Psalms 94:21

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“They band together against the righteous and condemn the innocent to death.”

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BSBPD

“They band together against the righteous and condemn the innocent to death.”

Berean Standard Bible · Public Domain (CC0)
KJVPD

“They gather themselves together against the soul of the righteous, and condemn the innocent blood.”

King James Version · Public Domain
ASVPD

“They gather themselves together against the soul of the righteous, And condemn the innocent blood.”

American Standard Version · Public Domain
YLTPD

“They decree against the soul of the righteous, And innocent blood declare wicked.”

Young's Literal Translation · Public Domain
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Cross references

Other passages that echo Psalms 94:21 — 24 related verses from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

  1. Exodus 23:7Stay far away from a false accusation. Do not kill the innocent or the just, for I will not acquit the guilty.
  2. 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!’”
  3. 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.
  4. Psalms 2:1Why do the nations rage and the peoples plot in vain?
  5. Psalms 22:16For dogs surround me; a band of evil men encircles me; they have pierced my hands and feet.
  6. Psalms 56:6They conspire, they lurk, they watch my steps while they wait to take my life.
  7. 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.
  8. 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.
  9. Proverbs 1:11If they say, “Come along, let us lie in wait for blood, let us ambush the innocent without cause,
  10. Proverbs 1:16For their feet run to evil, and they are swift to shed blood.
  11. Proverbs 17:15Acquitting the guilty and condemning the righteous— both are detestable to the LORD.
  12. 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.”
  13. Ezekiel 22:6See how every prince of Israel within you has used his power to shed blood.
  14. 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.
  15. Ezekiel 22:27Her officials within her are like wolves tearing their prey, shedding blood, and destroying lives for dishonest gain.
  16. 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.”
  17. Matthew 23:32Fill up, then, the measure of the sin of your fathers.
  18. Matthew 27:1When morning came, all the chief priests and elders of the people conspired against Jesus to put Him to death.
  19. Matthew 27:4“I have sinned by betraying innocent blood,” he said. “What is that to us?” they replied. “You bear the responsibility.”
  20. Acts 4:5The next day the rulers, elders, and scribes assembled in Jerusalem,
  21. 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.
  22. 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—
  23. 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.
  24. James 5:6You have condemned and murdered the righteous, who did not resist you.

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