Cross references
Ecclesiastes 3:16
Furthermore, I saw under the sun that in the place of judgment there is wickedness, and in the place of righteousness there is wickedness.
Ecclesiastes 3:16 has 13 cross-references in the OpenBible.info data, 7 of them with at least 4 reader votes. The strongest point to Ecclesiastes 4:1 (6 votes) and Ecclesiastes 5:8 (5 votes). 15 other verses point back to it. It links with 9 other books, from 1 Kings 21 to James 2.
Which verses does Ecclesiastes 3:16 point to?
Ranked by reader votes. Links with fewer than 4 votes are marked weak.
- Ecclesiastes 4:16 votes
Again I looked, and I considered all the oppression taking place under the sun. I saw the tears of the oppressed, and they had no comforter; the power lay in the hands of their oppressors, and there was no comforter.
- Ecclesiastes 5:85 votes
If you see the oppression of the poor and the denial of justice and righteousness in the province, do not be astonished at the matter; for one official is watched by a superior, and others higher still are over them.
- 1 Kings 21:9–214 votes
In the letters she wrote: “Proclaim a fast and give Naboth a seat of honor among the people. But seat two scoundrels opposite him and have them testify, ‘You have cursed both God and the king!’ Then take him out and stone him to death.” …
- Psalm 58:1–24 votes
For the choirmaster. To the tune of “Do Not Destroy.” A Miktam of David. Do you indeed speak justly, O rulers? Do you judge uprightly, O sons of men? No, in your hearts you devise injustice; with your hands you mete out violence on the earth.
- Psalm 82:2–54 votes
“How long will you judge unjustly and show partiality to the wicked? Selah Defend the cause of the weak and fatherless; uphold the rights of the afflicted and oppressed. …
- Psalm 94:21–224 votes
They band together against the righteous and condemn the innocent to death. But the LORD has been my stronghold, and my God is my rock of refuge.
- Acts 23:34 votes
Then Paul said to him, “God will strike you, you whitewashed wall! You sit here to judge me according to the law, yet you yourself violate the law by commanding that I be struck.”
- Isaiah 59:143 votes
So justice is turned away, and righteousness stands at a distance. For truth has stumbled in the public square, and honesty cannot enter.
- Micah 2:23 votes
They covet fields and seize them; they take away houses. They deprive a man of his home, a fellow man of his inheritance.
- Micah 7:33 votes
Both hands are skilled at evil; the prince and the judge demand a bribe. When the powerful utters his evil desire, they all conspire together.
- Zephaniah 3:33 votes
- Matthew 26:593 votes
- James 2:61 vote
Which verses point to Ecclesiastes 3:16?
The 10 strongest of 15.