Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
Summary
Keep thee far from a false matter; and the innocent and righteous slay thou not: for I will not justify the wicked.
Far from
The innocent
For i will not
General references
Bible References
Far from
Exodus 23:1
Thou shall not take up a FALSE report. Do not put thy hand with the wicked man to be an unrighteous witness.
Leviticus 19:11
Ye shall not steal, nor shall ye deal falsely, nor lie one to another.
Deuteronomy 19:16
If an unrighteous witness rises up against any man to testify against him of wrong-doing,
Job 22:23
If thou return to the Almighty, thou shall be built up, thou put away unrighteousness far from thy tents.
Proverbs 4:14
Enter not into the path of the wicked, and walk not in the way of evil men.
Isaiah 33:15
He who walks righteously, and speaks uprightly. He who despises the gain of oppressions, who shakes his hands from taking a bribe, who stops his ears from hearing of blood, and shuts his eyes from looking upon evil.
Luke 3:14
And men who were soldiers also questioned him, saying, And we, what should we do? And he said to them, Do violence to no man, nor accuse falsely, and be content with your wages.
Ephesians 4:25
Therefore having put off falsehood, let each man speak truth with his neighbor, because we are body-parts of each other.
1 Thessalonians 5:22
Abstain from all appearance of evil.
The innocent
Deuteronomy 27:25
Cursed be he who takes a bribe to kill an innocent man. And all the people shall say, Amen.
For i will not
Exodus 34:7
keeping loving kindness for thousands, forgiving iniquity and transgression and sin, and who will by no means clear [the guilty], visiting the iniquity of the fathers upon the children, and upon the children's children, upon the th
Proverbs 17:15
He who justifies a wicked man, and he who condemns a righteous man, both of them alike are an abomination to LORD.
Nahum 1:3
LORD is slow to anger, and great in power, and will by no means clear [the guilty]. LORD has his way in the whirlwind and in the storm, and the clouds are the dust of his feet.
Romans 1:18
For the wrath of God is revealed from heaven against all irreverence and unrighteousness of men, who suppress the truth in unrighteousness,
Romans 2:5
But according to thy hardness, and thy impenitent heart, thou store up wrath to thyself in the day of wrath, and revelation, and righteous judgment of God,
General references
Exodus 20:16
Thou shall not bear FALSE witness against thy neighbor.
Leviticus 19:15
Ye shall do no unrighteousness in judgment. Thou shall not respect the person of the poor man, nor honor the person of the mighty man, but thou shall judge thy neighbor in righteousness.
Deuteronomy 25:1
If there be a controversy between men, and they come to judgment, and [they] judge them, then they shall justify the righteous, and condemn the iniquitous.
Deuteronomy 27:25
Cursed be he who takes a bribe to kill an innocent man. And all the people shall say, Amen.
Proverbs 4:15
Avoid it. Do not pass by it. Turn from it, and pass on.
1 Thessalonians 5:22
Abstain from all appearance of evil.