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Isaiah 1:23-26

23 Your rulers are rebels,
companions of thieves;
they all love bribes
and chase after gifts.
They do not defend the cause of the fatherless;
the widow’s case does not come before them.

24 Therefore the Lord, the Lord Almighty,
the Mighty One of Israel, declares:
“Ah, I will get relief from my foes
and avenge myself on my enemies.

25 I will turn my hand against you;
I will thoroughly purge away your dross
and remove all your impurities.

26 I will restore your judges as in days of old,
your counselors as at the beginning.
Afterward you will be called
the City of Righteousness,
the Faithful City.”

Cross References for Isaiah 1:23-26

Micah 7:3 - Both hands are skilled in doing evil; the ruler demands gifts, the judge accepts bribes, the po... Click to read the verse Micah 7:3 Click to read the verse Micah 7:3

Proverbs 17:8 - A bribe is a charm to the one who gives it; wherever he turns, he succeeds. Click to read the verse Proverbs 17:8 Click to read the verse Proverbs 17:8

1 Timothy 6:10 - For the love of money is a root of all kinds of evil. Some people, eager for money, have wander... Click to read the verse 1 Timothy 6:10 Click to read the verse 1 Timothy 6:10

Malachi 3:5 - “So I will come to put you on trial. I will be quick to testify against sorcerers, adulterers a... Click to read the verse Malachi 3:5 Click to read the verse Malachi 3:5

Amos 5:12 - For I know how many are your offenses and how great your sins. You oppress the righteous and ta... Click to read the verse Amos 5:12 Click to read the verse Amos 5:12

Deuteronomy 25:1 - When men have a dispute, they are to take it to court and the judges will decide the case, acqu... Click to read the verse Deuteronomy 25:1 Click to read the verse Deuteronomy 25:1

Zephaniah 3:3 - Her officials are roaring lions, her rulers are evening wolves, who leave nothing for the morning. Click to read the verse Zephaniah 3:3 Click to read the verse Zephaniah 3:3

Ezekiel 22:27 - Her officials within her are like wolves tearing their prey; they shed blood and kill people to... Click to read the verse Ezekiel 22:27 Click to read the verse Ezekiel 22:27

Isaiah 1:5 - Why should you be beaten anymore? Why do you persist in rebellion? Your whole head is injured, ... Click to read the verse Isaiah 1:5 Click to read the verse Isaiah 1:5

Micah 3:11 - Her leaders judge for a bribe, her priests teach for a price, and her prophets tell fortunes fo... Click to read the verse Micah 3:11 Click to read the verse Micah 3:11

Ezekiel 22:12 - In you men accept bribes to shed blood; you take usury and excessive interest and make unjust g... Click to read the verse Ezekiel 22:12 Click to read the verse Ezekiel 22:12

Isaiah 33:15 - He who walks righteously and speaks what is right, who rejects gain from extortion and keeps hi... Click to read the verse Isaiah 33:15 Click to read the verse Isaiah 33:15

1 Corinthians 6:10 - nor thieves nor the greedy nor drunkards nor slanderers nor swindlers will inherit the kingdom ... Click to read the verse 1 Corinthians 6:10 Click to read the verse 1 Corinthians 6:10

Matthew 21:13 - “It is written,” he said to them, “‘My house will be called a house of prayer,’ but you are mak... Click to read the verse Matthew 21:13 Click to read the verse Matthew 21:13

Jeremiah 22:17 - “But your eyes and your heart are set only on dishonest gain, on shedding innocent blood and on... Click to read the verse Jeremiah 22:17 Click to read the verse Jeremiah 22:17

Deuteronomy 16:19 - Do not pervert justice or show partiality. Do not accept a bribe, for a bribe blinds the eyes o... Click to read the verse Deuteronomy 16:19 Click to read the verse Deuteronomy 16:19

Jeremiah 22:3 - This is what the Lord says: Do what is just and right. Rescue from the hand of his oppressor th... Click to read the verse Jeremiah 22:3 Click to read the verse Jeremiah 22:3

Zechariah 7:10 - Do not oppress the widow or the fatherless, the alien or the poor. In your hearts do not think ... Click to read the verse Zechariah 7:10 Click to read the verse Zechariah 7:10

Exodus 22:22 - “Do not take advantage of a widow or an orphan. Click to read the verse Exodus 22:22 Click to read the verse Exodus 22:22

Deuteronomy 24:17 - Do not deprive the alien or the fatherless of justice, or take the cloak of the widow as a pledge. Click to read the verse Deuteronomy 24:17 Click to read the verse Deuteronomy 24:17

James 1:27 - Religion that God our Father accepts as pure and faultless is this: to look after orphans and w... Click to read the verse James 1:27 Click to read the verse James 1:27

Isaiah 10:2 - to deprive the poor of their rights and withhold justice from the oppressed of my people, makin... Click to read the verse Isaiah 10:2 Click to read the verse Isaiah 10:2

Isaiah 1:17 - learn to do right! Seek justice, encourage the oppressed. Defend the cause of the fatherless, p... Click to read the verse Isaiah 1:17 Click to read the verse Isaiah 1:17

Isaiah 10:1-2 - Woe to those who make unjust laws, to those who issue oppressive decrees, Click to read the verse Isaiah 10:1-2 Click to read the verse Isaiah 10:1-2

Jeremiah 5:28 - and have grown fat and sleek. Their evil deeds have no limit; they do not plead the case of the... Click to read the verse Jeremiah 5:28 Click to read the verse Jeremiah 5:28

Exodus 23:8 - “Do not accept a bribe, for a bribe blinds those who see and twists the words of the righteous. Click to read the verse Exodus 23:8 Click to read the verse Exodus 23:8

Proverbs 17:23 - A wicked man accepts a bribe in secret to pervert the course of justice. Click to read the verse Proverbs 17:23 Click to read the verse Proverbs 17:23

Ecclesiastes 7:7 - Extortion turns a wise man into a fool, and a bribe corrupts the heart. Click to read the verse Ecclesiastes 7:7 Click to read the verse Ecclesiastes 7:7

Hosea 4:18 - Even when their drinks are gone, they continue their prostitution; their rulers dearly love sha... Click to read the verse Hosea 4:18 Click to read the verse Hosea 4:18

Isaiah 5:23 - who acquit the guilty for a bribe, but deny justice to the innocent. Click to read the verse Isaiah 5:23 Click to read the verse Isaiah 5:23

Proverbs 29:24 - The accomplice of a thief is his own enemy; he is put under oath and dare not testify. Click to read the verse Proverbs 29:24 Click to read the verse Proverbs 29:24

2 Chronicles 36:14 - Furthermore, all the leaders of the priests and the people became more and more unfaithful, fol... Click to read the verse 2 Chronicles 36:14 Click to read the verse 2 Chronicles 36:14

Psalms 68:5 - A father to the fatherless, a defender of widows, is God in his holy dwelling. Click to read the verse Psalms 68:5 Click to read the verse Psalms 68:5

Isaiah 1:4 - Ah, sinful nation, a people loaded with guilt, a brood of evildoers, children given to corrupti... Click to read the verse Isaiah 1:4 Click to read the verse Isaiah 1:4

Jeremiah 5:28-29 - and have grown fat and sleek. Their evil deeds have no limit; they do not plead the case of the... Click to read the verse Jeremiah 5:28-29 Click to read the verse Jeremiah 5:28-29

Micah 3:9 - Hear this, you leaders of the house of Jacob, you rulers of the house of Israel, who despise ju... Click to read the verse Micah 3:9 Click to read the verse Micah 3:9

Job 22:9 - And you sent widows away empty-handed and broke the strength of the fatherless. Click to read the verse Job 22:9 Click to read the verse Job 22:9

Isaiah 32:7 - The scoundrel’s methods are wicked, he makes up evil schemes to destroy the poor with lies, eve... Click to read the verse Isaiah 32:7 Click to read the verse Isaiah 32:7

Proverbs 31:9 - Speak up and judge fairly; defend the rights of the poor and needy.” Click to read the verse Proverbs 31:9 Click to read the verse Proverbs 31:9

Jeremiah 5:5 - So I will go to the leaders and speak to them; surely they know the way of the Lord, the requir... Click to read the verse Jeremiah 5:5 Click to read the verse Jeremiah 5:5

Ezekiel 22:6 - “‘See how each of the princes of Israel who are in you uses his power to shed blood. Click to read the verse Ezekiel 22:6 Click to read the verse Ezekiel 22:6

Daniel 9:5-6 - we have sinned and done wrong. We have been wicked and have rebelled; we have turned away from ... Click to read the verse Daniel 9:5-6 Click to read the verse Daniel 9:5-6

Psalms 82:3 - Defend the cause of the weak and fatherless; maintain the rights of the poor and oppressed. Click to read the verse Psalms 82:3 Click to read the verse Psalms 82:3

Isaiah 3:14 - The Lord enters into judgment against the elders and leaders of his people: “It is you who have... Click to read the verse Isaiah 3:14 Click to read the verse Isaiah 3:14

Hosea 9:15 - “Because of all their wickedness in Gilgal, I hated them there. Because of their sinful deeds, ... Click to read the verse Hosea 9:15 Click to read the verse Hosea 9:15

Micah 6:12 - Her rich men are violent; her people are liars and their tongues speak deceitfully. Click to read the verse Micah 6:12 Click to read the verse Micah 6:12

Isaiah 65:2 - All day long I have held out my hands to an obstinate people, who walk in ways not good, pursui... Click to read the verse Isaiah 65:2 Click to read the verse Isaiah 65:2

Micah 3:1-3 - Leaders and Prophets Rebuked Then I said, “Listen, you leaders of Jacob, you rulers of the hous... Click to read the verse Micah 3:1-3 Click to read the verse Micah 3:1-3

Mark 11:17 - And as he taught them, he said, “Is it not written: “‘My house will be called a house of prayer... Click to read the verse Mark 11:17 Click to read the verse Mark 11:17

Amos 5:7 - You who turn justice into bitterness and cast righteousness to the ground Click to read the verse Amos 5:7 Click to read the verse Amos 5:7

Hosea 7:3-5 - “They delight the king with their wickedness, the princes with their lies. Click to read the verse Hosea 7:3-5 Click to read the verse Hosea 7:3-5

2 Chronicles 24:17-21 - The Wickedness of Joash After the death of Jehoiada, the officials of Judah came and paid homag... Click to read the verse 2 Chronicles 24:17-21 Click to read the verse 2 Chronicles 24:17-21

Luke 18:2-5 - He said: “In a certain town there was a judge who neither feared God nor cared about men. Click to read the verse Luke 18:2-5 Click to read the verse Luke 18:2-5

Luke 19:46 - “It is written,” he said to them, “‘My house will be a house of prayer’; but you have made it ‘... Click to read the verse Luke 19:46 Click to read the verse Luke 19:46

Ezekiel 22:6-12 - “‘See how each of the princes of Israel who are in you uses his power to shed blood. Click to read the verse Ezekiel 22:6-12 Click to read the verse Ezekiel 22:6-12

Acts 4:5-11 - The next day the rulers, elders and teachers of the law met in Jerusalem. Click to read the verse Acts 4:5-11 Click to read the verse Acts 4:5-11

Ezekiel 12:2 - “Son of man, you are living among a rebellious people. They have eyes to see but do not see and... Click to read the verse Ezekiel 12:2 Click to read the verse Ezekiel 12:2

Jeremiah 32:32 - The people of Israel and Judah have provoked me by all the evil they have done—they, their king... Click to read the verse Jeremiah 32:32 Click to read the verse Jeremiah 32:32

Ezekiel 11:1 - Judgment on Israel’s Leaders Then the Spirit lifted me up and brought me to the gate of the hou... Click to read the verse Ezekiel 11:1 Click to read the verse Ezekiel 11:1

Zechariah 12:5 - Then the leaders of Judah will say in their hearts, ‘The people of Jerusalem are strong, becaus... Click to read the verse Zechariah 12:5 Click to read the verse Zechariah 12:5

Acts 24:26 - At the same time he was hoping that Paul would offer him a bribe, so he sent for him frequently... Click to read the verse Acts 24:26 Click to read the verse Acts 24:26