You shall abstain from every unjust thing: you shall not slay the innocent and righteous, and you shall not justify the wicked for gifts.

And you shall not receive gifts; for gifts blind the eyes of the seeing, and corrupt just words.

they shall not pervert judgment, nor favor persons, nor receive a gift; for gifts blind the eyes of the wise, and pervert the words of the righteous.

Cursed is he whosoever shall have taken a bribe to slay an innocent man. And all the people shall say, So be it.

Your princes are rebellious, companions of thieves, loving bribes, seeking after rewards; not pleading for orphans, and not heeding the cause of widows.

For the godly has perished from the earth; and there is none upright among men: they all quarrel even to blood: they grievously afflict everyone his neighbor.

They prepare their hands for mischief, the prince asks a [reward], and the judge speaks flattering words; it is the desire of their soul;

Her princes within her were as roaring lions, her judges as the wolves of Arabia; they remained not till the morning.

Her prophets are insolent and scornful men: her priests profane the holy things, and sinfully transgress the law.

and shall not lend his money upon usury, and shall not receive usurious increase, and shall turn back his hand from injustice, shall execute righteous judgment between a man and his neighbor,

has lent upon usury, and taken usurious increase; he shall by no means live: he has done all these iniquities; he shall surely die; his blood shall be upon him.

And if you should lend money to your poor brother who is among you, you shall not be hard upon him- you shall not charge interest from him.

And if you take your neighbor's garment for a pledge, you shall restore it to him before sunset.

And if your brother who is with you should become poor, and he fail in resources with you, you shall help him as a stranger and a sojourner, and your brother shall live with you.

You shall not receive from him interest, nor increase: and you shall fear your God: I [am] the Lord; and your brother shall live with you.

You shall not lend to your brother on usury of silver, or usury of meat, or usury of anything which you may lend out.

And the cry of the people and their wives [was] great against their brothers the Jews.

And my heart took counsel within me, and I contended against the nobles, and the princes, and I said to them, Should every man demand of his brother what you demand? And I appointed against them a great assembly,

He has not lent his money on usury, and has not received bribes against the innocent. He that does these things shall never be moved.

These are the ways of all that perform lawless deeds; for by ungodliness they destroy their own life.

Yea, they are insatiable dogs, that know not what it is to be filled, and they are wicked, having no understanding; all have followed their own ways, each according to his [will].

Woe to you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! Because you shut up the kingdom of heaven before men; for you do not enter, nor do you allow those who are entering to go in.

Woe to you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! Because you clean the outside of the cup and dish, but inside they are full of greed and unrighteousness.

And he said to them, "Collect nothing more than the [amount] which has been commanded to you."

The Pharisee stood and prayed thus with himself, 'God, I thank You that I am not like other men--swindlers, unjust, adulterers, or even like this tax collector.

Then Zacchaeus stood and said to the Lord, "Look, Lord, I give half of my possessions to the poor; and if I have extorted anything from anyone, I restore fourfold."

But now I write to you not to associate with anyone named a brother, who is a fornicator, or covetous person, or an idolater, or abusive person, or a drunkard, or a swindler--not even to eat with such a person.

nor covetous, nor thieves, nor drunkards, nor abusive people, nor swindlers will inherit the kingdom of God.

not given to wine, not a bully, not greedy for money, but gentle, not quarrelsome, not loving money;

But those desiring to be rich fall into temptation and a snare, and many senseless and harmful lusts which sink men in destruction and perdition.

For the love of money is a root of all evils, of which some [by] aspiring have strayed away from the faith in their greediness, and pierced themselves through with many sorrows.

Listen now, you rich, weep and howl at your miseries which are coming upon you!

Your gold and silver have become corroded, and their poison will be a witness against you and will eat your flesh like fire. You stored up treasure in the last days.

Woe to them! For they have gone in the way of Cain, and in the error of Balaam they have rushed for profit, and have perished in the rebellion of Korah.

Therefore thus says the Lord: Because you have forgotten Me, and have cast Me behind your back, therefore receive [the reward] of your ungodliness and your fornication.

You have forsaken God that begot you, and forgotten God who feeds you.

They forgot God that saved them, who had done great deeds in Egypt;

Will a bride forget her attire, or a virgin her ornaments? But My people have forgotten Me days without number!

A voice from the lips was heard, [even] of weeping and supplication of the children of Israel; for they have dealt unrighteously in their ways, they have forgotten God, their Holy One.