Cross references

Habakkuk 1:4

Therefore the law is paralyzed,

and justice never goes forth.

For the wicked hem in the righteous,

so that justice is perverted.

Habakkuk 1:4 BSB

Habakkuk 1:4 has 43 cross-references in the OpenBible.info data, 8 of them with at least 4 reader votes. The strongest point to Job 21:7 (6 votes) and Psalm 94:20–21 (6 votes). 13 other verses point back to it. It links with 19 other books, from Exodus 23 to 2 Peter 3.

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Which verses does Habakkuk 1:4 point to?

The 20 strongest of 43, ranked by reader votes. Links with fewer than 4 votes are marked weak.

  1. Job 21:76 votes

    Why do the wicked live on, growing old and increasing in power?

  2. Can a corrupt throne be Your ally—one devising mischief by decree? They band together against the righteous and condemn the innocent to death.

  3. It is time for the LORD to act, for they have broken Your law.

  4. See how the faithful city has become a harlot! She once was full of justice; righteousness resided within her, but now only murderers! Your silver has become dross; your fine wine is diluted with water. …

  5. Righteous are You, O LORD, when I plead before You. Yet about Your judgments I wish to contend with You: Why does the way of the wicked prosper? Why do all the faithless live at ease?

  6. He replied, “The iniquity of the house of Israel and Judah is exceedingly great. The land is full of bloodshed, and the city is full of perversity. For they say, ‘The LORD has forsaken the land; the LORD does not see.’

  7. Woe to those who call evil good and good evil, who turn darkness to light and light to darkness, who replace bitter with sweet and sweet with bitter.

  8. rebelling and denying the LORD, turning away from our God, speaking oppression and revolt, conceiving and uttering lies from the heart. So justice is turned away, and righteousness stands at a distance. For truth has stumbled in the public square, and honesty cannot enter. …

  9. You shall not follow the crowd in wrongdoing. When you testify in a lawsuit, do not pervert justice by siding with the crowd.

  10. You shall not deny justice to the poor in their lawsuits.

  11. Hosea 10:43 votes
  12. Amos 5:123 votes
  13. Psalm 59:22 votes
  14. Psalm 59:42 votes
  15. Psalm 94:32 votes

    How long will the wicked, O LORD, how long will the wicked exult?

Which verses point to Habakkuk 1:4?

The 10 strongest of 13.