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Eccl. 3:16 KJV (With Strong’s)

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And moreover I sawc under the sun the place of judgment, that wickedness was there; and the place of righteousness, that iniquity was there.

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Eccl. 5:8• ⁸If thou seest the oppression of the poor, and violent perverting of judgment and justice in a province, marvel not at the matter: for he that is higher than the highest regardeth; and there be higher than they. (Eccl. 5:8)

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Jer. 5:1‑2• ¹Run ye to and fro through the streets of Jerusalem, and see now, and know, and seek in the broad places thereof, if ye can find a man, if there be any that executeth judgment, that seeketh the truth; and I will pardon it.
²And though they say, The Lord liveth; surely they swear falsely. (Jer. 5:1‑2)

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Eccl. 4:1• ¹So I returned, and considered all the oppressions that are done under the sun: and behold the tears of such as were oppressed, and they had no comforter; and on the side of their oppressors there was power; but they had no comforter. (Eccl. 4:1)

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Eccl. 5:8• ⁸If thou seest the oppression of the poor, and violent perverting of judgment and justice in a province, marvel not at the matter: for he that is higher than the highest regardeth; and there be higher than they. (Eccl. 5:8)

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1 Kings 21:9‑21• ⁹And she wrote in the letters, saying, Proclaim a fast, and set Naboth on high among the people:
¹⁰And set two men, sons of Belial, before him, to bear witness against him, saying, Thou didst blaspheme God and the king. And then carry him out, and stone him, that he may die.
¹¹And the men of his city, even the elders and the nobles who were the inhabitants in his city, did as Jezebel had sent unto them, and as it was written in the letters which she had sent unto them.
¹²They proclaimed a fast, and set Naboth on high among the people.
¹³And there came in two men, children of Belial, and sat before him: and the men of Belial witnessed against him, even against Naboth, in the presence of the people, saying, Naboth did blaspheme God and the king. Then they carried him forth out of the city, and stoned him with stones, that he died.
¹⁴Then they sent to Jezebel, saying, Naboth is stoned, and is dead.
¹⁵And it came to pass, when Jezebel heard that Naboth was stoned, and was dead, that Jezebel said to Ahab, Arise, take possession of the vineyard of Naboth the Jezreelite, which he refused to give thee for money: for Naboth is not alive, but dead.
¹⁶And it came to pass, when Ahab heard that Naboth was dead, that Ahab rose up to go down to the vineyard of Naboth the Jezreelite, to take possession of it.
¹⁷And the word of the Lord came to Elijah the Tishbite, saying,
¹⁸Arise, go down to meet Ahab king of Israel, which is in Samaria: behold, he is in the vineyard of Naboth, whither he is gone down to possess it.
¹⁹And thou shalt speak unto him, saying, Thus saith the Lord, Hast thou killed, and also taken possession? And thou shalt speak unto him, saying, Thus saith the Lord, In the place where dogs licked the blood of Naboth shall dogs lick thy blood, even thine.
²⁰And Ahab said to Elijah, Hast thou found me, O mine enemy? And he answered, I have found thee: because thou hast sold thyself to work evil in the sight of the Lord.
²¹Behold, I will bring evil upon thee, and will take away thy posterity, and will cut off from Ahab him that pisseth against the wall, and him that is shut up and left in Israel, (1 Kings 21:9‑21)

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Psa. 58:1‑2• ¹<<To the chief Musician, Al-taschith, Michtam of David.>> Do ye indeed speak righteousness, O congregation? do ye judge uprightly, O ye sons of men?
²Yea, in heart ye work wickedness; ye weigh the violence of your hands in the earth. (Psa. 58:1‑2)

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Psa. 82:2‑5• ²How long will ye judge unjustly, and accept the persons of the wicked? Selah.
³Defend the poor and fatherless: do justice to the afflicted and needy.
⁴Deliver the poor and needy: rid them out of the hand of the wicked.
⁵They know not, neither will they understand; they walk on in darkness: all the foundations of the earth are out of course. (Psa. 82:2‑5)

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Psa. 94:21‑22• ²¹They gather themselves together against the soul of the righteous, and condemn the innocent blood.
²²But the Lord is my defence; and my God is the rock of my refuge. (Psa. 94:21‑22)

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Isa. 59:14• ¹⁴And judgment is turned away backward, and justice standeth afar off: for truth is fallen in the street, and equity cannot enter. (Isa. 59:14)

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Mic. 2:2• ²And they covet fields, and take them by violence; and houses, and take them away: so they oppress a man and his house, even a man and his heritage. (Mic. 2:2)

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Mic. 7:3• ³That they may do evil with both hands earnestly, the prince asketh, and the judge asketh for a reward; and the great man, he uttereth his mischievous desire: so they wrap it up. (Mic. 7:3)

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Zeph. 3:3• ³Her princes within her are roaring lions; her judges are evening wolves; they gnaw not the bones till the morrow. (Zeph. 3:3)

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Matt. 26:59• ⁵⁹Now the chief priests, and elders, and all the council, sought false witness against Jesus, to put him to death; (Matt. 26:59)

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Acts 23:3• ³Then said Paul unto him, God shall smite thee, thou whited wall: for sittest thou to judge me after the law, and commandest me to be smitten contrary to the law? (Acts 23:3)

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James 2:6• ⁶But ye have despised the poor. Do not rich men oppress you, and draw you before the judgment seats? (James 2:6)

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And moreover I saw under the sun, that in the place of judgment, wickedness was there; and in the place of righteousness, wickedness was there.