those who indict a man with a word, who ensnare the mediator at the gate, and who with false charges deprive the innocent of justice. Cross References Psalm 127:5 Blessed is the man whose quiver is full of them. He will not be put to shame when he confronts the enemies at the gate. Isaiah 10:1 Woe to those who enact unjust statutes and issue oppressive decrees, 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. Isaiah 59:15 Truth is missing, and whoever turns from evil becomes prey. The LORD looked and was displeased that there was no justice. Jeremiah 20:10 For I have heard the whispering of many: "Terror is on every side! Report him; let us report him!" All my trusted friends watch for my fall: "Perhaps he will be deceived so that we may prevail against him and take our vengeance upon him." Jeremiah 36:29 You are to proclaim concerning Jehoiakim king of Judah that this is what the LORD says: You have burned the scroll and said, 'Why have you written on it that the king of Babylon would surely come and destroy this land and deprive it of man and beast?' Amos 5:10 There are those who hate the one who reproves in the gate and despise him who speaks with integrity. 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. Treasury of Scripture That make a man an offender for a word, and lay a snare for him that reproves in the gate, and turn aside the just for a thing of nothing. make Judges 12:6 Matthew 22:15 Luke 11:53,54 and lay Jeremiah 18:18 Jeremiah 20:7-10 Jeremiah 26:2-8 and turn Proverbs 28:21 Ezekiel 13:19 Amos 5:11,12 |