Proverbs 24:24
New King James Version
24 (A)He who says to the wicked, “You are righteous,”
Him the people will curse;
Nations will abhor him.
Proverbs 17:15
New King James Version
15 (A)He who justifies the wicked, and he who condemns the just,
Both of them alike are an abomination to the Lord.
Isaiah 5:23
New King James Version
23 Who (A)justify the wicked for a bribe,
And take away justice from the righteous man!
Proverbs 11:26
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26 The people will curse (A)him who withholds grain,
But (B)blessing will be on the head of him who sells it.
Proverbs 28:27
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27 (A)He who gives to the poor will not lack,
But he who hides his eyes will have many curses.
Exodus 23:6-7
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6 (A)“You shall not pervert the judgment of your poor in his dispute. 7 (B)Keep yourself far from a false matter; (C)do not kill the innocent and righteous. For (D)I will not justify the wicked.
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Ezekiel 13:22
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22 “Because with (A)lies you have made the heart of the righteous sad, whom I have not made sad; and you have (B)strengthened the hands of the wicked, so that he does not turn from his wicked way to save his life.
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Jeremiah 8:10-11
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10 Therefore (A)I will give their wives to others,
And their fields to those who will inherit them;
Because from the least even to the greatest
Everyone is given to (B)covetousness;
From the prophet even to the priest
Everyone deals falsely.
11 For they have (C)healed the hurt of the daughter of My people [a]slightly,
Saying, (D)‘Peace, peace!’
When there is no peace.
Footnotes
- Jeremiah 8:11 Superficially
Jeremiah 6:13-14
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13 “Because from the least of them even to the greatest of them,
Everyone is given to (A)covetousness;
And from the prophet even to the (B)priest,
Everyone deals falsely.
14 They have also (C)healed the [a]hurt of My people [b]slightly,
(D)Saying, ‘Peace, peace!’
When there is no peace.
Footnotes
- Jeremiah 6:14 Lit. crushing
- Jeremiah 6:14 Superficially
Isaiah 66:24
New King James Version
24 “And they shall go forth and look
Upon the corpses of the men
Who have transgressed against Me.
For their (A)worm does not die,
And their fire is not quenched.
They shall be an abhorrence to all flesh.”
Isaiah 5:20
New King James Version
20 Woe to those who call evil good, and good evil;
Who put darkness for light, and light for darkness;
Who put bitter for sweet, and sweet for bitter!
Proverbs 30:10
New King James Version
10 Do not malign a servant to his master,
Lest he curse you, and you be found guilty.
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