Isaiah 5:23
New American Standard Bible
23 (A)Who declare the wicked innocent for a bribe,
And (B)take away the [a]rights of the ones who are in the right!
Footnotes
- Isaiah 5:23 Lit justice
Isaiah 5:23
King James Version
23 Which justify the wicked for reward, and take away the righteousness of the righteous from him!
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Isaiah 10:2
New American Standard Bible
2 So as (A)to [a]deprive the needy of justice
And rob the poor among My people of their rights,
So (B)that widows may be their spoil
And that they may plunder the [b]orphans.
Footnotes
- Isaiah 10:2 Lit turn the needy aside from
- Isaiah 10:2 Or fatherless
Isaiah 10:2
King James Version
2 To turn aside the needy from judgment, and to take away the right from the poor of my people, that widows may be their prey, and that they may rob the fatherless!
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Isaiah 29:21
New American Standard Bible
21 Who [a]cause a person to be indicted by a word,
And (A)set a trap for the arbitrator at the gate,
And [b](B)defraud the one in the right with [c]meaningless arguments.
Footnotes
- Isaiah 29:21 Lit bring a person under condemnation
- Isaiah 29:21 Lit turn aside
- Isaiah 29:21 Lit confusion
Isaiah 29:21
King James Version
21 That make a man an offender for a word, and lay a snare for him that reproveth in the gate, and turn aside the just for a thing of nought.
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Isaiah 32:7
New American Standard Bible
7 As for a rogue, his weapons are evil;
He (A)devises wicked schemes
To (B)destroy the poor with [a]slander,
(C)Even though the needy one speaks [b]what is right.
Footnotes
- Isaiah 32:7 Lit words of falsehood
- Isaiah 32:7 Lit justly
Isaiah 32:7
King James Version
7 The instruments also of the churl are evil: he deviseth wicked devices to destroy the poor with lying words, even when the needy speaketh right.
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