Deuteronomy 24:17

You shall not deprive the foreigner, or the fatherless of justice, nor take a widow's clothing in pledge;

Deuteronomy 16:19

You shall not wrest justice: you shall not respect persons; neither shall you take a bribe; for a bribe does blind the eyes of the wise, and pervert the words of the righteous.

Exodus 22:21-22

"You shall not wrong a foreigner, neither shall you oppress him, for you were foreigners in the land of Egypt.

Exodus 23:6

"You shall not deny justice to your poor people in their lawsuits.

Deuteronomy 27:19

'Cursed is he who wrests the justice due the foreigner, fatherless, and widow.' All the people shall say, 'Amen.'

Exodus 23:2

You shall not follow a crowd to do evil; neither shall you testify in court to side with a multitude to pervert justice;

Exodus 23:9

"You shall not oppress a foreigner, for you know the heart of a foreigner, seeing you were foreigners in the land of Egypt.

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."

Isaiah 1:23

Your rulers are rebellious, and companions of thieves. Everyone loves bribes, and follows after rewards. They do not judge the fatherless, neither does the cause of the widow come to them.

Jeremiah 5:28

They have grown fat. They shine; yes, they excel in deeds of wickedness. They do not plead the cause, the cause of the fatherless, that they may prosper; and they do not judge the right of the needy.

Exodus 22:26-27

If you take your neighbor's garment as collateral, you shall restore it to him before the sun goes down,

Deuteronomy 10:17-18

For the LORD your God, he is God of gods, and Lord of lords, the great God, the mighty, and the awesome, who doesn't respect persons, nor takes reward.

Deuteronomy 24:6

No man shall take the mill or the upper millstone to pledge; for he takes a life in pledge.

Deuteronomy 24:13

you shall surely restore to him the pledge when the sun goes down, that he may sleep in his garment, and bless you: and it shall be righteousness to you before the LORD your God.

1 Samuel 12:3-4

Here I am. Witness against me before the LORD, and before his anointed. Whose ox have I taken? Whose donkey have I taken? Whom have I defrauded? Whom have I oppressed? Of whose hand have I taken a ransom to blind my eyes therewith? I will restore it to you."

Job 22:8-9

But as for the mighty man, he had the earth. The honorable man, he lived in it.

Job 29:11-17

For when the ear heard me, then it blessed me; and when the eye saw me, it commended me:

Psalm 82:1-5

God presides in the great assembly. He judges among the gods.

Psalm 94:3-6

LORD, how long will the wicked, how long will the wicked triumph?

Psalm 94:20-21

Shall the throne of wickedness have fellowship with you, which brings about mischief by statute?

Proverbs 22:22-23

Do not exploit the poor, because he is poor; and do not crush the needy in court;

Proverbs 31:5

lest they drink, and forget the decree, and pervert the justice due to anyone who is afflicted.

Ecclesiastes 5:8

If you see the oppression of the poor, and the violent taking away of justice and righteousness in a district, do not marvel at the matter: for one official is eyed by a higher one; and there are officials over them.

Isaiah 3:15

What do you mean that you crush my people, and grind the face of the poor?" says the Lord, the LORD of hosts.

Isaiah 33:15

He who walks righteously, and speaks blamelessly; He who despises the gain of oppressions, who gestures with his hands, refusing to take a bribe, who stops his ears from hearing of blood, and shuts his eyes from looking at evil?

Jeremiah 22:3

Thus says the LORD: "Execute justice and righteousness, and deliver him who is robbed out of the hand of the oppressor: and do no wrong, do no violence, to the foreigner, the fatherless, nor the widow; neither shed innocent blood in this place.

Ezekiel 22:7

In you have they set light by father and mother; in the midst of you have they dealt by oppression with the foreigner; in you have they wronged the fatherless and the widow.

Ezekiel 22:29

The people of the land have used oppression, and exercised robbery; yes, they have troubled the poor and needy, and have oppressed the foreigner wrongfully.

Amos 5:7-12

You who turn justice to wormwood, and cast down righteousness to the earth:

Micah 2:1-2

Woe to those who devise iniquity and work evil on their beds. When the morning is light, they practice it, because it is in the power of their hand.

Micah 7:3

Their hands are on that which is evil to do it diligently. The ruler and judge ask for a bribe; and the powerful man dictates the evil desire of his soul. Thus they conspire together.

Zechariah 7:10

Do not oppress the widow, nor the fatherless, the foreigner, nor the poor; and let none of you devise evil against his brother in your heart.'

Malachi 3:5

I will come near to you to judgment; and I will be a swift witness against the sorcerers, and against the adulterers, and 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 do not fear me," says the LORD of hosts.

Luke 3:14

Soldiers also asked him, saying, "What about us? What must we do?" He said to them, "Extort from no one by violence, neither accuse anyone wrongfully. Be content with your wages."

James 2:6

But you have dishonored the poor man. Do not the rich oppress you, and personally drag you before the courts?

Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Bible References

Pervert

Deuteronomy 16:19
You shall not wrest justice: you shall not respect persons; neither shall you take a bribe; for a bribe does blind the eyes of the wise, and pervert the words of the righteous.
Deuteronomy 27:19
'Cursed is he who wrests the justice due the foreigner, fatherless, and widow.' All the people shall say, 'Amen.'
Exodus 22:21
"You shall not wrong a foreigner, neither shall you oppress him, for you were foreigners in the land of Egypt.
Exodus 23:2
You shall not follow a crowd to do evil; neither shall you testify in court to side with a multitude to pervert justice;
1 Samuel 12:3
Here I am. Witness against me before the LORD, and before his anointed. Whose ox have I taken? Whose donkey have I taken? Whom have I defrauded? Whom have I oppressed? Of whose hand have I taken a ransom to blind my eyes therewith? I will restore it to you."
Job 22:8
But as for the mighty man, he had the earth. The honorable man, he lived in it.
Job 29:11
For when the ear heard me, then it blessed me; and when the eye saw me, it commended me:
Psalm 82:1
God presides in the great assembly. He judges among the gods.
Psalm 94:3
LORD, how long will the wicked, how long will the wicked triumph?
Proverbs 22:22
Do not exploit the poor, because he is poor; and do not crush the needy in court;
Proverbs 31:5
lest they drink, and forget the decree, and pervert the justice due to anyone who is afflicted.
Ecclesiastes 5:8
If you see the oppression of the poor, and the violent taking away of justice and righteousness in a district, do not marvel at the matter: for one official is eyed by a higher one; and there are officials over them.
Isaiah 1:23
Your rulers are rebellious, and companions of thieves. Everyone loves bribes, and follows after rewards. They do not judge the fatherless, neither does the cause of the widow come to them.
Isaiah 3:15
What do you mean that you crush my people, and grind the face of the poor?" says the Lord, the LORD of hosts.
Isaiah 33:15
He who walks righteously, and speaks blamelessly; He who despises the gain of oppressions, who gestures with his hands, refusing to take a bribe, who stops his ears from hearing of blood, and shuts his eyes from looking at evil?
Jeremiah 5:28
They have grown fat. They shine; yes, they excel in deeds of wickedness. They do not plead the cause, the cause of the fatherless, that they may prosper; and they do not judge the right of the needy.
Jeremiah 22:3
Thus says the LORD: "Execute justice and righteousness, and deliver him who is robbed out of the hand of the oppressor: and do no wrong, do no violence, to the foreigner, the fatherless, nor the widow; neither shed innocent blood in this place.
Ezekiel 22:7
In you have they set light by father and mother; in the midst of you have they dealt by oppression with the foreigner; in you have they wronged the fatherless and the widow.
Amos 5:7
You who turn justice to wormwood, and cast down righteousness to the earth:
Micah 2:1
Woe to those who devise iniquity and work evil on their beds. When the morning is light, they practice it, because it is in the power of their hand.
Micah 7:3
Their hands are on that which is evil to do it diligently. The ruler and judge ask for a bribe; and the powerful man dictates the evil desire of his soul. Thus they conspire together.
Zechariah 7:10
Do not oppress the widow, nor the fatherless, the foreigner, nor the poor; and let none of you devise evil against his brother in your heart.'
Malachi 3:5
I will come near to you to judgment; and I will be a swift witness against the sorcerers, and against the adulterers, and 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 do not fear me," says the LORD of hosts.
Luke 3:14
Soldiers also asked him, saying, "What about us? What must we do?" He said to them, "Extort from no one by violence, neither accuse anyone wrongfully. Be content with your wages."
James 2:6
But you have dishonored the poor man. Do not the rich oppress you, and personally drag you before the courts?

Nor take

Exodus 22:26
If you take your neighbor's garment as collateral, you shall restore it to him before the sun goes down,

General references

Exodus 22:22
"You shall not take advantage of any widow or fatherless child.
Deuteronomy 24:12
If he be a poor man, you shall not sleep with his pledge;
Deuteronomy 27:19
'Cursed is he who wrests the justice due the foreigner, fatherless, and widow.' All the people shall say, 'Amen.'