Micah 7:3

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.

Micah 3:11

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."

Proverbs 4:16-17

For they cannot sleep unless they have done wrong; they are robbed of sleep unless they have made someone stumble.

Amos 5:12

For I know how many are your transgressions and how great are your sins-- you who afflict the righteous, who take a bribe, and turn aside the needy in the gate.

1 Kings 21:9-14

And she wrote in the letters, "Proclaim a fast, and set Naboth at the head of the people.

Isaiah 1:23

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.

Isaiah 26:21

For behold, the LORD is coming out from his place to punish the inhabitants of the earth for their iniquity, and the earth will disclose the blood shed on it, and will no more cover its slain.

Jeremiah 3:5

will he be angry forever, will he be indignant to the end?' Behold, you have spoken, but you have done all the evil that you could."

Jeremiah 8:10

Therefore I will give their wives to others and their fields to conquerors, because from the least to the greatest everyone is greedy for unjust gain; from prophet to priest, everyone deals falsely.

Ezekiel 22:6

"Behold, the princes of Israel in you, every one according to his power, have been bent on shedding blood.

Ezekiel 22:27

Her princes in her midst are like wolves tearing the prey, shedding blood, destroying lives to get dishonest gain.

Hosea 4:18

When their drink is gone, they give themselves to whoring; their rulers dearly love shame.

Matthew 26:15

and said, "What will you give me if I deliver him over to you?" And they paid him thirty pieces of silver.

Luke 12:1-2

In the meantime, when so many thousands of the people had gathered together that they were trampling one another, he began to say to his disciples first, "Beware of the leaven of the Pharisees, which is hypocrisy.

1 Corinthians 4:5

Therefore do not pronounce judgment before the time, before the Lord comes, who will bring to light the things now hidden in darkness and will disclose the purposes of the heart. Then each one will receive his commendation from God.

Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Summary

That they may do evil with both hands earnestly, the prince asketh, and the judge asketh for a reward; and the great man, he uttereth his mischievous desire: so they wrap it up.

The great

Bible References

Do

Proverbs 4:16
For they cannot sleep unless they have done wrong; they are robbed of sleep unless they have made someone stumble.
Jeremiah 3:5
will he be angry forever, will he be indignant to the end?' Behold, you have spoken, but you have done all the evil that you could."
Ezekiel 22:6
"Behold, the princes of Israel in you, every one according to his power, have been bent on shedding blood.

The prince

Micah 3:11
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."
Isaiah 1:23
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.
Jeremiah 8:10
Therefore I will give their wives to others and their fields to conquerors, because from the least to the greatest everyone is greedy for unjust gain; from prophet to priest, everyone deals falsely.
Ezekiel 22:27
Her princes in her midst are like wolves tearing the prey, shedding blood, destroying lives to get dishonest gain.
Hosea 4:18
When their drink is gone, they give themselves to whoring; their rulers dearly love shame.
Amos 5:12
For I know how many are your transgressions and how great are your sins-- you who afflict the righteous, who take a bribe, and turn aside the needy in the gate.
Matthew 26:15
and said, "What will you give me if I deliver him over to you?" And they paid him thirty pieces of silver.

The great

1 Kings 21:9
And she wrote in the letters, "Proclaim a fast, and set Naboth at the head of the people.

Wrap

Isaiah 26:21
For behold, the LORD is coming out from his place to punish the inhabitants of the earth for their iniquity, and the earth will disclose the blood shed on it, and will no more cover its slain.
Luke 12:1
In the meantime, when so many thousands of the people had gathered together that they were trampling one another, he began to say to his disciples first, "Beware of the leaven of the Pharisees, which is hypocrisy.
1 Corinthians 4:5
Therefore do not pronounce judgment before the time, before the Lord comes, who will bring to light the things now hidden in darkness and will disclose the purposes of the heart. Then each one will receive his commendation from God.

General references

Exodus 20:15
"You shall not steal.
Leviticus 25:14
And if you make a sale to your neighbor or buy from your neighbor, you shall not wrong one another.
Deuteronomy 27:25
"'Cursed be anyone who takes a bribe to shed innocent blood.' And all the people shall say, 'Amen.'
Proverbs 17:23
The wicked accepts a bribe in secret to pervert the ways of justice.
Proverbs 24:2
for their hearts devise violence, and their lips talk of trouble.
Ecclesiastes 3:16
Moreover, I saw under the sun that in the place of justice, even there was wickedness, and in the place of righteousness, even there was wickedness.
Isaiah 59:14
Justice is turned back, and righteousness stands far away; for truth has stumbled in the public squares, and uprightness cannot enter.
Jeremiah 11:9
Again the LORD said to me, "A conspiracy exists among the men of Judah and the inhabitants of Jerusalem.
Hosea 7:3
By their evil they make the king glad, and the princes by their treachery.
Habakkuk 1:3
Why do you make me see iniquity, and why do you idly look at wrong? Destruction and violence are before me; strife and contention arise.
Acts 23:14
They went to the chief priests and elders and said, "We have strictly bound ourselves by an oath to taste no food till we have killed Paul
Acts 24:9
The Jews also joined in the charge, affirming that all these things were so.

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