Thomas Becket

My beloved brethren, why do you not rise together with me against the malignants? Why do you not stand up with me to oppose those who work iniquity? Do you not know how that God will scatter the bones of those who strive to oppress Him? They shall be confounded, because the Lord hath despised them.

English Clergyman

George Muller

If you believe indeed in the Lord Jesus for the salvation of your soul, if you walk uprightly and do not regard iniquity in your heart, if you continue to wait patiently, and believingly upon God; then answers will surely be given to your prayers.

Charles Mackay

War in men's eyes shall be A monster of iniquity In the good time coming. Nations shall not quarrel then, To prove which is the stronger; Nor slaughter men for glory's sake; - Wait a little longer.

British Poet

Saint Ambrose

O most merciful Father, put far from me all my iniquities and all my offences; so that, by Thee made whole in body and in soul, I may be accounted worthy to approach the Holy of holies.

Italian Saint

Jean Rostand

Stupidity, outrage, vanity, cruelty, iniquity, bad faith, falsehood - we fail to see the whole array when it is facing in the same direction as we.

French Scientist

John Jay Chapman

People who love soft methods and hate iniquity forget this; that reform consists in taking a bone from a dog. Philosophy will not do it.

American Poet

Kitty Carlisle

My mother thought Hollywood was a den of iniquity, and people came to terrible bad ends there.

American Musician

C. S. Lewis

Let's pray that the human race never escapes from Earth to spread its iniquity elsewhere.

British Writer

Pope Gregory VII

I have loved justice and hated iniquity: therefore I die in exile.

Italian Clergyman

Josiah Stamp

Banking was conceived in iniquity and born in sin.

British Businessman

Iniquity has strong negative connotations, suggesting something deeply unethical or unjust.

Deeply Negative

'Iniquity' is used for serious moral offenses, not minor wrongdoings.

Intensity Matters

Often used to criticize social injustices that affect groups of people.

Social Context

Within legal contexts, 'iniquity' refers to actions that are particularly unjust or unlawful.

Legal Focus

In a legal sense, inflates the seriousness of an unjust act beyond a mere irregularity or misdemeanor.

Gravitas of Injustice

Highlights widespread and institutional issues, not isolated incidents.

Systemic Problems

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