Bible Verses about “lawyers”

“¶ Beloved, believe not every spirit, but try the spirits whether they are of God: because many false prophets are gone out into the world.”

“Owe no man any thing, but to love one another: for he that loveth another hath fulfilled the law.”

“¶ ‹Therefore all things whatsoever ye would that men should do to you, do ye even so to them: for this is the law and the prophets.›”

“For this, Thou shalt not commit adultery, Thou shalt not kill, Thou shalt not steal, Thou shalt not bear false witness, Thou shalt not covet; and if [there be] any other commandment, it is briefly comprehended in this saying, namely, Thou shalt love thy neighbour as thyself.”

“Love worketh no ill to his neighbour: therefore love [is] the fulfilling of the law.”

“‹And ye shall know the truth, and the truth shall make you free.›”

“Open thy mouth, judge righteously, and plead the cause of the poor and needy.”

“Open thy mouth for the dumb in the cause of all such as are appointed to destruction.”

“‹And went to› [him], ‹and bound up his wounds, pouring in oil and wine, and set him on his own beast, and brought him to an inn, and took care of him.›”

“‹But a certain Samaritan, as he journeyed, came where he was: and when he saw him, he had compassion› [on him],”

“‹And on the morrow when he departed, he took out two pence, and gave› [them] ‹to the host, and said unto him, Take care of him; and whatsoever thou spendest more, when I come again, I will repay thee.›”

“‹Which now of these three, thinkest thou, was neighbour unto him that fell among the thieves?›”

“And he answering said, Thou shalt love the Lord thy God with all thy heart, and with all thy soul, and with all thy strength, and with all thy mind; and thy neighbour as thyself.”

“For all the law is fulfilled in one word, [even] in this; Thou shalt love thy neighbour as thyself.”

“And Jesus answering said, ‹A certain› [man] ‹went down from Jerusalem to Jericho, and fell among thieves, which stripped him of his raiment, and wounded› [him], ‹and departed, leaving› [him] ‹half dead.›”

“‹And by chance there came down a certain priest that way: and when he saw him, he passed by on the other side.›”

“‹And likewise a Levite, when he was at the place, came and looked› [on him], ‹and passed by on the other side.›”

“And he said, He that shewed mercy on him. Then said Jesus unto him, ‹Go, and do thou likewise.›”

“For the time past of [our] life may suffice us to have wrought the will of the Gentiles, when we walked in lasciviousness, lusts, excess of wine, revellings, banquetings, and abominable idolatries:”

“¶ He that justifieth the wicked, and he that condemneth the just, even they both [are] abomination to the LORD.”

“¶ If thou forbear to deliver [them that are] drawn unto death, and [those that are] ready to be slain;”

“That he no longer should live the rest of [his] time in the flesh to the lusts of men, but to the will of God.”

“But he, willing to justify himself, said unto Jesus, And who is my neighbour?”

“¶ Forasmuch then as Christ hath suffered for us in the flesh, arm yourselves likewise with the same mind: for he that hath suffered in the flesh hath ceased from sin;”

“For for this cause was the gospel preached also to them that are dead, that they might be judged according to men in the flesh, but live according to God in the spirit.”

“¶ Wherein they think it strange that ye run not with [them] to the same excess of riot, speaking evil of [you]:”

“¶ And, behold, a certain lawyer stood up, and tempted him, saying, Master, what shall I do to inherit eternal life?”

“He said unto him, ‹What is written in the law? how readest thou?›”

“And he said unto him, ‹Thou hast answered right: this do, and thou shalt live.›”

“Ye shall do no unrighteousness in judgment: thou shalt not respect the person of the poor, nor honour the person of the mighty: [but] in righteousness shalt thou judge thy neighbour.”

“Who shall give account to him that is ready to judge the quick and the dead.”

“‹Woe unto you, lawyers! for ye have taken away the key of knowledge: ye entered not in yourselves, and them that were entering in ye hindered.›”

“These are murmurers, complainers, walking after their own lusts; and their mouth speaketh great swelling [words], having men's persons in admiration because of advantage.”

“‹From the blood of Abel unto the blood of Zacharias, which perished between the altar and the temple: verily I say unto you, It shall be required of this generation.›”

“Then answered one of the lawyers, and said unto him, Master, thus saying thou reproachest us also.”

“And he said, ‹Woe unto you also,› [ye] ‹lawyers! for ye lade men with burdens grievous to be borne, and ye yourselves touch not the burdens with one of your fingers.›”

“‹Woe unto you! for ye build the sepulchres of the prophets, and your fathers killed them.›”

“‹Truly ye bear witness that ye allow the deeds of your fathers: for they indeed killed them, and ye build their sepulchres.›”

“‹Therefore also said the wisdom of God, I will send them prophets and apostles, and› [some] ‹of them they shall slay and persecute:›”

“‹That the blood of all the prophets, which was shed from the foundation of the world, may be required of this generation;›”

“¶ A true witness delivereth souls: but a deceitful [witness] speaketh lies.”

“Then stood there up one in the council, a Pharisee, named Gamaliel, a doctor of the law, had in reputation among all the people, and commanded to put the apostles forth a little space;”

“Thou shalt not wrest the judgment of thy poor in his cause.”

“None calleth for justice, nor [any] pleadeth for truth: they trust in vanity, and speak lies; they conceive mischief, and bring forth iniquity.”