Cross references

Isaiah 5:23

who acquit the guilty for a bribe

and deprive the innocent of justice.

Isaiah 5:23 BSB

Isaiah 5:23 has 16 cross-references in the OpenBible.info data, 8 of them with at least 4 reader votes. The strongest point to Isaiah 10:2 (6 votes) and Psalm 94:21 (5 votes). 19 other verses point back to it. It links with 14 other books, from Exodus 15 to James 5.

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Which verses does Isaiah 5:23 point to?

Ranked by reader votes. Links with fewer than 4 votes are marked weak.

  1. to deprive the poor of fair treatment and withhold justice from the oppressed of My people, to make widows their prey and orphans their plunder.

  2. They band together against the righteous and condemn the innocent to death.

  3. Acquitting the guilty and condemning the righteous—both are detestable to the LORD.

  4. James 5:65 votes

    You have condemned and murdered the righteous, who did not resist you.

  5. It is not for kings, O Lemuel, it is not for kings to drink wine, or for rulers to crave strong drink, lest they drink and forget what is decreed, depriving all the oppressed of justice.

  6. 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.

  7. Micah 3:114 votes

    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.”

  8. Micah 7:34 votes

    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.

  9. Do not deny justice or show partiality. Do not accept a bribe, for a bribe blinds the eyes of the wise and twists the words of the righteous.

  10. And now, may the fear of the LORD be upon you. Be careful what you do, for with the LORD our God there is no injustice or partiality or bribery.”

Which verses point to Isaiah 5:23?

The 10 strongest of 19.