Quotes About Society

The wicked wander freely, and vileness is exalted among men.

Destruction is within; oppression and deceit never leave the streets.

They kill the widow and the foreigner; they murder the fatherless.

The poor man is hated even by his neighbor, but many are those who love the rich.

Wealth attracts many friends, but a poor man is deserted by his friend.

Whoever tells the guilty, “You are innocent”—peoples will curse him, and nations will denounce him;

When the wicked come to power, people hide themselves; but when they perish, the righteous flourish.

When the righteous flourish, the people rejoice, but when the wicked rule, the people groan.

there is a generation whose teeth are swords and whose jaws are knives, devouring the oppressed from the earth and the needy from among men.

There is an evil I have seen under the sun—an error that proceeds from the ruler:

I have seen slaves on horseback, while princes go on foot like slaves.

Woe to you, O land whose king is a youth, and whose princes feast in the morning.

“I will make mere lads their leaders, and children will rule over them.”

The people will oppress one another, man against man, neighbor against neighbor; the young will rise up against the old, and the base against the honorable.

Youths oppress My people, and women rule over them. O My people, your guides mislead you; they turn you from your paths.

In that day seven women will take hold of one man and say, “We will eat our own bread and provide our own clothes. Just let us be called by your name. Take away our disgrace!”

So justice is turned away, and righteousness stands at a distance. For truth has stumbled in the public square, and honesty cannot enter.

Truth is missing, and whoever turns from evil becomes prey. The LORD looked and was displeased that there was no justice.

Do you not see what they are doing in the cities of Judah and in the streets of Jerusalem?

As you saw the iron mixed with clay, so the peoples will mix with one another, but will not hold together any more than iron mixes with clay.

When their liquor is gone, they turn to prostitution; their rulers dearly love disgrace.

Surely now they will say, “We have no king, for we do not revere the LORD. What can a king do for us?”

Hear this word, you cows of Bashan on Mount Samaria, you women who oppress the poor and crush the needy, who say to your husbands, “Bring us more to drink.”

In that day the lovely young women—the young men as well—will faint from thirst.