What does the Bible say about social injustice?

11 verses about social injustice, ranked by the votes of OpenBible.info readers, with the King James text.

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Bible verses about social injustice

1. Psalms 64:6 — They search out iniquities; they accomplish a diligent search: both the inward thought of every one of them, and the heart, is deep. 5 votes
2. Exodus 20:1 — And God spake all these words, saying, 4 votes
3. Isaiah 1:17 — Learn to do well; seek judgment, relieve the oppressed, judge the fatherless, plead for the widow. 4 votes
4. Micah 6:8 — He hath shewed thee, O man, what is good; and what doth the LORD require of thee, but to do justly, and to love mercy, and to walk humbly with thy God? 4 votes
5. Galatians 3:28 — There is neither Jew nor Greek, there is neither bond nor free, there is neither male nor female: for ye are all one in Christ Jesus. 4 votes
6. Leviticus 19:15 — Ye shall do no unrighteousness in judgment: thou shalt not respect the person of the poor, nor honour the person of the mighty: but in righteousness shalt thou judge thy neighbour. 3 votes
7. Ezekiel 16:49 — Behold, this was the iniquity of thy sister Sodom, pride, fulness of bread, and abundance of idleness was in her and in her daughters, neither did she strengthen the hand of the poor and needy. 3 votes
8. Proverbs 15:1 — A soft answer turneth away wrath: but grievous words stir up anger. 2 votes
9. Proverbs 31:9 — Open thy mouth, judge righteously, and plead the cause of the poor and needy. 2 votes
10. Jeremiah 22:3 — Thus saith the LORD; Execute ye judgment and righteousness, and deliver the spoiled out of the hand of the oppressor: and do no wrong, do no violence to the stranger, the fatherless, nor the widow, neither shed innocent blood in this place. 2 votes
11. James 1:27 — Pure religion and undefiled before God and the Father is this, To visit the fatherless and widows in their affliction, and to keep himself unspotted from the world. 2 votes

Where these verses are

Proverbs (2), Exodus (1), Leviticus (1), Psalms (1), Isaiah (1), Jeremiah (1), Ezekiel (1), Micah (1), Galatians (1), James (1)

Related topics

• Fairness
• Injustice
• Helping Widows
• Judging On Appearances
• True Religion
• Business Ethics
• Just
• Heritage
• Taking Care Of Widows
• Social Justice
• Partiality
• Orphans

Topical Bible data by OpenBible.info (https://www.openbible.info/topics/), CC BY 4.0. Votes reflect how many readers judged each verse relevant; they are not a doctrinal ranking. Verse text: King James Version.