Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Summary

Yea, in heart ye work wickedness; ye weigh the violence of your hands in the earth.

Bible References

In heart

Psalm 21:11

For they planned evil against You;
They devised a [malevolent] plot
And they will not succeed.
Ecclesiastes 3:16
Moreover, I have seen under the sun that in the place of justice there is wickedness, and in the place of righteousness there is wickedness.
Isaiah 59:4

No one sues righteously [but for the sake of doing injury to others—to take some undue advantage], and no one pleads [his case] in truth; [but rather]
They trust in empty arguments and speak lies;
They conceive trouble and bring forth injustice.
Jeremiah 22:16

“He defended the cause of the afflicted and needy;
Then all was well.
Is that not what it means to know Me?”
Says the Lord.
Ezekiel 22:12
In you they have accepted bribes to shed blood; you have taken [forbidden] interest and [a percentage of] profits, and you have injured your neighbors for gain by oppression and extortion, and you have forgotten Me,” says the Lord God.
Micah 3:1
And I said,

“Hear now, heads of Jacob
And rulers of the house of Israel.
Is it not for you to know and administer justice?
John 11:47
So the chief priests and Pharisees convened a council [of the leaders in Israel], and said, “What are we doing? For this man performs many signs (attesting miracles).

Weigh

Psalm 94:20

Can a throne of destruction be allied with You,
One which frames and devises mischief by decree [under the sacred name of law]?
Isaiah 10:1
Woe (judgment is coming) to those [judges] who issue evil statutes,
And to those [magistrates] who constantly record unjust and oppressive decisions,
Isaiah 26:7

The way of the righteous [those in right-standing with God—living in moral and spiritual integrity] is smooth and level;
O Upright One, make a level path for the just and righteous.

General references

Deuteronomy 25:1
“If there is a controversy between men, and they go to court, and the judges decide [the issue] between them, and they judge in favor of the innocent and condemn the guilty,
Proverbs 31:9

Open your mouth, judge righteously,
And administer justice for the afflicted and needy.
Ecclesiastes 3:16
Moreover, I have seen under the sun that in the place of justice there is wickedness, and in the place of righteousness there is wickedness.
John 7:24
Do not judge by appearance [superficially and arrogantly], but judge fairly and righteously.”