Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
Summary
Which justify the wicked for reward, and take away the righteousness of the righteous from him!
General references
Bible References
Justify
Exodus 23:6
Thou shalt not pervert the rights of thy poor in his cause.
Proverbs 17:15
He that justifies the wicked and he that condemns the just, even they both are abomination to the LORD.
Proverbs 24:24
He that saith unto the wicked, Thou art righteous; him shall the peoples curse, nations shall abhor him:
Proverbs 31:4
It is not for kings, O Lemuel, it is not for kings to drink wine; nor is beer for princes
For reward
Isaiah 1:23
Thy princes are rebellious and companions of thieves; every one loves bribes and follows after rewards; they do not hear the fatherless in judgment, neither does the cause of the widow come unto them.
Deuteronomy 16:19
Thou shalt not twist that which is right; thou shalt not respect persons neither take a bribe, for a bribe blinds the eyes of the wise and perverts the words of the righteous.
2 Chronicles 19:7
Therefore, now let the fear of the LORD be upon you; take heed and do it, for there is no iniquity with the LORD our God, nor respect of persons, nor taking of bribes.
Proverbs 17:23
A wicked man takes a gift in secret to pervert the paths of judgment.
Micah 3:11
the heads thereof judge for bribes, and the priests thereof teach for hire, and the prophets thereof divine for money: yet they come near unto the LORD, and say, Is not the LORD among us? No evil can come upon us.
Micah 7:3
To complete the evil with their hands, the prince demands, and the judge judges for a reward; and the great man speaks the desires of his heart: and they confirm it.
Take
Isaiah 10:2
to turn aside the poor from right judgment and to take away the right from the afflicted of my people that widows may be their prey and that they may rob the fatherless!
1 Kings 21:13
Then the two men, sons of Belial, came in and sat before him; and those men of Belial witnessed against Naboth, in the presence of the people, saying, Naboth blasphemed God and the king. Then they carried him forth out of the city, and stoned him with stones that he died.
Psalm 94:21
They gather themselves together as an army against the life of the righteous and condemn the innocent blood.
Matthew 23:35
that upon you may come all the righteous blood shed upon the earth from the blood of righteous Abel unto the blood of Zacharias son of Barachias, whom ye murdered between the temple and the altar.
Matthew 27:24
When Pilate saw that he could prevail nothing, but that rather a tumult was made, he took water and washed his hands before the multitude, saying, I am innocent of the blood of this just person; see ye to it.
James 5:6
Ye have condemned and murdered the just, and he does not resist you.
General references
Deuteronomy 25:1
If there is a controversy between persons and they come unto judgment and they are judged, then they shall justify the righteous and condemn the wicked.
Isaiah 59:14
and that which is right has departed, and righteousness withdrew afar off: for truth is fallen in the street, and equity could not enter.
John 7:24
Judge not according to the appearance, but judge with righteous judgment.