Jeremiah 12:1

Righteous are you, O LORD, when I complain to you; yet I would plead my case before you. Why does the way of the wicked prosper? Why do all who are treacherous thrive?

Job 12:6

The tents of robbers are at peace, and those who provoke God are secure, who bring their god in their hand.

Psalm 51:4

Against you, you only, have I sinned and done what is evil in your sight, so that you may be justified in your words and blameless in your judgment.

Malachi 3:15

And now we call the arrogant blessed. Evildoers not only prosper but they put God to the test and they escape.'"

Ezra 9:15

O LORD, the God of Israel, you are just, for we are left a remnant that has escaped, as it is today. Behold, we are before you in our guilt, for none can stand before you because of this."

Job 13:3

But I would speak to the Almighty, and I desire to argue my case with God.

Job 21:7-15

Why do the wicked live, reach old age, and grow mighty in power?

Psalm 37:1

Fret not yourself because of evildoers; be not envious of wrongdoers!

Psalm 92:7

that though the wicked sprout like grass and all evildoers flourish, they are doomed to destruction forever;

Jeremiah 5:11

For the house of Israel and the house of Judah have been utterly treacherous to me, declares the LORD.

Jeremiah 11:20

But, O LORD of hosts, who judges righteously, who tests the heart and the mind, let me see your vengeance upon them, for to you have I committed my cause.

Daniel 9:7

To you, O Lord, belongs righteousness, but to us open shame, as at this day, to the men of Judah, to the inhabitants of Jerusalem, and to all Israel, those who are near and those who are far away, in all the lands to which you have driven them, because of the treachery that they have committed against you.

Habakkuk 1:4

So the law is paralyzed, and justice never goes forth. For the wicked surround the righteous; so justice goes forth perverted.

Genesis 18:25

Far be it from you to do such a thing, to put the righteous to death with the wicked, so that the righteous fare as the wicked! Far be that from you! Shall not the Judge of all the earth do what is just?"

Deuteronomy 32:4

"The Rock, his work is perfect, for all his ways are justice. A God of faithfulness and without iniquity, just and upright is he.

Psalm 37:35

I have seen a wicked, ruthless man, spreading himself like a green laurel tree.

Psalm 73:3-28

For I was envious of the arrogant when I saw the prosperity of the wicked.

Psalm 94:3-4

O LORD, how long shall the wicked, how long shall the wicked exult?

Psalm 119:75

I know, O LORD, that your rules are righteous, and that in faithfulness you have afflicted me.

Psalm 119:137

Righteous are you, O LORD, and right are your rules.

Psalm 145:17

The LORD is righteous in all his ways and kind in all his works.

Proverbs 1:32

For the simple are killed by their turning away, and the complacency of fools destroys them;

Isaiah 41:21

Set forth your case, says the LORD; bring your proofs, says the King of Jacob.

Isaiah 48:8

You have never heard, you have never known, from of old your ear has not been opened. For I knew that you would surely deal treacherously, and that from before birth you were called a rebel.

Jeremiah 5:27-28

Like a cage full of birds, their houses are full of deceit; therefore they have become great and rich;

Jeremiah 12:6

For even your brothers and the house of your father, even they have dealt treacherously with you; they are in full cry after you; do not believe them, though they speak friendly words to you."

Hosea 6:7

But like Adam they transgressed the covenant; there they dealt faithlessly with me.

Habakkuk 1:13-17

You who are of purer eyes than to see evil and cannot look at wrong, why do you idly look at traitors and remain silent when the wicked swallows up the man more righteous than he?

Zephaniah 3:5

The LORD within her is righteous; he does no injustice; every morning he shows forth his justice; each dawn he does not fail; but the unjust knows no shame.

Romans 3:5-6

But if our unrighteousness serves to show the righteousness of God, what shall we say? That God is unrighteous to inflict wrath on us? (I speak in a human way.)

Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Summary

Righteous art thou, O LORD, when I plead with thee: yet let me talk with thee of thy judgments: Wherefore doth the way of the wicked prosper? wherefore are all they happy that deal very treacherously?

General references

Bible References

Righteous

Jeremiah 11:20
But, O LORD of hosts, who judges righteously, who tests the heart and the mind, let me see your vengeance upon them, for to you have I committed my cause.
Genesis 18:25
Far be it from you to do such a thing, to put the righteous to death with the wicked, so that the righteous fare as the wicked! Far be that from you! Shall not the Judge of all the earth do what is just?"
Deuteronomy 32:4
"The Rock, his work is perfect, for all his ways are justice. A God of faithfulness and without iniquity, just and upright is he.
Psalm 51:4
Against you, you only, have I sinned and done what is evil in your sight, so that you may be justified in your words and blameless in your judgment.
Psalm 119:75
I know, O LORD, that your rules are righteous, and that in faithfulness you have afflicted me.
Psalm 145:17
The LORD is righteous in all his ways and kind in all his works.
Daniel 9:7
To you, O Lord, belongs righteousness, but to us open shame, as at this day, to the men of Judah, to the inhabitants of Jerusalem, and to all Israel, those who are near and those who are far away, in all the lands to which you have driven them, because of the treachery that they have committed against you.
Habakkuk 1:13
You who are of purer eyes than to see evil and cannot look at wrong, why do you idly look at traitors and remain silent when the wicked swallows up the man more righteous than he?
Zephaniah 3:5
The LORD within her is righteous; he does no injustice; every morning he shows forth his justice; each dawn he does not fail; but the unjust knows no shame.
Romans 3:5
But if our unrighteousness serves to show the righteousness of God, what shall we say? That God is unrighteous to inflict wrath on us? (I speak in a human way.)

Talk

Job 13:3
But I would speak to the Almighty, and I desire to argue my case with God.
Isaiah 41:21
Set forth your case, says the LORD; bring your proofs, says the King of Jacob.

Wherefore doth

Jeremiah 5:28
they have grown fat and sleek. They know no bounds in deeds of evil; they judge not with justice the cause of the fatherless, to make it prosper, and they do not defend the rights of the needy.
Job 12:6
The tents of robbers are at peace, and those who provoke God are secure, who bring their god in their hand.
Job 21:7
Why do the wicked live, reach old age, and grow mighty in power?
Psalm 37:1
Fret not yourself because of evildoers; be not envious of wrongdoers!
Psalm 73:3
For I was envious of the arrogant when I saw the prosperity of the wicked.
Psalm 92:7
that though the wicked sprout like grass and all evildoers flourish, they are doomed to destruction forever;
Psalm 94:3
O LORD, how long shall the wicked, how long shall the wicked exult?
Proverbs 1:32
For the simple are killed by their turning away, and the complacency of fools destroys them;
Habakkuk 1:4
So the law is paralyzed, and justice never goes forth. For the wicked surround the righteous; so justice goes forth perverted.
Malachi 3:15
And now we call the arrogant blessed. Evildoers not only prosper but they put God to the test and they escape.'"

Deal

Jeremiah 12:6
For even your brothers and the house of your father, even they have dealt treacherously with you; they are in full cry after you; do not believe them, though they speak friendly words to you."
Jeremiah 5:11
For the house of Israel and the house of Judah have been utterly treacherous to me, declares the LORD.
Isaiah 48:8
You have never heard, you have never known, from of old your ear has not been opened. For I knew that you would surely deal treacherously, and that from before birth you were called a rebel.
Hosea 6:7
But like Adam they transgressed the covenant; there they dealt faithlessly with me.

General references

Psalm 119:137
Righteous are you, O LORD, and right are your rules.

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