Isaiah 5:23
You let the guilty go free for a bribe and you keep the innocent from getting justice.
Psalm 94:21
They join forces to take the lives of righteous people. They condemn innocent people to death.
Isaiah 10:2
They deprive the poor of justice. They take away the rights of the needy among my people. They prey on widows and rob orphans.
James 5:6
You have condemned, and you have killed the righteous one. He does not resist you.
Proverbs 17:15
Justify the wicked or condemn the just. Both are abomination to Jehovah.
Isaiah 1:23
Your rulers are rebels, friends with thieves. They all love bribes and run after gifts. They never defend orphans. They do not listen to the widows' pleas.
Micah 3:11
The leaders judge for a bribe, and the priests teach for wages! The prophets predict for money yet they rely on Jehovah when they say: Is not Jehovah in the midst of us? No evil will come upon us.
Micah 7:3
They diligently seek to do evil with their hands. The prince asks and the judge is ready for a bribe. The great man utters his own evil desire. They weave it together.
Exodus 23:6-9
Do not deny justice to a poor person at his trial.
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.
1 Kings 21:13
The two good-for-nothing persons came in and took their seats before him and gave witness against Naboth, in front of the people. They said: Naboth has been cursing God and the king. Then they took him outside the town and had him stoned to death.
2 Chronicles 19:7
Do your work in honor of him and know that he will not allow you to be unfair to anyone or to take bribes.
Proverbs 17:23
A wicked man takes a bribe to pervert the ways of judgment.
Proverbs 24:24
The people curse and the nations abhor the man who says to the wicked, You are righteous.
Proverbs 31:4-5
It is not for kings, O Lemuel; it is not for kings to drink wine; nor for princes to desire strong drink.
Matthew 23:35
You are responsible for all the righteous blood shed on earth. That includes the blood of the righteous Abel to the blood of Zechariah, whom you killed between the sanctuary and the altar.
Matthew 27:24-25
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.