Jeremiah 12:1

Lord, you have always been fair whenever I have complained to you. However, I would like to speak with you about the disposition of justice. Why are wicked people successful? Why do all dishonest people have such easy lives?

Job 12:6

But the tents of robbers are peaceful, and those who provoke God are confident -- who carry their god in their hands.

Psalm 51:4

Against you -- you above all -- I have sinned; I have done what is evil in your sight. So you are just when you confront me; you are right when you condemn me.

Malachi 3:15

So now we consider the arrogant to be happy; indeed, those who practice evil are successful. In fact, those who challenge God escape!'"

Ezra 9:15

O Lord God of Israel, you are righteous, for we are left as a remnant this day. Indeed, we stand before you in our guilt. However, because of this guilt no one can really stand before you."

Job 13:3

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

Job 21:7-15

"Why do the wicked go on living, grow old, even increase in power?

Psalm 37:1

By David. Do not fret when wicked men seem to succeed! Do not envy evildoers!

Psalm 92:7

When the wicked sprout up like grass, and all the evildoers glisten, it is so that they may be annihilated.

Jeremiah 5:11

For the nations of Israel and Judah have been very unfaithful to me," says the Lord.

Jeremiah 11:20

So I said to the Lord, "O Lord who rules over all, you are a just judge! You examine people's hearts and minds. I want to see you pay them back for what they have done because I trust you to vindicate my cause."

Daniel 9:7

"You are righteous, O Lord, but we are humiliated this day -- the people of Judah and the inhabitants of Jerusalem and all Israel, both near and far away in all the countries in which you have scattered them, because they have behaved unfaithfully toward you.

Habakkuk 1:4

For this reason the law lacks power, and justice is never carried out. Indeed, the wicked intimidate the innocent. For this reason justice is perverted.

Genesis 18:25

Far be it from you to do such a thing -- to kill the godly with the wicked, treating the godly and the wicked alike! Far be it from you! Will not the judge of the whole earth do what is right?"

Deuteronomy 32:4

As for the Rock, his work is perfect, for all his ways are just. He is a reliable God who is never unjust, he is fair and upright.

Psalm 37:35

I have seen ruthless evil men growing in influence, like a green tree grows in its native soil.

Psalm 73:3-28

For I envied those who are proud, as I observed the prosperity of the wicked.

Psalm 94:3-4

O Lord, how long will the wicked, how long will the wicked celebrate?

Psalm 119:75

I know, Lord, that your regulations are just. You disciplined me because of your faithful devotion to me.

Psalm 119:137

(Tsade) You are just, O Lord, and your judgments are fair.

Psalm 145:17

The Lord is just in all his actions, and exhibits love in all he does.

Proverbs 1:32

For the waywardness of the simpletons will kill them, and the careless ease of fools will destroy them.

Isaiah 41:21

"Present your argument," says the Lord. "Produce your evidence," says Jacob's king.

Isaiah 48:8

You did not hear, you do not know, you were not told beforehand. For I know that you are very deceitful; you were labeled a rebel from birth.

Jeremiah 5:27-28

Like a cage filled with the birds that have been caught, their houses are filled with the gains of their fraud and deceit. That is how they have gotten so rich and powerful.

Jeremiah 12:6

As a matter of fact, even your own brothers and the members of your own family have betrayed you too. Even they have plotted to do away with you. So do not trust them even when they say kind things to you.

Hosea 6:7

At Adam they broke the covenant; Oh how they were unfaithful to me!

Habakkuk 1:13-17

You are too just to tolerate evil; you are unable to condone wrongdoing. So why do you put up with such treacherous people? Why do you say nothing when the wicked devour those more righteous than they are?

Zephaniah 3:5

The just Lord resides within her; he commits no unjust acts. Every morning he reveals his justice. At dawn he appears without fail. Yet the unjust know no shame.

Romans 3:5-6

But if our unrighteousness demonstrates the righteousness of God, what shall we say? The God who inflicts wrath is not unrighteous, is he? (I am speaking in human terms.)

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
So I said to the Lord, "O Lord who rules over all, you are a just judge! You examine people's hearts and minds. I want to see you pay them back for what they have done because I trust you to vindicate my cause."
Genesis 18:25
Far be it from you to do such a thing -- to kill the godly with the wicked, treating the godly and the wicked alike! Far be it from you! Will not the judge of the whole earth do what is right?"
Deuteronomy 32:4
As for the Rock, his work is perfect, for all his ways are just. He is a reliable God who is never unjust, he is fair and upright.
Psalm 51:4
Against you -- you above all -- I have sinned; I have done what is evil in your sight. So you are just when you confront me; you are right when you condemn me.
Psalm 119:75
I know, Lord, that your regulations are just. You disciplined me because of your faithful devotion to me.
Psalm 145:17
The Lord is just in all his actions, and exhibits love in all he does.
Daniel 9:7
"You are righteous, O Lord, but we are humiliated this day -- the people of Judah and the inhabitants of Jerusalem and all Israel, both near and far away in all the countries in which you have scattered them, because they have behaved unfaithfully toward you.
Habakkuk 1:13
You are too just to tolerate evil; you are unable to condone wrongdoing. So why do you put up with such treacherous people? Why do you say nothing when the wicked devour those more righteous than they are?
Zephaniah 3:5
The just Lord resides within her; he commits no unjust acts. Every morning he reveals his justice. At dawn he appears without fail. Yet the unjust know no shame.
Romans 3:5
But if our unrighteousness demonstrates the righteousness of God, what shall we say? The God who inflicts wrath is not unrighteous, is he? (I am speaking in human terms.)

Talk

Job 13:3
But I wish to speak to the Almighty, and I desire to argue my case with God.
Isaiah 41:21
"Present your argument," says the Lord. "Produce your evidence," says Jacob's king.

Wherefore doth

Jeremiah 5:28
That is how they have grown fat and sleek. There is no limit to the evil things they do. They do not plead the cause of the fatherless in such a way as to win it. They do not defend the rights of the poor.
Job 12:6
But the tents of robbers are peaceful, and those who provoke God are confident -- who carry their god in their hands.
Job 21:7
"Why do the wicked go on living, grow old, even increase in power?
Psalm 37:1
By David. Do not fret when wicked men seem to succeed! Do not envy evildoers!
Psalm 73:3
For I envied those who are proud, as I observed the prosperity of the wicked.
Psalm 92:7
When the wicked sprout up like grass, and all the evildoers glisten, it is so that they may be annihilated.
Psalm 94:3
O Lord, how long will the wicked, how long will the wicked celebrate?
Proverbs 1:32
For the waywardness of the simpletons will kill them, and the careless ease of fools will destroy them.
Habakkuk 1:4
For this reason the law lacks power, and justice is never carried out. Indeed, the wicked intimidate the innocent. For this reason justice is perverted.
Malachi 3:15
So now we consider the arrogant to be happy; indeed, those who practice evil are successful. In fact, those who challenge God escape!'"

Deal

Jeremiah 12:6
As a matter of fact, even your own brothers and the members of your own family have betrayed you too. Even they have plotted to do away with you. So do not trust them even when they say kind things to you.
Jeremiah 5:11
For the nations of Israel and Judah have been very unfaithful to me," says the Lord.
Isaiah 48:8
You did not hear, you do not know, you were not told beforehand. For I know that you are very deceitful; you were labeled a rebel from birth.
Hosea 6:7
At Adam they broke the covenant; Oh how they were unfaithful to me!

General references

Psalm 119:137
(Tsade) You are just, O Lord, and your judgments are fair.

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