Isaiah 5:23 “who acquit the guilty for a bribe and deprive the innocent of justice.”

Isaiah 5:23

who acquit the guilty for a bribe and deprive the innocent of justice.

Berean Standard Bible

Other translations

King James Version

Which justify the wicked for reward, and take away the righteousness of the righteous from him!

World English Bible

who acquit the guilty for a bribe, but deny justice for the innocent!

American Standard Version

that justify the wicked for a bribe, and take away the righteousness of the righteous from him!

Geneva Bible 1599

Which iustifie the wicked for a rewarde, and take away the righteousnesse of the righteous from him.

Darby Translation

who justify the wicked for a bribe, and turn away the righteousness of the righteous from them!

Young's Literal Translation

Declaring righteous the wicked for a bribe, And the righteousness of the righteous They turn aside from him.

Bible in Basic English

Who for a reward give support to the cause of the sinner, and who take away the righteousness of the upright from him.

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Cross references

“justify”

Proverbs 17:15 Proverbs 24:24 Exodus 23:6–9 Proverbs 31:4 Proverbs 31:5

Proverbs 17:15 · BSB

Acquitting the guilty and condemning the righteous— both are detestable to the LORD.

Proverbs 24:24 · BSB

Whoever tells the guilty, “You are innocent”— peoples will curse him, and nations will denounce him;

Exodus 23:6–9 · BSB

You shall not deny justice to the poor in their lawsuits.

Proverbs 31:4 · BSB

It is not for kings, O Lemuel, it is not for kings to drink wine, or for rulers to crave strong drink,

Proverbs 31:5 · BSB

lest they drink and forget what is decreed, depriving all the oppressed of justice.

“for reward”

Isaiah 1:23 Micah 3:11 Micah 7:3 Deuteronomy 16:19 2 Chronicles 19:7 Proverbs 17:23

Isaiah 1:23 · BSB

Your 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.

Micah 3:11 · BSB

Her 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 7:3 · BSB

Both hands are skilled at evil; the prince and the judge demand a bribe. When the powerful utters his evil desire, they all conspire together.

Deuteronomy 16:19 · BSB

Do 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.

2 Chronicles 19:7 · BSB

And 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 17:23 · BSB

A wicked man takes a covert bribe to subvert the course of justice.

“take”

Isaiah 10:2 Psalm 94:21 James 5:6 1 Kings 21:13 Matthew 23:35 Matthew 27:24

Isaiah 10:2 · BSB

to deprive the poor of fair treatment and withhold justice from the oppressed of My people, to make widows their prey and orphans their plunder.

Psalm 94:21 · BSB

They band together against the righteous and condemn the innocent to death.

James 5:6 · BSB

You have condemned and murdered the righteous, who did not resist you.

1 Kings 21:13 · BSB

And 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 23:35 · BSB

And 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.

Matthew 27:24 · BSB

When 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 responsibilit…

Cross references adapted from OpenBible.info (CC BY 4.0) and the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

In context

22Woe to those who are heroes in drinking wine and champions in mixing strong drink,

24Therefore, as a tongue of fire consumes the straw, and as dry grass shrivels in the flame, so their roots will decay and their blossoms will blow away like dust; for they have rejected the instruction of the LORD of Hosts and despised the word of the Holy One of Israel.

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