Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Summary

He that justifieth the wicked, and he that condemneth the just, even they both are abomination to the LORD.

General references

Bible References

That justifieth

Proverbs 24:23
These things also belong to the wise. It is not good to have respect of persons in judgment.
Exodus 23:7
Keep thee far from a false matter; and slay thou not the innocent and righteous; for I will not justify the wicked.
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.
Isaiah 5:23
who justify the wicked for bribes and take away the righteousness of the righteous from him!
Isaiah 55:8
For my thoughts are not as your thoughts, neither are your ways as my ways, saith the LORD.
Ezekiel 22:27
Her princes in the midst thereof are like wolves ravening the prey, to shed blood, and to destroy souls, to follow their own greed.
Amos 5:7
Ye who turn judgment to wormwood and leave off doing righteousness in the earth,
Amos 6:12
Shall horses run upon the rocks? will one plow there with oxen? why have ye turned judgment into hemlock, and the fruit of righteousness into wormwood?
Luke 23:18
And they cried out all at once, saying, Away with this man, and release unto us Barabbas
Romans 4:5
But to him that does not work, but believes in him that justifies the ungodly, the faith is counted as righteousness.
James 5:6
Ye have condemned and murdered the just, and he does not resist you.

Abomination

Proverbs 6:16
These six things does the LORD hate: yea, seven are an abomination unto him:
Proverbs 11:1
A false balance is abomination to the LORD, but a just weight is his delight.
Proverbs 15:8
The sacrifice of the wicked is an abomination to the LORD, but the prayer of the upright is his delight.

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.
John 7:24
Judge not according to the appearance, but judge with righteous judgment.