- pervert:
- "Thou shalt not¹ wrestª° judgment;ª thou shalt not¹ respectª° persons,ª neither¹ takeª° a gift:ª for¹ a giftª doth blindª° the eyesª of the wise,ª and pervertª° the wordsª of the righteous.ª" {Deu 16:19} + "Cursedª° [be] he that pervertethª° the judgmentª of the stranger,ª fatherless,ª and widow.ª And all¹ the peopleª shall say,ª° Amen.ª" {Deu 27:19} + "Thou shalt neither¹ vexª° a stranger,ª nor¹ oppressª° him: for¹ ye were¹ strangersª in the landª of Egypt.ª ... Ye shall not¹ afflictª° any¹ widow,ª or fatherless child.ª" {Exd 22:21-22} + "Thou shalt not¹ followª¹ a multitudeª to [do] evil;ª neither¹ shalt thou speakª° in¹ a causeª to declineª° afterª manyª to wrestª° [judgment]:" {Exd 23:2} + "Thou shalt not¹ wrestª° the judgmentª of thy poorª in his cause.ª" {Exd 23:6} + "Also thou shalt not¹ oppressª° a stranger:ª for ye¹ knowª°¹ the heartª of a stranger,ª seeingª ye were¹ strangersª in the landª of Egypt.ª" {Exd 23:9} + "Behold,¹ here I [am]: witnessª° against me before¹ the LORD,ª and before¹ his anointed:ª whose¹¹ oxª have I taken?ª° or whose¹ assª have I taken?ª° or whom¹ have I defrauded?ª°¹ whom¹ have I oppressed?ª° or of whose handª¹¹ have I received¹ [any] bribeª to blindª° mine eyesª therewith? and I will restoreª° it you. ... And they said,ª° Thou hast not¹ defraudedª° us, nor¹ oppressedª° us, neither¹ hast thou takenª° oughtª of any man's² hand.ª¹¹" {1Sm 12:3-4} + "But [as for] the mightyª man,ª he had the earth;ª and the honourable manªª° dweltª° in it. ... Thou hast sent²° widows² away¹¹ empty,ª and the armsª of the fatherlessª have been broken.ª°" {Job 22:8-9} + "When¹ the earª heardª° [me], then it blessedª° me; and when the eyeª sawª° [me], it gave witnessª° to me: ... And I brakeª° the jawsª of the wicked,ª and pluckedª° the spoilª out of his teeth.ª¹" {Job 29:11-17} + "[[A Psalmª of Asaph.]]ª Godª standethª° in the congregationª of the mighty;ª he judgethª° amongª the gods.ª ... They knowª° not,¹ neither¹ will they understand;ª° they walk²° on¹ in darkness:ª all¹ the foundations²¹ of the earthª are out of course.ª°" {Psa 82:1-5} + "LORD,ª how long¹¹ shall the wicked,ª how long¹¹ shall the wickedª triumph?ª° ... They slayª° the widowª and the stranger,ª and murderª° the fatherless.ª" {Psa 94:3-6} + "Shall the throneª of iniquityª have fellowshipª° with thee, which framethª° mischiefª by¹ a law?ª ... They gather themselves togetherª° against¹ the soulª of the righteous,ª and condemnª° the innocentª blood.ª" {Psa 94:20-21} + "Robª° not¹ the poor,ª because¹ he¹ [is] poor:ª neither¹ oppressª° the afflictedª in the gate:ª ... For¹ the LORDª will pleadª° their cause,ª and spoilª° the soulª of¹ those that spoiledª° them." {Prv 22:22-23} + "Lest¹ they drink,ª° and forgetª° the law,ª° and pervertª° the judgmentª of any¹ of the afflicted.ªª" {Prv 31:5} + "If¹ thou seestª° the oppressionª of the poor,ª° and violent² perverting¹ of judgmentª and justiceª in a province,ª marvelª° not¹ at¹ the matter:ª for¹ [he that is] higherª than¹¹ the highestª regardeth;ª° and [there be] higherª than¹ they.²" {Ecc 5:8} + "Thy princesª [are] rebellious,ª° and companionsª of thieves:ª every one¹ lovethª° gifts,ª and followeth²° after¹ rewards:ª they judgeª° not¹ the fatherless,ª neither¹ doth the causeª of the widowª comeª° unto¹ them." {Isa 1:23} + "What mean ye¹ [that] ye beat²° my people² to pieces,ª°¹ and grindª° the facesª of the poor?ª saithª° the Lordª GOD²¹ of hosts.ª" {Isa 3:15} + "He that walkethª° righteously,ª and speakethª° uprightly;ª he that despisethª° the gainª of oppressions,ª that shakethª° his handsª from holdingª°¹ of bribes,ª that stoppethª° his earsª from hearingª°¹ of blood,ª and shuttethª° his eyesª from seeingª°¹ evil;ª" {Isa 33:15} + "They are waxen fat,ª° they shine:ª° yea,¹ they overpassª° the deedsª of the wicked:ª they judgeª° not¹ the cause,ª the cause¹ of the fatherless,ª yet they prosper;ª° and the rightª of the needyª do they not¹ judge.ª°" {Jer 5:28} + "Thus¹ saithª° the LORD;ª Executeª° ye judgmentª and righteousness,ª and deliverª° the spoiledª° out of the handª¹ of the oppressor:ª and do no¹ wrong,ª° do no¹ violenceª° to the stranger,ª the fatherless,ª nor the widow,ª neither¹ shedª° innocentª bloodª in this¹ place.ª" {Jer 22:3} + "In thee have they set lightª° by fatherª and mother:ª in the midstª of thee have they dealtª° by oppressionª with the stranger:ª in thee have they vexedª° the fatherlessª and the widow.ª" {Ezk 22:7} + "The peopleª of the landª have used¹ oppression,ª²° and exercisedª° robbery,ª and have vexedª° the poorª and needy:ª yea, they have oppressedª° the strangerª wrongfully.ª¹" {Ezk 22:29} + "Ye who turnª° judgmentª to wormwood,ª and leave off²°¹ righteousnessª in the earth,ª ... For¹ I knowª° your manifoldª transgressionsª and your mightyª sins:ª they afflictª° the just,ª they takeª° a bribe,ª and they turn asideª° the poorª in the gateª [from their right]." {Ams 5:7-12} + "Woeª to them that deviseª° iniquity,ª and workª° evilª upon¹ their beds!ª when the morningª is light,ª they practiseª° it, because¹ it isª in the powerª of their hand.ª ... And they covetª° fields,ª and take [them] by violence;ª° and houses,ª and take [them] away:ª° so they oppressª° a manª and his house,ª even a manª and his heritage.ª" {Mic 2:1-2} + "That they may do evilª¹ with both handsª earnestly,ª° the princeª asketh,ª° and the judgeª° [asketh] for a reward;ª and the greatª [man], he¹ utterethª° his mischievousª desire:ª so they wrap it up.ª°" {Mic 7:3} + "And oppressª° not¹ the widow,ª nor the fatherless,ª the stranger,ª nor the poor;ª and let none¹ of you imagineª° evilª¹ against² his brotherª in your heart.ª" {Zch 7:10} + "And I will come nearª° to¹ you to judgment;ª and I will be¹ a swiftª° witnessª against the sorcerers,ª° and against the adulterers,ª° and against falseª swearers,ª° and against those that oppressª° the hirelingª in [his] wages,ª the widow,ª and the fatherless,ª and that turn asideª° the strangerª [from his right], and fearª° not¹ me, saithª° the LORDª of hosts.ª" {Mal 3:5} + "Andª the soldiersª° likewiseª demandedª° of him,ª saying,ª° Andª whatª shall we²¹ do?ª° Andª he saidª° untoª them,ª Do violenceª° to no man,ª neitherª accuse [any] falsely;ª° andª be contentª° with yourª wages.ª" {Lke 3:14} + "Butª yeª have despisedª° the¹ poor.ª Do²° notª rich menª oppressª° you,ª andª drawª²° youª beforeª the judgment seats?ª" {Jms 2:6}
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