Bible Cross References
justify
Exodus 23:6-9
6
"Do not deny justice to a poor person when he appears in court.
7
Do not make false accusations, and do not put an innocent person to death, for I will condemn anyone who does such an evil thing.
8
Do not accept a bribe, for a bribe makes people blind to what is right and ruins the cause of those who are innocent.
9
"Do not mistreat a foreigner; you know how it feels to be a foreigner, because you were foreigners in Egypt.
Proverbs 17:15
Condemning the innocent or letting the wicked go---both are hateful to the LORD.
Proverbs 24:24
If they pronounce a guilty person innocent, they will be cursed and hated by everyone.
Proverbs 31:4
Listen, Lemuel. Kings should not drink wine or have a craving for alcohol.
Proverbs 31:5
When they drink, they forget the laws and ignore the rights of people in need.
for reward
Isaiah 1:23
Your leaders are rebels and friends of thieves; they are always accepting gifts and bribes. They never defend orphans in court or listen when widows present their case.
Deuteronomy 16:19
They are not to be unjust or show partiality in their judgments; and they are not to accept bribes, for gifts blind the eyes even of wise and honest men, and cause them to give wrong decisions.
2 Chronicles 19:7
Honor the LORD and act carefully, because the LORD our God does not tolerate fraud or partiality or the taking of bribes."
Proverbs 17:23
Corrupt judges accept secret bribes, and then justice is not done.
Micah 3:11
The city's rulers govern for bribes, the priests interpret the Law for pay, the prophets give their revelations for money---and they all claim that the LORD is with them. "No harm will come to us," they say. "The LORD is with us."
Micah 7:3
They are all experts at doing evil. Officials and judges ask for bribes. The influential people tell them what they want, and so they scheme together.
take
Isaiah 10:2
That is how you keep the poor from having their rights and from getting justice. That is how you take the property that belongs to widows and orphans.
1 Kings 21:13
The two scoundrels publicly accused him of cursing God and the king, and so he was taken outside the city and stoned to death.
Psalm 94:21
who plot against good people and sentence the innocent to death.
Matthew 23:35
As a result, the punishment for the murder of all innocent people will fall on you, from the murder of innocent Abel to the murder of Zechariah son of Berechiah, whom you murdered between the Temple and the altar.
Matthew 27:24
When Pilate saw that it was no use to go on, but that a riot might break out, he took some water, washed his hands in front of the crowd, and said, "I am not responsible for the death of this man! This is your doing!"
Matthew 27:25
The whole crowd answered, "Let the responsibility for his death fall on us and on our children!"
James 5:6
You have condemned and murdered innocent people, and they do not resist you.