69 occurrences in 11 translations

'Unjust' in the Bible

He went out the next day and saw two Hebrew men fighting with each other; and he said to the aggressor, “Why are you striking your friend?”

Verse ConceptsFighting One AnotherTwo Other Men

Moreover thou shalt provide out of all the people able men, such as fear God, men of truth, hating unjust gain; and place such over them, to be rulers of thousands, rulers of hundreds, rulers of fifties, and rulers of tens:

Verse ConceptsCovetingFaithfulness, To GodBeing A LeaderHatredHonestyProfitsReverence, And Social BehaviourTrustworthinessMagistratesCivil GovernmentTen PeopleFiftiesOne HundredA Thousand PeoplePerforming The TruthChoosing PeopleSkilled PeopleHating EvilCovetousnessDishonestyLeadership Qualitiesgroups

Reconsider; don’t be unjust.Reconsider; my righteousness is still the issue.

Verse ConceptsPeople Changing Their MindsInjusticevindication

Have I said anything that's unjust? I can discern evil, can't I?"

Verse ConceptsDiscernment, Nature OfLipsWhat Sin?

“Will you speak what is unjust for God,And speak what is deceitful for Him?

Verse ConceptsGod Deceiving

“Will you show partiality for Him [and be unjust to me so that you may gain favor with Him]?Will you contend and plead for God?

God hands me over to unjust men;He throws me into the hands of the wicked.

Verse ConceptsGod Handing Over

May my enemy be like the wickedand my opponent like the unjust.

Verse ConceptsOvercoming Enemies

I shattered the fangs of the unjustand snatched the prey from his teeth.

Verse ConceptsTeethDentistryBreaking TeethIndividuals Saving Others

if not calamity that is due the unjust, and misfortune that is due those who practice iniquity?

Verse ConceptsPunishment of the The Wicked

O Lord my God, if I have done what they say, or am guilty of unjust actions,

Verse ConceptsWhat Sin?InjusticeGuilt

Judge me, O God, and plead my cause against an ungodly nation: O deliver me from the deceitful and unjust man.

Verse Conceptsenemies, of believersInjustice, Hated By GodRescueGod Vindicatesvindication

No! You plan how to do what is unjust; you deal out violence in the earth.

Verse ConceptsPursuing ViolenceInjustice

Deliver me, my God, from the power of the wicked,from the grasp of the unjust and oppressive.

Verse ConceptsCruelty, examples ofSuffering, Causes OfGod Delivering From Evil

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

Verse ConceptsFavouritismDoubting God's JusticeSuffering, Emotional Aspects OfBefore People ActPsalm Interjections

Be assured that the evil person will certainly be punished, but the descendants of the righteous will not suffer unjust judgment.

Verse ConceptsBad ParentsSin, God's Judgment OnEscaping EvilPunishmentPunishmentsPunishment of the The WickedBreakupswickedness

An inheritance hastily gained [by greedy, unjust means] at the beginningWill not be blessed in the end.

Verse ConceptsBeginningReceiving An InheritanceInheritanceMoney Blessings

A leader who lacks understandingis very oppressive,but one who hates dishonest profitprolongs his life.

Verse ConceptsProfitsUnjust GainHow To Live LongOppressorsKings And WisdomCovetousness

An unjust man is an abomination to the just: and he that is upright in the way is abomination to the wicked.

Verse ConceptsAbominationsHating EvilHating The RighteousHate

"How terrible it will be for the one who enacts unjust decrees, for those who write oppressive laws that they have prescribed

Verse Conceptsethics, socialWicked RulersRulers, WickedHuman LawWoe To The WickedInjusticeMaking DecisionsDecision Makingoppression

He who walks righteously and speaks with sincerity,He who rejects unjust gainAnd shakes his hands so that they hold no bribe;He who stops his ears from hearing about bloodshedAnd shuts his eyes from looking upon evil;

Verse ConceptsAcceptance Of BribesEyes, GuardedBeing FairFinancial AdviceAvoiding Bribes

He was led away after an unjust trial -- but who even cared? Indeed, he was cut off from the land of the living; because of the rebellion of his own people he was wounded.

Verse ConceptsChrist Would Be Killedclosure

And the dogs are greedy, they are not satisfied.And they are shepherds who have no understanding;They have all turned to their own way,Each one to his unjust gain, to the last one.

Verse ConceptsGod's WaysProfitsWisdom, Human ImportanceInadequate ShepherdingCovetousness, Example OfSelfishness, Shown InSelfishness, Examples OfBeing Without UnderstandingGreed

“Because of the iniquity of his unjust gain I was angry and struck him;I hid My face and was angry,And he went on turning away, in the way of his heart.

Verse ConceptsCoveting, prohibition ofSin, Nature OfCharacter Of WickedHow Sin Comes With AfflictionsGod HidingCovetousnessGreed

Then shalt thou call, and Jehovah will answer; thou shalt cry, and he will say, Here I am. If thou take away from the midst of thee the yoke, the putting forth of the finger and the unjust speech,

Verse ConceptsFingersCalling upon GodAnswered PromisesGod Will AnswerBehold Me!rumors

They are unfamiliar with peace; their deeds are unjust. They use deceitful methods, and whoever deals with them is unfamiliar with peace.

Verse ConceptsWay, TheCrookednessPaths Of The WickedPathways Of SinSpiritual IgnoranceUnrestTwistingNo PeacePaths

“For from the least of them even to the greatest of them,Everyone is greedy for [unfair] gain;And from the prophet even to the priestEveryone deals deceitfully.

Verse ConceptsCoveting, prohibition ofGreed, Condemnation OfPriests, Function In Ot TimesProfitsCovetousness, Example OfWicked ProphetsGreat And SmallCovetousnessGreedpractice

“Therefore I will give their wives to othersAnd their fields to new owners;Because from the least even to the greatestEveryone is greedy for [unjust] gain;From the prophet even to the priestEveryone practices deceit and deals in corruption.

Verse ConceptsCoveting, prohibition ofGreed, Condemnation OfProfitsMen DeceivingWicked ProphetsGreat And SmallTransferring WivesGreedWifespousepracticecheatersothers

The person who gathers wealth by unjust means is like the partridge that broods over eggs but does not hatch them. Before his life is half over he will lose his ill-gotten gains. At the end of his life it will be clear he was a fool."

Verse ConceptsFools, Characteristics OfManipulationInjustice, Examples OfMaterialism, As An Aspect Of SinMoney, Stewardship OfProfitsRich, TheRiches, Ungodly Use OfBusiness EthicsBirds, Figurative UseUnjust GainDishonesty CondemnedAnimal ReproductionPartridgesFoolish PeopleMisrepresentationGetting RichFools

if he doesn't lend with usury or exact interest, but instead refuses to participate in what is unjust, if he administers true justice between people,

Verse ConceptsExcessGreed, Believers' Response ToInterestLending

"Yet you say, 'The Lord's conduct is unjust!' Hear, O house of Israel: Is my conduct unjust? Is it not your conduct that is unjust?

Verse ConceptsGod, Perfection OfSuffering, Of The InnocentApparent InjusticeIs God Unjust?

Yet the house of Israel says, 'The Lord's conduct is unjust!' Is my conduct unjust, O house of Israel? Is it not your conduct that is unjust?

Verse ConceptsInfidelity To God

“Now look, I clap My hands together against the dishonest profit you have made and against the blood shed among you.

Verse ConceptsExtortionUnjust GainCommerceBeating OneselfKilling Many People

“Her officials within her are like wolves tearing their prey, shedding blood, and destroying lives in order to make profit dishonestly.

Verse ConceptsWicked RulersRulers, WickedSheddingPeople Torn To PiecesWolvesJudged As Murderers

Israel, you have sinnedsince the days of Gibeah;they have taken their stand there.Will not war against the unjustovertake them in Gibeah?

Verse ConceptsEvildoersGod's People Sinning

You build Zion through bloody crimes, Jerusalem through unjust violence.

Verse ConceptsRebuilding Jerusalem

“Arise and thresh, daughter of Zion,For your horn I will make ironAnd your hoofs I will make bronze,That you may pulverize many peoples,That you may devote to the Lord their unjust gainAnd their wealth to the Lord of all the earth.

Verse ConceptsBronzeHornsProfitsPunishment, Nature OfThreshingConsecrationGrinding PeopleThings Like IronFeet Of Creatures

"Woe to the one who amasses profit upon unjust profit in order to establish his household, so he can establish a secure place on the heights and escape from the power of evil.

Verse ConceptsAmbition, Warnings RegardingProfitsSuffering, Of The InnocentUnjust GainThe Misery Of GreedDo Not StealWoe To The WickedCovetousness

The just LORD is in the midst thereof; he will not do iniquity: every morning doth he bring his judgment to light, he faileth not; but the unjust knoweth no shame.

Verse ConceptsIniquity, God's Attitude TowardGod, Righteousness OfMorningRegretUnceasingGod Always WorkingGod Doing RightDoing RightEvery MorningAbsence Of RegretInjustice

And the lord commended the unjust steward, because he had done wisely: for the children of this world are in their generation wiser than the children of light.

Verse ConceptsCommendationNames And Titles For The ChristianLight Of God's PeoplePraising Specific PeopleMan's WisdomLightMoney Management

And the Lord said, Hear what the unjust judge saith.

Verse ConceptsPay Attention To People!

(Now this man Judas acquired a field with the reward of his unjust deed, and falling headfirst he burst open in the middle and all his intestines gushed out.

Verse ConceptsProperty, LandReward, HumanTreacheryDeath Of The Wicked, Examples OfReal EstateBowelsPeople Torn To PiecesPeople TumblingHurt And Betrayal

But if our unrighteousness demonstrates the righteousness of God, what shall we say? God is not wrong to inflict His wrath [on us], is He? (I am speaking in purely human terms.)

Verse ConceptsGod, Righteousness OfGod Has AngerIs God Unjust?Like MenPerspective

You household servants must submit yourselves to your masters out of respect, not only to those who are kind and fair, but also to those who are unjust.

Verse Conceptsethics, personalMonotonyOrder In The HomeServants, GoodSubmissionEmployeesGentle WordsServants Of PeopleslaveryRespectServant LeadershipRespecting Authoritypeterreverence

For this finds favor, if a person endures the sorrow of suffering unjustly because of an awareness of [the will of] God.

Verse ConceptsGriefInjurySuffering, Of BelieversSuffering, HardshipChrist's Disciples Will SufferEnduringSufferingFavorHardshipmindfulness

He that is unjust, let him be unjust still: and he which is filthy, let him be filthy still: and he that is righteous, let him be righteous still: and he that is holy, let him be holy still.

Verse ConceptsHoliness Of The SaintsReprobatesUnceasingContinual SinContinual GoodPeople Being UncleanContinuing In SinDishonestyDoing The Right Thing

Bible Theasaurus

Unfair (5 instances)
Unjust (69 instances)

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Strong's
Root Form
Definition
Usage
און 
'aven 
Usage: 79

עול 
`aval 
Usage: 2

עלה עולה עולה עול עול 
`evel 
Usage: 53

עוּל 
`avval 
Usage: 5

תּרבּית 
Tarbiyth 
Usage: 6

G91
ἀδικέω 
Adikeo 
hurt , do wrong , wrong , suffer wrong , be unjust , take wrong , injure , be an offender , vr hope
Usage: 24

G93
ἀδικία 
Adikia 
Usage: 20

G94
ἄδικος 
Adikos 
Usage: 7

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