Jeremiah 5:28

They have become fat and sleek.
They have also excelled in evil matters.
They have not taken up cases,
such as the case of the fatherless, so they might prosper,
and they have not defended the rights of the needy.

Deuteronomy 32:15

Then Jeshurun became fat and rebelled—
you became fat, bloated, and gorged.
He abandoned the God who made him
and scorned the Rock of his salvation.

Isaiah 1:23

Your rulers are rebels,
friends of thieves.
They all love graft
and chase after bribes.
They do not defend the rights of the fatherless,
and the widow’s case never comes before them.

Zechariah 7:10

Do not oppress the widow or the fatherless, the foreigner or the poor, and do not plot evil in your hearts against one another.

Psalm 73:12

Look at them—the wicked!
They are always at ease,
and they increase their wealth.

Jeremiah 7:6

if you no longer oppress the foreigner, the fatherless, and the widow and no longer shed innocent blood in this place or follow other gods, bringing harm on yourselves,

Job 12:6

The tents of robbers are safe,
and those who provoke God are secure;
God’s power provides this.

Job 15:27-28

Though his face is covered with fat
and his waistline bulges with it,

Job 21:23-24

One person dies in excellent health,
completely secure and at ease.

Job 29:12-14

For I rescued the poor man who cried out for help,
and the fatherless child who had no one to support him.

Psalm 72:4

May he vindicate the afflicted among the people,
help the poor,
and crush the oppressor.

Psalm 73:6-7

Therefore, pride is their necklace,
and violence covers them like a garment.

Psalm 82:2-4

“How long will you judge unjustly
and show partiality to the wicked?Selah

Psalm 119:70

Their hearts are hard and insensitive,
but I delight in Your instruction.

Jeremiah 2:33

How skillfully you pursue love;
you also teach evil women your ways.

Jeremiah 12:1

You will be righteous, Lord,
even if I bring a case against You.
Yet, I wish to contend with You:
Why does the way of the wicked prosper?
Why do all the treacherous live at ease?

Jeremiah 22:15-19

Are you a king because you excel in cedar?
Didn’t your father eat and drink
and administer justice and righteousness?
Then it went well with him.

Ezekiel 5:6-7

But she has rebelled against My ordinances with more wickedness than the nations, and against My statutes more than the countries that surround her. For her people have rejected My ordinances and have not walked in My statutes.

Ezekiel 16:47-52

Didn’t you walk in their ways and do their detestable practices? It was only a short time before you behaved more corruptly than they did.

Amos 4:1

Listen to this message, you cows of Bashan
who are on the hill of Samaria,
women who oppress the poor
and crush the needy,
who say to their husbands,
“Bring us something to drink.”

1 Corinthians 5:1

It is widely reported that there is sexual immorality among you, and the kind of sexual immorality that is not even tolerated among the Gentiles—a man is living with his father’s wife.

James 5:4-5

Look! The pay that you withheld from the workers who reaped your fields cries out, and the outcry of the harvesters has reached the ears of the Lord of Hosts.

Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Summary

They are waxen fat, they shine: yea, they overpass the deeds of the wicked: they judge not the cause, the cause of the fatherless, yet they prosper; and the right of the needy do they not judge.

Bible References

Waxen

Deuteronomy 32:15
Then Jeshurun became fat and rebelled—
you became fat, bloated, and gorged.
He abandoned the God who made him
and scorned the Rock of his salvation.
Job 15:27
Though his face is covered with fat
and his waistline bulges with it,
Job 21:23
One person dies in excellent health,
completely secure and at ease.
Psalm 73:6
Therefore, pride is their necklace,
and violence covers them like a garment.
Psalm 119:70
Their hearts are hard and insensitive,
but I delight in Your instruction.
Amos 4:1
Listen to this message, you cows of Bashan
who are on the hill of Samaria,
women who oppress the poor
and crush the needy,
who say to their husbands,
“Bring us something to drink.”
James 5:4
Look! The pay that you withheld from the workers who reaped your fields cries out, and the outcry of the harvesters has reached the ears of the Lord of Hosts.

Overpass

Jeremiah 2:33
How skillfully you pursue love;
you also teach evil women your ways.
Ezekiel 5:6
But she has rebelled against My ordinances with more wickedness than the nations, and against My statutes more than the countries that surround her. For her people have rejected My ordinances and have not walked in My statutes.
Ezekiel 16:47
Didn’t you walk in their ways and do their detestable practices? It was only a short time before you behaved more corruptly than they did.
1 Corinthians 5:1
It is widely reported that there is sexual immorality among you, and the kind of sexual immorality that is not even tolerated among the Gentiles—a man is living with his father’s wife.

Judge

Jeremiah 22:15
Are you a king because you excel in cedar?
Didn’t your father eat and drink
and administer justice and righteousness?
Then it went well with him.
Job 29:12
For I rescued the poor man who cried out for help,
and the fatherless child who had no one to support him.
Psalm 72:4
May he vindicate the afflicted among the people,
help the poor,
and crush the oppressor.
Psalm 82:2
“How long will you judge unjustly
and show partiality to the wicked?Selah
Isaiah 1:23
Your rulers are rebels,
friends of thieves.
They all love graft
and chase after bribes.
They do not defend the rights of the fatherless,
and the widow’s case never comes before them.
Zechariah 7:10
Do not oppress the widow or the fatherless, the foreigner or the poor, and do not plot evil in your hearts against one another.

Yet

Jeremiah 12:1
You will be righteous, Lord,
even if I bring a case against You.
Yet, I wish to contend with You:
Why does the way of the wicked prosper?
Why do all the treacherous live at ease?
Job 12:6
The tents of robbers are safe,
and those who provoke God are secure;
God’s power provides this.
Psalm 73:12
Look at them—the wicked!
They are always at ease,
and they increase their wealth.

General references

Exodus 23:6
“You must not deny justice to a poor person among you in his lawsuit.
Proverbs 4:17
They eat the bread of wickedness
and drink the wine of violence.
Proverbs 31:9
Speak up, judge righteously,
and defend the cause of the oppressed and needy.
Isaiah 59:14
Justice is turned back,
and righteousness stands far off.
For truth has stumbled in the public square,
and honesty cannot enter.

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