Both hands are skilled at evil; the prince and the judge demand a bribe. When the powerful utters his evil desire, they all conspire together. Cross References Proverbs 4:16 For they cannot sleep unless they do evil; they are deprived of slumber until they make someone fall. Proverbs 4:17 For they eat the bread of wickedness and drink the wine of violence. Proverbs 17:23 A wicked man takes a covert bribe to subvert the course of justice. Isaiah 1:23 Your rulers are rebels, friends of thieves. They all love bribes and chasing after rewards. They do not defend the fatherless, and the plea of the widow never comes before them. Isaiah 3:5 The people will oppress one another, man against man, neighbor against neighbor; the young will rise up against the old, and the base against the honorable. Isaiah 5:23 who acquit the guilty for a bribe and deprive the innocent of justice. Isaiah 32:7 The weapons of the scoundrel are destructive; he hatches plots to destroy the poor with lies, even when the plea of the needy is just. Ezekiel 9:9 He replied, "The iniquity of the house of Israel and Judah is exceedingly great. The land is full of bloodshed, and the city is full of perversity. For they say, 'The LORD has forsaken the land; the LORD does not see.' Ezekiel 22:12 In you they take bribes to shed blood. You engage in usury, take excess interest, and extort your neighbors. But Me you have forgotten, declares the Lord GOD. Hosea 7:3 They delight the king with their evil, and the princes with their lies. Amos 5:12 For I know that your transgressions are many and your sins are numerous. You oppress the righteous by taking bribes; you deprive the poor of justice in the gate. Micah 2:8 But of late My people have risen up like an enemy: You strip off the splendid robe from unsuspecting passersby like men returning from battle. Micah 3:2 You hate good and love evil. You tear the skin from my people and strip the flesh from their bones. Micah 3:11 Her leaders judge for a bribe, her priests teach for a price, and her prophets practice divination for money. Yet they lean upon the LORD, saying, "Is not the LORD among us? No disaster can come upon us." Treasury of Scripture That they may do evil with both hands earnestly, the prince asks, and the judge asks for a reward; and the great man, he utters his mischievous desire: so they wrap it up. do. Proverbs 4:16,17 Jeremiah 3:5 Ezekiel 22:6 the prince. Micah 3:11 Isaiah 1:23 Jeremiah 8:10 the great. 1 Kings 21:9-14 his mischievous desire. Isaiah 26:21 Luke 12:1,2 1 Corinthians 4:5 |