Isaiah 1:23
Christian Standard Bible
23 Your rulers are rebels,
friends of thieves.(A)
They all love graft
and chase after bribes.(B)
They do not defend the rights of the fatherless,
and the widow’s case never comes before them.(C)
Isaiah 1:23
King James Version
23 Thy princes are rebellious, and companions of thieves: every one loveth gifts, and followeth after rewards: they judge not the fatherless, neither doth the cause of the widow come unto them.
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Isaiah 1:23
New International Version
Isaiah 1:23
New King James Version
23 (A)Your princes are rebellious,
And (B)companions of thieves;
(C)Everyone loves bribes,
And follows after rewards.
They (D)do not defend the fatherless,
Nor does the cause of the widow come before them.
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.
Micah 7:3
Christian Standard Bible
3 Both hands are good(A) at accomplishing evil:
the official and the judge demand a bribe;(B)
when the powerful man communicates his evil desire,
they plot it together.
Micah 7:3
King James Version
3 That they may do evil with both hands earnestly, the prince asketh, and the judge asketh for a reward; and the great man, he uttereth his mischievous desire: so they wrap it up.
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Micah 7:3
New International Version
Micah 7:3
New King James Version
3 That they may successfully do evil with both hands—
The prince asks for gifts,
The judge seeks a (A)bribe,
And the great man utters his evil desire;
So they scheme together.
Micah 7:3
English Standard Version
3 (A)Their hands are on what is evil, to do it well;
(B)the prince and (C)the judge ask for a bribe,
and the great man utters the evil desire of his soul;
thus they weave it together.
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