- wrest:
- "Thou shalt not¹ pervertª° the judgmentª of the stranger,ª [nor] of the fatherless;ª nor¹ takeª° a widow'sª raimentª to pledge:ª°" {Deu 24:17} + "Cursedª° [be] he that pervertethª° the judgmentª of the stranger,ª fatherless,ª and widow.ª And all¹ the peopleª shall say,ª° Amen.ª" {Deu 27:19} + "Thou shalt not¹ followª¹ a multitudeª to [do] evil;ª neither¹ shalt thou speakª° in¹ a causeª to declineª° afterª manyª to wrestª° [judgment]:" {Exd 23:2} + "Thou shalt not¹ wrestª° the judgmentª of thy poorª in his cause.ª ... And thou shalt takeª° no¹ gift:ª for¹ the giftª blindethª° the wise,ª and pervertethª° the wordsª of the righteous.ª" {Exd 23:6-8} + "Ye shall doª° no¹ unrighteousnessª in judgment:ª thou shalt not¹ respectª° the personª of the poor,ª nor¹ honourª° the personª of the mighty:ª [but] in righteousnessª shalt thou judgeª° thy neighbour.ª" {Lev 19:15} + "And his sonsª walkedª° not¹ in his ways,ª but turned asideª° afterª lucre,ª and tookª° bribes,ª and pervertedª° judgment.ª" {1Sm 8:3} + "Behold,¹ here I [am]: witnessª° against me before¹ the LORD,ª and before¹ his anointed:ª whose¹¹ oxª have I taken?ª° or whose¹ assª have I taken?ª° or whom¹ have I defrauded?ª°¹ whom¹ have I oppressed?ª° or of whose handª¹¹ have I received¹ [any] bribeª to blindª° mine eyesª therewith? and I will restoreª° it you." {1Sm 12:3} + "If¹ I have lifted upª° my handª against¹ the fatherless,ª when¹ I sawª° my helpª in the gate:ª ... [Then] let mine armª fallª° from my shoulder blade,ª¹ and mine armª be brokenª° from the bone.ª¹" {Job 31:21-22} + "A wickedª [man] takethª° a giftª out of the bosomª¹ to pervertª° the waysª of judgment.ª" {Prv 17:23} + "Surely¹ oppressionª maketh a wise manª mad;ª° and a giftª destroyethª°¹ the heart.ª" {Ecc 7:7} + "Learnª° to do well;ª° seekª° judgment,ª relieveª° the oppressed,ª judgeª° the fatherless,ª pleadª° for the widow.ª" {Isa 1:17} + "Thy princesª [are] rebellious,ª° and companionsª of thieves:ª every one¹ lovethª° gifts,ª and followeth²° after¹ rewards:ª they judgeª° not¹ the fatherless,ª neither¹ doth the causeª of the widowª comeª° unto¹ them." {Isa 1:23} + "He that walkethª° righteously,ª and speakethª° uprightly;ª he that despisethª° the gainª of oppressions,ª that shakethª° his handsª from holdingª°¹ of bribes,ª that stoppethª° his earsª from hearingª°¹ of blood,ª and shuttethª° his eyesª from seeingª°¹ evil;ª" {Isa 33:15} + "They are waxen fat,ª° they shine:ª° yea,¹ they overpassª° the deedsª of the wicked:ª they judgeª° not¹ the cause,ª the cause¹ of the fatherless,ª yet they prosper;ª° and the rightª of the needyª do they not¹ judge.ª°" {Jer 5:28} + "In thee have they takenª° giftsª to¹ shedª° blood;ª thou hast takenª° usuryª and increase,ª and thou hast greedily gainedª° of thy neighboursª by extortion,ª and hast forgottenª° me, saithª° the Lordª GOD.ª" {Ezk 22:12} + "That they may do evilª¹ with both handsª earnestly,ª° the princeª asketh,ª° and the judgeª° [asketh] for a reward;ª and the greatª [man], he¹ utterethª° his mischievousª desire:ª so they wrap it up.ª°" {Mic 7:3} + "Therefore¹¹ the lawª is slacked,ª° and judgmentª doth neverª¹ go forth:ª° for¹ the wickedª doth compass²° about¹¹ the righteous;ª therefore¹¹ wrongª° judgmentª proceedeth.ª°" {Hab 1:4} + "Her princesª withinª her [are] roaringª° lions;ª her judgesª° [are] eveningª wolves;ª they gnaw not the bonesª°¹ till the morrow.ª ... The justª LORDª [is] in the midstª thereof; he will not¹ doª° iniquity:ª every² morningª doth he bringª° his judgmentª to light,ª he failethª° not;¹ but the unjustª knowethª° no¹ shame.ª" {Zph 3:3-5} + "Butª Paulª saidª° untoª them,ª They have beatenª° usª openlyª uncondemned,ª beingª° Romans,ª² and¹ have castª° [us] intoª prison;ª andª nowª do they thrust²° us² outª°¹ privily?ª nayª verily;ª butª let them comeª° themselves²¹ and fetch²° us² out.ª°¹" {Act 16:37} + "Thenª saidª° Paulª untoª him,ª Godª shallª° smiteª° thee,ª [thou] whitedª° wall:ª forª sittestª° thouª to judgeª° meª afterª the¹ law,ª andª commandestª° meª to be smittenª° contrary to the law?ª°" {Act 23:3}
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