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unjust

Meaning of “unjust”

Sense 1: Not right, fair, lawful, honest, or equitable; unrighteous, wicked, fraudulent, partial, or withholding what is due. Sense 2: A person so acting.

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KJV context and cross-referencesSkeat 1893
17 occurrences15 verses10 booksKJV PCE

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First occurrence: Psalms 43:1

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Proverbs 11:7
When a wicked man dieth, his expectation shall perish: and the hope of unjust men perisheth.
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1611 witness · Proverbs 11:7 · retained source text

When a wicked man dieth, his expectation shall perish: and the hope of vniust men perisheth.

Proverbs 28:8
He that by usury and unjust gain increaseth his substance, he shall gather it for him that will pity the poor.
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He that by vsurie and vniust gaine increaseth his substance, he shall gather it for him that wil pity the poore.

1611 marginal noteHebr. by increase.

1611 marginal noteChap. 13.22. eccles.2 26.

Proverbs 29:27
An unjust man is an abomination to the just: and he that is upright in the way is abomination to the wicked.
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1611 witness · Proverbs 29:27 · retained source text

An vniust man is an abomination to the iust: and he that is vpright in the way, is abomination to the wicked.

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