Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
Summary
He that justifieth the wicked, and he that condemneth the just, even they both are abomination to the LORD.
That justifieth
Abomination
General references
Bible References
That justifieth
Proverbs 24:23 These also are sayings of the wise.
Toshow partiality in judgment is not good.
To
Exodus 23:7 Keep far from a false charge, and do not kill the innocent or the righteous, for I will not acquit the guilty.
1 Kings 21:13
Then the two worthless men came in and sat before him; and the worthless men testified against him, even against Naboth, before the people, saying, “Naboth cursed God and the king.” So they took him outside the city and stoned him to death with stones.
Isaiah 5:23 Who justify the wicked for a bribe,
Andtake away the rights of the ones who are in the right!
And
Isaiah 55:8 “For My thoughts are not your thoughts,
Nor areyour ways My ways,” declares the Lord.
Nor are
Ezekiel 22:27
Her princes within her are like wolves tearing the prey, by shedding blood and destroying lives in order to get dishonest gain.
Amos 5:7 For those who turn justice into wormwood
Andcast righteousness down to the earth.”
And
Amos 6:12 Do horses run on rocks?
Or does one plowthem with oxen?
Yet you have turnedjustice into poison
And the fruit of righteousness intowormwood,
Or does one plow
Yet you have turned
And the fruit of righteousness into
Luke 23:18
But they cried out all together, saying, “Away with this man, and release for us Barabbas!”
Romans 4:5
But to the one who does not work, but believes in Him who justifies the ungodly, his faith is credited as righteousness,
James 5:6
You have condemned and put to death the righteous man; he does not resist you.
Abomination
Proverbs 6:16 There are six things which the Lord hates,
Yes, seven which are an abominationto Him:
Yes, seven which are an abomination
Proverbs 11:1 A false balance is an abomination to the Lord,
But ajust weight is His delight.
But a
Proverbs 15:8 The sacrifice of the wicked is an abomination to the Lord,
Butthe prayer of the upright is His delight.
But
General references
Deuteronomy 25:1
“If there is a dispute between men and they go to court, and the judges decide their case, and they justify the righteous and condemn the wicked,
John 7:24 Do not judge according to appearance, but judge with righteous judgment.”