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 calls for justice and no one pleads his case truthfully. People trust pointless arguments and speak lies. They conceive trouble and give birth to evil.
Isaiah 5:23
You let the guilty go free for a bribe and you keep the innocent from getting justice.
Isaiah 10:1
How horrible it will be for those who enact unjust laws and who decree oppressive regulations.
Psalm 82:2
How long are you going to judge unjustly? How long are you going to show partiality to the wicked?
Ecclesiastes 3:16
I saw under the sun the place of judgment and wickedness was there. And wickedness was in the place of righteousness.
Jeremiah 5:27
Like cages filled with birds, their houses are filled with deceit. That is why they become powerful and rich.
Amos 5:7
You who turn justice to wormwood (a curse), and cast righteousness down to the earth
Micah 3:9
Please hear this you heads of the house of Jacob, and rulers of the house of Israel. You who abhor justice, and pervert honesty!
Micah 7:3
They diligently seek to do evil with their hands. The prince asks and the judge is ready for a bribe. The great man utters his own evil desire. They weave it together.
Habakkuk 1:4
The law is paralyzed and justice is never delivered. The wicked surround the righteous and deliver perverted justice.
Zephaniah 3:1
Woe to the oppressive city for she is rebellious and polluted (defiled)!