Exo 23:7-8, Deu 10:17, 16:19, Psa 15:5, Pro 1:11-29, Eze 22:12-13 | ESV | STEP | Keep far from a false charge , and do not kill the innocent and righteous , for I will not acquit the wicked .

a[See ver. 1 above]

ar[See ver. 22 above]

as[Job 21:14]

at Deut. 27:25

auSee ch. 18:8

aw ch. 23:35; See Jer. 2:32

ax ch. 21:14, 17

ay ver. 27

azSee ver. 2

Exodus 23:7-8

7 ^aKeep far from a false charge, and ^bdo not kill the innocent and righteous, for ^cI will not acquit the wicked. 8 ^dAnd you shall take no bribe, for a bribe blinds the clear-sighted and subverts the cause of those who are in the right.

Deuteronomy 10:17

17 For the Lord your God is ^eGod of gods and ^fLord of lords, ^gthe great, the mighty, and the awesome God, who is ^hnot partial and takes no bribe.

Deuteronomy 16:19

19 ⁱYou shall not pervert justice. ^jYou shall not show partiality, ^kand you shall not accept a bribe, for a bribe blinds the eyes of the wise and subverts the cause of the righteous.

Psalms 15:5

5 who ^ldoes not put out his money at interest
and ^mdoes not take a bribe against the innocent.
He who does these things shall never be ⁿmoved.

Proverbs 1:11-29

11 If they say, “Come with us, ^olet us lie in wait for blood;
^plet us ambush the innocent without reason;
12 like Sheol let us ^qswallow them alive,
and whole, like ^rthose who go down to the pit;
13 we shall find all precious goods,
we shall fill our houses with plunder;
14 throw in your lot among us;
we will all have one purse”—
15 my son, ^sdo not walk in the way with them;
^thold back your foot from their paths,
16 for ^utheir feet run to evil,
and they make haste to shed blood.
17 ^vFor in vain is a net spread
in the sight of any bird,
18 but these men ^wlie in wait for their own blood;
they ^xset an ambush for their own lives.
19 ^ySuch are the ways of everyone who is ^zgreedy for unjust gain;
^aait takes away the life of its possessors.

The Call of Wisdom

20 ^abWisdom cries aloud in the street,
in the markets she raises her voice;
21 at the head of the noisy streets she cries out;
at ^acthe entrance of the city gates she speaks:
22 “How long, O ^adsimple ones, will you love being simple?
How long will ^aescoffers delight in their scoffing
and fools ^afhate knowledge?
23 If you turn at my reproof, ^{▼▼Or Will you turn away at my reproof?}
behold, I will ^ahpour out my spirit to you;
I will make my words known to you.
24 ^aiBecause I have called and ^ajyou refused to listen,
have ^akstretched out my hand and no one has heeded,
25 because you have ^alignored all my counsel
and ^amwould have none of my reproof,
26 I also ^anwill laugh at your calamity;
I will mock when ^aoterror strikes you,
27 when terror strikes you like ^apa storm
and your calamity comes like a whirlwind,
when distress and anguish come upon you.
28 ^aqThen they will call upon me, but I will not answer;
they will seek me diligently but will not find me.
29 Because they ^arhated knowledge
and ^asdid not choose the fear of the Lord,

Ezekiel 22:12-13

12 In you ^atthey take bribes to shed blood; ^auyou take interest and profit ^{▼▼That is, profit that comes from charging interest to the poor (compare Leviticus 25:36)} and make gain of your neighbors by extortion; but ^awme you have forgotten, declares the Lord God.

13 “Behold, ^axI strike my hand at ^aythe dishonest gain that you have made, and at ^azthe blood that has been in your midst.