Exodus 23:2

Regulations Regarding Justice

¹ "You must not give a false report. Do not make common cause with the wicked to be a malicious witness. ² "You must not follow a crowd in doing evil things; in a lawsuit you must not offer testimony that agrees with a crowd so as to pervert justice, ³ and you must not show partiality to a poor man in his lawsuit.

Bear Witness

Pervert Justice

Turn Aside

Testify Concerning

Wrest Judgment

Exodus 23:6-7

"You must not turn away justice for your poor people in their lawsuits.

Leviticus 19:15

"'You must not deal unjustly in judgment: you must neither show partiality to the poor nor honor the rich. You must judge your fellow citizen fairly.

Deuteronomy 1:17

They must not discriminate in judgment, but hear the lowly and the great alike. Nor should they be intimidated by human beings, for judgment belongs to God. If the matter being adjudicated is too difficult for them, they should bring it before me for a hearing.

Genesis 6:12

God saw the earth, and indeed it was ruined, for all living creatures on the earth were sinful.

Genesis 7:1

The Lord said to Noah, "Come into the ark, you and all your household, for I consider you godly among this generation.

Genesis 19:4

Before they could lie down to sleep, all the men -- both young and old, from every part of the city of Sodom -- surrounded the house.

Genesis 19:7-9

He said, "No, my brothers! Don't act so wickedly!

Exodus 32:1-5

When the people saw that Moses delayed in coming down from the mountain, they gathered around Aaron and said to him, "Get up, make us gods that will go before us. As for this fellow Moses, the man who brought us up from the land of Egypt, we do not know what has become of him!"

Numbers 14:1-10

Then all the community raised a loud cry, and the people wept that night.

Deuteronomy 16:19

You must not pervert justice or show favor. Do not take a bribe, for bribes blind the eyes of the wise and distort the words of the righteous.

Deuteronomy 24:17

You must not pervert justice due a resident foreigner or an orphan, or take a widow's garment as security for a loan.

Joshua 24:15

If you have no desire to worship the Lord, choose today whom you will worship, whether it be the gods whom your ancestors worshiped beyond the Euphrates, or the gods of the Amorites in whose land you are living. But I and my family will worship the Lord!"

1 Samuel 15:9

However, Saul and the army spared Agag, along with the best of the flock, the cattle, the fatlings, and the lambs, as well as everything else that was of value. They were not willing to slaughter them. But they did slaughter everything that was despised and worthless.

1 Kings 19:10

He answered, "I have been absolutely loyal to the Lord, the sovereign God, even though the Israelites have abandoned the agreement they made with you, torn down your altars, and killed your prophets with the sword. I alone am left and now they want to take my life."

Job 31:34

because I was terrified of the great multitude, and the contempt of families terrified me, so that I remained silent and would not go outdoors --

Psalm 72:2

Then he will judge your people fairly, and your oppressed ones equitably.

Proverbs 1:10-11

My child, if sinners try to entice you, do not consent!

Proverbs 1:15

My child, do not go down their way, withhold yourself from their path;

Proverbs 4:14

Do not enter the path of the wicked or walk in the way of those who are evil.

Jeremiah 37:15

The officials were very angry at Jeremiah. They had him flogged and put in prison in the house of Jonathan, the royal secretary, which they had converted into a place for confining prisoners.

Jeremiah 37:21

Then King Zedekiah ordered that Jeremiah be committed to the courtyard of the guardhouse. He also ordered that a loaf of bread be given to him every day from the baker's street until all the bread in the city was gone. So Jeremiah was kept in the courtyard of the guardhouse.

Jeremiah 38:5-6

King Zedekiah said to them, "Very well, you can do what you want with him. For I cannot do anything to stop you."

Jeremiah 38:9

"Your royal Majesty, those men have been very wicked in all that they have done to the prophet Jeremiah. They have thrown him into a cistern and he is sure to die of starvation there because there is no food left in the city.

Ezekiel 9:9

He said to me, "The sin of the house of Israel and Judah is extremely great; the land is full of murder, and the city is full of corruption, for they say, 'The Lord has abandoned the land, and the Lord does not see!'

Haggai 1:4

"Is it right for you to live in richly paneled houses while my temple is in ruins?

Matthew 27:24-26

When Pilate saw that he could do nothing, but that instead a riot was starting, he took some water, washed his hands before the crowd and said, "I am innocent of this man's blood. You take care of it yourselves!"

Mark 15:15

Because he wanted to satisfy the crowd, Pilate released Barabbas for them. Then, after he had Jesus flogged, he handed him over to be crucified.

Luke 23:23-24

But they were insistent, demanding with loud shouts that he be crucified. And their shouts prevailed.

Luke 23:51

(He had not consented to their plan and action.) He was from the Judean town of Arimathea, and was looking forward to the kingdom of God.

John 7:50-51

Nicodemus, who had gone to Jesus before and who was one of the rulers, said,

Acts 24:27

After two years had passed, Porcius Festus succeeded Felix, and because he wanted to do the Jews a favor, Felix left Paul in prison.

Acts 25:9

But Festus, wanting to do the Jews a favor, asked Paul, "Are you willing to go up to Jerusalem and be tried before me there on these charges?"

Romans 1:32

Although they fully know God's righteous decree that those who practice such things deserve to die, they not only do them but also approve of those who practice them.

Galatians 2:11-13

But when Cephas came to Antioch, I opposed him to his face, because he had clearly done wrong.