Lamentations 3:36

Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)

To subvert a man in his cause, the Lord hath not approved.

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Referenced Verses

  • Hab 1:13 : 13 Purer of eyes than to behold evil, To look on perverseness Thou art not able, Why dost Thou behold the treacherous? Thou keepest silent when the wicked Doth swallow the more righteous than he,
  • 2 Sam 11:27 : 27 and the mourning passeth by, and David sendeth and gathereth her unto his house, and she is to him for a wife, and beareth to him a son; and the thing which David hath done is evil in the eyes of Jehovah.
  • Isa 59:15 : 15 And the truth is lacking, And whoso is turning aside from evil, Is making himself a spoil. And Jehovah seeth, and it is evil in His eyes, That there is no judgment.
  • Jer 22:3 : 3 Thus said Jehovah: Do ye judgment and righteousness, And deliver the plundered from the hand of the oppressor, And sojourner, orphan, and widow, ye do not oppress nor wrong, And innocent blood ye do not shed in this place.

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    35To turn aside the judgment of a man, Over-against the face of the Most High,

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    79%

    37Who `is' this -- he hath said, and it is, `And' the Lord hath not commanded `it'?

    38From the mouth of the Most High Go not forth the evils and the good.

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    74%

    2The good bringeth forth favour from Jehovah, And the man of wicked devices He condemneth.

    3A man is not established by wickedness, And the root of the righteous is not moved.

  • Prov 18:5
    74%

    5Acceptance of the face of the wicked `is' not good, To turn aside the righteous in judgment.

  • Prov 29:26-27
    2 verses
    73%

    26Many are seeking the face of a ruler, And from Jehovah `is' the judgment of each.

    27An abomination to the righteous `is' the perverse man, And an abomination to the wicked `is' the upright in the way!

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    73%

    18Lest Jehovah see, and `it be' evil in His eyes, And He hath turned from off him His anger.

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    73%

    12Yea, truly, God doth not do wickedly, And the Mighty doth not pervert judgment.

  • Prov 19:3
    73%

    3The folly of man perverteth his way, And against Jehovah is his heart wroth.

  • Ps 36:3-4
    2 verses
    72%

    3The words of his mouth `are' iniquity and deceit, He ceased to act prudently -- to do good.

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  • Prov 3:30-32
    3 verses
    72%

    30Strive not with a man without cause, If he have not done thee evil.

    31Be not envious of a man of violence, Nor fix thou on any of his ways.

    32For an abomination to Jehovah `is' the perverted, And with the upright `is' His secret counsel.

  • Exod 23:2-3
    2 verses
    72%

    2`Thou art not after many to evil, nor dost thou testify concerning a strife, to turn aside after many to cause `others' to turn aside;

    3and a poor man thou dost not honour in his strife.

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    72%

    3The integrity of the upright leadeth them, And the perverseness of the treacherous destroyeth them.

  • Exod 23:6
    72%

    6`Thou dost not turn aside the judgment of thy needy one in his strife;

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    72%

    6He reviveth not the wicked, And the judgment of the poor appointeth;

  • Isa 29:21
    72%

    21Causing men to sin in word, And for a reprover in the gate lay a snare, And turn aside into emptiness the righteous.

  • Prov 13:6
    72%

    6Righteousness keepeth him who is perfect in the way, And wickedness overthroweth a sin offering.

  • Ps 34:16
    71%

    16(The face of Jehovah `is' on doers of evil, To cut off from earth their memorial.)

  • Ps 36:1
    71%

    1To the Overseer. -- By a servant of Jehovah, by David. The transgression of the wicked Is affirming within my heart, `Fear of God is not before his eyes,

  • Job 8:3
    71%

    3Doth God pervert judgment? And doth the Mighty One pervert justice?

  • Prov 21:12
    71%

    12The Righteous One is acting wisely Towards the house of the wicked, He is overthrowing the wicked for wickedness.

  • Ps 10:3
    71%

    3Because the wicked hath boasted Of the desire of his soul, And a dishonest gainer he hath blessed, He hath despised Jehovah.

  • Prov 21:7
    71%

    7The spoil of the wicked catcheth them, Because they have refused to do judgment.

  • Prov 10:29
    71%

    29The way of Jehovah `is' strength to the perfect, And ruin to workers of iniquity.

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  • Prov 28:10
    71%

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    71%

    11A talkative man is not established in the earth, One of violence -- evil hunteth to overflowing.

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    70%

    3Is not calamity to the perverse? And strangeness to workers of iniquity?

  • Ps 37:17
    70%

    17For the arms of the wicked are shivered, And Jehovah is sustaining the righteous.

  • Prov 21:29-30
    2 verses
    70%

    29A wicked man hath hardened by his face, And the upright -- he prepareth his way.

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    70%

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    70%

    15Therefore suddenly cometh his calamity, Instantly he is broken -- and no healing.

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    70%

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    70%

    3Is it good for Thee that Thou dost oppress? That Thou despisest the labour of Thy hands, And on the counsel of the wicked hast shone?

  • Isa 59:15
    70%

    15And the truth is lacking, And whoso is turning aside from evil, Is making himself a spoil. And Jehovah seeth, and it is evil in His eyes, That there is no judgment.

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    70%

    6For Jehovah is knowing the way of the righteous, And the way of the wicked is lost!

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    70%

    12The eyes of Jehovah have kept knowledge, And He overthroweth the words of the treacherous.

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    70%

    32The wicked is watching for the righteous, And is seeking to put him to death.

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    70%

    1A man often reproved, hardening the neck, Is suddenly broken, and there is no healing.

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    70%

    17And the judgment of the wicked thou hast fulfilled, Judgment and justice are upheld -- because of fury,

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    70%

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    70%

    30From the reigning of a profane man, From the snares of a people;

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    70%

    26As wicked He hath stricken them, In the place of beholders.