Psalm 58:2
No, in your heart you devise wrongdoing;
On earth you deal out the violence of your hands.
Psalm 94:20
Can a throne of destruction be allied with You,
One which frames and devises mischief by decree [under the sacred name of law]?
Isaiah 10:1
And to those [magistrates] who constantly record unjust and oppressive decisions,
Psalm 21:11
For they planned evil against You;
They devised a [malevolent] plot
And they will not succeed.
Ecclesiastes 3:16
Moreover, I have seen under the sun that in the place of justice there is wickedness, and in the place of righteousness there is wickedness.
Isaiah 26:7
The way of the righteous [those in right-standing with God—living in moral and spiritual integrity] is smooth and level;
O Upright One, make a level path for the just and righteous.
Isaiah 59:4-6
No one sues righteously [but for the sake of doing injury to others—to take some undue advantage], and no one pleads [his case] in truth; [but rather]
They trust in empty arguments and speak lies;
They conceive trouble and bring forth injustice.
Jeremiah 22:16-17
“He defended the cause of the afflicted and needy;
Then all was well.
Is that not what it means to know Me?”
Says the Lord.
Ezekiel 22:12
In you they have accepted bribes to shed blood; you have taken [forbidden] interest and [a percentage of] profits, and you have injured your neighbors for gain by oppression and extortion, and you have forgotten Me,” says the Lord God.
Ezekiel 22:27
Her princes within her are like wolves tearing and devouring the prey, shedding blood and destroying lives in order to get dishonest gain.
Micah 3:1-3
And I said,
And rulers of the house of Israel.
Is it not for you to know and administer justice?
Micah 3:9-12
Now hear this, you heads of the house of Jacob
And rulers of the house of Israel,
Who hate and reject justice
And twist everything that is straight,
Malachi 3:15
So now we call the arrogant happy and blessed. Evildoers are exalted and prosper; and when they test God, they escape [unpunished].’”
John 11:47-53
So the chief priests and Pharisees convened a council [of the leaders in Israel], and said, “What are we doing? For this man performs many signs (attesting miracles).
Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
Summary
In heart
General references
Bible References
In heart
For they planned evil against You;
They devised a [malevolent] plot
And they will not succeed.
No one sues righteously [but for the sake of doing injury to others—to take some undue advantage], and no one pleads [his case] in truth; [but rather]
They trust in empty arguments and speak lies;
They conceive trouble and bring forth injustice.
“He defended the cause of the afflicted and needy;
Then all was well.
Is that not what it means to know Me?”
Says the Lord.
And rulers of the house of Israel.
Is it not for you to know and administer justice?
Weigh
Can a throne of destruction be allied with You,
One which frames and devises mischief by decree [under the sacred name of law]?
And to those [magistrates] who constantly record unjust and oppressive decisions,
The way of the righteous [those in right-standing with God—living in moral and spiritual integrity] is smooth and level;
O Upright One, make a level path for the just and righteous.
General references
Open your mouth, judge righteously,
And administer justice for the afflicted and needy.