Isaiah 5:23
King James Version
28 Jul 2026
“Which justify the wicked for reward, and take away the righteousness of the righteous from him!”
צָדַק
to be (causatively, make) right (in a moral or forensic sense)
רָשָׁע
of a wicked person
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רָשָׁע
Wicked, ungodly. Rasha. One who is morally wrong and opposed to God. God's mercy is available to anyone who repents.
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עֵקֶב
the consequence of
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עֵקֶב
a heel, i.e. (figuratively) the last of anything (used adverbially, for ever); also result, i.e. compensation; and so (adverb with preposition or relatively) on account of
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שַׁחַד
a bribe
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שַׁחַד
a donation (venal or redemptive)
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צַדִּיק
righteous people
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צַדִּיק
The blessed man is not the one who has never fallen — it is the one who knows where not to stand, not to walk, not to sit. Righteousness in the Psalms is relational — it is being in right standing with God, walking in step with Him, rooted in His word like a tree by water.
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סוּר
they take away
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סוּר
to turn off (literal or figurative)
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מִן
from/ him
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מִן
properly, a part of; hence (prepositionally), from or out of in many senses
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