33 Bible Verses about Injustice

O LORD, how long shall I cry, and thou wilt not hear? How long shall I complain unto thee, suffering wrong, and thou wilt not help?

"The houses of robbers are in wealth and prosperity; and they that maliciously meddle against God, dwell without care: yea, God giveth all things richly with his hand.

"Wherefore do wicked men live in health and prosperity, come to their old age, and increase in riches?

Wherefore should I be then punished daily, and be chastened every morning?"

These two things also have I considered in the time of vanity: that the just man perisheth for his righteousness' sake, and the ungodly liveth in his wickedness.

Hinder not the right of the stranger nor of the fatherless, nor take widow's raiment to pledge.

Wrest not the law, nor know any person, neither take any reward: for gifts blind the wise and pervert the words of the righteous.

How long will ye give wrong judgment, and accept the persons of the ungodly? Selah.

The righteous abhorreth the ungodly; but as for those that be in the right way, the wicked hate them.

O Lemuel, give kings no wine, give kings and princes no strong drink; Lest they being drunken forget the law, and regard not the cause of the poor, and of all such as be in adversity.

and there came in two unthrifty persons and sat before him. And the two unthrifty persons witnessed against Naboth before the people, saying, "Naboth did curse God and the king." And upon that they carried him out of the city and stoned him with stones to death.

The high priest Ananias commanded them that stood by, to smite him on the mouth.

for I was stolen out of the land of the Hebrews, and here also have I done nothing at all wherefore they should have put me into this dungeon."

Nevertheless, his sons followed not his steps: but turned aside after lucre and took rewards, and perverted the right.

And he took Joseph and put him in prison: even in the place where the king's prisoners lay bound. And there continued he in prison,

"When will the new month be gone, that we may sell victuals; and the Sabbath, that we may have scarceness of corn; to make the bushel less, and the Sicle greater?

Whoso increaseth his riches by vantage and winning, let him gather them to help the poor withal.

Forsomuch then as ye oppress the poor, and rob him of his best sustenance: therefore, where as ye have builded houses of square stone, ye shall not dwell in them. Marvelous pleasant vineyards shall ye plant; but the wine of them shall ye not drink. And why?

When an ungodly man dieth, his hope is gone; the confidence of riches shall perish.

Shall not the land tremble; and all they that dwell therein, mourn for this? Shall not their destruction come upon them like a water stream; and flow over them, as the flood of Egypt?

See that thou rob not the poor because he is weak, and oppress not the simple in judgment; for the LORD himself will defend their cause, and do violence unto them that have used violence.

Whoso doth a poor man wrong, to increase his own riches, and giveth unto the rich to please him, at the last cometh to poverty himself.

Thou shalt not hinder the right of the poor that are among you in their suit.

How long will ye give wrong judgment, and accept the persons of the ungodly? Selah.

Moreover, I saw under the sun ungodliness in the stead of judgment, and iniquity instead of righteousness.

for the law is torn in pieces, and there can no right judgment go forth. And why? The ungodly is more set by than the righteous: this is the cause that wrong judgment proceedeth.

Yea, gifts have been received in thee to shed blood. Thou hast taken usury and increase, thou hast oppressed thy neighbours by extortion, and forgotten me, sayeth the LORD God.

When they covet to have land, they take it by violence; they rob men of their houses. Thus they oppress a man for his house, and every man for his heritage.

"For from the least unto the most, they hang all upon covetousness: and from the prophet unto the priest, they go all about with falsity and lies.

"'Cursed be he that hindereth the right of the stranger, fatherless and widow.' And all the people shall say, 'Amen.'

"'Cursed be he that removeth his neighbour's mark.' And all the people shall say, 'Amen.'

Ye shall do no unrighteousness in judgment. Thou shalt not favour the poor nor honour the mighty, but shalt judge thy neighbour righteously.

"'Ye shall do no unrighteousness in judgment, neither in meteyard, weight or measure.

To use two manner of weights, or two manner of measures, both these are abominable unto the LORD.

The LORD hateth as well him that justifieth the ungodly, as him that condemneth the innocent.

Therefore they must be ashamed, for they have committed abomination. But how should they be ashamed, when they know nothing, neither of shame nor good nurture? And therefore they shall fall among the slain; and in the hour when I shall visit them, they shall be brought down," sayeth the LORD.

"For from the least unto the most, they hang all upon covetousness: and from the prophet unto the priest, they go all about with falsity and lies.

To move the judgment of man before the most highest. To condemn a man in his cause; The LORD hath no pleasure in such things.

Now therefore there is utterly a fault among you, because ye go to law one with another. Why rather suffer ye not wrong? Why rather suffer ye not yourselves to be robbed?

When Pilate saw that he prevailed nothing, but that more business was made, he took water and washed his hands before the people saying, "I am innocent of the blood of this righteous person: see ye thereto." Then answered all the people, and said, "His blood be on us, and on our children." Then let he Barabbas loose unto them, and scourged Jesus, and delivered him to be crucified.

If thou seest the poor to be oppressed and wrongfully dealt withal, so that equity and the right of the law is wrested in the land: marvel not thou at such judgment, for one great man keepeth touch with another, and the mighty help themselves together.

Vex not a stranger, neither oppress him, for ye were strangers in the land of Egypt. Ye shall trouble no widow nor fatherless child:

The righteous abhorreth the ungodly; but as for those that be in the right way, the wicked hate them.

Lest they being drunken forget the law, and regard not the cause of the poor, and of all such as be in adversity.

And he took Joseph and put him in prison: even in the place where the king's prisoners lay bound. And there continued he in prison,

Nevertheless, his sons followed not his steps: but turned aside after lucre and took rewards, and perverted the right.

Did I ever think scorn to do right unto my servants and maidens, when they had any matter against me? But seeing that God will sit in judgment, what shall I do? And for so much as he will needs visit me, what answer shall I give him?

But I say to you, That ye resist not wrong. But whosoever give thee a blow on thy right cheek, turn to him the other.

{To the Chanter, Michtam of David} If your minds be upon righteousness in deed, then judge the thing that is right, O ye sons of men. But ye imagine mischief in your hearts, and your hands deal with wickedness.

saying, "I have sinned, betraying the innocent blood." And they said, "What is that to us? see thou to that."

And therefore is equity gone aside, and righteousness standeth far off; truth is fallen down in the street, and the thing that is plain and open, may not be showed.

But the ungodly, though he have received grace, yet learneth he not righteousness: but in that place where he is punished, he offendeth, and feareth not the glory of the LORD.

Thou shalt not follow a multitude to do evil: neither answer in a matter of plea that thou wouldest, to follow many, turn aside from the truth;

But after two years came Festus Porcius into Felix's room: and Felix, willing to show the Jews a pleasure, left Paul in prison bound.

"Now, for the comfortless troubles' sake of the needy, and because of the deep sighing of the poor, I will arise," saith the LORD, "and will help them, and set them at rest."

He that is faithful in that which is least: the same is faithful in much.

Behold, the hire of the laborers which have reaped down your fields - which hire is of you kept back by fraud - crieth: and the cries of them which have reaped, are entered into the ears of the Lord of Hosts.

Why lettest thou me see weariness and labour? Tyranny and violence are before me, power overgoeth right: for the law is torn in pieces, and there can no right judgment go forth. And why? The ungodly is more set by than the righteous: this is the cause that wrong judgment proceedeth.