Exodus 23:6 Cross References - NSB

⁶ »Do not deny justice to a poor person at his trial.

² »Do not follow the majority to do wrong. Do not give testimony that perverts justice. ³ »Do not show partiality to a poor man at his trial.

¹⁵ »‘Do no injustice in judgment. Do not be partial to the poor nor defer to the great. Judge your neighbor fairly.

¹⁹ »‘Cursed is he who withholds justice due an alien, orphan, and widow. The people all say: Amen.

¹⁹ »Never pervert justice. Always be impartial. Never take a bribe, because bribes blind wise people and deny justice to those who are in the right.

⁷ »Do your work in honor of him and know that he will not allow you to be unfair to anyone or to take bribes.«

¹³ »If I have rejected the cause of my male or female slaves, when they brought a complaint against me

²¹ if I have raised my hand against the orphan, because I saw I had supporters at the gate; ²² then let my shoulder blade fall from my shoulder, and let my arm be broken from its socket.

³ »Defend the weak and fatherless. Protect the rights of the oppressed and the poor. ⁴ »Rescue the weak and needy. Help them escape the power of the wicked.«

⁸ If you see oppression of the poor and denial of justice and righteousness in the country, do not be shocked at the sight. One official watches over another official and there are higher officials over them.

¹ How horrible it will be for those who enact unjust laws and who decree oppressive regulations. ² They deprive the poor of justice. They take away the rights of the needy among my people. They prey on widows and rob orphans.

²⁸ »They grow big and fat. Their evil deeds have no limits. They have no respect for the rights of others. They have no respect for the rights of orphans. But they still prosper. They do not defend the rights of the poor.

²⁸ All of them are stubborn rebels. They go about telling false stories. They are copper and iron. They are all corrupt, all of them!

⁶ if you do not oppress the alien, the orphan, or the widow, and do not shed innocent blood in this place, nor walk after other gods to your own ruin,

¹¹ You impose unfair rent on the poor and defraud a tribute of grain from them. You haave built houses of hewn stone yet you will not live in them. You planted pleasant vineyards, but you will not drink the wine from them. ¹² I know you have many transgressions and your sins are great. You afflict the righteous. You take bribes. You refuse to help the needy at the gate.

¹ I said: »Please listen, you heads of Jacob, and rulers of the house of Israel: is it not your responsibility to know justice? ² »You hate good and love evil! You rip off their skin and their flesh from off their bones! ³ »You eat the flesh of my people, and flay their skin from off them! You break their bones, and chop them in pieces similar to the contents of a pot or a caldron. ⁴ »They will cry to Jehovah but he will not answer them. In fact, he will hide his face from them at that time because they have done evil things.«

¹ Woe to the oppressive city for she is rebellious and polluted (defiled)! ² She did not obey the voice of Jehovah. She would not accept correction (discipline). She did not trust Jehovah and draw close to her God. ³ Her princes (rulers) within her are roaring lions. Her judges are evening wolves. They leave nothing till the morning. ⁴ Her prophets are insolent and treacherous persons. Her priests have profaned the sanctuary! They have done violence to the law. ⁵ »I will approach you people for judgment! I will be a swift witness against the sorcerers, the adulterers and those acting fraudulently with the wages of the worker, the widow and the fatherless. I will be a speedy witness against those who swear falsely and take advantage of the stranger, and do not show me reverence,« said Jehovah of Hosts.

⁵ Listen, my dearly beloved brothers! Did God choose poor people in the world to be rich in faith and to receive the kingdom he promised to those who love him? ⁶ You have dishonored the poor man. Do the rich oppress you, and personally drag you into court?