:5-6

we have sinned, done wrong, acted wickedly, rebelled, and turned away from Your commands and ordinances.

Hosea 4:18

When their drinking is over,
they turn to promiscuity.
Israel’s leaders fervently love disgrace.

Hosea 7:3-5

They please the king with their evil,
the princes with their lies.

Hosea 9:15

All their evil appears at Gilgal,
for there I came to hate them.
I will drive them from My house
because of their evil, wicked actions.
I will no longer love them;
all their leaders are rebellious.

Micah 3:1-3

Then I said, “Now listen, leaders of Jacob,
you rulers of the house of Israel.
Aren’t you supposed to know what is just?

Micah 3:11

Her leaders issue rulings for a bribe,
her priests teach for payment,
and her prophets practice divination for money.
Yet they lean on the Lord, saying,
“Isn’t the Lord among us?
No disaster will overtake us.”

Malachi 3:5

“I will come to you in judgment, and I will be ready to witness against sorcerers and adulterers; against those who swear falsely; against those who oppress the widow and the fatherless, and cheat the wage earner; and against those who deny justice to the foreigner. They do not fear Me,” says the Lord of Hosts.

Matthew 21:13

And He said to them, “It is written, My house will be called a house of prayer. But you are making it a den of thieves!”

Mark 11:17

Then He began to teach them: “Is it not written, My house will be called a house of prayer for all nations? But you have made it a den of thieves!”

Luke 18:2-5

“There was a judge in a certain town who didn’t fear God or respect man.

Luke 19:46

and He said, “It is written, My house will be a house of prayer, but you have made it a den of thieves!”

Acts 4:5-11

The next day, their rulers, elders, and scribes assembled in Jerusalem

Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Summary

Isaiah 1:23

Thy 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.

Companions

Every

They judge

Luke 18:2

General references

Bible References

Companions

To be a thief’s partner is to hate oneself;
he hears the curse but will not testify.

And He said to them, “It is written, My house will be called a house of prayer.

But you are making it a den of thieves!”

Then He began to teach them: “Is it not written, My house

will be called a house of prayer

for all nations? But you have made it a den of thieves!”

and He said, “It is written, My house will be a house of prayer,

but you have made it a den of thieves!”

Every

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You must not take a bribe, for a bribe blinds the clear-sighted and corrupts the words of the righteous.

Do not deny justice or show partiality to anyone. Do not accept a bribe, for it blinds the eyes of the wise and twists the words of the righteous.

A wicked man secretly takes a bribe
to subvert the course of justice.

But you have eyes and a heart for nothing
except your own dishonest profit,
shedding innocent blood
and committing extortion and oppression.

People who live in you accept bribes in order to shed blood. You take interest and profit on a loan and brutally extort your neighbors. You have forgotten Me.” This is the declaration of the Lord God.

When their drinking is over,
they turn to promiscuity.
Israel’s leaders fervently love disgrace.

Both hands are good at accomplishing evil:
the official and the judge demand a bribe;
when the powerful man communicates his evil desire,
they plot it together.

They judge

Woe to those enacting crooked statutes
and writing oppressive laws

Do not oppress the widow or the fatherless, the foreigner or the poor, and do not plot evil in your hearts against one another.

“There was a judge in a certain town who didn’t fear God or respect man.

General references

“You must not mistreat any widow or fatherless child.

“If there is a dispute between men, they are to go to court, and the judges will hear their case. They will clear the innocent and condemn the guilty.

A wicked man secretly takes a bribe
to subvert the course of justice.

Speak up, judge righteously,
and defend the cause of the oppressed and needy.