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.

Deuteronomy 32:15

But Jeshurun became fat and kicked, you got fat, thick, and stuffed! Then he deserted the God who made him, and treated the Rock who saved him with contempt.

Isaiah 1:23

Your officials are rebels, they associate with thieves. All of them love bribery, and look for payoffs. They do not take up the cause of the orphan, or defend the rights of the widow.

Zechariah 7:10

You must not oppress the widow, the orphan, the foreigner, or the poor, nor should anyone secretly plot evil against his fellow human being.'

Psalm 73:12

Take a good look! This is what the wicked are like, those who always have it so easy and get richer and richer.

Jeremiah 7:6

Stop oppressing foreigners who live in your land, children who have lost their fathers, and women who have lost their husbands. Stop killing innocent people in this land. Stop paying allegiance to other gods. That will only bring about your ruin.

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 15:27-28

Because he covered his face with fat, and made his hips bulge with fat,

Job 21:23-24

"One man dies in his full vigor, completely secure and prosperous,

Job 29:12-14

for I rescued the poor who cried out for help, and the orphan who had no one to assist him;

Psalm 72:4

He will defend the oppressed among the people; he will deliver the children of the poor and crush the oppressor.

Psalm 73:6-7

Arrogance is their necklace, and violence their clothing.

Psalm 82:2-4

He says, "How long will you make unjust legal decisions and show favoritism to the wicked? (Selah)

Psalm 119:70

Their hearts are calloused, but I find delight in your law.

Jeremiah 2:33

"My, how good you have become at chasing after your lovers! Why, you could even teach prostitutes a thing or two!

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?

Jeremiah 22:15-19

Does it make you any more of a king that you outstrip everyone else in building with cedar? Just think about your father. He was content that he had food and drink. He did what was just and right. So things went well with him.

Ezekiel 5:6-7

Then she defied my regulations and my statutes, becoming more wicked than the nations and the countries around her. Indeed, they have rejected my regulations, and they do not follow my statutes.

Ezekiel 16:47-52

Have you not copied their behavior and practiced their abominable deeds? In a short time you became even more depraved in all your conduct than they were!

Amos 4:1

Listen to this message, you cows of Bashan who live on Mount Samaria! You oppress the poor; you crush the needy. You say to your husbands, "Bring us more to drink!"

1 Corinthians 5:1

It is actually reported that sexual immorality exists among you, the kind of immorality that is not permitted even among the Gentiles, so that someone is cohabiting with his father's wife.

James 5:4-5

Look, the pay you have held back from the workers who mowed your fields cries out against you, and the cries of the reapers have 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
But Jeshurun became fat and kicked, you got fat, thick, and stuffed! Then he deserted the God who made him, and treated the Rock who saved him with contempt.
Job 15:27
Because he covered his face with fat, and made his hips bulge with fat,
Job 21:23
"One man dies in his full vigor, completely secure and prosperous,
Psalm 73:6
Arrogance is their necklace, and violence their clothing.
Psalm 119:70
Their hearts are calloused, but I find delight in your law.
Amos 4:1
Listen to this message, you cows of Bashan who live on Mount Samaria! You oppress the poor; you crush the needy. You say to your husbands, "Bring us more to drink!"
James 5:4
Look, the pay you have held back from the workers who mowed your fields cries out against you, and the cries of the reapers have reached the ears of the Lord of hosts.

Overpass

Jeremiah 2:33
"My, how good you have become at chasing after your lovers! Why, you could even teach prostitutes a thing or two!
Ezekiel 5:6
Then she defied my regulations and my statutes, becoming more wicked than the nations and the countries around her. Indeed, they have rejected my regulations, and they do not follow my statutes.
Ezekiel 16:47
Have you not copied their behavior and practiced their abominable deeds? In a short time you became even more depraved in all your conduct than they were!
1 Corinthians 5:1
It is actually reported that sexual immorality exists among you, the kind of immorality that is not permitted even among the Gentiles, so that someone is cohabiting with his father's wife.

Judge

Jeremiah 22:15
Does it make you any more of a king that you outstrip everyone else in building with cedar? Just think about your father. He was content that he had food and drink. He did what was just and right. So things went well with him.
Job 29:12
for I rescued the poor who cried out for help, and the orphan who had no one to assist him;
Psalm 72:4
He will defend the oppressed among the people; he will deliver the children of the poor and crush the oppressor.
Psalm 82:2
He says, "How long will you make unjust legal decisions and show favoritism to the wicked? (Selah)
Isaiah 1:23
Your officials are rebels, they associate with thieves. All of them love bribery, and look for payoffs. They do not take up the cause of the orphan, or defend the rights of the widow.
Zechariah 7:10
You must not oppress the widow, the orphan, the foreigner, or the poor, nor should anyone secretly plot evil against his fellow human being.'

Yet

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 73:12
Take a good look! This is what the wicked are like, those who always have it so easy and get richer and richer.

General references

Exodus 23:6
"You must not turn away justice for your poor people in their lawsuits.
Proverbs 4:17
For they eat bread gained from wickedness and drink wine obtained from violence.
Proverbs 31:9
Open your mouth, judge in righteousness, and plead the cause of the poor and needy.
Isaiah 59:14
Justice is driven back; godliness stands far off. Indeed, honesty stumbles in the city square and morality is not even able to enter.

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