10 Bible Verses about Apparent Injustice

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Job 12:6

"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.

Job 21:7

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

Psalm 73:14

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

Ecclesiastes 7:15

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.

Ecclesiastes 9:2

It happeneth unto one as unto another; It goeth with the righteous as with the ungodly; with the good and clean as with the unclean; with him that offereth as with him that offereth not; like as it goeth with the virtuous, so goeth it also with the sinner; As it happeneth unto the perjured, so happeneth it also unto him that is afraid to be foresworn.

Jeremiah 12:1

O LORD, thou art more righteous than that I should dispute with thee: Nevertheless, let me talk with thee in things reasonable. How happeneth it, that the way of the ungodly is so prosperous? And that it goeth so well with them, which without any shame offend and live in wickedness?

Ezekiel 18:25

But you will say, 'The way of the Lord is not equal.' Here I pray you, ye house of Israel. Is not my way equal?

Habakkuk 1:2

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?

Matthew 20:12

'These last have wrought but one hour, and thou hast made them equal unto us which have borne the burden and heat of the day.'

Romans 9:14

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

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Habakkuk 1:2

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?

Job 12:6

"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.

Job 21:7

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

Psalm 73:14

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

Ecclesiastes 7:15

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.

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