Exodus 23:2

Regulations Regarding Justice

¹ Do not spread false rumors. Do not help a guilty person by offering false testimony. 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; ³ Do not show partiality to a poor man at his trial.

Bear Witness

Pervert Justice

Turn Aside

Testify Concerning

Wrest Judgment

Exodus 23:6-7

Do not deny justice to a poor person at his trial.

Leviticus 19:15

Do no injustice in judgment. Do not be partial to the poor nor defer to the great. Judge your neighbor fairly.

Deuteronomy 1:17

You will not show partiality in judgment. You shall hear the small and the great. You will not fear man for the judgment is God's. The case that is too hard for you, bring to me, and I will hear it.'

Genesis 6:12

God saw how corrupt the earth had become. All the people on earth had corrupted their ways.

Genesis 7:1

Jehovah said to Noah: Go into the ark, you and your whole family. For I have found you righteous in this generation.

Genesis 19:4

They prepared to retire for the night when suddenly all the men of Sodom, young and old, came from all over the city and surrounded the house.

Genesis 19:7-9

Please, my brothers, he begged, do not do such a wicked thing.

Exodus 32:1-5

The people saw that Moses delayed coming down from the mountain. They gathered around Aaron. They said to him: We do not know what has happened to Moses, the man who led us out of Egypt. Make gods to lead us.

Numbers 14:1-10

All the Israelite congregation raised their voices and cried out loud all that night.

Deuteronomy 16:19

Never pervert justice. Always be impartial. Never take a bribe, because bribes blind wise people and deny justice to those who are in the right.

Deuteronomy 24:17

Do not pervert the justice due an alien or an orphan. Do not take a widow's garment in pledge.

Joshua 24:15

If you are not willing to serve him, decide today whom you will serve, the gods your ancestors worshiped in Mesopotamia or the gods of the Amorites, in whose land you are now living. As for my family and me, we will serve Jehovah.'

1 Samuel 15:9

Saul and his men spared Agag's life and did not kill the best sheep and cattle, the best calves and lambs, or anything else that was good. They destroyed only what was useless or worthless.

1 Kings 19:10

He said: I have been zealous for Jehovah, the God of hosts. The children of Israel have not kept your agreement (covenant). They have destroyed your altars. They killed your prophets with the sword. I, even I, am the only one living. Now they seek to take my life too.

Job 31:34

because I stood in great fear of the multitude, and the contempt of families terrified me, so that I kept silent and did not go out of doors.

Psalm 72:2

He will judge your people with righteousness, and your poor with justice.

Proverbs 1:10-11

My son, if sinners tempt you do not consent.

Proverbs 1:15

My son, do not walk in the way with them. Withhold your food from their path!

Proverbs 4:14

Do not enter the path of the wicked. Do not walk in the way of evil men.

Jeremiah 37:15

The officials were so angry with Jeremiah that they beat him and put him in prison in the scribe Jonathan's house, which had been turned into a prison.

Jeremiah 37:21

King Zedekiah gave the command to have Jeremiah put in the courtyard of the prison. He gave him a loaf of bread every day from the bakers' street until all the bread in the city was gone. So Jeremiah stayed in the courtyard of the prison.

Jeremiah 38:5-6

King Zedekiah answered: Very well, then, do what you want to with him. I cannot stop you.

Jeremiah 38:9

Your Majesty, what these men have done is wrong. They have put Jeremiah in the well, where he is sure to die of starvation, since there is no more food in the city.

Ezekiel 9:9

He answered me: The wickedness of the nations of Israel and Judah is terrible! The land is filled with murder, and the city is filled with wrongdoing. They think that Jehovah has abandoned the land and that he does not see.

Haggai 1:4

Is it time for you to dwell in your roofed and covered houses, while this house is desolate?

Matthew 27:24-26

Pilate saw that he could do nothing. The people were ready to cause much trouble. He took water and washed his hands in front of the people. He said: The blood of this man is not on my hands. You are responsible.

Mark 15:15

Wishing to please the crowd, Pilate released Barabbas to them. Then he handed over Jesus. He was flogged and impaled.

Luke 23:23-24

But they were insistent and spoke in loud voices asking him to impale him. And they prevailed.

Luke 23:51

He was from Arimathaea a city of the Jews and was looking for the kingdom of God.

John 7:50-51

Nicodemus spoke to them. (He is the Pharisee who earlier went to Jesus.)

Acts 24:27

After two years Porcius Festus succeeded Felix. Felix was willing to show the Jews a favor. He left Paul in prison.

Acts 25:9

Festus was willing to do the Jews a favor, so he answered Paul: Will you go up to Jerusalem, and there be judged of these things before me?

Romans 1:32

They know the judgment of God, that those who commit such things are worthy of death! And yet, they not only do the same, but also approve of those who do them.

Galatians 2:11-13

When Cephas came to Antioch, I openly resisted him because he was completely wrong.