Isa 1:23-24, Rom 1:18, 12:19, Eph 5:6, 2Th 1:8 | ESV | STEP | Your princes are rebels and companions of thieves . Everyone loves a bribe and runs after gifts . They do not bring justice to the fatherless , and the widow’s cause does not come to them.

Isaiah 1:23-24

23 Your princes are rebels
and companions of thieves.
Everyone ^aloves a bribe
and runs after gifts.
^bThey do not bring justice to the fatherless,
and the widow’s cause does not come to them.
24 Therefore the ^cLord declares,
the Lord of hosts,
the ^dMighty One of Israel:
“Ah, I will get relief from my enemies
^eand avenge myself on my foes.

Romans 1:18

God’s Wrath on Unrighteousness

18 For ^fthe wrath of God ^gis revealed from heaven against all ungodliness and unrighteousness of men, who by their unrighteousness suppress the truth.

Romans 12:19

19 Beloved, ^hnever avenge yourselves, but leave it ^{▼▼Greek give place} to the wrath of God, for it is written, ^j“Vengeance is mine, I will repay, says the Lord.”

Ephesians 5:6

6 ^kLet no one ^ldeceive you with empty words, for because of these things ^mthe wrath of God comes upon ⁿthe sons of disobedience.

2 Thessalonians 1:8

8 ^oin flaming fire, inflicting vengeance on those ^pwho do not know God and on those who ^qdo not obey the gospel of our Lord Jesus.