Isaiah 29:21
That make a man an offender for a word, and lay a snare for him that reproveth in the gate, and turn aside the just for a thing of nought.
Cross-reference
Isaiah 10:2 condemns those who deprive the needy of justice — directly parallel to the false witnesses in 29:21.
Amos 5:10-12 describes hating the reprover in the gate and turning aside the poor — directly matching Isaiah's indictment of corrupt justice.
James 5:6 directly condemns those who have condemned and murdered the righteous — echoing Isaiah's accusation against false accusers.
Luke 11:54 explicitly says they waited to catch Jesus in something he said — direct parallel to those who ensnare by word.
Matthew 22:15 describes Pharisees planning to trap Jesus in his words — exactly the same ensnaring tactic condemned in Isaiah.
Amos 5:12 directly mentions turning aside the poor in the gate and taking bribes — identical accusation to Isaiah 29:21.
Judges 12:6 shows using a word (Shibboleth) to identify and kill — mirrors making someone guilty by a word in court. Direct parallel.
Ezekiel 13:19 condemns false prophets perverting justice for gain, killing the righteous — parallels turning aside the just with empty words.
Jeremiah 20:7-10 describes denunciation and plotting against Jeremiah — mirrors the verbal condemnation in Isaiah.
Jeremiah 18:18 plots against Jeremiah with tongues — making plans to attack him with words, like the false accusers in Isaiah.
Jeremiah 26:9 shows the people accusing Jeremiah of false prophecy, an example of making an offender by a word from Isaiah 29:21.
Jeremiah 36:29 records King Jehoiakim’s accusation against Jeremiah’s scroll, directly illustrating perverting justice against the righteous.
Amos 2:6 condemns selling the righteous for silver, echoing the injustice of turning aside the just in Isaiah 29:21.
Jeremiah 20:10 depicts the same conspiracy — close friends denouncing the prophet, mirroring the snare laid for the reprover in the gate.
Mark 3:2 shows the Pharisees watching Jesus to accuse him on the Sabbath, a direct parallel to laying a snare for the reprover.
Mark 12:13 describes Pharisees and Herodians sent to trap Jesus in his talk, perfectly matching the verbal snare imagery of Isaiah 29:21.
Luke 6:7 has scribes watching Jesus to find an accusation, the same tactic of lying in wait for the just reprover.
Psalm 56:5 describes enemies twisting the psalmist's words — exactly the sort of verbal false accusation Isaiah condemns.
Luke 14:1 shows Pharisees carefully watching Jesus, continuing the pattern of setting a snare for the righteous.
Luke 20:20 details spies pretending sincerity to catch Jesus in his words, a vivid embodiment of the snare laid in the gate.
In Jeremiah 26:2-8, the priests and prophets oppose Jeremiah speaking truth, similar to those who lay snares for reprovers in the gate.
In Amos 7:10-17, Amaziah opposes Amos's prophecy, reflecting the persecution of truthful reprovers in the gate.
Micah 2:6 records people telling prophets not to preach, mirroring those who silence reprovers in the gate.
1 Samuel 14:45 shows the people rescuing innocent Jonathan from death — the opposite of condemning the righteous in Isaiah.