Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
Summary
Thy princes are rebellious, and companions of thieves: every one loveth gifts, and followeth after rewards: they judge not the fatherless, neither doth the cause of the widow come unto them.
Companions
Every
They judge
General references
Bible References
Companions
Proverbs 29:24 To be a thief’s partner is to hate oneself;
he hears the curse but will not testify.
he hears the curse but will not testify.
Matthew 21:13
And He said to them, “It is written, My house will be called a house of prayer. But you are making it a den of thieves!”
Mark 11:17
Then He began to teach them: “Is it not written, My house will be called a house of prayer for all nations? But you have made it a den of thieves!”
Luke 19:46
and He said, “It is written, My house will be a house of prayer, but you have made it a den of thieves!”
Every
Isaiah 33:15 The one who lives righteously
and speaks rightly,
who refuses gain from extortion,
whose hand never takes a bribe,
who stops his ears from listening to murderous plots
and shuts his eyes to avoid endorsing evil—
and speaks rightly,
who refuses gain from extortion,
whose hand never takes a bribe,
who stops his ears from listening to murderous plots
and shuts his eyes to avoid endorsing evil
Exodus 23:8
You must not take a bribe, for a bribe blinds the clear-sighted and corrupts the words of the righteous.
Deuteronomy 16:19
Do not deny justice or show partiality to anyone. Do not accept a bribe, for it blinds the eyes of the wise and twists the words of the righteous.
Proverbs 17:23 A wicked man secretly takes a bribe
to subvert the course of justice.
to subvert the course of justice.
Jeremiah 22:17 But you have eyes and a heart for nothing
except your own dishonest profit,
shedding innocent blood
and committing extortion and oppression.
except your own dishonest profit,
shedding innocent blood
and committing extortion and oppression.
Ezekiel 22:12
People who live in you accept bribes in order to shed blood. You take interest and profit on a loan and brutally extort your neighbors. You have forgotten Me.” This is the declaration of the Lord God.
Hosea 4:18 When their drinking is over,
they turn to promiscuity.
Israel’s leaders fervently love disgrace.
they turn to promiscuity.
Israel’s leaders
Micah 7:3 Both hands are good at accomplishing evil:
the official and the judge demand a bribe;
when the powerful man communicates his evil desire,
they plot it together.
the official and the judge demand a bribe;
when the powerful man communicates his evil desire,
they plot it together.
They judge
Isaiah 10:1 Woe to those enacting crooked statutes
and writing oppressive laws
and writing oppressive laws
Jeremiah 5:28 They have become fat and sleek.
They have also excelled in evil matters.
They have not taken up cases,
such as the case of the fatherless, so they might prosper,
and they have not defended the rights of the needy.
They have also excelled in evil matters.
They have not taken up cases,
such as the case of the fatherless, so they might prosper,
and they have not defended the rights of the needy.
Zechariah 7:10
Do not oppress the widow or the fatherless, the foreigner or the poor, and do not plot evil in your hearts against one another.
Malachi 3:5
“I will come to you in judgment, and I will be ready to witness against sorcerers and adulterers; against those who swear falsely; against those who oppress the widow and the fatherless, and cheat the wage earner; and against those who deny justice to the foreigner. They do not fear Me,” says the Lord of Hosts.
Luke 18:2 “There was a judge in a certain town who didn’t fear God or respect man.
General references
Exodus 22:22
“You must not mistreat any widow or fatherless child.
Deuteronomy 25:1
“If there is a dispute between men, they are to go to court, and the judges will hear their case. They will clear the innocent and condemn the guilty.
Proverbs 17:23 A wicked man secretly takes a bribe
to subvert the course of justice.
to subvert the course of justice.
Proverbs 31:9 Speak up, judge righteously,
and defend the cause of the oppressed and needy.
and defend the cause of