Ecclesiastes 3:16
And moreover I saw under the sun the place of judgment, that wickedness was there; and the place of righteousness, that iniquity was there.
Cross-reference
In Ecclesiastes 4:1, the same lament over injustice is expanded—oppression with no comforter, showing the depth of corruption.
Ecclesiastes 10:5 gives another instance of injustice under the sun — folly set in high places, echoing 3:16's corrupted justice.
Ecclesiastes 2:17 reveals the emotional response (hating life) to the same observation of injustice, deepening the theme of vanity.
Ecclesiastes 7:15 provides a concrete example of the same injustice: the righteous perishing while the wicked live long.
Ecclesiastes 7:25 describes the writer's response to such injustice — turning his mind to understand wickedness and folly.
In Ecclesiastes 5:8, the observation of injustice is extended with a caution not to be amazed, because officials are watched by higher ones.
In Psalm 58:1, the psalmist confronts unjust rulers who fail to judge uprightly, directly mirroring the corruption described here.
In Matthew 26:59, the chief priests and council seek false testimony against Jesus — a concrete NT example of wickedness in judgment.
Zephaniah 3:3 compares judges to evening wolves leaving nothing — a vivid image of predatory injustice in the place of justice.
Micah 7:3 portrays judges and princes taking bribes and weaving evil together — the same corruption in legal proceedings.
In Isaiah 59:14, justice is turned back and righteousness stands far off — directly echoing the same corruption in judgment.
In Psalm 94:21, wicked rulers band together against the righteous and condemn the innocent, illustrating the evil in place of justice.
In Psalm 82:2-5, God rebukes judges who show partiality to the wicked and walk in darkness, echoing the same indictment of injustice.
In Psalm 58:2, the accusation sharpens: corrupt judges devise wrongs and deal violence, fleshing out the perversion of justice.
In 1 Kings 21:9-21, the narrative of Naboth's false trial provides a concrete example of wickedness replacing justice.
Zephaniah 3:5 contrasts human injustice with God's faithful justice — every morning He dispenses righteousness, unlike the wickedness in 3:16.
James 2:6 accuses the rich of oppressing the poor and dragging them into court — illustrating systemic injustice in legal settings.
Psalm 94:22 presents God as a refuge, contrasting the earthly injustice here — God defends when human courts fail.
Isaiah 26:10 similarly notes that the wicked persist in evil even when shown grace, paralleling Ecclesiastes' observation of unrighteousness in righteous places.
Psalm 82:5 says unjust judges walk in darkness, causing the earth's foundations to shake — linking judicial corruption to cosmic instability.
Micah 2:2 describes covetous seizure of fields and houses — a specific form of injustice where righteousness should prevail.
Acts 23:3 shows Paul rebuking the high priest for ordering him struck unlawfully — another instance of corruption in judgment.