33 Bible Verses about Injustice

How long, Lord, must I call for help
and You do not listen
or cry out to You about violence
and You do not save?

The tents of robbers are safe,
and those who provoke God are secure;
God’s power provides this.

Why do the wicked continue to live,
growing old and becoming powerful?

For I am afflicted all day long
and punished every morning.

In my futile life I have seen everything: there is a righteous man who perishes in spite of his righteousness, and there is a wicked man who lives long in spite of his evil.

Do not deny justice to a foreigner or fatherless child, and do not take a widow’s garment as security.

Do not deny justice or show partiality to anyone. Do not accept a bribe, for it blinds the eyes of the wise and twists the words of the righteous.

“How long will you judge unjustly
and show partiality to the wicked?Selah

An unjust man is detestable to the righteous,
and one whose way is upright
is detestable to the wicked.

It is not for kings, Lemuel, it is not for kings to drink wine or for rulers [to desire] beer. Otherwise, they will drink, forget what is decreed, and pervert justice for all the oppressed.

The two wicked men came in and sat opposite him. Then the wicked men testified against Naboth in the presence of the people, saying, “Naboth has cursed God and the king!” So they took him outside the city and stoned him to death with stones.

But the high priest Ananias ordered those who were standing next to him to strike him on the mouth.

For I was kidnapped from the land of the Hebrews, and even here I have done nothing that they should put me in the dungeon.”

However, his sons did not walk in his ways—they turned toward dishonest gain, took bribes, and perverted justice.

and had him thrown into prison, where the king’s prisoners were confined. So Joseph was there in prison.

asking, “When will the New Moon be over
so we may sell grain,
and the Sabbath,
so we may market wheat?
We can reduce the measure
while increasing the price
and cheat with dishonest scales.

Whoever increases his wealth through excessive interest
collects it for one who is kind to the poor.

Therefore, because you trample on the poor
and exact a grain tax from him,
you will never live in the houses of cut stone
you have built;
you will never drink the wine
from the lush vineyards
you have planted.

When the wicked man dies,
his expectation comes to nothing,
and hope placed in wealth vanishes.

Because of this, won’t the land quake
and all who dwell in it mourn?
All of it will rise like the Nile;
it will surge and then subside
like the Nile in Egypt.

Don't rob a poor man because he is poor, and don't crush the oppressed at the gate, for the Lord will take up their case and will plunder those who plunder them.

Oppressing the poor to enrich oneself,
and giving to the rich—both lead only to poverty.

“You must not deny justice to a poor person among you in his lawsuit.

“How long will you judge unjustly
and show partiality to the wicked?Selah

I also observed under the sun: there is wickedness at the place of judgment and there is wickedness at the place of righteousness.

This is why the law is ineffective
and justice never emerges.
For the wicked restrict the righteous;
therefore, justice comes out perverted.

People who live in you accept bribes in order to shed blood. You take interest and profit on a loan and brutally extort your neighbors. You have forgotten Me.” This is the declaration of the Lord God.

They covet fields and seize them;
they also take houses.
They deprive a man of his home,
a person of his inheritance.

For from the least to the greatest of them,
everyone is making profit dishonestly.
From prophet to priest,
everyone deals falsely.

‘The one who denies justice to a foreigner, a fatherless child, or a widow is cursed.’
And all the people will say, ‘Amen!’

‘The one who moves his neighbor’s boundary marker is cursed.’
And all the people will say, ‘Amen!’

“You must not act unjustly when deciding a case. Do not be partial to the poor or give preference to the rich; judge your neighbor fairly.

“You must not be unfair in measurements of length, weight, or volume.

Differing weights and varying measures—
both are detestable to the Lord.

Acquitting the guilty and condemning the just—
both are detestable to the Lord.

Were they ashamed when they acted so abhorrently?
They weren’t at all ashamed.
They can no longer feel humiliation.
Therefore, they will fall among the fallen.
When I punish them, they will collapse,
says the Lord.

For from the least to the greatest of them,
everyone is making profit dishonestly.
From prophet to priest,
everyone deals falsely.

denying justice to a man in the presence of the Most High, or suppressing a person's lawsuit- the Lord does not approve [of these things].

Therefore, to have legal disputes against one another is already a moral failure for you. Why not rather put up with injustice? Why not rather be cheated?

When Pilate saw that he was getting nowhere, but that a riot was starting instead, he took some water, washed his hands in front of the crowd, and said, "I am innocent of this man's blood. See to it yourselves!" All the people answered, "His blood be on us and on our children!" Then he released Barabbas to them. But after having Jesus flogged, he handed Him over to be crucified.

If you see oppression of the poor and perversion of justice and righteousness in the province, don’t be astonished at the situation, because one official protects another official, and higher officials protect them.

"You must not exploit a foreign resident or oppress him, since you were foreigners in the land of Egypt. "You must not mistreat any widow or fatherless child.

An unjust man is detestable to the righteous,
and one whose way is upright
is detestable to the wicked.

Otherwise, they will drink,
forget what is decreed,
and pervert justice for all the oppressed.

and had him thrown into prison, where the king’s prisoners were confined. So Joseph was there in prison.

However, his sons did not walk in his ways—they turned toward dishonest gain, took bribes, and perverted justice.

If I have dismissed the case of my male or female servants when they made a complaint against me, what could I do when God stands up [to judge]? How should I answer Him when He calls [me] to account?

But I tell you, don’t resist an evildoer. On the contrary, if anyone slaps you on your right cheek, turn the other to him also.

Do you really speak righteously, you mighty ones? Do you judge people fairly? No, you practice injustice in your hearts; with your hands you weigh out violence in the land.

“I have sinned by betraying innocent blood,” he said.

“What’s that to us?” they said. “See to it yourself!”

Justice is turned back,
and righteousness stands far off.
For truth has stumbled in the public square,
and honesty cannot enter.

But if the wicked man is shown favor,
he does not learn righteousness.
In a righteous land he acts unjustly
and does not see the majesty of the Lord.

“You must not follow a crowd in wrongdoing. Do not testify in a lawsuit and go along with a crowd to pervert justice.

After two years had passed, Felix received a successor, Porcius Festus, and because he wished to do a favor for the Jews, Felix left Paul in prison.

“Because of the oppression of the afflicted
and the groaning of the poor,
I will now rise up,” says the Lord.
“I will put the one who longs for it in a safe place.”

Whoever is faithful in very little is also faithful in much, and whoever is unrighteous in very little is also unrighteous in much.

Look! The pay that you withheld from the workers who reaped your fields cries out, and the outcry of the harvesters has reached the ears of the Lord of Hosts.

Why do You force me to look at injustice? Why do You tolerate wrongdoing? Oppression and violence are right in front of me. Strife is ongoing, and conflict escalates. This is why the law is ineffective and justice never emerges. For the wicked restrict the righteous; therefore, justice comes out perverted.