Isaiah 33:15

Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Summary

He that walketh righteously, and speaketh uprightly; he that despiseth the gain of oppressions, that shaketh his hands from holding of bribes, that stoppeth his ears from hearing of blood, and shutteth his eyes from seeing evil;

Despiseth

James 5:4

Shaketh

Stoppeth

Shutteth

Psalm 119:37

General references

Bible References

Despiseth

and I advised so in my mind, that I rebuked the councilors and the rulers, and said unto them, "Will ye require usury one of another?" And I brought a great congregation against them,

Did I ever think scorn to do right unto my servants and maidens, when they had any matter against me?

Then came there publicans to be baptised, and said unto him, "Master, what shall we do?"

And Zacchaeus stood forth and said unto the Lord, "Behold Lord, the half of my goods I give to the poor, and if I have done any man wrong, I will restore him four fold."

Behold, the hire of the laborers which have reaped down your fields - which hire is of you kept back by fraud - crieth: and the cries of them which have reaped, are entered into the ears of the Lord of Hosts.

Shaketh

Thou shalt not hinder the right of the poor that are among you in their suit.

And Moses waxed very angry and said unto the LORD, "Turn not unto their offerings. I have not taken so much as an ass from them, neither have vexed any of them."

Wrest not the law, nor know any person, neither take any reward: for gifts blind the wise and pervert the words of the righteous.

Behold, here I am. Answer me before the LORD and before his anointed, whose ox have I taken? Or whose ass have I taken? Whom have I done wrong to? Or whom have I oppressed? And of whose hand have I received any bribe, to blind mine eyes therewith? And I will restore it you again."

For among my people are found wicked persons, that privily lay snares and wait for me, to take them and destroy them.

yet they say they do well when they do evil. As the prince will, so sayeth the judge: that he may do him a pleasure again. The great man speaketh what his heart desireth; and the hearers allow him.

and said, "What will ye give me, and I will deliver him unto you?" And they appointed unto him thirty pieces of silver.

When Simon saw that through laying on of the apostles' hands on them, the holy ghost was given: he offered them money, saying,

having eyes full of adultery, and that cannot cease to sin, beguiling unstable souls. Hearts they have exercised with covetousness. They are cursed children,

Stoppeth

And the men of David said unto him, "See, the day is come of which the LORD said unto thee, 'Behold, I will deliver thine enemy into thine hand, and thou shalt do with him what it pleaseth thee.'" Then David arose and cut off the tip of Saul's coat privily.

The said Abishai to David, "God hath closed in thine enemy unto thine hand this day. Now therefore let me smite him a fellowship with my spear to the earth, even one stroke, and I will not smite him the second time."

Have I ever rejoiced at the hurt of mine enemy? Or was I ever glad, that any harm happened to him? Oh no.

I have not dwelt with vain persons; neither will I have fellowship with the deceitful.

Then said Johanan the son of Kareah unto Gedaliah in Mizphah these words, secretly, "Let me go, I pray thee, and I will slay Ishmael the son of Nethaniah, so that nobody shall know it. Wherefore will he kill thee? That all the Jews which resort unto thee, might be scattered, and the remnant in Judah perish?"

and have no fellowship with the unfruitful works of darkness: but rather rebuke them.

Shutteth

O turn away mine eyes, lest they behold vanity; and quicken thou me in thy way.

General references

"'When thou sellest ought unto thy neighbour or buyest of thy neighbour's hand, ye shall not oppress one another:

What hope hath the hypocrite, though he have great good, and though God give him riches after his heart's desire?

Eschew it, and go not therein: depart aside, and pass over by it.

Abstain from all suspicious things.