Isaiah 5:23
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who justify the wicked for a reward, and take away the righteousness of the righteous from him!
that justify the wicked for a bribe, and take away the righteousness of the righteous from him!
Who justify the wicked and acquit the guilty for a bribe, And take away the rights of those who are in the right!
Who justify and acquit the guilty for a bribe, but take away the rights of the innocent and righteous from them!
Which justify the wicked for reward, and take away the righteousness of the righteous from him!
who acquit the guilty for a bribe and deprive the innocent of justice.
who spare the guilty for bribes, and rob the innocent of their rights.
who acquit the guilty for bribes but deny justice to the righteous!
You accept bribes to let the guilty go free, and you cheat the innocent out of a fair trial.
who justify the wicked for a bribe, and turn away the righteousness of the righteous from them!
That justify the wicked for gifts, and take away the justice of the just from him.
And if you pay them enough money, they will forgive a criminal. But they will not let good people be judged fairly.
If people like that receive a bribe, they will not say that wicked people are guilty. They also refuse to say that righteous people are not guilty.
who acquit the guilty for a bribe, but deny justice for the innocent!
who acquit the guilty for a bribe, and deprive the innocent of his right!
who acquit the guilty for a bribe, and deprive the innocent of his right!
They take ·money [a bribe] to ·set the guilty free [acquit the wicked] and ·don’t allow good people to be judged fairly [deny justice/righteousness to the innocent/righteous].
Which justify the wicked for a reward, and take away the righteousness of the righteous from him.
who declare the guilty innocent for a bribe, who take away the rights of righteous people.
But for just a bribe you let the guilty go free, and you keep the innocent from getting justice.
who acquit the guilty for a bribe and deprive the innocent of justice.
They take money to set the guilty free. But they don’t allow good people to be judged fairly.
who acquit the guilty for a bribe, and deprive the innocent of justice!”
who justify the wicked for bribes and take away the righteousness of the righteous from him!
Which justify the wicked for reward, and take away the righteousness of the righteous from him!
which justify the wicked for reward, and take away the righteousness of the righteous from him!
Who declare the wicked righteous for a bribe, And remove the righteous standing of the ones who are righteous!
Those who acquit the guilty because of a bribe and remove the justice of the innocent from him.
They take bribes to pervert justice, letting the wicked go free and putting innocent men in jail.
Doom to you who think you’re so smart, who hold such a high opinion of yourselves! All you’re good at is drinking—champion boozers who collect trophies from drinking bouts And then line your pockets with bribes from the guilty while you violate the rights of the innocent.
who justify the wicked for a reward, and take away the justice of the righteous from him!
who declare the guilty innocent for a bribe, who take away the rights of righteous people.
Those who acquit the guilty for bribes, and deprive the innocent of justice!
Who declare the wicked innocent for a bribe, And take away the rights of the ones who are in the right!
Who justify the wicked for a bribe, And take away the rights of the ones who are in the right!
who accept bribes to acquit the guilty and deny justice to the innocent.
They take money to set the guilty free and don’t allow good people to be judged fairly.
They pronounce the guilty innocent for a payoff, they ignore the just cause of the innocent.
How terrible for those who take money to set guilty people free! How terrible for those who don’t treat good people fairly!
who acquit the guilty for a bribe, but deny justice to the innocent.
who acquit the guilty for a bribe, but deny justice to the innocent.
Who justify the wicked for a bribe, And take away justice from the righteous man!
They take money in secret for saying that bad people are good. And they take away the rights of those who are not guilty.
They take bribes to let the wicked go free, and they punish the innocent.
who acquit the guilty for a bribe, and deprive the innocent of their rights!
who acquit the guilty for a bribe, and deprive the innocent of their rights!
who acquit the guilty for a bribe, and deprive the innocent of their rights!
who acquit the guilty for a bribe and deprive the innocent of their rights!
Which justify the rasha for shochad (bribe), and take away the tzidkat tzaddikim from him!
who acquit the guilty for a bribe, and deprive the innocent of his right!
who acquit the guilty for a bribe, and deprive the innocent of his right!
who justify the wicked for a bribe, and deprive the innocent of justice!
Those judges who set the guilty free in exchange for “a little something,” all the while denying the innocent what they deserve!
who acquit the guilty for a bribe, but deny justice for the innocent!
and ye justify a wicked man for gifts, and ye take away the rightfulness of a just man from him. (and ye acquit the wicked for gifts, or for bribes, and ye deny justice for the righteous.)
Declaring righteous the wicked for a bribe, And the righteousness of the righteous They turn aside from him.
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