Isaiah 5:23

That clear the guilty for a reward, And take away from the righteous his right!

Noyes Bible

In The King James Version

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

In Context

22Woe to them that are valiant to drink wine, And men of might to mingle strong drink!

24Therefore, as fire devours stubble, And as the withered grass sinks into the flame, So their root shall become rottenness, And their blossom shall fly up like dust. For they have despised the law of Jehovah of hosts, And contemned the word of the Holy One of Israel.

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Cross References

Psalms 94:21They band together against the life of the righteous, And condemn innocent blood.

Proverbs 17:23The wicked man taketh a gift out of the bosom, To pervert the ways of judgment.

Proverbs 31:4It is not for kings, O Lemuel! It is not for kings to drink wine, Nor for princes to desire strong drink;

Isaiah 1:23Thy princes are faithless, companions of thieves; Every one of them loveth gifts, and seeketh rewards; They render not justice to the fatherless, And the cause of the widow cometh not before them.

Matthew Henry on Isaiah 5:19-30

Denunciations against Sin. ( b. c. 758.) 18 Woe unto them that draw iniquity with cords of vanity, and sin as it were with a cart rope: 19 That say, Let him make speed, and hasten his work, that we may see it: and let the counsel of the Holy One of Israel draw nigh and come, that we may know it! 20 Woe unto them that call evil good, and good evil; that put darkness for light, and light for darkness; that put bitter for sweet, and sweet for bitter! 21 Woe unto them that are wise in their own eyes, and prudent in… Read the whole commentary →

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