59 occurrences in 12 translations

'Unrighteousness' in the Bible

Ye shall do no unrighteousness in judgment: thou shalt not respect the person of the poor, nor honour the person of the mighty: but in righteousness shalt thou judge thy neighbour.

Verse ConceptsFavouritismethics, socialequalityJudging OthersLaw, OtLawsuitsPrejudiceRespect, For Human BeingsJusticeCivil GovernmentPartialityJudging RightlyInjusticeMighty in its influenceRespectMaking DecisionsRespecting Authority

Now then let the fear of the Lord be upon you; be very careful what you do, for the Lord our God will have no part in unrighteousness or partiality or the taking of a bribe.”

Verse ConceptsFavouritismBribery, Is SinAcceptance Of BribesGod, Justice OfGod, Impartiality OfReverence, And Social BehaviourMagistrates

So the poor hath what he hopeth for, and unrighteousness stoppeth her mouth.

Verse ConceptsHope, In GodMutenessPoverty, Remedies ForInjustice

If iniquity be in thy hand, put it far away, And let not unrighteousness dwell in thy tents.

Verse ConceptsTentsForsaking SinSteadfastnessInjustice

How much less the abominable and corrupt, man, that drinketh unrighteousness like water!

Verse ConceptsGodly Fear, DescriptionLove, Abuse OfMan's Sinful NatureAll Have Sinnedcorruption

If thou return to the Almighty, thou shalt be built up. If thou remove unrighteousness far from thy tents,

Verse ConceptsReturning To GodRevival, PersonalTentsRemoving People From Your LifeGod As A Source Of Delight

The womb forgetteth him; the worm feedeth sweetly on him: he shall be no more remembered; and unrighteousness is broken as a tree, --

Verse ConceptsBrokennessWombMaggotsForgetting PeopleHarming TreesPurgatoryworms

Who hath appointed him his way? or who hath said, Thou hast wrought unrighteousness?

Verse ConceptsInfidelity To GodIs God Unjust?

{A Psalm of David.} Fret not thyself because of evil-doers, and be not envious of them that work unrighteousness;

Verse ConceptsEvildoersInsecurityAvoid EnvyDo Not Be AnxiousWorryingTrusting God And Not Worryingprospering

No, in heart you work unrighteousness;On earth you weigh out the violence of your hands.

Verse ConceptsPursuing ViolenceInjustice

To shew that the LORD is upright: he is my rock, and there is no unrighteousness in him.

Verse ConceptsGod, Perfection OfGod, The RockIs God Unjust?

The upright shall see it, and rejoice; and all unrighteousness shall stop its mouth.

Verse ConceptsMutenessSilenceRejoicingPeople Being SilentRejoicing In God's Works

He that soweth unrighteousness shall reap iniquity, and the rod of his wrath shall have an end.

Verse Conceptsevil, warnings againstSeedDestinySowing And ReapingFruits Of SinReapingInjusticeReaping What You Sow

For your hands are stained with blood, and your fingers with iniquity; your lips speak lies, your tongue muttereth unrighteousness:

Verse ConceptsFingersBlemishBlood, Figurative UseLipsThe Lips Of The WickedTongueWhy Prayer Is UnansweredUnanswered PrayerKilling Many People

thus saith Jehovah, What unrighteousness have your fathers found in me, that they are gone far from me, and have walked after vanity, and are become vain?

Verse ConceptsFutilityFalse ReligionIdolatry, Objections ToPrayerlessnessSyncretismWord Of GodEstrangementVanityBeing Found OutUseless PeopleIs God Unjust?

"When a righteous man abandons his righteousness to practice unrighteousness, I'll set a stumbling block before him. He'll die. If you don't warn him, he'll die in his sin and the righteous deeds that he had practiced won't be remembered, but you'll be held responsible for his death.

Verse ConceptsApostates, PunishmentOffenceRighteous, TheStumblingAccountabilityResponsibility For Blood ShedWarning IndividualsGod HinderingIf You Turn From GodResponsible To WarnResponsibility

he hath not given forth upon usury, nor taken increase; he hath withdrawn his hand from unrighteousness, hath executed true judgment between man and man,

Verse ConceptsExcessGreed, Believers' Response ToInterestLending

Thou wast perfect in thy ways, from the day that thou wast created, till unrighteousness was found in thee.

Verse ConceptsThe Entrance Of SinLucifermakeup

By the multitude of thine iniquities, by the unrighteousness of thy traffic, thou hast profaned thy sanctuaries: and I have brought forth a fire out of the midst of thee it hath consumed thee; and I have brought thee to ashes upon the earth, in the sight of all them that behold thee.

Verse ConceptsAshesMoney, Stewardship OfSanctuaryTradeTrustworthinessFire Of Judgement

When I say to the righteous that he shall certainly live, and he trusteth to his righteousness and doeth what is wrong, none of his righteous acts shall be remembered; but in his unrighteousness which he hath done, in it shall he die.

Verse ConceptsdistrustTrust, Lack OfTrusting YourselfGod Forgetting

O Israel, you have [willfully] sinned since the days of Gibeah;There they (Israel) stand!Will not the battle against the sons of wickedness overtake them at Gibeah?

Verse ConceptsEvildoersGod's People Sinning

You have plowed evil; you have reaped unrighteousness; you have eaten the fruit of hypocrisy; because you trusted in your own direction, and in the number of your mighty forces.

Verse ConceptsFaith, Nature OfFalse ConfidencePride, Examples OfFruits Of SinMetaphorical PloughingReapingTrusting Other PeopleGod's People SinningInjustice

that build up Zion with blood, and Jerusalem with unrighteousness.

Verse ConceptsRebuilding Jerusalem

The remnant of Israel shall not work unrighteousness, nor speak lies; neither shall a deceitful tongue be found in their mouth: but they shall feed and lie down, and none shall make them afraid.

Verse ConceptsDeceit, Practice OfDeception, Christians Must Not PracticeSaints Response To LyingLying Down To RestAvoiding DeceitNot LyingSurvivors Of IsraelFreed From FearLying And Deceit

The law of truth was in his mouth, and unrighteousness was not found in his lips: he walked with me in peace and uprightness, and he turned many from iniquity.

Verse ConceptsDoctrine, CommunicatedPriests, Function In Ot TimesWalkingWalking With GodCausing People To TurnSound Doctrinefairness

'And he answering said to one of them, Comrade, I do no unrighteousness to thee; for a denary didst not thou agree with me?

Verse ConceptsAgreeing For GoodWronging Other People

But He will say, ‘I tell you, I don’t know you or where you’re from. Get away from Me, all you workers of unrighteousness!’

Verse ConceptsEvildoersChrist Driving Out PeopleNot Knowing PeopleGod Judges The WickedWhere From?

He that speaketh of himself seeketh his own glory: but he that seeketh his glory that sent him, the same is true, and no unrighteousness is in him.

Verse ConceptsSelf RespectChrist, Character OfNo SinThe One Who Sent ChristSeeking Honour

this one, indeed, then, purchased a field out of the reward of unrighteousness, and falling headlong, burst asunder in the midst, and all his bowels gushed forth,

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

or let these same say if they found any unrighteousness in me in my standing before the sanhedrim,

Verse ConceptsSanhedrinWhat Sin?

and Paul said, 'At the tribunal of Caesar I am standing, where it behoveth me to be judged; to Jews I did no unrighteousness, as thou dost also very well know;

Verse ConceptsRoman CitizensStandingCourt SessionsIsrael HardenedJudgement Seat

But if our unrighteousness commend the righteousness of God, what shall we say? Is God unrighteous who taketh vengeance? (I speak as a man)

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

What shall we say then? Is there unrighteousness with God? God forbid.

Verse ConceptsApparent InjusticeFar Be It!Is God Unjust?Injustice

And with all deceivableness of unrighteousness in them that perish; because they received not the love of the truth, that they might be saved.

Verse ConceptsUnrighteousnessAgape LoveDeath For Other ReasonsLoving GoodThose Not SavedMan Of SinDeception

And the tongue is a fire. The tongue, a world of unrighteousness, is placed among the parts of our bodies. It pollutes the whole body, sets the course of life on fire, and is set on fire by hell.

Verse Conceptsevil, origins ofHell, As Incentive To ActionThe Human BodyGehennaDamage To The BodyFire Of EvilPeople Being PollutedBeware Of Your SpeechMighty in its influenceThe TongueThe Power Of Words

And shall receive the reward of unrighteousness, as they that count it pleasure to riot in the day time. Spots they are and blemishes, sporting themselves with their own deceivings while they feast with you;

Verse ConceptsDaylightExcessBlemishLove FeastLove, Nature OfWagesPleasure SeekersRiotsBlemished PeopleDuring The DayWages For EvilPartying

because her sins did follow -- unto the heaven, and God did remember her unrighteousness.

Verse ConceptsBabylonGod Remembering SinThe judgment of babylon

Let the unrighteous go on in unrighteousness; let the filthy go on being made filthy; let the righteous go on in righteousness; and let the holy go on being made holy.”

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

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Root Form
Definition
Usage
און 
'aven 
Usage: 79

חמס 
Chamac 
Usage: 60

עול 
`aval 
Usage: 2

עלה עולה עולה עול עול 
`evel 
Usage: 53

עוּל 
`avval 
Usage: 5

G93
ἀδικία 
Adikia 
Usage: 20

G94
ἄδικος 
Adikos 
Usage: 7

ἀνομία 
Anomia 
Usage: 10

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