Pro 24:24
He that saith unto the wicked, Thou {art} righteous; him shall the people curse, nations shall abhor him:
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He that justifieth the wicked, and he that condemneth the just, even they both {are} abomination to the LORD.
Which justify the wicked for reward, and take away the righteousness of the righteous from him!
He that withholdeth corn, the people shall curse him: but blessing {shall be} upon the head of him that selleth {it}.
Accuse not a servant unto his master, lest he curse thee, and thou be found guilty. {Accuse...: Heb. Hurt not with thy tongue}
And they shall go forth, and look upon the carcases of the men that have transgressed against me: for their worm shall not die, neither shall their fire be quenched; and they shall be an abhorring unto all flesh.
Thou shalt not wrest the judgment of thy poor in his cause.
He that giveth unto the poor shall not lack: but he that hideth his eyes shall have many a curse.
For from the least of them even unto the greatest of them every one {is} given to covetousness; and from the prophet even unto the priest every one dealeth falsely.
Therefore will I give their wives unto others, {and} their fields to them that shall inherit {them}: for every one from the least even unto the greatest is given to covetousness, from the prophet even unto the priest every one dealeth falsely.
Woe unto them that call evil good, and good evil; that put darkness for light, and light for darkness; that put bitter for sweet, and sweet for bitter! {call...: Heb. say concerning evil, It is good, etc}
Because with lies ye have made the heart of the righteous sad, whom I have not made sad; and strengthened the hands of the wicked, that he should not return from his wicked way, by promising him life: {by...: or, that I should save his life: Heb. by quickening him}
He that giveth unto the poor shall not lack: but he that hideth his eyes shall have many a curse.
Which justify the wicked for reward, and take away the righteousness of the righteous from him!
And all the prophets prophesied so, saying, Go up to Ramothgilead, and prosper: for the LORD shall deliver {it} into the hand of the king.
And Esther said, The adversary and enemy {is} this wicked Haman. Then Haman was afraid before the king and the queen. {The adversary: Heb. The man adversary} {before: or, at the presence of}
He that withholdeth corn, the people shall curse him: but blessing {shall be} upon the head of him that selleth {it}.