Psalms 94:21
BSB · Public Domain (CC0)“They band together against the righteous and condemn the innocent to death.”
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“They band together against the righteous and condemn the innocent to death.”
Berean Standard Bible · Public Domain (CC0)“They gather themselves together against the soul of the righteous, and condemn the innocent blood.”
King James Version · Public Domain“They gather themselves together against the soul of the righteous, And condemn the innocent blood.”
American Standard Version · Public Domain“They decree against the soul of the righteous, And innocent blood declare wicked.”
Young's Literal Translation · Public DomainOther passages that echo Psalms 94:21 — 24 related verses from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.
- Exodus 23:7Stay far away from a false accusation. Do not kill the innocent or the just, for I will not acquit the guilty.
- 1 Kings 21:19Tell him that this is what the LORD says: ‘Have you not murdered a man and seized his land?’ Then tell him that this is also what the LORD says: ‘In the place where the dogs licked up the blood of Naboth, there also the dogs will lick up your blood—yes, yours!’”
- 2 Chronicles 24:21But they conspired against Zechariah, and by order of the king, they stoned him in the courtyard of the house of the LORD.
- Psalms 2:1Why do the nations rage and the peoples plot in vain?
- Psalms 22:16For dogs surround me; a band of evil men encircles me; they have pierced my hands and feet.
- Psalms 56:6They conspire, they lurk, they watch my steps while they wait to take my life.
- Psalms 59:3See how they lie in wait for me. Fierce men conspire against me for no transgression or sin of my own, O LORD.
- Psalms 106:38They shed innocent blood— the blood of their sons and daughters, whom they sacrificed to the idols of Canaan, and the land was polluted with blood.
- Proverbs 1:11If they say, “Come along, let us lie in wait for blood, let us ambush the innocent without cause,
- Proverbs 1:16For their feet run to evil, and they are swift to shed blood.
- Proverbs 17:15Acquitting the guilty and condemning the righteous— both are detestable to the LORD.
- Jeremiah 26:15But know for certain that if you put me to death, you will bring innocent blood upon yourselves, upon this city, and upon its residents; for truly the LORD has sent me to speak all these words in your hearing.”
- Ezekiel 22:6See how every prince of Israel within you has used his power to shed blood.
- Ezekiel 22:12In you they take bribes to shed blood. You engage in usury, take excess interest, and extort your neighbors. But Me you have forgotten, declares the Lord GOD.
- Ezekiel 22:27Her officials within her are like wolves tearing their prey, shedding blood, and destroying lives for dishonest gain.
- Daniel 6:8Therefore, O king, establish the decree and sign the document so that it cannot be changed—in accordance with the law of the Medes and Persians, which cannot be repealed.”
- Matthew 23:32Fill up, then, the measure of the sin of your fathers.
- Matthew 27:1When morning came, all the chief priests and elders of the people conspired against Jesus to put Him to death.
- Matthew 27:4“I have sinned by betraying innocent blood,” he said. “What is that to us?” they replied. “You bear the responsibility.”
- Acts 4:5The next day the rulers, elders, and scribes assembled in Jerusalem,
- Acts 4:27In fact, this is the very city where Herod and Pontius Pilate conspired with the Gentiles and the people of Israel against Your holy servant Jesus, whom You anointed.
- Acts 7:52Which of the prophets did your fathers fail to persecute? They even killed those who foretold the coming of the Righteous One. And now you are His betrayers and murderers—
- Acts 7:58They dragged him out of the city and began to stone him. Meanwhile the witnesses laid their garments at the feet of a young man named Saul.
- James 5:6You have condemned and murdered the righteous, who did not resist you.
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