Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

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
No one sues righteously and no one pleads honestly.
They trust in confusion and speak lies;
They conceive mischief and bring forth iniquity.
Isaiah 5:23
Who justify the wicked for a bribe,
And take away the rights of the ones who are in the right!
Isaiah 10:1
Woe to those who enact evil statutes
And to those who constantly record unjust decisions,
Psalm 82:2
How long will you judge unjustly
And show partiality to the wicked? Selah.
Ecclesiastes 3:16
Furthermore, I have seen under the sun that in the place of justice there is wickedness and in the place of righteousness there is wickedness.
Jeremiah 5:27
‘Like a cage full of birds,
So their houses are full of deceit;
Therefore they have become great and rich.
Amos 5:7
For those who turn justice into wormwood
And cast righteousness down to the earth.”
Micah 3:9
Now hear this, heads of the house of Jacob
And rulers of the house of Israel,
Who abhor justice
And twist everything that is straight,
Micah 7:3
Concerning evil, both hands do it well.
The prince asks, also the judge, for a bribe,
And a great man speaks the desire of his soul;
So they weave it together.
Habakkuk 1:4
Therefore the law is ignored
And justice is never upheld.
For the wicked surround the righteous;
Therefore justice comes out perverted.
Zephaniah 3:1
Woe to her who is rebellious and defiled,
The tyrannical city!