Isaiah 5:23

God's Word

who declare the guilty innocent for a bribe, who take away the rights of righteous people.

Cross References

1 Kings 21:13

The two good-for-nothing men came in and sat opposite him. In front of the people, these men accused Naboth of cursing God and the king. So the people stoned him to death outside the city.

2 Chronicles 19:7

May you have the fear of the Lord in you. Be careful about what you do. The Lord our God is never unjust. He is impartial and never takes bribes.”

Psalm 94:21

They join forces to take the lives of righteous people. They condemn innocent people to death.

Proverbs 17:15

Whoever approves of wicked people and whoever condemns righteous people is disgusting to the Lord.

Proverbs 17:23

A wicked person secretly accepts a bribe to corrupt the ways of justice.

Proverbs 24:24

Whoever says to a guilty person, “You are innocent,” will be cursed by people and condemned by nations.

Isaiah 1:23

Your rulers are rebels, friends with thieves. They all love bribes and run after gifts. They never defend orphans. They don’t notice the widows’ pleas.

Isaiah 10:1

How horrible it will be for those who make unjust laws and who make oppressive regulations.

Isaiah 10:2

They deprive the poor of justice. They take away the rights of the needy among my people. They prey on widows and rob orphans.

Isaiah 28:7

Priests and prophets stagger from wine and wobble from too much liquor. They stagger from too much liquor and become confused from too much wine. They wobble because of their liquor. They stagger when they see visions. They swerve as they judge.

Isaiah 29:21

those who make people sin with words, those who lay traps for judges, those who, without any reason, deny justice to people who are in the right.

Isaiah 32:7

The tricks of scoundrels are evil. They devise wicked plans in order to ruin poor people with lies, even when needy people plead for justice.

Isaiah 59:15

Truth is missing. Those who turn away from evil make themselves victims. The Lord sees it, and he’s angry because there’s no justice.

Amos 5:12

I know that your crimes are numerous and your sins are many. You oppress the righteous by taking bribes. You deny the needy access to the courts.

Micah 3:11

Your leaders exchange justice for bribes. Your priests teach for a price. Your prophets tell the future for money. But they rely on the Lord when they say, “After all, the Lord is with us. Nothing bad will happen to us.”

Micah 7:3

Their hands are skilled in doing evil. Officials ask for gifts. Judges accept bribes. Powerful people dictate what they want. So they scheme together.

Matthew 23:35

As a result, you will be held accountable for all the innocent blood of those murdered on earth. This includes the murder of Abel, who had God’s approval, to that of Zechariah, son of Barachiah, whom you murdered between the temple and the altar.

Deuteronomy 16:19

Never pervert justice. Instead, be impartial. Never take a bribe, because bribes blind wise people and deny justice to those who are in the right.

James 5:6

You have condemned and murdered people who have God’s approval, even though they didn’t resist you.