Verse 25

Cursed{H779}{(H8803)} be he that taketh{H3947}{(H8802)} reward{H7810} to slay{H5221}{(H8687)} an innocent{H5355} person{H5315}{H1818}. And all the people{H5971} shall say{H559}{(H8804)}, Amen{H543}.

Referenced Verses

  • Exod 23:7-8 : 7 Keep thee far{H7368}{(H8799)} from a false{H8267} matter{H1697}; and the innocent{H5355} and righteous{H6662} slay{H2026}{(H8799)} thou not: for I will not justify{H6663}{(H8686)} the wicked{H7563}. 8 And thou shalt take{H3947}{(H8799)} no gift{H7810}: for the gift{H7810} blindeth{H5786}{(H8762)} the wise{H6493}, and perverteth{H5557}{(H8762)} the words{H1697} of the righteous{H6662}.
  • Deut 10:17 : 17 For the LORD{H3068} your God{H430} is God{H430} of gods{H430}, and Lord{H113} of lords{H113}, a great{H1419} God{H410}, a mighty{H1368}, and a terrible{H3372}{(H8737)}, which regardeth{H5375}{(H8799)} not persons{H6440}, nor taketh{H3947}{(H8799)} reward{H7810}:
  • Deut 16:19 : 19 Thou shalt not wrest{H5186}{(H8686)} judgment{H4941}; thou shalt not respect{H5234}{(H8686)} persons{H6440}, neither take{H3947}{(H8799)} a gift{H7810}: for a gift{H7810} doth blind{H5786}{(H8762)} the eyes{H5869} of the wise{H2450}, and pervert{H5557}{(H8762)} the words{H1697} of the righteous{H6662}.
  • Ps 15:5 : 5 He that putteth not out{H5414}{(H8804)} his money{H3701} to usury{H5392}, nor taketh{H3947}{(H8804)} reward{H7810} against the innocent{H5355}. He that doeth{H6213}{(H8802)} these things shall never{H5769} be moved{H4131}{(H8735)}.
  • Prov 1:11-29 : 11 If they say{H559}{(H8799)}, Come{H3212}{(H8798)} with us, let us lay wait{H693}{(H8799)} for blood{H1818}, let us lurk{H6845}{(H8799)} privily for the innocent{H5355} without cause{H2600}: 12 Let us swallow them up{H1104}{(H8799)} alive{H2416} as the grave{H7585}; and whole{H8549}, as those that go down{H3381}{(H8802)} into the pit{H953}: 13 We shall find{H4672}{(H8799)} all precious{H3368} substance{H1952}, we shall fill{H4390}{(H8762)} our houses{H1004} with spoil{H7998}: 14 Cast{H5307}{(H8686)} in thy lot{H1486} among{H8432} us; let us all have one{H259} purse{H3599}: 15 My son{H1121}, walk{H3212}{(H8799)} not thou in the way{H1870} with them; refrain{H4513}{(H8798)} thy foot{H7272} from their path{H5410}: 16 For their feet{H7272} run{H7323}{(H8799)} to evil{H7451}, and make haste{H4116}{(H8762)} to shed{H8210}{(H8800)} blood{H1818}. 17 Surely in vain{H2600} the net{H7568} is spread{H2219}{(H8794)} in the sight{H5869} of any bird{H1167}{H3671}. 18 And they lay wait{H693}{(H8799)} for their own blood{H1818}; they lurk privily{H6845}{(H8799)} for their own lives{H5315}. 19 So are the ways{H734} of every one that is greedy{H1214}{(H8802)} of gain{H1215}; which taketh away{H3947}{(H8799)} the life{H5315} of the owners{H1167} thereof. 20 Wisdom{H2454} crieth{H7442}{(H8799)} without{H2351}; she uttereth{H5414}{(H8799)} her voice{H6963} in the streets{H7339}: 21 She crieth{H7121}{(H8799)} in the chief place{H7218} of concourse{H1993}{(H8802)}, in the openings{H6607} of the gates{H8179}: in the city{H5892} she uttereth{H559}{(H8799)} her words{H561}, saying, 22 How long, ye simple ones{H6612}, will ye love{H157}{(H8799)} simplicity{H6612}? and the scorners{H3887}{(H8801)} delight{H2530}{(H8804)} in their scorning{H3944}, and fools{H3684} hate{H8130}{(H8799)} knowledge{H1847}? 23 Turn{H7725}{(H8799)} you at my reproof{H8433}: behold, I will pour out{H5042}{(H8686)} my spirit{H7307} unto you, I will make known{H3045}{(H8686)} my words{H1697} unto you. 24 Because I have called{H7121}{(H8804)}, and ye refused{H3985}{(H8762)}; I have stretched out{H5186}{(H8804)} my hand{H3027}, and no man regarded{H7181}{(H8688)}; 25 But ye have set at nought{H6544}{(H8799)} all my counsel{H6098}, and would{H14}{(H8804)} none of my reproof{H8433}: 26 I also will laugh{H7832}{(H8799)} at your calamity{H343}; I will mock{H3932}{(H8799)} when your fear{H6343} cometh{H935}{(H8800)}; 27 When your fear{H6343} cometh{H935}{(H8800)} as desolation{H7722}{(H8675)}{H7584}, and your destruction{H343} cometh{H857}{(H8799)} as a whirlwind{H5492}; when distress{H6869} and anguish{H6695} cometh{H935}{(H8800)} upon you. 28 Then shall they call{H7121}{(H8799)} upon me, but I will not answer{H6030}{(H8799)}; they shall seek me early{H7836}{(H8762)}, but they shall not find{H4672}{(H8799)} me: 29 For that they hated{H8130}{(H8804)} knowledge{H1847}, and did not choose{H977}{(H8804)} the fear{H3374} of the LORD{H3068}:
  • Ezek 22:12-13 : 12 In thee have they taken{H3947}{(H8804)} gifts{H7810} to shed{H8210}{(H8800)} blood{H1818}; thou hast taken{H3947}{(H8804)} usury{H5392} and increase{H8636}, and thou hast greedily gained{H1214}{(H8762)} of thy neighbours{H7453} by extortion{H6233}, and hast forgotten{H7911}{(H8804)} me, saith{H5002}{(H8803)} the Lord{H136} GOD{H3069}. 13 Behold, therefore I have smitten{H5221}{(H8689)} mine hand{H3709} at thy dishonest gain{H1215} which thou hast made{H6213}{(H8804)}, and at thy blood{H1818} which hath been in the midst{H8432} of thee.
  • Mic 3:10-11 : 10 They build up{H1129}{(H8802)} Zion{H6726} with blood{H1818}, and Jerusalem{H3389} with iniquity{H5766}. 11 The heads{H7218} thereof judge{H8199}{(H8799)} for reward{H7810}, and the priests{H3548} thereof teach{H3384}{(H8686)} for hire{H4242}, and the prophets{H5030} thereof divine{H7080}{(H8799)} for money{H3701}: yet will they lean{H8172}{(H8735)} upon the LORD{H3068}, and say{H559}{(H8800)}, Is not the LORD{H3068} among{H7130} us? none evil{H7451} can come{H935}{(H8799)} upon us.
  • Mic 7:2-3 : 2 The good{H2623} man is perished{H6}{(H8804)} out of the earth{H776}: and there is none upright{H3477} among men{H120}: they all lie in wait{H693}{(H8799)} for blood{H1818}; they hunt{H6679}{(H8799)} every man{H376} his brother{H251} with a net{H2764}. 3 That they may do evil{H7451} with both hands{H3709} earnestly{H3190}{(H8687)}, the prince{H8269} asketh{H7592}{(H8802)}, and the judge{H8199}{(H8802)} asketh for a reward{H7966}; and the great{H1419} man, he uttereth{H1696}{(H8802)} his mischievous{H1942} desire{H5315}: so they wrap it up{H5686}{(H8762)}.
  • Matt 26:15 : 15 And said{G2036}{(G5627)} unto them, What{G5101} will ye{G2309}{(G5719)} give{G1325}{(G5629)} me{G3427}, and{G2504} I will deliver{G3860}{(G5692)} him{G846} unto you{G5213}? And{G1161} they covenanted{G2476}{(G5627)} with him{G846} for thirty{G5144} pieces of silver{G694}.
  • Matt 27:3-4 : 3 Then{G5119} Judas{G2455}, which{G3588} had betrayed{G3860}{(G5723)} him{G846}, when he saw{G1492}{(G5631)} that{G3754} he was condemned{G2632}{(G5681)}, repented himself{G3338}{(G5679)}, and brought again{G654}{(G5656)} the thirty{G5144} pieces of silver{G694} to the chief priests{G749} and{G2532} elders{G4245}, 4 Saying{G3004}{(G5723)}, I have sinned{G264}{(G5627)} in that I have betrayed{G3860}{(G5631)} the innocent{G121} blood{G129}. And{G1161} they said{G2036}{(G5627)}, What{G5101} is that to{G4314} us{G2248}? see{G3700}{(G5695)} thou{G4771} to that.
  • Acts 1:18 : 18 Now{G3303}{G3767} this man{G3778} purchased{G2932}{(G5662)} a field{G5564} with{G1537} the reward{G3408} of iniquity{G93}; and{G2532} falling{G1096}{(G5637)} headlong{G4248}, he burst asunder{G2997}{(G5656)} in the midst{G3319}, and{G2532} all{G3956} his{G846} bowels{G4698} gushed out{G1632}{(G5681)}.