Exodus 23:6 Cross References

Exodus 23:6

6: "Do not twist justice against people simply because they are poor.

Deuteronomy 16:19

  1. You must never twist justice or show partiality. Never accept a bribe, for bribes blind the eyes of the wise and corrupt the decisions of the godly.

Jeremiah 5:28

  1. They are well fed and well groomed, and there is no limit to their wicked deeds. They refuse justice to orphans and deny the rights of the poor.

Ecclesiastes 5:8

  1. If you see a poor person being oppressed by the powerful and justice being miscarried throughout the land, don't be surprised! For every official is under orders from higher up, and matters of justice only get lost in red tape and bureaucracy.

Isaiah 10:1

  1. Destruction is certain for the unjust judges, for those who issue unfair laws.
  2. They deprive the poor, the widows, and the orphans of justice. Yes, they rob widows and fatherless children!

Leviticus 19:15

  1. "Always judge your neighbors fairly, neither favoring the poor nor showing deference to the rich.

Malachi 3:5

  1. At that time I will put you on trial. I will be a ready witness against all sorcerers and adulterers and liars. I will speak against those who cheat employees of their wages, who oppress widows and orphans, or who deprive the foreigners living among you of justice, for these people do not fear me," says the LORD Almighty.

Deuteronomy 27:19

  1. `Cursed is anyone who is unjust to foreigners, orphans, and widows.' And all the people will reply, `Amen.'

Exodus 23:2

  1. "Do not join a crowd that intends to do evil. When you are on the witness stand, do not be swayed in your testimony by the opinion of the majority.
  2. And do not slant your testimony in favor of a person just because that person is poor.

Psalms 82:3

  1. "Give fair judgment to the poor and the orphan; uphold the rights of the oppressed and the destitute.
  2. Rescue the poor and helpless; deliver them from the grasp of evil people.

Zephaniah 3:1

  1. How terrible it will be for rebellious, polluted Jerusalem, the city of violence and crime.
  2. It proudly refuses to listen even to the voice of the LORD. No one can tell it anything; it refuses all correction. It does not trust in the LORD or draw near to its God.
  3. Its leaders are like roaring lions hunting for their victims--out for everything they can get. Its judges are like ravenous wolves at evening time, who by dawn have left no trace of their prey.
  4. Its prophets are arrogant liars seeking their own gain. Its priests defile the Temple by disobeying God's laws.

Job 31:21

  1. If my arm has abused an orphan because I thought I could get away with it,
  2. then let my shoulder be wrenched out of place! Let my arm be torn from its socket!

Micah 3:1

  1. Listen, you leaders of Israel! You are supposed to know right from wrong,
  2. but you are the very ones who hate good and love evil. You skin my people alive and tear the flesh off their bones.
  3. You eat my people's flesh, cut away their skin, and break their bones. You chop them up like meat for the cooking pot.
  4. Then you beg the LORD for help in times of trouble! Do you really expect him to listen? After all the evil you have done, he won't even look at you!

Job 31:13

  1. "If I have been unfair to my male or female servants, if I have refused to hear their complaints,

2 Chronicles 19:7

  1. Fear the LORD and judge with care, for the LORD our God does not tolerate perverted justice, partiality, or the taking of bribes."

Jeremiah 7:6

  1. and if you stop exploiting foreigners, orphans, and widows; and if you stop your murdering; and if you stop worshiping idols as you now do to your own harm.

Amos 5:11

  1. You trample the poor and steal what little they have through taxes and unfair rent. Therefore, you will never live in the beautiful stone houses you are building. You will never drink wine from the lush vineyards you are planting.
  2. For I know the vast number of your sins and rebellions. You oppress good people by taking bribes and deprive the poor of justice in the courts.

James 2:5

  1. Listen to me, dear brothers and sisters. Hasn't God chosen the poor in this world to be rich in faith? Aren't they the ones who will inherit the Kingdom he promised to those who love him?
  2. And yet, you insult the poor man! Isn't it the rich who oppress you and drag you into court?

Jeremiah 6:28

  1. Are they not the worst of rebels, full of slander? They are as insolent as bronze, as hard and cruel as iron. All of them lead others into corruption.
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