Habakkuk 1:4

New International Reader's Version

The law can’t do what it’s supposed to do. Fairness never comes out on top. Sinful people surround those who do what is right. So people are never treated fairly.

Cross References

1 Kings 21:13

Then two worthless and evil men came and sat across from him. They brought charges against Naboth in front of the people. The two men said, “Naboth has cursed God and the king.” So they took him outside the city. They killed him by throwing stones at him.

Job 21:7

Why do sinful people keep on living? The older they grow, the richer they get.

Psalm 11:3

When law and order are being destroyed, what can godly people do?”

Psalm 119:126

Lord, it’s time for you to act. People are breaking your law.

Psalm 22:12

Many enemies are all around me. They are like strong bulls from the land of Bashan.

Psalm 22:16

A group of sinful people has closed in on me. They are all around me like a pack of dogs. They have pierced my hands and my feet.

Psalm 59:2

Save me from those who do evil. Save me from people who want to kill me.

Psalm 59:4

I haven’t done anything wrong to them. But they are ready to attack me. Rise up and help me! Look at what I’m up against!

Psalm 94:3

Lord, how long will those who are evil be glad? How long will they be full of joy?

Exodus 23:2

“Do not follow the crowd when they do what is wrong. When you are a witness in court, do not turn what is right into what is wrong. Do not go along with the crowd.

Exodus 23:6

“Be fair to your poor people in their court cases.

Isaiah 5:20

How terrible it will be for those who say that what is evil is good! How terrible for those who say that what is good is evil! How terrible for those who say that darkness is light and light is darkness! How terrible for those who say that what is bitter is sweet and what is sweet is bitter!

Isaiah 59:12

That’s because we’ve done so many things he considers wrong. Our sins prove that we are guilty. The wrong things we’ve done are always troubling us. We admit that we have sinned.

Jeremiah 12:1

Lord, when I bring a matter to you, you always do what is right. But now I would like to speak with you about whether you are being fair. Why are sinful people successful? Why do those who can’t be trusted have an easy life?

Jeremiah 12:6

Even your relatives have turned against you. They are members of your own family. They have shouted loudly at you. They might say nice things about you. But do not trust them.

Jeremiah 26:8

Jeremiah finished telling all the people everything the Lord had commanded him to say. But as soon as he did, the priests, the prophets and all the people grabbed him. They said, “You must die!

Jeremiah 8:7

Storks know when to fly south. So do doves, swifts and thrushes. But my people do not know what I require them to do.

Ezekiel 9:9

He answered me, “The sin of Israel and Judah is very great. The land is full of murderers. Its people are not being fair to one another anywhere in Jerusalem. They say, ‘The Lord has deserted the land. He doesn’t see us.’

Hosea 10:4

They make a lot of promises. They make agreements among themselves. They make promises they don’t mean to keep. So court cases spring up like poisonous weeds in a plowed field.

Amos 5:12

I know how many crimes you have committed. You have sinned far too much. Among you are people who crush those who have done no wrong. They accept money from people who want special favors. They take away the rights of poor people in the courts.

Amos 5:7

There are people among you who turn what is fair into something bitter. They throw down to the ground what is right.

Mark 7:9

Jesus continued speaking, “You have a fine way of setting aside God’s commands! You do this so you can follow your own teachings.

Acts 7:52

Was there ever a prophet your people didn’t try to hurt? They even killed those who told about the coming of the Blameless One. And now you have handed him over to his enemies. You have murdered him.

Acts 7:59

While the members of the Sanhedrin were throwing stones at Stephen, he prayed. “Lord Jesus, receive my spirit,” he said.

Romans 3:31

Does faith make the law useless? Not at all! We agree with the law.

Deuteronomy 16:19

Do what is right. Treat everyone the same. Don’t take money from people who want special favors. It makes those who are wise close their eyes to the truth. It twists the words of those who have done nothing wrong.