31 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

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