But you do see trouble and grief. You consider it to take it into your hand. You have been a helper to the victim and the fatherless.
Psalm 26:10 - Y'all Version Bible in whose hands is wickedness; their right hand is full of bribes. Tuilleadh leaganachaKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 In whose hands is mischief, And their right hand is full of bribes. Amplified Bible - Classic Edition In whose hands is wickedness, and their right hands are full of bribes. American Standard Version (1901) In whose hands is wickedness, And their right hand is full of bribes. Common English Bible in whose hands are evil schemes, whose strong hands are full of bribes. Catholic Public Domain Version For my father and my mother have left me behind, but the Lord has taken me up. Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version For my father and my mother have left me: but the Lord hath taken me up. |
But you do see trouble and grief. You consider it to take it into your hand. You have been a helper to the victim and the fatherless.
For look, the wicked bend their bows. They set their arrows on the strings, that they may shoot in darkness at the upright in heart.
He plots iniquity on his bed. He sets himsefl in a way that is not good. Hᴇ doesn’t abhor evil.
Your tongue plots destruction, like a sharp razor, working deceitfully.
“You must not accept a bribe, for a bribe blinds those who have sight and perverts the words of the righteous.
For they don’t sleep unless they do evil. Their sleep is taken away, unless they make someone fall.
He who walks righteously and speaks blamelessly, he who despises the gain of oppressions, who gestures with his hands, refusing to take a bribe, who stops his ears from hearing of bloodshed, and shuts his eyes from looking at evil—
For I know how many are y’all’s offenses, and how great are y’all’s sins— Oppressing the just, taking a bribe, turning away the needy in the courts.
Their hands are on that which is evil to do it diligently. The ruler and judge ask for a bribe. The powerful man dictates the evil desire of his soul. Thus they conspire together.
When morning came, some of the Jews formed a conspiracy and bound themselves with an oath, saying that they would not eat or drink until they had killed Paul.
You must not pervert justice. You must not show partiality. You must not take a bribe, for a bribe blinds the eyes of the wise and perverts the words of the righteous.
His sons didn’t walk in his ways, but turned away after dishonest gain, took bribes, and perverted justice.