Woes to the Wicked
Isaiah 5:23
In 11 translations
- BSB
- who acquit the guilty for a bribe and deprive the innocent of justice.
- KJV
- Which justify the wicked for reward, and take away the righteousness of the righteous from him!
- WEB
- who acquit the guilty for a bribe, but deny justice for the innocent!
- ASV
- that justify the wicked for a bribe, and take away the righteousness of the righteous from him!
- LSV
- Declaring righteous the wicked for a bribe, || And the righteousness of the righteous || They turn aside from him.
- YLT
- Declaring righteous the wicked for a bribe, And the righteousness of the righteous They turn aside from him.
- DBY
- who justify the wicked for a bribe, and turn away the righteousness of the righteous from them!
- DRC
- That justify the wicked for gifts, and take away the justice of the just from him.
- GNV
- Which iustifie the wicked for a rewarde, and take away the righteousnesse of the righteous from him.
- JPS
- That justify the wicked for a reward, and take away the righteousness of the righteous from him!
- LXXE
- who justify the ungodly for rewards, and take away the righteousness of the righteous.
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Original-language editions
- WLC
- מַצְדִּיקֵ֥י רָשָׁ֖ע עֵ֣קֶב שֹׁ֑חַד וְצִדְקַ֥ת צַדִּיקִ֖ים יָסִ֥ירוּ מִמֶּֽנּוּ׃
- LXX-Br
- οἱ δικαιοῦντες τὸν ἀσεβῆ ἕνεκεν δώρων, καὶ τὸ δίκαιον τοῦ δικαίου αἴροντες.
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In the reference works topics that cite this verse
JudgeCommentariesRighteousnessBriberyBlindness, JudicialCourtHill; Mount; MountainPresumptionDrunkennessIsrael, History of
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Cross-references most cited first
- Isaiah 10:2to deprive the poor of fair treatment and withhold justice from the oppressed of My people, to make widows their prey and orphans their plunder.
- James 5:6You have condemned and murdered the righteous, who did not resist you.
- Psalms 94:21They band together against the righteous and condemn the innocent to death.
- Proverbs 17:15Acquitting the guilty and condemning the righteous— both are detestable to the LORD.
- Micah 3:11Her leaders judge for a bribe, her priests teach for a price, and her prophets practice divination for money. Yet they lean upon the LORD, saying, “Is not the LORD among us? No disaster can come upon us.”
- Micah 7:3Both hands are skilled at evil; the prince and the judge demand a bribe. When the powerful utters his evil desire, they all conspire together.
- Proverbs 31:4–5It is not for kings, O Lemuel, it is not for kings to drink wine, or for rulers to crave strong drink, lest they drink and forget what is decreed, depriving all the oppressed of justice.
- Isaiah 1:23Your rulers are rebels, friends of thieves. They all love bribes and chasing after rewards. They do not defend the fatherless, and the plea of the widow never comes before them.
- Deuteronomy 16:19Do not deny justice or show partiality. Do not accept a bribe, for a bribe blinds the eyes of the wise and twists the words of the righteous.
- Matthew 27:24–25When Pilate saw that he was accomplishing nothing, but that instead a riot was breaking out, he took water and washed his hands before the crowd. “I am innocent of this man’s blood,” he said. “You bear the…
- Proverbs 24:24Whoever tells the guilty, “You are innocent”— peoples will curse him, and nations will denounce him;
- 2 Chronicles 19:7And now, may the fear of the LORD be upon you. Be careful what you do, for with the LORD our God there is no injustice or partiality or bribery.”
- Proverbs 17:23A wicked man takes a covert bribe to subvert the course of justice.
- 1 Kings 21:13And the two scoundrels came in and sat opposite Naboth, and these men testified against him before the people, saying, “Naboth has cursed both God and the king!” So they took him outside the city and stoned him to death.
- Matthew 23:35And so upon you will come all the righteous blood shed on earth, from the blood of righteous Abel to the blood of Zechariah son of Berechiah, whom you murdered between the temple and the altar.
- Exodus 23:6–9You shall not deny justice to the poor in their lawsuits. Stay far away from a false accusation. Do not kill the innocent or the just, for I will not acquit the guilty. Do not accept a bribe, for a bribe blinds those…
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