Thematic Bible
Thematic Bible
Injustice » Condemned
Thou shall not distort the justice [due] to the sojourner, [or] to the fatherless, nor take the widow's raiment to pledge,
Thou shall not distort justice. Thou shall not respect persons, neither shall thou take a bribe, for a bribe blinds the eyes of the wise, and perverts the words of the righteous.
How long will ye judge unjustly, and respect the persons of the wicked? Selah.
An unjust man is an abomination to the righteous, and he who is upright in the way is an abomination to a wicked man.
It is not for kings, O Lemuel, it is not for kings to drink wine, nor for rulers [to say], Where is strong drink? Lest they drink, and forget the law, and pervert the justice [due] to any who is afflicted.
And moreover I saw under the sun, in the place of justice, that wickedness was there, and in the place of righteousness, that wickedness was there.
The man faithful in the least is faithful also in much, and the man unrighteous in the least is unrighteous also in much.
Injustice » The wicked » Judge with
How long will ye judge unjustly, and respect the persons of the wicked? Selah.
And moreover I saw under the sun, in the place of justice, that wickedness was there, and in the place of righteousness, that wickedness was there.
Therefore the law is slacked, and justice never goes forth. For the wicked man surrounds the righteous man, therefore justice goes forth perverted.