Isaiah 5:23
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23 Those who acquit the guilty for bribes,
and deprive the innocent of justice!(A)
Isaiah 10:1-2
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Chapter 10
Perversion of Justice
1 [a]Ah! Those who enact unjust statutes,
who write oppressive decrees,(A)
2 Depriving the needy of judgment,
robbing my people’s poor of justice,
Making widows their plunder,
and orphans their prey!(B)
Amos 5:10
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10 They hate those who reprove at the gate
and abhor those who speak with integrity;
Amos 5:12
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12 Yes, I know how many are your crimes,
how grievous your sins:
Oppressing the just, accepting bribes,
turning away the needy at the gate.
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