Isaiah 1:23

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

Luke 18:2

General references

Bible References

Companions

Whoever shares with a thief is his own enemy; he hears the oath to testify, but does not talk.

And he said to them, "It is written, 'My house will be called a house of prayer,' but you are turning it into a den of robbers!"

Then he began to teach them and said, "Is it not written: 'My house will be called a house of prayer for all nations'? But you have turned it into a den of robbers!"

saying to them, "It is written, 'My house will be a house of prayer,' but you have turned it into a den of robbers!"

Every

The one who lives uprightly and speaks honestly; the one who refuses to profit from oppressive measures and rejects a bribe; the one who does not plot violent crimes and does not seek to harm others --

"You must not accept a bribe, for a bribe blinds those who see and subverts the words of the righteous.

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.

A wicked person receives a bribe secretly to pervert the ways of justice.

But you are always thinking and looking for ways to increase your wealth by dishonest means. Your eyes and your heart are set on killing some innocent person and committing fraud and oppression.

They take bribes within you to shed blood. You engage in usury and charge interest; you extort money from your neighbors. You have forgotten me, declares the sovereign Lord.

They consume their alcohol, then engage in cult prostitution; they dearly love their shameful behavior.

They are determined to be experts at doing evil; government officials and judges take bribes, prominent men make demands, and they all do what is necessary to satisfy them.

They judge

Those who enact unjust policies are as good as dead, those who are always instituting unfair regulations,

That is how they have grown fat and sleek. There is no limit to the evil things they do. They do not plead the cause of the fatherless in such a way as to win it. They do not defend the rights of the poor.

You must not oppress the widow, the orphan, the foreigner, or the poor, nor should anyone secretly plot evil against his fellow human being.'

"I will come to you in judgment. I will be quick to testify against those who practice divination, those who commit adultery, those who break promises, and those who exploit workers, widows, and orphans, who refuse to help the immigrant and in this way show they do not fear me," says the Lord who rules over all.

He said, "In a certain city there was a judge who neither feared God nor respected people.

General references

"You must not afflict any widow or orphan.

If controversy arises between people, they should go to court for judgment. When the judges hear the case, they shall exonerate the innocent but condemn the guilty.

A wicked person receives a bribe secretly to pervert the ways of justice.

Open your mouth, judge in righteousness, and plead the cause of the poor and needy.