5349 injustice, examples of

Injustice can be found, in varying degrees of intensity, in every area of human relationships. It produces exploitation and suffering, both mental and physical.

Injustice occurs in family life

Mk 7:9-13 pp Mt 15:3-6 See also Ge 27:35; Lev 20:9-10; Mal 2:13-14; 1Co 7:4-5; Eph 6:4; Col 3:19,21

Injustice occurs in the community

Isa 59:14-15 See also Lev 19:16; Dt 19:14; Dt 23:24-25; Dt 24:6-7; Ps 101:5; Pr 3:28-30; Pr 22:28; Pr 23:10-11; Jer 17:11

Injustice occurs in the business world

Hos 12:7 See also Lev 19:35; Pr 11:1; 1Ti 6:10

Injustice occurs in courts of law

Pr 24:23-24 See also Ps 26:10; Pr 14:5; Pr 28:21; Isa 5:22-23; Isa 29:21; Hos 10:4; Am 5:12; Hab 1:4; Mal 2:9; Ac 16:36-37

Injustice can be caused by rulers and governments

Isa 10:1-2 See also Ex 1:10-11; Ps 58:1-2; Ps 94:20-21; Pr 29:4; Pr 31:4-5; Ecc 5:8-9; Isa 1:21; Mic 3:8; Hab 2:9
Lk 23:4-25 pp Mt 27:15-26 pp Mk 15:6-15 pp Jn 18:38-40 See also Ro 13:1-4 the proper role of governing authorities

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