Psalm 58:2
Yea, in heart ye work wickedness; ye weigh the violence of your hands in the earth.
Cross-references
Psalm 94:20 asks if wicked rulers who frame injustice by statute can ally with God—directly echoing the unjust weighing of violence in Psalm 58:2.
Psalm 5:9 exposes inner destruction and deceitful speech—parallel to the wicked hearts and violent deeds of the rulers in Psalm 58:2.
Psalm 82:2 directly rebukes unjust judges who show partiality—the same corruption condemned in Psalm 58:2's 'weighing violence'.
Psalm 21:11 shows that wicked schemes ultimately fail, contrasting with the present evil plotting in Psalm 58:2.
In John 11:47-53, the Sanhedrin plots to kill Jesus—unjust rulers conspiring violence, mirroring the wicked hearts and violent deeds of Psalm 58:2.
Micah 3:9-12 condemns corrupt leaders and warns of Zion's destruction, adding judgment to the wickedness in Psalm 58:2.
Micah 3:1-3 depicts rulers who hate good and devour the people, mirroring the violence in Psalm 58:2.
Ezekiel 22:27 portrays leaders as wolves tearing prey, paralleling the violent injustice in Psalm 58:2.
Ezekiel 22:12 lists bribery, extortion, and violence, echoing the same corruption in Psalm 58:2.
Jeremiah 22:17 condemns greed and violence, exactly matching the wickedness described in Psalm 58:2.
Jeremiah 22:16 commends righteous judgment for the poor, contrasting sharply with the unjust violence in Psalm 58:2.
Isaiah 59:4-6 describes injustice, lies, and violence in detail, reinforcing the same pattern of wickedness in Psalm 58:2.
Isaiah 10:1 pronounces woe on those who decree oppressive laws—the same kind of judicial wickedness described in Psalm 58:2.
Ecclesiastes 3:16 observes that wickedness pervades even places of justice, directly mirroring the corruption in Psalm 58:2.
Isaiah 32:6 says the fool's heart is busy with iniquity and deprives the needy—mirroring the wicked hearts and violent deeds of Psalm 58:2.
Proverbs 31:9 commands righteous judgment for the poor—contrasting with the unjust, violent weighing of hearts in Psalm 58:2.
In Mark 7:21, Jesus teaches that evil proceeds from the heart — the same inner source of wrongdoing described here.
In John 7:24, Jesus calls for right judgment — the opposite of the unjust judging condemned here.
Deuteronomy 25:1 commands judges to acquit the innocent and condemn the guilty—the opposite of the unjust weighing of violence in Psalm 58:2.
Isaiah 26:7 describes the level path of the righteous—contrasting with the crooked, violent hearts of the wicked rulers in Psalm 58:2.