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
"You shall not spread a false report. You shall not join hands with a wicked man to be a malicious witness.
Leviticus 19:11
"You shall not steal; you shall not deal falsely; you shall not lie to one another.
Deuteronomy 19:16
If a malicious witness arises to accuse a person of wrongdoing,
Job 22:23
If you return to the Almighty you will be built up; if you remove injustice far from your tents,
Proverbs 4:14
Do not enter the path of the wicked, and do not walk in the way of the evil.
Isaiah 33:15
He who walks righteously and speaks uprightly, who despises the gain of oppressions, who shakes his hands, lest they hold a bribe, who stops his ears from hearing of bloodshed and shuts his eyes from looking on evil,
Luke 3:14
Soldiers also asked him, "And we, what shall we do?" And he said to them, "Do not extort money from anyone by threats or by false accusation, and be content with your wages."
Ephesians 4:25
Therefore, having put away falsehood, let each one of you speak the truth with his neighbor, for we are members one of another.
1 Thessalonians 5:22
Abstain from every form of evil.
The innocent
Deuteronomy 27:25
"'Cursed be anyone who takes a bribe to shed innocent blood.' And all the people shall say, 'Amen.'
For i will not
Exodus 34:7
keeping steadfast love for thousands,forgiving iniquity and transgression and sin, but who will by no means clear the guilty, visiting the iniquity of the fathers on the children and the children's children, to the third and the fourth generation."
Proverbs 17:15
He who justifies the wicked and he who condemns the righteous are both alike an abomination to the LORD.
Nahum 1:3
The LORD is slow to anger and great in power, and the LORD will by no means clear the guilty. His way is in whirlwind and storm, and the clouds are the dust of his feet.
Romans 1:18
For the wrath of God is revealed from heaven against all ungodliness and unrighteousness of men, who by their unrighteousness suppress the truth.
Romans 2:5
But because of your hard and impenitent heart you are storing up wrath for yourself on the day of wrath when God's righteous judgment will be revealed.
General references
Exodus 20:16
"You shall not bear false witness against your neighbor.
Leviticus 19:15
"You shall do no injustice in court. You shall not be partial to the poor or defer to the great, but in righteousness shall you judge your neighbor.
Deuteronomy 25:1
"If there is a dispute between men and they come into court and the judges decide between them, acquitting the innocent and condemning the guilty,
Deuteronomy 27:25
"'Cursed be anyone who takes a bribe to shed innocent blood.' And all the people shall say, 'Amen.'
Proverbs 4:15
Avoid it; do not go on it; turn away from it and pass on.
1 Thessalonians 5:22
Abstain from every form of evil.