Proverbs 17:15
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15 He who (A)justifies the wicked and he who (B)condemns the righteous
are both alike an abomination to the Lord.
Exodus 23:7
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7 (A)Keep far from a false charge, and (B)do not kill the innocent and righteous, for (C)I will not acquit the wicked.
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Isaiah 5:23
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23 who (A)acquit the guilty for a bribe,
and deprive the innocent of his right!
Proverbs 18:5
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Footnotes
- Proverbs 18:5 Hebrew to lift the face of
Proverbs 24:23-24
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More Sayings of the Wise
23 These also are sayings of (A)the wise.
(B)Partiality in judging is not good.
24 Whoever (C)says to the wicked, “You are in the right,”
(D)will be cursed by peoples, abhorred by nations,
James 5:6
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6 You have condemned and (A)murdered (B)the righteous person. He does not resist you.
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Romans 4:5
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5 And to the one who does not work but (A)believes in[a] him who justifies the ungodly, his faith is counted as righteousness,
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- Romans 4:5 Or but trusts; compare verse 24
Amos 5:12
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12 For I know how many are your transgressions
and how great are your sins—
you who afflict the righteous, who (A)take a bribe,
and (B)turn aside the needy (C)in the gate.
Amos 5:7
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Footnotes
- Amos 5:7 Or to bitter fruit
Isaiah 55:8-9
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8 For my thoughts are not your thoughts,
neither are your ways my ways, declares the Lord.
9 (A)For as the heavens are higher than the earth,
so are my ways higher than your ways
and my thoughts than your thoughts.
Proverbs 15:8
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8 (A)The sacrifice of the wicked is an abomination to the Lord,
but (B)the prayer of the upright is acceptable to him.
Proverbs 6:16
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1 Kings 21:13
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13 And the two worthless men came in and sat opposite him. And the worthless men brought a charge against Naboth in the presence of the people, saying, “Naboth cursed God and the king.” So they took him outside the city and stoned him to death with stones.
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Luke 23:18-25
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Pilate Delivers Jesus to Be Crucified
18 (A)But they all cried out together, (B)“Away with this man, and release to us Barabbas”— 19 a man who had been thrown into prison for an insurrection started in the city and (C)for murder. 20 Pilate addressed them once more, desiring to release Jesus, 21 but they kept shouting, “Crucify, crucify him!” 22 A third time he said to them, “Why? (D)What evil has he done? (E)I have found in him no guilt deserving death. (F)I will therefore punish and release him.” 23 But they were urgent, demanding with loud cries that he should be crucified. And their voices prevailed. 24 So Pilate decided that their demand should be granted. 25 He released the man who had been thrown into prison (G)for insurrection and murder, for whom they asked, (H)but he delivered Jesus over to their will.
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Ezekiel 22:27-29
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27 (A)Her princes in her midst are like wolves (B)tearing the prey, (C)shedding blood, destroying lives to get dishonest gain. 28 And (D)her prophets have smeared whitewash for them, (E)seeing false visions and divining lies for them, saying, ‘Thus says the Lord God,’ when the Lord has not spoken. 29 The people of the land (F)have practiced extortion and committed robbery. They have oppressed the poor and needy, and (G)have extorted from the sojourner without justice.
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Proverbs 11:1
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