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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 a higher than the high is watching, and there are 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 broadways thereof, if ye can find a man, if there be any that doeth justice, that seeketh fidelity; and I will pardon it.
²And if they say, As Jehovah liveth! surely they swear falsely. (Jer. 5:1‑2)

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Eccl. 4:1• ¹And I returned and saw all the oppressions that are done under the sun: and behold, the tears of the oppressed, and they had no comforter; and on the side of their oppressors was power, and 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 a higher than the high is watching, and there are higher than they. (Eccl. 5:8)

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1 Kings 21:9‑21• ⁹And she wrote in the letter saying, Proclaim a fast, and set Naboth at the head of the people;
¹⁰and set two men, sons of Belial, before him, and they shall bear witness against him saying, Thou didst curse God and the king; and carry him out, and stone him, that he may die.
¹¹And the men of his city, the elders and the nobles that dwelt in his city, did as Jezebel had sent to them, as it was written in the letter that she had sent to them:
¹²they proclaimed a fast, and set Naboth at the head of the people.
¹³And there came the two men, sons of Belial, and sat before him; and the men of Belial witnessed against him, against Naboth, in the presence of the people, saying, Naboth blasphemed God and the king. And they carried him forth out of the city, and stoned him with stones, that he died.
¹⁴And 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 Jizreelite, 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 Jizreelite, to take possession of it.
¹⁷And the word of Jehovah came to Elijah the Tishbite, saying,
¹⁸Arise, go down to meet Ahab king of Israel, who is in Samaria: behold, he is in the vineyard of Naboth, whither he is gone down to take possession of it.
¹⁹And thou shalt speak unto him saying, Thus saith Jehovah: Hast thou killed, and also taken possession? And thou shalt speak unto him saying, Thus saith Jehovah: In the place where the dogs licked the blood of Naboth shall the dogs lick thy blood, even thine.
²⁰And Ahab said to Elijah, Hast thou found me, mine enemy? And he said, I have found thee; because thou hast sold thyself to do evil in the sight of Jehovah.
²¹Behold, I will bring evil upon thee, and will take away thy posterity, and will cut off from Ahab every male, and him that is shut up and left in Israel; (1 Kings 21:9‑21)

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Psa. 58:1‑2• ¹To the chief Musician. 'Destroy not.' Of David. Michtam. Is righteousness indeed silent? Do ye speak it? Do ye judge with equity, ye sons of men?
²Yea, in heart ye work wickedness; ye weigh out 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 unrighteously, and accept the person of the wicked? Selah.
³Judge the poor and the fatherless, do justice to the afflicted and the destitute;
⁴Rescue the poor and needy, deliver them out of the hand of the wicked.
⁵They know not, neither do they understand; they walk on in darkness: all the foundations of the earth are moved. (Psa. 82:2‑5)

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Psa. 94:21‑22• ²¹They band together against the soul of the righteous, and condemn innocent blood.
²²But Jehovah will be my high tower; and my God the rock of my refuge. (Psa. 94:21‑22)

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Isa. 59:14• ¹⁴And judgment is turned away backward, and righteousness standeth afar off; for truth stumbleth in the street, and uprightness 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; and they oppress a man and his house, even a man and his heritage. (Mic. 2:2)

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Mic. 7:3• ³Both hands are for evil, to do it well. The prince asketh, and the judge is there for a reward; and the great man uttereth his soul's greed: and together they combine it. (Mic. 7:3)

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Zeph. 3:3• ³Her princes in the midst of her are roaring lions; her judges are evening wolves, that leave nothing for the morning. (Zeph. 3:3)

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Matt. 26:59• ⁵⁹And the chief priests and the elders and the whole sanhedrim sought false witness against Jesus, so that they might put him to death. (Matt. 26:59)

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Acts 23:3• ³Then Paul said to him, God will smite thee, whited wall. And *thou*, dost thou sit judging me according to the law, and breaking the law commandest me to be smitten? (Acts 23:3)

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James 2:6• ⁶But *ye* have despised the poor man. Do not the rich oppress you, and do not *they* drag you before the tribunals? (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.