2 Peter 2:8
(for that just man, while living among them, felt his righteous soul tormented day after day by what he saw and heard of their lawless acts),
Psalm 119:136
My eyes weep streams of water
Because people do not keep Your law.
Psalm 119:158
I see the treacherous and loathe them,
Because they do not respect Your law.
Proverbs 25:26
Like a muddied fountain and a polluted spring
Is a righteous man who yields and compromises his integrity before the wicked.
Ezekiel 9:4
The Lord said to him, “Go through the midst of the city, throughout all of Jerusalem, and put a mark on the foreheads of the men who sigh [in distress] and grieve over all the repulsive acts which are being committed in it.”
Psalm 119:139
My zeal has [completely] consumed me,
Because my enemies have forgotten Your words.
Proverbs 28:12
When the righteous triumph, there is great glory and celebration;
But when the wicked rise [to prominence], men hide themselves.
Ezekiel 9:6
Utterly slay old men, young men, maidens, little children, and women; but do not touch or go near anyone on whom is the mark. Begin at My sanctuary.” So they began with the old men who were in front of the temple [who did not have the Lord’s mark on their foreheads].
Malachi 3:15-17
So now we call the arrogant happy and blessed. Evildoers are exalted and prosper; and when they test God, they escape [unpunished].’”
1 Timothy 1:9
understanding the fact that law is not enacted for the righteous person [the one in right standing with God], but for lawless and rebellious people, for the ungodly and sinful, for the irreverent and profane, for those who kill their fathers or mothers, for murderers,
James 5:16
Therefore, confess your sins to one another [your false steps, your offenses], and pray for one another, that you may be healed and restored. The heartfelt and persistent prayer of a righteous man (believer) can accomplish much [when put into action and made effective by God—it is dynamic and can have tremendous power].
Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
Summary
In seeing
General references
Bible References
That
Like a muddied fountain and a polluted spring
Is a righteous man who yields and compromises his integrity before the wicked.
When the righteous triumph, there is great glory and celebration;
But when the wicked rise [to prominence], men hide themselves.
In seeing
My eyes weep streams of water
Because people do not keep Your law.
General references
Why do You make me see iniquity,
And cause me to look on wickedness?
For destruction and violence are before me;
Strife continues and contention arises.