5349 injustice, examples of
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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

Mark 7:9-13 pp Matthew 15:3-6 See also Genesis 27:35; Leviticus 20:9-10; Malachi 2:13-14; 1 Corinthians 7:4-5; Ephesians 6:4; Colossians 3:19,21

Injustice occurs in the community

Isaiah 59:14-15 See also Leviticus 19:16; Deuteronomy 19:14; Deuteronomy 23:24-25; Deuteronomy 24:6-7; Psalm 101:5; Proverbs 3:28-30; Proverbs 22:28; Proverbs 23:10-11; Jeremiah 17:11

Injustice occurs in the business world

Hosea 12:7 See also Leviticus 19:35; Proverbs 11:1; 1 Timothy 6:10

Injustice occurs in courts of law

Proverbs 24:23-24 See also Psalm 26:10; Proverbs 14:5; Proverbs 28:21; Isaiah 5:22-23; Isaiah 29:21; Hosea 10:4; Amos 5:12; Habakkuk 1:4; Malachi 2:9; Acts 16:36-37

Injustice can be caused by rulers and governments

Isaiah 10:1-2 See also Exodus 1:10-11; Psalm 58:1-2; Psalm 94:20-21; Proverbs 29:4; Proverbs 31:4-5; Ecclesiastes 5:8-9; Isaiah 1:21; Micah 3:8; Habakkuk 2:9

Luke 23:4-25 pp Matthew 27:15-26 pp Mark 15:6-15 pp John 18:38-40 See also Romans 13:1-4 the proper role of governing authorities

See also

5202  accusation, false
5215  authority
5310  exploitation
5383  lawsuits
5412  money
5452  power
5512  scales & balances
5680  family
6126  condemnation, human
6130  corruption
8452  neighbours, duty to
8751  false witness



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