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Exodus 32:1-5
Now when the people saw that Moses was delayed in coming down from the mountain, they gathered around Aaron and said, "Come, make us gods who will go before us. As for this Moses who brought us up out of the land of Egypt, we do not know what has happened to him!" . . .

Genesis 6:12
And God looked upon the earth and saw that it was corrupt; for all living creatures on the earth had corrupted their ways.

Genesis 7:1
Then the LORD said to Noah, "Go into the ark, you and all your family, because I have found you righteous in this generation.

Genesis 19:4, 7-9
Before they had gone to bed, all the men of the city of Sodom, both young and old, surrounded the house. . . .

Numbers 14:1-10
Then the whole congregation lifted up their voices and cried out, and that night the people wept. . . .

Joshua 24:15
But if it is unpleasing in your sight to serve the LORD, choose for yourselves this day whom you will serve, whether the gods your fathers served beyond the Euphrates, or the gods of the Amorites in whose land you are living. As for me and my house, we will serve the LORD!"

1 Samuel 15:9
Saul and his troops spared Agag, along with the best of the sheep and cattle, the fat calves and lambs, and the best of everything else. They were unwilling to destroy them, but they utterly destroyed all that was despised and worthless.

1 Kings 19:10
"I have been very zealous for the LORD, the God of Hosts, " he replied, "but the Israelites have forsaken Your covenant, torn down Your altars, and killed Your prophets with the sword. I am the only one left, and they are seeking my life as well."

Job 31:34
because I greatly feared the crowds, and the contempt of the clans terrified me, so that I kept silent and would not go outside--

Proverbs 1:10, 11, 15
My son, if sinners entice you, do not yield to them. . . .

Proverbs 4:14
Do not set foot on the path of the wicked or walk in the way of evil men.

Matthew 27:24-26
When Pilate saw that he was accomplishing nothing, but that instead a riot was breaking out, he took water and washed his hands before the crowd. "I am innocent of this man's blood, " he said. "You shall bear the responsibility." . . .

Mark 15:15
And wishing to satisfy the crowd, Pilate released Barabbas to them. But he had Jesus flogged, and handed Him over to be crucified.

Luke 23:23, 24, 51
But they were insistent, demanding with loud voices for Jesus to be crucified. And their clamor prevailed. . . .

John 7:50, 51
Nicodemus, who had gone to Jesus earlier, and who himself was one of them, asked, . . .

Acts 24:27
After two years had passed, Felix was succeeded by Porcius Festus. And wishing to do the Jews a favor, Felix left Paul in prison.

Acts 25:9
But Festus, wanting to do the Jews a favor, said to Paul, "Are you willing to go up to Jerusalem to stand trial before me on these charges?"

Romans 1:32
Although they know God's righteous decree that those who do such things are worthy of death, they not only continue to do these things, but also approve of those who practice them.

Galatians 2:11-13
When Cephas came to Antioch, however, I opposed him to his face, because he stood to be condemned. . . .

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Exodus 23:6, 7
You shall not deny justice to the poor in their lawsuits. . . .

Leviticus 19:15
"You must not pervert justice; you must not show partiality to the poor or favoritism to the rich; you are to judge your neighbor fairly.

Deuteronomy 1:17
Show no partiality in judging; hear both small and great alike. Do not be intimidated by anyone, for judgment belongs to God. And bring to me any case too difficult for you, and I will hear it."

Psalm 72:2
He will judge Your people with righteousness and Your afflicted with justice.

Jeremiah 37:15, 21
The officials were angry with Jeremiah, and they beat him and placed him in jail in the house of Jonathan the scribe, for it had been made into a prison. . . .

Jeremiah 38:5, 6, 9
"Here he is, " replied King Zedekiah. "He is in your hands, since the king can do nothing to stop you." . . .

Ezekiel 9:9
And He said to me, "The iniquity of the house of Israel and Judah is exceedingly great. The land is full of bloodshed, and the city full of perversity. For they say, 'The LORD has forsaken the land; the LORD does not see.'

Haggai 1:4
"Is it a time for you yourselves to live in your paneled houses, while this house lies in ruins?"