Your rulers are rebels, friends of thieves. They all love bribes and chasing after rewards. They do not defend the fatherless, and the plea of the widow never comes before them.
Both hands are skilled at evil; the prince and the judge demand a bribe. When the powerful utters his evil desire, they
Do not oppress the widow or the fatherless, the foreigner or the poor. And do not plot evil in your hearts against one a
Do not accept a bribe, for a bribe blinds those who see and twists the words of the righteous.
The next day the rulers, elders, and scribes assembled in Jerusalem,
“In a certain town there was a judge who neither feared God nor respected men.
The LORD brings this charge against the elders and leaders of His people: “You have devoured the vineyard; the plunder o
Woe to those who enact unjust statutes and issue oppressive decrees,
“Then I will draw near to you for judgment. And I will be a swift witness against sorcerers and adulterers and perjurers
They have grown fat and sleek, and have excelled in the deeds of the wicked. They have not taken up the cause of the fat
He declared to them, “It is written: ‘My house will be a house of prayer.’ But you have made it ‘a den of robbers.’”
When their liquor is gone, they turn to prostitution; their rulers dearly love disgrace.
After the death of Jehoiada, however, the officials of Judah came and paid homage to the king, and he listened to them.
we have sinned and done wrong. We have acted wickedly and rebelled. We have turned away from Your commandments and ordin
Then I said: “Hear now, O leaders of Jacob, you rulers of the house of Israel. Should you not know justice?
Then Jesus began to teach them, and He declared, “Is it not written: ‘My house will be called a house of prayer for all
And He declared to them, “It is written: ‘My house will be called a house of prayer.’ But you are making it ‘a den of ro
All their evil appears at Gilgal, for there I hated them. I will drive them from My house for the wickedness of their de
He who walks righteously and speaks with sincerity, who refuses gain from extortion, whose hand never takes a bribe, who
See how every prince of Israel within you has used his power to shed blood.
A partner to a thief hates his own soul; he receives the oath but does not testify.
Furthermore, all the leaders of the priests and the people multiplied their unfaithful deeds, following all the abominat
I will go to the powerful and speak to them. Surely they know the way of the LORD, the justice of their God.” But they t
A wicked man takes a covert bribe to subvert the course of justice.
They delight the king with their evil, and the princes with their lies.
Do not deny justice or show partiality. Do not accept a bribe, for a bribe blinds the eyes of the wise and twists the wo
“But your eyes and heart are set on nothing except your own dishonest gain, on shedding innocent blood, on practicing ex
Her leaders judge for a bribe, her priests teach for a price, and her prophets practice divination for money. Yet they l