"Which justify the wicked for reward, and take away the righteousness of the righteous from him!"
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Thou shalt not wrest the judgment of thy poor in his cause.
Thou shalt not wrest judgment; thou shalt not respect persons, neither take a gift: for a gift doth blind the eyes of the wise, and pervert the words of the righteous.
And there came in two men, children of Belial, and sat before him: and the men of Belial witnessed against him, even against Naboth, in the presence of the people, saying, Naboth did blaspheme God and the king. Then they carried him forth out of the city, and stoned him with stones, that he died.
Wherefore now let the fear of the LORD be upon you; take heed and do it: for there is no iniquity with the LORD our God, nor respect of persons, nor taking of gifts.
A wicked man taketh a gift out of the bosom to pervert the ways of judgment.
He that saith unto the wicked, Thou are righteous; him shall the people curse, nations shall abhor him:
It is not for kings, O Lemuel, it is not for kings to drink wine; nor for princes strong drink:
That upon you may come all the righteous blood shed upon the earth, from the blood of righteous Abel unto the blood of Zacharias son of Barachias, whom ye slew between the temple and the altar.
When Pilate saw that he could prevail nothing, but that rather a tumult was made, he took water, and washed his hands before the multitude, saying, I am innocent of the blood of this just person: see ye to it.
He that justifieth the wicked, and he that condemneth the just, even they both are abomination to the LORD.
Thy princes are rebellious, and companions of thieves: every one loveth gifts, and followeth after rewards: they judge not the fatherless, neither doth the cause of the widow come unto them.
The heads thereof judge for reward, and the priests thereof teach for hire, and the prophets thereof divine for money: yet will they lean upon the LORD, and say, Is not the LORD among us? none evil can come upon us.
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.
They gather themselves together against the soul of the righteous, and condemn the innocent blood.
To turn aside the needy from judgment, and to take away the right from the poor of my people, that widows may be their prey, and that they may rob the fatherless!
Ye have condemned and killed the just; and he doth not resist you.
Who for a reward give support to the cause of the sinner, and who take away the righteousness of the upright from him.
who justify the wicked for a bribe, and turn away the righteousness of the righteous from them!
Which justify the wicked for reward, and take away the righteousness of the righteous from him!
Who justify the wicked for reward, and take away the righteousness of the righteous from him!
Who acquit the guilty for a bribe, But deny justice for the innocent!
Declaring righteous the wicked for a bribe, And the righteousness of the righteous They turn aside from him.