6 Bible Verses about Connivance

“When you see a thief, you are pleased with him and condone his behavior,
And you associate with adulterers.

He who says to the wicked, “You are righteous,”
Peoples will curse him, nations will denounce him;

Those who set aside the law [of God and man] praise the wicked,
But those who keep the law [of God and man] struggle with them.

When they heard this they were delighted, and promised to give him money. And he began looking for an opportune time to betray Jesus.

And when the blood of Your witness Stephen was being shed, I also was standing nearby approving and consenting [to his death], and guarding the coats of those who were killing him.’

Although they know God’s righteous decree and His judgment, that those who do such things deserve death, yet they not only do them, but they even [enthusiastically] approve and tolerate others who practice them.