Lamentations 3:36
BSB · Public Domain (CC0)“to subvert a man in his lawsuit— of these the Lord does not approve.”
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BSBPD
“to subvert a man in his lawsuit— of these the Lord does not approve.”
Berean Standard Bible · Public Domain (CC0)KJVPD
“To subvert a man in his cause, the Lord approveth not.”
King James Version · Public DomainASVPD
“To subvert a man in his cause, the Lord approveth not.”
American Standard Version · Public DomainYLTPD
“To subvert a man in his cause, the Lord hath not approved.”
Young's Literal Translation · Public DomainCross references
Other passages that echo Lamentations 3:36 — 8 related verses from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.
- Deuteronomy 25:1If there is a dispute between men, they are to go to court to be judged, so that the innocent may be acquitted and the guilty condemned.
- 2 Samuel 11:27And when the time of mourning was over, David had her brought to his house, and she became his wife and bore him a son. But the thing that David had done was evil in the sight of the LORD.
- Psalms 94:5They crush Your people, O LORD; they oppress Your heritage.
- Proverbs 24:12If you say, “Behold, we did not know about this,” does not He who weighs hearts consider it? Does not the One who guards your life know? Will He not repay a man according to his deeds?
- Isaiah 59:15Truth is missing, and whoever turns from evil becomes prey. The LORD looked and was displeased that there was no justice.
- Jeremiah 22:3This is what the LORD says: Administer justice and righteousness. Rescue the victim of robbery from the hand of his oppressor. Do no wrong or violence to the foreigner, the fatherless, or the widow. Do not shed innocent blood in this place.
- Lamentations 3:59You have seen, O LORD, the wrong done to me; vindicate my cause!
- Habakkuk 1:13Your eyes are too pure to look upon evil, and You cannot tolerate wrongdoing. So why do You tolerate the faithless? Why are You silent while the wicked swallow up those more righteous than themselves?
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