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# unrighteousness

noun

«unrighteousness» in the English dictionary: in Jewish tradition — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## In Jewish tradition

The Torah forbids it in judgment and in weights and measures, meaning courts and shops must both be fair.

**Interpretation.** The rabbis read this as a command to judge fairly without favoring the poor or the great. They teach that each person must be judged by fairness alone.

### Meaning

Unfair or dishonest behavior; wrongdoing. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/U/unrighteousness/#m1)

### Examples

- Ye shall do no unrighteousness in judgment, in meteyard, in weight, or in measure. (Torah LEV.19.35, JPS 1917) [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/U/unrighteousness/#x1)
- Ye shall do no unrighteousness in judgment; thou shalt not respect the person of the poor, nor favour the person of the mighty; but in righteousness shalt thou judge thy neighbour. (Torah LEV.19.15, JPS 1917) [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/U/unrighteousness/#x2)
- Or who hath said: 'Thou hast wrought unrighteousness'? (Writings JOB.36.23, JPS 1917) [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/U/unrighteousness/#x3)
- Yea, they do no unrighteousness; they walk in His ways. (Writings PSA.119.3, JPS 1917) [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/U/unrighteousness/#x4)
- Surely my lips shall not speak unrighteousness, neither shall my tongue utter deceit; (Writings JOB.27.4, JPS 1917) [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/U/unrighteousness/#x5)

### Note

A record of the Judaism dictionary, written from the corpus.

## On Mova

- [Trees and pragmatics of «unrighteousness» in the Judaism dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/U/unrighteousness/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«unrighteousness» in the Judaism dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/judaism/w/unrighteousness.html) on Mova free.