Deuteronomy 24:17
Do not deny justice to a foreigner or fatherless child, and do not take a widow’s garment as security.
Deuteronomy 16:19
Do not deny justice or show partiality to anyone. Do not accept a bribe, for it blinds the eyes of the wise and twists the words of the righteous.
Exodus 22:21-22
“You must not exploit a foreign resident
Exodus 23:6
“You must not deny justice to a poor person among you in his lawsuit.
Deuteronomy 27:19
And all the people will say, ‘Amen!’
Exodus 23:2
“You must not follow a crowd in wrongdoing. Do not testify in a lawsuit and go along with a crowd to pervert justice.
Exodus 23:9
You must not oppress a foreign resident;
Deuteronomy 1:17
Do not show partiality when deciding a case;
Isaiah 1:23
friends of thieves.
They all love graft
and chase after bribes.
They do not defend the rights of the fatherless,
and the widow’s case never comes before them.
Jeremiah 5:28
They have also excelled in evil matters.
They have not taken up cases,
such as the case of the fatherless, so they might prosper,
and they have not defended the rights of the needy.
Exodus 22:26-27
“If you ever take your neighbor’s cloak as collateral, return it to him before sunset.
Deuteronomy 10:17-18
For the Lord your God is the God of gods and Lord of lords, the great, mighty, and awesome God, showing no partiality and taking no bribe.
Deuteronomy 24:6
“Do not take a pair of millstones or an upper millstone as security for a debt, because that is like taking a life as security.
Deuteronomy 24:13
Be sure to return it
1 Samuel 12:3-4
Here I am. Bring charges against me before the Lord and His anointed: Whose ox or donkey have I taken?
Job 22:8-9
and an influential man lived on it.
Job 29:11-17
and when they saw me, they spoke well of me.
Psalm 82:1-5
A psalm of Asaph.
He judges among the gods:
Psalm 94:3-6
Lord, how long will the wicked—
how long will the wicked gloat?
Psalm 94:20-21
one that creates trouble by law—
become Your ally?
Proverbs 22:22-23
and don’t crush the oppressed
Proverbs 31:5
forget what is decreed,
and pervert justice for all the oppressed.
Ecclesiastes 5:8
If you see oppression of the poor
Isaiah 3:15
and grind the faces of the poor?”
This is the declaration
of the Lord God of Hosts.
Isaiah 33:15
and speaks rightly,
who refuses gain from extortion,
whose hand never takes a bribe,
who stops his ears from listening to murderous plots
and shuts his eyes to avoid endorsing evil
Jeremiah 22:3
This is what the Lord says: Administer justice and righteousness.
Ezekiel 22:7
Father and mother are treated with contempt,
Ezekiel 22:29
The people of the land have practiced extortion and committed robbery.
Amos 5:7-12
throw righteousness to the ground.
Micah 2:1-2
and prepare evil plans
At morning light
because the power is in their hands.
Micah 7:3
the official and the judge demand a bribe;
when the powerful man communicates his evil desire,
they plot it together.
Zechariah 7:10
Do not oppress the widow or the fatherless, the foreigner or the poor,
Malachi 3:5
“I will come to you in judgment, and I will be ready to witness against sorcerers and adulterers; against those who swear falsely; against those who oppress the widow and the fatherless, and cheat the wage earner; and against those who deny justice to the foreigner.
Luke 3:14
Some soldiers also questioned him: “What should we do?”
He said to them, “Don’t take money from anyone by force or false accusation; be satisfied with your wages.”
James 2:6
Yet you dishonored that poor man.
Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
Summary
Pervert
Nor take
General references
Bible References
Pervert
And all the people will say, ‘Amen!’
and an influential man lived on it.
and when they saw me, they spoke well of me.
He judges among the gods:
how long will the wicked gloat?
and don’t crush the oppressed
forget what is decreed,
and pervert justice for all the oppressed.
friends of thieves.
They all love graft
and chase after bribes.
They do not defend the rights of the fatherless,
and the widow’s case never comes before them.
and grind the faces of the poor?”
This is the declaration
of the Lord God of Hosts.
and speaks rightly,
who refuses gain from extortion,
whose hand never takes a bribe,
who stops his ears from listening to murderous plots
and shuts his eyes to avoid endorsing evil
They have also excelled in evil matters.
They have not taken up cases,
such as the case of the fatherless, so they might prosper,
and they have not defended the rights of the needy.
throw righteousness to the ground.
and prepare evil plans
At morning light
because the power is in their hands.
the official and the judge demand a bribe;
when the powerful man communicates his evil desire,
they plot it together.
He said to them, “Don’t take money from anyone by force or false accusation; be satisfied with your wages.”
Nor take
General references
And all the people will say, ‘Amen!’