Jeremiah 12:1
Yet let me discuss issues of justice with You:
Why has the way of the wicked prospered?
Why are those who deal in treachery (deceit) at ease and thriving?
Job 12:6
“The tents of the destroyers prosper;
And those who provoke God are [apparently] secure,
Whom God brings into their power.
Psalm 51:4
Against You, You only, have I sinned
And done that which is evil in Your sight,
So that You are justified when You speak [Your sentence]
And faultless in Your judgment.
Malachi 3:15
So now we call the arrogant happy and blessed. Evildoers are exalted and prosper; and when they test God, they escape [unpunished].’”
Ezra 9:15
O Lord God of Israel, You are [uncompromisingly] just (righteous), for we have been left as survivors, as it is this day. Behold, we are before You in our guilt, for no one can stand before You because of this.”
Job 13:3
“But I wish to speak to
And I desire to argue with God.
Job 21:7-15
“Why do the wicked still live,
Become old, and become mighty in power?
Psalm 37:1
Nor be envious toward wrongdoers;
Psalm 92:7
That though the wicked sprout up like grass
And all evildoers flourish,
They will be destroyed forever.
Jeremiah 5:11
“For the house of Israel and the house of Judah
Have dealt very treacherously (faithlessly) with Me,” declares the Lord.
Jeremiah 11:20
But, O Lord of hosts, who judges righteously,
Who tests the feelings and the heart (mind),
Let me see Your vengeance on them,
For to You I have committed my cause.
Daniel 9:7
“Righteousness belongs to You, O Lord, but to us confusion and open shame, as it is this day—to the men of Judah, to the inhabitants of Jerusalem, and to all Israel, those who are nearby and those who are far away, in all the countries to which You have driven them, because of the [treacherous] acts of unfaithfulness which they have committed against You.
Habakkuk 1:4
Therefore, the law is ineffective and ignored
And justice is never upheld,
For the wicked surround the righteous;
Therefore, justice becomes perverted.
Genesis 18:25
Far be it from You to do
Deuteronomy 32:4
“The Rock! His work is perfect,
For all His ways are just;
A God of faithfulness without iniquity (injustice),
Just and upright is He.
Psalm 37:35
I have seen a wicked, violent man [with great power]
Spreading and flaunting himself like a cedar in its native soil,
Psalm 73:3-28
For I was envious of the arrogant
As I saw the prosperity of the wicked.
Psalm 94:3-4
O Lord, how long will the wicked,
How long will the wicked rejoice in triumph?
Psalm 119:75
I know, O Lord, that Your judgments are fair,
And that in faithfulness You have disciplined me.
Psalm 119:137
Tsadhe.
Righteous are You, O Lord,
And upright are Your judgments.
Psalm 145:17
The Lord is [unwaveringly] righteous in all His ways
And gracious and kind in all His works.
Proverbs 1:32
“For the turning away of the
And the careless ease of [self-righteous] fools will destroy them.
Isaiah 41:21
“Present your case [for idols made by men’s hands],” says the Lord.
“Produce your evidence [of divinity],”
Says the king of Jacob.
Isaiah 48:8
“You have not heard, you have not known;
Even from long ago your ear has not been open.
For I [the Lord] knew that you [Israel] would act very treacherously;
You have been called a transgressor and a rebel from birth.
Jeremiah 5:27-28
‘As a cage is full of birds,
So are their houses full of deceit and treachery;
Therefore they have become influential and rich.
Jeremiah 12:6
“For even your [tribal] brothers and the household of your father,
Even they have dealt treacherously (unfaithfully) with you;
Indeed they are [like a pack of hounds] howling after you.
Do not believe them, although they may say kind words and promise you good things.”
Hosea 6:7
But they, like Adam, have transgressed the covenant;
There they have dealt treacherously against Me.
Habakkuk 1:13-17
Your eyes are too pure to approve evil,
And You cannot look favorably on wickedness.
Why then do You look favorably
On those who act treacherously?
Why are you silent when the wicked (Chaldean oppressors) destroy
Those more righteous than they?
Zephaniah 3:5
The Lord is righteous within her;
He will do no injustice.
Every morning He brings His justice to light;
He does not fail.
But the unjust person knows no shame.
Romans 3:5-6
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.)
Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
Summary
Righteous
Talk
Wherefore doth
General references
Bible References
Righteous
But, O Lord of hosts, who judges righteously,
Who tests the feelings and the heart (mind),
Let me see Your vengeance on them,
For to You I have committed my cause.
“The Rock! His work is perfect,
For all His ways are just;
A God of faithfulness without iniquity (injustice),
Just and upright is He.
Against You, You only, have I sinned
And done that which is evil in Your sight,
So that You are justified when You speak [Your sentence]
And faultless in Your judgment.
I know, O Lord, that Your judgments are fair,
And that in faithfulness You have disciplined me.
The Lord is [unwaveringly] righteous in all His ways
And gracious and kind in all His works.
Your eyes are too pure to approve evil,
And You cannot look favorably on wickedness.
Why then do You look favorably
On those who act treacherously?
Why are you silent when the wicked (Chaldean oppressors) destroy
Those more righteous than they?
The Lord is righteous within her;
He will do no injustice.
Every morning He brings His justice to light;
He does not fail.
But the unjust person knows no shame.
Talk
“But I wish to speak to
And I desire to argue with God.
“Present your case [for idols made by men’s hands],” says the Lord.
“Produce your evidence [of divinity],”
Says the king of Jacob.
Wherefore doth
‘They are fat and they are sleek (prosperous),
They
They do not plead the cause,
The cause of the orphan, so that they [the wicked] may prosper,
And they do not defend the rights of the poor.
“The tents of the destroyers prosper;
And those who provoke God are [apparently] secure,
Whom God brings into their power.
“Why do the wicked still live,
Become old, and become mighty in power?
Nor be envious toward wrongdoers;
For I was envious of the arrogant
As I saw the prosperity of the wicked.
That though the wicked sprout up like grass
And all evildoers flourish,
They will be destroyed forever.
O Lord, how long will the wicked,
How long will the wicked rejoice in triumph?
“For the turning away of the
And the careless ease of [self-righteous] fools will destroy them.
Therefore, the law is ineffective and ignored
And justice is never upheld,
For the wicked surround the righteous;
Therefore, justice becomes perverted.
Deal
“For even your [tribal] brothers and the household of your father,
Even they have dealt treacherously (unfaithfully) with you;
Indeed they are [like a pack of hounds] howling after you.
Do not believe them, although they may say kind words and promise you good things.”
“For the house of Israel and the house of Judah
Have dealt very treacherously (faithlessly) with Me,” declares the Lord.
“You have not heard, you have not known;
Even from long ago your ear has not been open.
For I [the Lord] knew that you [Israel] would act very treacherously;
You have been called a transgressor and a rebel from birth.
But they, like Adam, have transgressed the covenant;
There they have dealt treacherously against Me.
General references
Righteous are You, O Lord,
And upright are Your judgments.