Isaiah 5:23

Bishops' Bible (1568)

Wo be vnto them that geue sentence with the vngodly for rewardes, but condempne the iust cause of the ryghteous.

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  • Ps 94:21 : 21 They flocke together agaynst the soule of the ryghteous: and condemne the innocent blood.
  • Isa 10:2 : 2 Where thorowe the poore are put from their right, and my seelie people robbed of iudgement, that wydowes may be their pray, and that they may rob the fatherlesse.
  • Jas 5:6 : 6 Ye haue condempned and kylled the iust, and he hath not resisted you.
  • Isa 1:23 : 23 Thy princes are wicked, and companions of theeues: they loue gyftes altogether, and gape for rewardes: As for the fatherlesse they helpe hym not to his ryght, neither wyll they let the widdowes causes come before them.
  • Mic 3:11 : 11 (The heades therof iudge for rewards, and the priestes thereof teache for hyre, and the prophetes thereof prophecie for money: yet wyll they leane vpon the Lord, and say, Is not the Lord among vs? no euill can come vpon vs.)
  • Mic 7:3 : 3 Yet they say they do wel, when they do euyll: the prince asketh, and the iudge iudgeth for a rewarde, therfore the great man speaketh out of the corruption of his soule, and so they wrappe it vp.
  • Prov 17:15 : 15 The Lorde hateth as well hym that iustifieth the vngodly, as him that condempneth the innocent.
  • Prov 17:23 : 23 The vngodly taketh gyftes out of the bosome, to wrest the wayes of iudgement.
  • Prov 24:24 : 24 He that saith to the vngodly thou art righteous, hym shall the people curse, yea the comminaltie shall abhorre him:
  • Prov 31:4-5 : 4 O Lamuel, it is not for kynges, it is not I say for kynges to drynke wine, nor princes strong drynke. 5 Lest they by drnkyng forget the lawe, and peruert the iudgement of all poore mens children.
  • Exod 23:6-9 : 6 Thou shalt not hinder the right of thy poore in his suite. 7 Kepe thee farre from a false matter, and the innocent and righteous see thou slay not: for I wyll not iustifie the wicked. 8 Thou shalt take no gyftes: for gyftes blinde the seyng, and peruert the wordes of the righteous. 9 Thou shalt not oppresse a straunger: for ye know the heart of a straunger, seyng ye were straungers in the lande of Egypt.
  • Deut 16:19 : 19 Wrest not thou the lawe, nor knowe any person, neither take any rewarde: for giftes do blinde the eyes of the wise, & peruert the wordes of the righteous.
  • 1 Kgs 21:13 : 13 And there came in two men the children of Belial, and sate before him: And the two vnthriftie persons witnessed against Naboth in the presence of the people, saying: Naboth dyd blaspheme God and the king. And they caried him out of the citie, & stoned him with stones, that he died.
  • 2 Chr 19:7 : 7 Wherfore now let the feare of the Lord be vpon you, and take heede, & be doyng the thing that pleaseth hym for there is no vnrighteousnes with the Lorde our God, that he shoulde haue any respect of persons, or take rewardes.
  • Matt 23:35 : 35 That vpon you may come all the ryghteous blood, which hath ben shed vpon the earth, from the blood of ryghteous Abel, vnto the blood of Zacharias, sonne of Barachias, whom ye slewe betwene the temple & the aulter.
  • Matt 27:24-25 : 24 When Pilate sawe that he coulde preuayle nothyng, but that more busynesse was made, he toke water, and washed his handes before the people, saying: I am innocent of the blood of this iust person, see ye to it. 25 Then aunswered all the people, and sayde: His blood be on vs, and on our chyldren.

Similar Verses (AI)

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  • Prov 17:15
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    15The Lorde hateth as well hym that iustifieth the vngodly, as him that condempneth the innocent.

  • Isa 10:1-2
    2 verses
    78%

    1Wo be vnto them that make vnrighteous lawes, and that causeth their actuaries to wryte greeuousnesse,

    2Where thorowe the poore are put from their right, and my seelie people robbed of iudgement, that wydowes may be their pray, and that they may rob the fatherlesse.

  • Amos 5:7
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    7They turne iudgement to wormewood, and forsake righteousnesse in the earth.

  • Prov 21:7
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    7The robberies of the vngodly shalbe their owne destruction: for they wyll not do the thing that is right.

  • Jer 5:28-29
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    77%

    28Hereof are they fat and welthy, and are more mischieuous then any other: they minister not the lawe, they make no ende of the fatherlesse cause, yea and they prosper: yet they iudge not the poore according to equitie.

    29Should I not punishe these thinges saith the Lorde? should not I be auenged of all suche people as these be?

  • Prov 17:23
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    23The vngodly taketh gyftes out of the bosome, to wrest the wayes of iudgement.

  • Hab 1:4
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    4Therfore the law is dissolued, & iudgement doth neuer go foorth: for the wicked doth compasse about the righteous, therfore wrong iudgement proceedeth.

  • Amos 5:11-12
    2 verses
    76%

    11Forasmuch then as your treading is vpon the poore, and ye take from hym burdens of wheate: ye haue buylt houses of hewen stone, but ye shall not dwell in them: ye haue planted pleasaunt vineyardes, but ye shall not drinke wine of them.

    12For I knowe your manyfolde transgressions, and your mightie sinnes: they afflict the iust, they take rewardes, and they oppresse the poore in the gate.

  • Isa 33:15
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    15He that leadeth a godly life, and speaketh the trueth, he that abhorreth gaynes by violence and deceipt, he that kepeth his hande that he touche no rewarde, which stoppeth his eares that he heare no counsayle agaynst the innocent blood, which holdeth downe his eyes that he see no euyll:

  • Job 34:5
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    5And why? Iob hath sayd, I am righteous, and God hath taken away my iudgement.

  • Prov 25:5
    75%

    5Take away the vngodly from the kyng: and his seate shalbe stablished with righteousnesse.

  • Lam 3:35
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    35To moue the iudgement of man before the most highest,

  • Mic 7:3
    75%

    3Yet they say they do wel, when they do euyll: the prince asketh, and the iudge iudgeth for a rewarde, therfore the great man speaketh out of the corruption of his soule, and so they wrappe it vp.

  • Prov 11:5-6
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    75%

    5The ryghteousnesse of the innocent ordereth his way: but the vngodly shall fall in his owne wickednesse.

    6The righteousnesse of the iust shall delyuer them: but the wicked shalbe taken in their owne vngodlynesse.

  • Exod 23:7-8
    2 verses
    75%

    7Kepe thee farre from a false matter, and the innocent and righteous see thou slay not: for I wyll not iustifie the wicked.

    8Thou shalt take no gyftes: for gyftes blinde the seyng, and peruert the wordes of the righteous.

  • Prov 24:24
    74%

    24He that saith to the vngodly thou art righteous, hym shall the people curse, yea the comminaltie shall abhorre him:

  • Prov 13:6
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    6Ryghteousnesse kepeth the innocent in the way: but vngodlinesse doth ouerthrowe the sinner.

  • Isa 29:21
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    21Making a man to sinne in the worde, and that toke him in a snare, whiche reproued them in the open place, and they that haue turned the cause of the righteous to naught.

  • Job 36:17
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    17Neuerthelesse, thou hast commended the iudgement of the vngodly, and euen such a iudgement & sentence shalt thou suffer.

  • Prov 22:23
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    23For the Lorde him selfe wyll defende their cause, and do violence vnto them that haue vsed violence.

  • Deut 25:1
    74%

    1If there be strife betweene men, they shall come vnto the lawe, and let the Iudges geue sentence betwene them: and iustifie the righteous, & condemne the vngodly.

  • Isa 5:24
    73%

    24Therfore, lyke as fire licketh vp the strawe, and as the flambe consumeth the stubble: euen so their roote shalbe as corruption, and their blossome shall vanishe away lyke dust: for they haue cast away the lawe of the Lorde of hoastes, and despised the worde of the holy one of Israel.

  • Isa 5:22
    73%

    22Wo be vnto them that are strong to suppe out wine, and expert men to set vp drunkennesse.

  • Prov 11:31
    73%

    31If the ryghteous be recompensed vpon earth: howe much more then the vngodly and the sinner?

  • Ps 26:10
    73%

    10In whose handes is wickednes: and their right hande is full of gyftes.

  • Isa 1:23
    73%

    23Thy princes are wicked, and companions of theeues: they loue gyftes altogether, and gape for rewardes: As for the fatherlesse they helpe hym not to his ryght, neither wyll they let the widdowes causes come before them.

  • Isa 5:20
    73%

    20Wo be vnto them that call euyll good, and good euyll, which make darknesse lyght, and lyght darknesse, that make sowre sweete, and sweete sowre.

  • Ps 94:21
    73%

    21They flocke together agaynst the soule of the ryghteous: and condemne the innocent blood.

  • Prov 21:12
    73%

    12The righteous man wysely considereth the house of the wicked, and for their wickednesse God ouerthroweth the vngodly.

  • Mic 3:9
    73%

    9Heare this I pray you ye heades of the house of Iacob, and princes of the house of Israel: they abhorre iudgement, and peruert all equitie.

  • Prov 18:5
    73%

    5It is not good to regarde the person of the vngodly, to ouerthrowe the righteous in iudgement.

  • Prov 29:27
    72%

    27The righteous abhorreth the vngodlye: and the wicked hateth hym that is in the ryght way.

  • Ezek 23:45
    72%

    45And the righteous men, they shall iudge the after the maner of harlottes, and after the maner of murtherers: for they are harlottes, and blood is in their handes.

  • Prov 4:17
    72%

    17For they eate the bread of wickednes, and drinke the wine of robberie.

  • Isa 3:9
    72%

    9Their very countenaunce bewrayeth the, yea they declare their owne sinnes themselues as Sodome, they hide it not: Wo be to their owne soules, for they haue rewarded euyll vnto them selues.

  • Isa 3:11
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    11But wo be vnto the wicked, for it shalbe euyll with hym: for he shalbe rewarded after his owne workes.

  • Ps 28:4
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    4Rewarde them accordyng to their deedes: and according to the wickednes of their owne inuentions. Recompence them after the worke of their handes: pay them home that they haue deserued.

  • Ps 1:5
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    5Therefore the vngodly shall not be able to stande in the iudgement: neither the sinners in the congregation of the righteous.

  • Ps 37:21
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    21The vngodly boroweth and payeth not agayne: but the righteous geueth mercifully and liberally.

  • Ps 34:21
    72%

    21Malice shal put the vngodly to death: and they that hate the righteous, shalbe brought to naught.

  • 2 Chr 6:23
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    23Then heare thou from heauen, and do and iudge thy seruauntes, that thou rewarde the vngodly & recompence hym his way vpon his head, and iustifie the righteous, and geue him according to his righteousnes.

  • Prov 28:4
    72%

    4They that forsake the lawe, prayse the vngodly: but such as kepe the lawe are greeued at them.

  • Job 8:3
    72%

    3Doth God paruert the thing that is lawfull? or doth the almightie destroy the thing that is right?

  • Prov 21:18
    72%

    18The vngodly shalbe a raunsome for the righteous: and the wicked for the iust.

  • Isa 59:14
    72%

    14And therefore is equitie gone aside, and righteousnesse standeth farre of, trueth is fallen downe in the streete, and the thing that is playne and open, may not be shewed.