Isaiah 59:14

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

Habakkuk 1:4

Therefore the law is slackened, and judgment doth never go forth: for the wicked doth encompass the righteous; therefore wrong judgment proceedeth.

Psalm 82:2-5

How long will ye judge unjustly, and accept the persons of the wicked? Selah.

Ecclesiastes 3:16

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

Isaiah 1:21

How is the faithful city become a harlot! it was full of judgment; righteousness lodged in it; but now murderers.

Isaiah 5:23

Who justify the wicked for reward, and take away the righteousness of the righteous from him!

Isaiah 10:1-2

Woe to them that decree unrighteous decrees, and that write grievousness which they have prescribed;

Isaiah 59:4

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

Jeremiah 5:27-28

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

Jeremiah 5:31

The prophets prophesy falsely, and the priests bear rule by their means; and my people love to have it so: and what will ye do in the end thereof?

Amos 5:11

Forasmuch therefore as your treading is upon the poor, and ye take from him burdens of wheat: ye have built houses of hewn stone, but ye shall not dwell in them; ye have planted pleasant vineyards, but ye shall not drink 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

That they may do evil with both hands earnestly, the prince asketh, and the judge asketh for a reward; and the great man, he uttereth his mischievous desire: so they wrap it up.

Zephaniah 3:1-3

Woe to her that is filthy and polluted, to the oppressing city!

Amos 5:7

Ye who turn judgment to wormwood, and leave off righteousness on the earth,

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

Bible References

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Isaiah 59:4
None calleth for justice, nor any pleadeth for truth: they trust in vanity, and speak lies; they conceive mischief, and bring forth iniquity.
Isaiah 5:23
Who justify the wicked for reward, and take away the righteousness of the righteous from him!
Isaiah 10:1
Woe to them that decree unrighteous decrees, and that write grievousness which they have prescribed;
Psalm 82:2
How long will ye judge unjustly, and accept the persons of the wicked? Selah.
Ecclesiastes 3:16
And moreover I saw under the sun the place of judgment, that wickedness was there; and the place of righteousness, that iniquity was there.
Jeremiah 5:27
As a cage is full of birds, so are their houses full of deceit: therefore they have become great, and have grown rich.
Amos 5:7
Ye who turn judgment to wormwood, and leave off righteousness on 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
That they may do evil with both hands earnestly, the prince asketh, and the judge asketh for a reward; and the great man, he uttereth his mischievous desire: so they wrap it up.
Habakkuk 1:4
Therefore the law is slackened, and judgment doth never go forth: for the wicked doth encompass the righteous; therefore wrong judgment proceedeth.
Zephaniah 3:1
Woe to her that is filthy and polluted, to the oppressing city!