41 Bible Verses about Injustice, Examples Of
Most Relevant Verses
You totally reject the commandment of God that you may keep your tradition. Moses said: 'Honor your father and your mother. He also said: 'He that speaks evil of father or mother must die.' But you say: 'If a man says to his father or his mother that which would benefit you is a gift to God,read more.
he no longer has to do anything for his father or mother.' You make the word of God invalid by your tradition.
His answer to them was in the form of a question: Why do you go against the word of God in favor of your tradition? God said, 'Honor your father and mother.' 'He who says evil of father or mother will be put to death.' You teach that a man should tell his father or mother that what he has that could help them, is given to God.read more.
You say there is no need for him to give honor to his father. You have invalidated the word of God because of your tradition!
Jehovah gave the following regulations. Any of you that curse your father or mother shall be put to death. You are responsible for your own death. If a man commits adultery with the wife of an Israelite, both he and the woman should be put to death.
Another thing you do is drown Jehovah's altar with tears, weeping and wailing. This is because he no longer accepts the offerings you bring him. You ask: Why do you not accept our offerings? It is because Jehovah is a witness between you and the wife of your youth. The one to whom you have been unfaithful! She is your companion, the wife of your marriage vows.
The wife has no authority over her own body, but her husband does. Likewise also the husband has no authority over his own body, but his wife does. Do not deprive each other except by mutual consent for a time. That way you may give yourselves to fasting and prayer. Then come together again, that Satan may not tempt you because of your lack of self-control.
Fathers, do not provoke your children to anger but nurture them in the discipline and instruction of God.
Husbands, love your wives, and do not be harsh with them.
Justice is turned back, and righteousness stands far away. Truth has fallen in the street, and honesty cannot come in. Truth is missing. Those who turn away from evil become victims. Jehovah sees it, and what he saw displeased him because there is no justice.
Do not move your neighbor's boundary mark. The ancestors have set this in your inheritance. You will inherit this in the land Jehovah your God gives you to possess.
When you enter your neighbor's vineyard you may eat grapes until you are full. But you shall not put any in your basket. When you enter your neighbor's standing grain you may pluck the heads with your hand. But you must not wield a sickle in your neighbor's standing grain.
Do not take a hand mill or an upper millstone as security for a debt. That would be taking away a man's livelihood. If a man is caught kidnapping any of his brothers of the sons of Israel, and he deals with him violently or sells him, the thief shall die. You will purge the evil from among you.
I will destroy anyone who secretly slanders his neighbor. I will not tolerate anyone with a conceited look or arrogant heart.
If you can help them now, never tell your neighbors: Wait until tomorrow. Do not plan anything that will hurt your neighbors. They live beside you, trusting you. Argue with no one if they have never done you any harm.
Do not remove the old landmark (boundry). And do not enter the field of the fatherless. Their redeemer is mighty. He will plead their cause with you.
A person who gets rich dishonestly is like a partridge that hatches eggs it did not lay. During his lifetime, he will lose his wealth. In the end, he will be a wicked fool.
Do not be corrupt when administering justice concerning length, weight, or measuring liquid.
A false scale balance is an abomination to Jehovah. A perfect weight is his delight.
For the love of money is a root of all kinds of evil. Some by longing for it have been led away from the faith. They have pierced themselves through with many sorrows.
These sayings belong to the wise. It is not good to show partiality in judgment. The people curse and the nations abhor the man who says to the wicked, You are righteous.
Evil schemes are in their hands. Their right hands are full of bribes.
It is not good to show partiality for a man will transgress for a piece of bread.
You are doomed! Heroes of the wine bottle! Brave and fearless when it comes to mixing drinks! You let the guilty go free for a bribe and you keep the innocent from getting justice.
God will destroy those who slander others. He will destroy those who prevent the punishment of criminals and those who tell lies to keep honest people from getting justice.
They utter empty words and make false promises and useless treaties. Justice has become injustice, growing like poisonous weeds in a plowed field.
I know you have many transgressions and your sins are great. You afflict the righteous. You take bribes. You refuse to help the needy at the gate.
The law is paralyzed and justice is never delivered. The wicked surround the righteous and deliver perverted justice.
I caused you to be despised and low before all the people. You are contemptible and do not keep my ways. You show partiality when applying the law.
The jailor reported the words to Paul, saying: The magistrates have sent to let you go. Therefore go in peace. Paul said to them: They have beaten us publicly uncondemned, men who are Romans, and have thrown us into prison. Do they now throw us out privately? No I say, but let them come in person to bring us out.
How horrible it will be for those who enact unjust laws and who decree oppressive regulations. They deprive the poor of justice. They take away the rights of the needy among my people. They prey on widows and rob orphans.
We must outsmart them or they will increase in number. If war breaks out they will leave the country and join our enemies to fight against us. So the Egyptians put slave masters over them in order to oppress them through forced labor. They built Pithom and Rameses as supply (storage) cities for Pharaoh.
([Psalm of David]) Do you indeed speak righteousness, you silent ones (O you God-like ones)? Do you judge uprightly, you sons of men? No, in your heart you plot unrighteousness. You measure out the violence of your hands on the earth.
Can wicked rulers be allied with you? They frame mischief by decree (the law). They join forces to take the lives of righteous people. They condemn innocent people to death.
It is not for kings, O Lemuel; it is not for kings to drink wine; nor for princes to desire strong drink. They will drink and forget the law, and pervert the judgment of any of the afflicted.
How the faithful town has become a prostitute! She was full of justice, and righteousness lived in her. But now murderers live there!
Jehovah's Spirit fills me with power! I have judgment and mightiness to declare to Jacob, his evil behavior, to tell Israel about his sin!
