Acquitting the guilty and condemning the righteous—both are detestable to the LORD.
Stay far away from a false accusation. Do not kill the innocent or the just, for I will not acquit the guilty.
who acquit the guilty for a bribe and deprive the innocent of justice.
Showing partiality to the wicked is not good, nor is depriving the innocent of justice.
These also are sayings of the wise: To show partiality in judgment is not good.
“Do horses gallop on the cliffs? Does one plow the sea with oxen? But you have turned justice into poison and the fruit
“For My thoughts are not your thoughts, neither are your ways My ways,” declares the LORD.
The sacrifice of the wicked is detestable to the LORD, but the prayer of the upright is His delight.
There are those who turn justice into wormwood and cast righteousness to the ground.
For I know that your transgressions are many and your sins are numerous. You oppress the righteous by taking bribes; you
You have condemned and murdered the righteous, who did not resist you.
And the two scoundrels came in and sat opposite Naboth, and these men testified against him before the people, saying, “
There are six things that the LORD hates, seven that are detestable to Him:
But they all cried out in unison: “Away with this man! Release Barabbas to us!”
Her officials within her are like wolves tearing their prey, shedding blood, and destroying lives for dishonest gain.
However, to the one who does not work, but believes in Him who justifies the ungodly, his faith is credited as righteous
Dishonest scales are an abomination to the LORD, but an accurate weight is His delight.