A man shall be commended according to his wisdom: but he that is of a perverse heart shall be despised.


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Genesis 4 7 If thou doest well, shalt thou not be accepted? and if thou doest not well, sin lieth at the door. And unto thee shall be his desire, and thou shalt rule over him.
Genesis 18 25 That be far from thee to do after this manner, to slay the righteous with the wicked: and that the righteous should be as the wicked, that be far from thee: Shall not the Judge of all the earth do right?
Exodus 18 22 And let them judge the people at all seasons: and it shall be, that every great matter they shall bring unto thee, but every small matter they shall judge: so shall it be easier for thyself, and they shall bear the burden with thee.
Leviticus 19 15 Ye shall do no unrighteousness in judgment: thou shalt not respect the person of the poor, nor honor the person of the mighty: but in righteousness shalt thou judge thy neighbour.
Leviticus 19 17 Thou shalt not hate thy brother in thine heart: thou shalt in any wise rebuke thy neighbour, and not suffer sin upon him.
Leviticus 24 19 And if a man cause a blemish in his neighbour; as he hath done, so shall it be done to him;
Deuteronomy 1 17 Ye shall not respect persons in judgment; but ye shall hear the small as well as the great; ye shall not be afraid of the face of man; for the judgment is God's: and the cause that is too hard for you, bring it unto me, and I will hear it.
Deuteronomy 7 10 And repayeth them that hate him to their face, to destroy them: he will not be slack to him that hateth him, he will repay him to his face.
Deuteronomy 16 19 Thou shalt not wrest judgment; thou shalt not respect persons, neither take a gift: for a gift doth blind the eyes of the wise, and pervert the words of the righteous.
Deuteronomy 25 1 If there be a controversy between men, and they come unto judgment, that the judges may judge them; then they shall justify the righteous, and condemn the wicked.
Deuteronomy 25 16 For all that do such things, and all that do unrighteously, are an abomination unto the LORD thy God.
1 Samuel 24 13 As saith the proverb of the ancients, Wickedness proceedeth from the wicked: but mine hand shall not be upon thee.
2 Samuel 22 26 With the merciful thou wilt shew thyself merciful, and with the upright man thou wilt shew thyself upright.
2 Samuel 22 27 With the pure thou wilt shew thyself pure; and with the froward thou wilt shew thyself unsavoury.
1 Kings 1 52 And Solomon said, If he will shew himself a worthy man, there shall not an hair of him fall to the earth: but if wickedness shall be found in him, he shall die.
1 Kings 3 9 Give therefore thy servant an understanding heart to judge thy people, that I may discern between good and bad: for who is able to judge this thy so great a people?
2 Chronicles 19 6 And said to the judges, Take heed what ye do: for ye judge not for man, but for the LORD, who is with you in the judgment.
Job 4 8 Even as I have seen, they that plow iniquity, and sow wickedness, reap the same.
Job 5 2 For wrath killeth the foolish man, and envy slayeth the silly one.
Job 5 17 Behold, happy is the man whom God correcteth: therefore despise not thou the chastening of the Almighty:
Job 8 22 They that hate thee shall be clothed with shame; and the dwelling place of the wicked shall come to nought.
Job 9 20 If I justify myself, mine own mouth shall condemn me: if I say, I am perfect, it shall also prove me perverse.
Job 10 3 Is it good unto thee that thou shouldest oppress, that thou shouldest despise the work of thine hands, and shine upon the counsel of the wicked?
Job 11 11 For he knoweth vain men: he seeth wickedness also; will he not then consider it?
Job 12 4 I am as one mocked of his neighbour, who calleth upon God, and he answereth him: the just upright man is laughed to scorn.
Job 15 2 Should a wise man utter vain knowledge, and fill his belly with the east wind?
Job 15 5 For thy mouth uttereth thine iniquity, and thou choosest the tongue of the crafty.
Job 15 31 Let not him that is deceived trust in vanity: for vanity shall be his recompence.
Job 17 5 He that speaketh flattery to his friends, even the eyes of his children shall fail.
Job 27 4 My lips shall not speak wickedness, nor my tongue utter deceit.
Job 27 7 Let mine enemy be as the wicked, and he that riseth up against me as the unrighteous.
Job 32 9 Great men are not always wise: neither do the aged understand judgment.
Job 33 27 He looketh upon men, and if any say, I have sinned, and perverted that which was right, and it profited me not;
Job 34 10 Therefore hearken unto me ye men of understanding: far be it from God, that he should do wickedness; and from the Almighty, that he should commit iniquity.
Job 34 32 That which I see not teach thou me: if I have done iniquity, I will do no more.
Job 35 8 Thy wickedness may hurt a man as thou art; and thy righteousness may profit the son of man.
Job 37 24 Men do therefore fear him: he respecteth not any that are wise of heart.
Job 40 12 Look on every one that is proud, and bring him low; and tread down the wicked in their place.
Psalms 1 1 Blessed is the man that walketh not in the counsel of the ungodly, nor standeth in the way of sinners, nor sitteth in the seat of the scornful.
Psalms 5 5 The foolish shall not stand in thy sight: thou hatest all workers of iniquity.
Psalms 7 8 The LORD shall judge the people: judge me, O LORD, according to my righteousness, and according to mine integrity that is in me.
Psalms 9 19 Arise, O LORD; let not man prevail: let the heathen be judged in thy sight.
Psalms 15 3 He that backbiteth not with his tongue, nor doeth evil to his neighbour, nor taketh up a reproach against his neighbour.
Psalms 15 4 In whose eyes a vile person is contemned; but he honoureth them that fear the LORD. He that sweareth to his own hurt, and changeth not.
Psalms 25 9 The meek will he guide in judgment: and the meek will he teach his way.
Psalms 32 2 Blessed is the man unto whom the LORD imputeth not iniquity, and in whose spirit there is no guile.
Psalms 34 21 Evil shall slay the wicked: and they that hate the righteous shall be desolate.
Psalms 36 2 For he flattereth himself in his own eyes, until his iniquity be found to be hateful.
Psalms 37 1 Fret not thyself because of evildoers, neither be thou envious against the workers of iniquity.
Psalms 37 30 The mouth of the righteous speaketh wisdom, and his tongue talketh of judgment.