Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
Summary
Thou shalt not pervert the judgment of the stranger, nor of the fatherless; nor take a widow's raiment to pledge:
Pervert
Nor take
General references
Bible References
Pervert
Deuteronomy 16:19 You shall not distort justice; you shall not be partial, and you shall not take a bribe, for a bribe blinds the eyes of the wise and perverts the words of the righteous.
Deuteronomy 27:19
‘Cursed is he who distorts the justice due an alien, orphan, and widow.’ And all the people shall say, ‘Amen.’
Exodus 22:21
“You shall not wrong a stranger or oppress him, for you were strangers in the land of Egypt.
Exodus 23:2
You shall not follow the masses in doing evil, nor shall you testify in a dispute so as to turn aside after a multitude in order to pervert justice;
1 Samuel 12:3
Here I am; bear witness against me before the Lord and His anointed. Whose ox have I taken, or whose donkey have I taken, or whom have I defrauded? Whom have I oppressed, or from whose hand have I taken a bribe to blind my eyes with it? I will restore it to you.”
Job 22:8 “But the earth belongs to the mighty man,
Andthe honorable man dwells in it.
And
Job 29:11 “For when the ear heard, it called me blessed,
And when the eye saw, it gave witness of me,
And when the eye saw, it gave witness of me,
Psalm 82:1
A Psalm of Asaph.
God takes Hisstand in His own congregation;
Hejudges in the midst of the rulers.
God takes His
He
Psalm 94:3 How long shall the wicked, O Lord,
How long shall thewicked exult?
How long shall the
Proverbs 22:22 Do not rob the poor because he is poor,
Orcrush the afflicted at the gate;
Or
Proverbs 31:5 For they will drink and forget what is decreed,
Andpervert the rights of all the afflicted.
And
Ecclesiastes 5:8
If you see oppression of the poor and denial of justice and righteousness in the province, do not be shocked at the sight; for one official watches over another official, and there are higher officials over them.
Isaiah 1:23 Your rulers are rebels
And companions of thieves;
Everyoneloves a bribe
And chases after rewards.
Theydo not defend the orphan,
Nor does the widow’s plea come before them.
And companions of thieves;
Everyone
And chases after rewards.
They
Nor does the widow’s plea come before them.
Isaiah 3:15 “What do you mean by crushing My people
And grinding the face of the poor?”
Declares the LordGod of hosts.
And grinding the face of the poor?”
Declares the Lord
Isaiah 33:15 He who walks righteously and speaks with sincerity,
He who rejectsunjust gain
And shakes his hands so that they hold no bribe;
He who stops his ears from hearing about bloodshed
Andshuts his eyes from looking upon evil;
He who rejects
And shakes his hands so that they hold no bribe;
He who stops his ears from hearing about bloodshed
And
Jeremiah 5:28 ‘They are fat, they are sleek,
They alsoexcel in deeds of wickedness;
They do not plead the cause,
The cause of theorphan, that they may prosper;
And they do notdefend the rights of the poor.
They also
They do not plead the cause,
The cause of the
And they do not
Jeremiah 22:3
Thus says the Lord, “Do justice and righteousness, and deliver the one who has been robbed from the power of his oppressor. Also do not mistreat or do violence to the stranger, the orphan, or the widow; and do not shed innocent blood in this place.
Ezekiel 22:7
They have treated father and mother lightly within you. The alien they have oppressed in your midst; the fatherless and the widow they have wronged in you.
Amos 5:7 For those who turn justice into wormwood
Andcast righteousness down to the earth.”
And
Micah 2:1 Woe to those who scheme iniquity,
Who work out evil on their beds!
When morning comes, they do it,
For it is in thepower of their hands.
Who work out evil on their beds!
For it is in the
Micah 7:3 Concerning evil, both hands do it well.
The prince asks, also the judge, for abribe,
And a great man speaks the desire of his soul;
So they weave it together.
The prince asks, also the judge, for a
And a great man speaks the desire of his soul;
So they weave it together.
Zechariah 7:10
and do not oppress the widow or the orphan, the stranger or the poor; and do not devise evil in your hearts against one another.’
Malachi 3:5
“Then I will draw near to you for judgment; and I will be a swift witness against the sorcerers and against the adulterers and against those who swear falsely, and against those who oppress the wage earner in his wages, the widow and the orphan, and those who turn aside the alien and do not fear Me,” says the Lord of hosts.
Luke 3:14
Some soldiers were questioning him, saying, “And what about us, what shall we do?” And he said to them, “Do not take money from anyone by force, or accuse anyone falsely, and be content with your wages.”
James 2:6
But you have dishonored the poor man. Is it not the rich who oppress you and personally drag you into court?
Nor take
Exodus 22:26
If you ever take your neighbor’s cloak as a pledge, you are to return it to him before the sun sets,
General references
Exodus 22:22 You shall not afflict any widow or orphan.
Deuteronomy 24:12
If he is a poor man, you shall not sleep with his pledge.
Deuteronomy 27:19
‘Cursed is he who distorts the justice due an alien, orphan, and widow.’ And all the people shall say, ‘Amen.’