Isaiah 1:23
English Standard Version
23 Your princes are rebels
and companions of thieves.
Everyone (A)loves a bribe
and runs after gifts.
(B)They do not bring justice to the fatherless,
and the widow's cause does not come to them.
Isaiah 1:23
New International Version - UK
23 Your rulers are rebels,
partners with thieves;
they all love bribes
and chase after gifts.
They do not defend the cause of the fatherless;
the widow’s case does not come before them.
Jeremiah 7:8-11
English Standard Version
8 “Behold, you trust in deceptive words to no avail. 9 (A)Will you steal, murder, commit adultery, (B)swear falsely, (C)make offerings to Baal, (D)and go after other gods that you have not known, 10 and then come and stand before me in this house, (E)which is called by my name, and say, ‘We are delivered!’—only to go on doing all these abominations? 11 (F)Has this house, (G)which is called by my name, (H)become a den of robbers in your eyes? Behold, I myself have seen it, declares the Lord.
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Jeremiah 7:8-11
New International Version - UK
8 But look, you are trusting in deceptive words that are worthless.
9 ‘“Will you steal and murder, commit adultery and perjury,[a] burn incense to Baal and follow other gods you have not known, 10 and then come and stand before me in this house, which bears my Name, and say, ‘We are safe’– safe to do all these detestable things? 11 Has this house, which bears my Name, become a den of robbers to you? But I have been watching! declares the Lord.
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- Jeremiah 7:9 Or and swear by false gods
Romans 2:21-22
English Standard Version
21 (A)you then who teach others, do you not teach yourself? While you preach against stealing, do you steal? 22 You who say that one must not commit adultery, do you commit adultery? You who abhor idols, do you (B)rob temples?
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Romans 2:21-22
New International Version - UK
21 you, then, who teach others, do you not teach yourself? You who preach against stealing, do you steal? 22 You who say that people should not commit adultery, do you commit adultery? You who abhor idols, do you rob temples?
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