Isaiah 59:14

And judgment is turned away backward, and righteousness standeth afar off; for truth stumbleth in the street, and uprightness cannot enter.

Habakkuk 1:4

Therefore the law is powerless, and justice doth never go forth; for the wicked encompasseth the righteous; therefore judgment goeth forth perverted.

Psalm 82:2-5

How long will ye judge unrighteously, and accept the person of the wicked? Selah.

Ecclesiastes 3:16

And moreover I saw under the sun, that in the place of judgment, wickedness was there; and in the place of righteousness, wickedness was there.

Isaiah 1:21

How is the faithful city become a harlot! It was full of judgment; righteousness used to lodge in it, but now murderers.

Isaiah 5:23

who justify the wicked for a bribe, and turn away the righteousness of the righteous from them!

Isaiah 10:1-2

Woe unto them that decree iniquitous decrees, and to the writers that prescribe oppression,

Isaiah 59:4

none calleth for justice, none pleadeth in truthfulness. They trust in vanity, and speak falsehood; they conceive mischief, and bring forth iniquity.

Jeremiah 5:27-28

As a cage full of birds, so are their houses full of deceit: therefore they are become great, and have enriched themselves.

Jeremiah 5:31

the prophets prophesy falsehood, and the priests rule by their means; and my people love to have it so. But what will ye do in the end thereof?

Amos 5:11

Forasmuch, therefore, as ye trample upon the poor, and take from him presents of wheat: ye have built houses of hewn stone, but ye shall not dwell in them; ye have planted pleasant vineyards, and ye shall not drink the wine of them.

Micah 3:9-11

Hear this, I pray you, ye heads of the house of Jacob, and princes of the house of Israel, that abhor judgment, and pervert all equity,

Micah 7:3-5

Both hands are for evil, to do it well. The prince asketh, and the judge is there for a reward; and the great man uttereth his soul's greed: and together they combine it.

Zephaniah 3:1-3

Woe to her that is rebellious and corrupted, to the oppressing city!

Amos 5:7

Ye who turn judgment to wormwood, and cast down righteousness to the earth,

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Summary

And judgment is turned away backward, and justice standeth afar off: for truth is fallen in the street, and equity cannot enter.

Bible References

General references

Isaiah 59:4
none calleth for justice, none pleadeth in truthfulness. They trust in vanity, and speak falsehood; they conceive mischief, and bring forth iniquity.
Isaiah 5:23
who justify the wicked for a bribe, and turn away the righteousness of the righteous from them!
Isaiah 10:1
Woe unto them that decree iniquitous decrees, and to the writers that prescribe oppression,
Psalm 82:2
How long will ye judge unrighteously, and accept the person of the wicked? Selah.
Ecclesiastes 3:16
And moreover I saw under the sun, that in the place of judgment, wickedness was there; and in the place of righteousness, wickedness was there.
Jeremiah 5:27
As a cage full of birds, so are their houses full of deceit: therefore they are become great, and have enriched themselves.
Amos 5:7
Ye who turn judgment to wormwood, and cast down righteousness to the earth,
Micah 3:9
Hear this, I pray you, ye heads of the house of Jacob, and princes of the house of Israel, that abhor judgment, and pervert all equity,
Micah 7:3
Both hands are for evil, to do it well. The prince asketh, and the judge is there for a reward; and the great man uttereth his soul's greed: and together they combine it.
Habakkuk 1:4
Therefore the law is powerless, and justice doth never go forth; for the wicked encompasseth the righteous; therefore judgment goeth forth perverted.
Zephaniah 3:1
Woe to her that is rebellious and corrupted, to the oppressing city!