Definition and Context:
The term "wrongful" refers to actions or behaviors that are unjust, unfair, or morally incorrect according to biblical standards. In the Bible, wrongful acts are often associated with sin, injustice, and actions that go against God's commandments and principles of righteousness.

Biblical References:

1. Injustice and Oppression:
The Bible frequently addresses wrongful acts in the context of injustice and oppression. In Isaiah 10:1-2 , the prophet condemns those who enact unjust laws and oppress the needy: "Woe to those who enact unjust statutes and issue oppressive decrees, to deprive the poor of justice and withhold the rights of the oppressed of My people, to make widows their prey and rob the fatherless."

2. False Witness and Deceit:
Wrongful actions include bearing false witness and deceit, which are explicitly prohibited in the Ten Commandments. Exodus 20:16 states, "You shall not bear false witness against your neighbor." Proverbs 6:16-19 lists a lying tongue and a false witness who pours out lies among the seven things the Lord detests.

3. Unjust Gain and Corruption:
The pursuit of unjust gain is another form of wrongful behavior. Proverbs 28:8 warns, "He who increases his wealth by interest and usury lays it up for one who is kind to the poor." This highlights the biblical condemnation of exploiting others for personal gain.

4. Partiality and Favoritism:
Showing partiality or favoritism is considered wrongful in the eyes of God. James 2:1-4 admonishes believers not to show favoritism, as it leads to unjust treatment of others: "My brothers, as you hold out your faith in our glorious Lord Jesus Christ, do not show favoritism."

5. Retaliation and Revenge:
The Bible teaches against wrongful retaliation and revenge. Romans 12:19 instructs, "Do not avenge yourselves, beloved, but leave room for God’s wrath. For it is written: 'Vengeance is Mine; I will repay, says the Lord.'"

Moral and Ethical Implications:

The concept of wrongful actions in the Bible is deeply tied to the moral and ethical teachings of Scripture. Believers are called to live justly, love mercy, and walk humbly with God (Micah 6:8). This involves avoiding wrongful acts and instead pursuing righteousness, justice, and truth in all aspects of life.

Consequences of Wrongful Actions:

The Bible warns of the consequences of engaging in wrongful behavior. Proverbs 11:21 assures, "Be assured that the wicked will not go unpunished, but the offspring of the righteous will escape." This underscores the biblical principle that wrongful actions ultimately lead to divine judgment and consequences.

Redemption and Forgiveness:

Despite the severity of wrongful acts, the Bible offers hope for redemption and forgiveness through Jesus Christ. 1 John 1:9 promises, "If we confess our sins, He is faithful and just to forgive us our sins and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness." This assurance encourages believers to seek forgiveness and turn away from wrongful deeds.(a.) Full of wrong; injurious; unjust; unfair; as, a wrongful taking of property; wrongful dealing.

Pelagius Denies that Human Nature Has Been Depraved or Corrupted ...
... or wholly a name without substance, whereby is expressed not a thing, not an existence,
not some sort of a body, but the doing of a wrongful deed." He then adds ...
/.../augustine/anti-pelagian writings/chapter 21 xix pelagius denies that.htm

Epistle Lxviii. To Eusebius of Thessalonica.
... to extend vigilantly the solicitude of our office, and to instruct the minds of
our brethren by addresses of admonition, that no wrongful presumption may avail ...
/.../the epistles of saint gregory the great/epistle lxviii to eusebius of.htm

Epistle xviii. To John, Bishop.
... Who, I ask, is proposed for imitation in this wrongful title but he who, despising
the legions of angels constituted socially with himself, attempted to start ...
/.../the epistles of saint gregory the great/epistle xviii to john bishop.htm

The Answer Concerning the Trampling Down of Shame, and the Danger ...
... and imitation, but simply from the number of their years; and so the subtle enemy
uses their grey hairs to deceive the younger men, by a wrongful appeal to ...
/.../cassian/the works of john cassian /chapter xiii the answer concerning 2.htm

Acts of the Holy Apostle and Evangelist John the Theologian.
... And when Vespasian was dead, his son Domitian, having got possession of the kingdom,
along with his other wrongful acts, set himself also to make a persecution ...
/.../acts of the holy apostle.htm

Such, However, is Human Infirmity, that when in a Dream a Person ...
... Which when the young man had found and showed, he not only rebutted the wrongful
claim of a false debt, but also got back his father's note [2742] of hand ...
/.../augustine/on care to be had for the dead /13 such however is human.htm

Persistency in Wrong Doing.
... And the source of both is the same, Pride. Pride stands in the way of altering an
erroneous opinion, and in the way of altering a wrongful course of action. ...
/.../xliii persistency in wrong doing.htm

The Sophistical Arts Useless.
... disease (nosos). Very beautifully, therefore, the tragic poet Euripides says
in the Phoeniss??,". "But a wrongful speech. Is diseased ...
/.../the stromata or miscellanies/chapter viii the sophistical arts useless.htm

Homilies on the Epistles to Timothy, Titus, and Philemon.
... Alms, to be dispensed by ourselves, [3119]455; make way for prayer, [3120]479; of
no avail if from wrongful gains, [3121]498; to avail, must be of our own ...
/.../homilies on the epistles to.htm

God Alone Creates those Things which are Changed by Magic Art.
... For the malignity of the wicked one makes his own will wrongful; but the power to
do so, he receives rightfully, whether for his own punishment, or, in the ...
/.../augustine/on the holy trinity/chapter 8 god alone creates those.htm

Wrongful (2 Occurrences)
... Noah Webster's Dictionary (a.) Full of wrong; injurious; unjust; unfair; as, a wrongful
taking of property; wrongful dealing. ...Wrongful (2 Occurrences). ...
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Wrongfully (15 Occurrences)

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Knavery (2 Occurrences)
... Acts 18:14 But, when Paul was about to begin his defence, Gallio said to the Jews,
"If it had been some wrongful act or piece of cunning knavery I might ...
/k/knavery.htm - 7k

Unjust (44 Occurrences)
... 2. (a.) Contrary to justice and right; prompted by a spirit of injustice; wrongful;
as, an unjust sentence; an unjust demand; an unjust accusation. ...
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Wrongeth (1 Occurrence)

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Injurious (8 Occurrences)
... Noah Webster's Dictionary 1. (a.) Not just; wrongful; iniquitous; culpable.
2. (a.) Causing injury or harm; hurtful; harmful; detrimental ...
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Reasonably (2 Occurrences)
... Acts 18:14 But, when Paul was about to begin his defence, Gallio said to the Jews,
"If it had been some wrongful act or piece of cunning knavery I might ...
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Defence (48 Occurrences)
... Acts 18:14 But, when Paul was about to begin his defence, Gallio said to the Jews,
"If it had been some wrongful act or piece of cunning knavery I might ...
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Disalloweth (2 Occurrences)
... Numbers 30:8 And if in the day of her husband's hearing he disalloweth her, then
he hath broken her vow which 'is' on her, and the wrongful utterance of her ...
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Malicious (13 Occurrences)
... 3. (a.) With wicked or mischievous intentions or motives; wrongful and done
intentionally without just cause or excuse; as, a malicious act. ...
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