Proverbs 24:24
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24 Whoever says to the wicked, “You are innocent,”
will be cursed by peoples, abhorred by nations,(A)
Proverbs 17:15
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15 One who justifies the wicked and one who condemns the righteous
are both alike an abomination to the Lord.(A)
Proverbs 11:26
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26 The people curse those who hold back grain,
but a blessing is on the head of those who sell it.(A)
Isaiah 5:23
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23 who acquit the guilty for a bribe
and deprive the innocent of their rights!(A)
Ezekiel 13:22
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22 Because you have disheartened the righteous falsely, although I have not disheartened them, and you have encouraged the wicked not to turn from their wicked way and save their lives,(A)
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Jeremiah 8:10-11
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10 Therefore I will give their wives to others
and their fields to conquerors,
because from the least to the greatest
everyone is greedy for unjust gain;
from prophet to priest,
everyone deals falsely.(A)
11 They have treated the wound of the daughter of my people carelessly,
saying, “Peace, peace,”
when there is no peace.(B)
Jeremiah 6:13-14
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13 For from the least to the greatest of them,
everyone is greedy for unjust gain;
and from prophet to priest,
everyone deals falsely.(A)
14 They have treated the wound of my people carelessly,
saying, “Peace, peace,”
when there is no peace.(B)
Isaiah 66:24
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24 And they shall go out and look at the dead bodies of the people who have rebelled against me, for their worm shall not die, their fire shall not be quenched, and they shall be an abhorrence to all flesh.(A)
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Isaiah 5:20
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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!(A)
Proverbs 30:10
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10 Do not slander a servant to a master,
lest the servant curse you, and you be held guilty.(A)
Proverbs 28:27
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27 Whoever gives to the poor will lack nothing,
but one who turns a blind eye will get many a curse.(A)
Exodus 23:6-7
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6 “You shall not pervert the justice due to your poor in their lawsuits.(A) 7 Keep far from a false charge, and do not kill the innocent and those in the right, for I will not acquit the guilty.(B)
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