Isaiah 5:23
who acquit the guilty for a bribe, 2 but deny justice for the innocent! 1
One Unity Resource 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 those who are mighty to drink wine, 2 and champions at mixing strong drink; 1
Cross References
Exodus 23:6+ 23:6. Ex 23:6 (Ex 23:3, 23:1-9) (#10.585): T. Not to deny a poor person his rights in a lawsuit / R. A judge must not decide unjustly the case of the habitual transgressor R. Note: Oral Tradition specifies this poor person is one observant of Torah ·Teaching· “You shall not deny right judgement to your poor people in their lawsuits.
Psalms 94:21They gather themselves together against the soul of the upright, 2 and condemn as guilty the innocent blood. 1
Proverbs 17:23A wicked man receives a bribe in secret, 2 to pervert the ways of mishpat ·justice·. 1
Proverbs 31:4It is not for kings, Lemuel; 2 it is not for kings to drink wine; 2 nor for princes to say, ‘Where is strong drink?’ 1
Isaiah 1:23Your princes are rebellious, and companions of thieves. 2 Everyone 'ahav ·affectionately loves· bribes, and follows after rewards. 2 They don’t judge the orphan, 2 neither does the cause of the widow come to them. 1
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 →