who acquit the guilty for a bribe and deprive the innocent of justice.
to deprive the poor of fair treatment and withhold justice from the oppressed of My people, to make widows their prey an
You have condemned and murdered the righteous, who did not resist you.
They band together against the righteous and condemn the innocent to death.
Acquitting the guilty and condemning the righteous—both are detestable to the LORD.
Both hands are skilled at evil; the prince and the judge demand a bribe. When the powerful utters his evil desire, they
Her leaders judge for a bribe, her priests teach for a price, and her prophets practice divination for money. Yet they l
It is not for kings, O Lemuel, it is not for kings to drink wine, or for rulers to crave strong drink,
Your rulers are rebels, friends of thieves. They all love bribes and chasing after rewards. They do not defend the fathe
And now, may the fear of the LORD be upon you. Be careful what you do, for with the LORD our God there is no injustice o
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
A wicked man takes a covert bribe to subvert the course of justice.
Whoever tells the guilty, “You are innocent”—peoples will curse him, and nations will denounce him;
When Pilate saw that he was accomplishing nothing, but that instead a riot was breaking out, he took water and washed hi
You shall not deny justice to the poor in their lawsuits.
And the two scoundrels came in and sat opposite Naboth, and these men testified against him before the people, saying, “
And so upon you will come all the righteous blood shed on earth, from the blood of righteous Abel to the blood of Zechar