Isaiah 5:23

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Summary

Isaiah 5:23

Which justify the wicked for reward, and take away the righteousness of the righteous from him!

Justify

For reward

Take

James 5:6

General references

Deuteronomy 25:1

Isaiah 59:14

John 7:24

Bible References

Justify

"You shall not pervert the justice due to your poor in his lawsuit.

He who justifies the wicked and he who condemns the righteous are both alike an abomination to the LORD.

Whoever says to the wicked, "You are in the right," will be cursed by peoples, abhorred by nations,

It is not for kings, O Lemuel, it is not for kings to drink wine, or for rulers to take strong drink,

For reward

Your princes are rebels and companions of thieves. Everyone loves a bribe and runs after gifts. They do not bring justice to the fatherless, and the widow's cause does not come to them.

You shall not pervert justice. You shall not show partiality, and you shall not accept a bribe, for a bribe blinds the eyes of the wise and subverts the cause of the righteous.

Now then, let the fear of the LORD be upon you. Be careful what you do, for there is no injustice with the LORD our God, or partiality or taking bribes."

The wicked accepts a bribe in secret to pervert the ways of justice.

Its heads give judgment for a bribe; its priests teach for a price; its prophets practice divination for money; yet they lean on the LORD and say, "Is not the LORD in the midst of us? No disaster shall come upon us."

Their hands are on what is evil, to do it well; the prince and the judge ask for a bribe, and the great man utters the evil desire of his soul; thus they weave it together.

Take

to turn aside the needy from justice and to rob the poor of my people of their right, that widows may be their spoil, and that they may make the fatherless their prey!

And the two worthless men came in and sat opposite him. And the worthless men brought a charge against Naboth in the presence of the people, saying, "Naboth cursed God and the king." So they took him outside the city and stoned him to death with stones.

They band together against the life of the righteous and condemn the innocent to death.

So when Pilate saw that he was gaining nothing, but rather that a riot was beginning, he took water and washed his hands before the crowd, saying, "I am innocent of this man's blood;see to it yourselves."

You have condemned and murdered the righteous person. He does not resist you.

General references

"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,

Justice is turned back, and righteousness stands far away; for truth has stumbled in the public squares, and uprightness cannot enter.

Do not judge by appearances, but judge with right judgment."