Fairness

Ye shall do no unrighteousness in judgment: thou shalt not respect the person of the poor, nor honor the person of the mighty; but in righteousness shalt thou judge thy neighbor.

Open thy mouth, judge righteously, And minister justice to the poor and needy.

Blessed are they that keep justice, And he that doeth righteousness at all times.

He hath showed thee, O man, what is good; and what doth Jehovah require of thee, but to do justly, and to love kindness, and to walk humbly with thy God?

My brethren, hold not the faith of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Lordof glory, with respect of persons. — read the full passage →

I returned, and saw under the sun, that the race is not to the swift, nor the battle to the strong, neither yet bread to the wise, nor yet riches to men of understanding, nor yet favor to men of skill; but time and chance happeneth to them all.

It is joy to the righteous to do justice; But it is a destruction to the workers of iniquity.

And, ye masters, do the same things unto them, and forbear threatening: knowing that he who is both their Master and yours is in heaven, and there is no respect of persons with him.

A just balance and scales are Jehovah’s; All the weights of the bag are his work.

My brethren, hold not the faith of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Lordof glory, with respect of persons.

for God is not unrighteous to forget your work and the love which ye showed toward his name, in that ye ministered unto the saints, and still do minister.

for there is no respect of persons with God.

Masters, render unto your servants that which is just and equal; knowing that ye also have a Master in heaven.

Thou shalt not wrest justice: thou shalt not respect persons; neither shalt thou take a bribe; for a bribe doth blind the eyes of the wise, and pervert the words of the righteous. — read the full passage →

A false balance is an abomination to Jehovah; But a just weight is his delight.

So the last shall be first, and the first last.

Finally, be ye all likeminded, compassionate, loving as brethren, tenderhearted, humbleminded:

There can be neither Jew nor Greek, there can be neither bond nor free, there can be no male and female; for ye all are one man in Christ Jesus.

The king that faithfully judgeth the poor, His throne shall be established for ever.

But the wisdom that is from above is first pure, then peaceable, gentle, easy to be entreated, full of mercy and good fruits, without variance, without hypocrisy.

learn to do well; seek justice, relieve the oppressed, judge the fatherless, plead for the widow.

but with righteousness shall he judge the poor, and decide with equity for the meek of the earth; and he shall smite the earth with the rod of his mouth; and with the breath of his lips shall he slay the wicked.

Rob not the poor, because he is poor; Neither oppress the afflicted in the gate: — read the full passage →

For the kingdom of heaven is like unto a man that was a householder, who went out early in the morning to hire laborers into his vineyard. — read the full passage →

For God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth on him should not perish, but have eternal life. — read the full passage →

And therefore will Jehovah wait, that he may be gracious unto you; and therefore will he be exalted, that he may have mercy upon you: for Jehovah is a God of justice; blessed are all they that wait for him.

Thou shalt not take up a false report: put not thy hand with the wicked to be an unrighteous witness. — read the full passage →

but if ye have respect of persons, ye commit sin, being convicted by the law as transgressors.

And one of the scribes came, and heard them questioning together, and knowing that he had answered them well, asked him, What commandment is the first of all? — read the full passage →

For he that doeth wrong shall receive again for the wrong that he hath done: and there is no respect of persons.

And Peter opened his mouth, and said, Of a truth I perceive that God is no respecter of persons: — read the full passage →

for we take thought for things honorable, not only in the sight of the Lord, but also in the sight of men.

He that justifieth the wicked, and he that condemneth the righteous, Both of them alike are an abomination to Jehovah.

All things therefore whatsoever ye would that men should do unto you, even so do ye also unto them: for this is the law and the prophets.

To respect the person of the wicked is not good, Norto turn aside the righteous in judgment.

My brethren, hold not the faith of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Lordof glory, with respect of persons. — read the full passage →

But let justice roll down as waters, and righteousness as a mighty stream.

if so be that it is a righteous thing with God to recompense affliction to them that afflict you,

Thou shalt not wrest the justice due to thy poor in his cause.

He that oppresseth the poor to increase his gain, Andhe that giveth to the rich, shall come only to want.

Better is a little, with righteousness, Than great revenues with injustice.

Behold, the hire of the laborers who mowed your fields, which is of you kept back by fraud, crieth out: and the cries of them that reaped have entered into the ears of the Lord of Sabaoth.

Six days thou shalt do thy work, and on the seventh day thou shalt rest; that thine ox and thine ass may have rest, and the son of thy handmaid, and the sojourner, may be refreshed.

Howbeit if ye fulfil the royal law, according to the scripture, Thou shalt love thy neighbor as thyself, ye do well: — read the full passage →

but by equality: your abundance being a supply at this present time for their want, that their abundance also may become a supply for your want; that there may be equality:

Thus saith Jehovah: Execute ye justice and righteousness, and deliver him that is robbed out of the hand of the oppressor: and do no wrong, do no violence, to the sojourner, the fatherless, nor the widow; neither shed innocent blood in this place.

The king’s strength also loveth justice; Thou dost establish equity; Thou executest justice and righteousness in Jacob.

He that walketh righteously, and speaketh uprightly; he that despiseth the gain of oppressions, that shaketh his hands from taking a bribe, that stoppeth his ears from hearing of blood, and shutteth his eyes from looking upon evil:

I said in my heart, God will judge the righteous and the wicked; for there is a time there for every purpose and for every work.

I walk in the way of righteousness, In the midst of the paths of justice;

God is a righteous judge, Yea, a God that hath indignation every day.

For the wages of sin is death; but the free gift of God is eternal life in Christ Jesus our Lord.

He that is faithful in a very little is faithful also in much: and he that is unrighteous in a very little is unrighteous also in much.

Evil men understand not justice; But they that seek Jehovah understand all things.

And Peter opened his mouth, and said, Of a truth I perceive that God is no respecter of persons:

Why sayest thou, O Jacob, and speakest, O Israel, My way is hid from Jehovah, and the justice due to me is passed away from my God?

And moreover I saw under the sun, in the place of justice, that wickedness was there; and in the place of righteousness, that wickedness was there. — read the full passage →

That respecteth not the persons of princes, Nor regardeth the rich more than the poor; For they all are the work of his hands.

Thus hath Jehovah of hosts spoken, saying, Execute true judgment, and show kindness and compassion every man to his brother;

The righteous taketh knowledge of the cause of the poor; The wicked hath not understanding to know it.

That which is altogether just shalt thou follow, that thou mayest live, and inherit the land which Jehovah thy God giveth thee.

Doth God pervert justice? Or doth the Almighty pervert righteousness?

And I charged your judges at that time, saying, Hear the causes between your brethren, and judge righteously between a man and his brother, and the sojourner that is with him. — read the full passage →

neither shalt thou favor a poor man in his cause.

Because Christ also suffered for sins once, the righteous for the unrighteous, that he might bring us to God; being put to death in the flesh, but made alive in the spirit;

wherein ye once walked according to the course of this world, according to the prince of the powers of the air, of the spirit that now worketh in the sons of disobedience; — read the full passage →

Thou shalt not wrest justice: thou shalt not respect persons; neither shalt thou take a bribe; for a bribe doth blind the eyes of the wise, and pervert the words of the righteous.

And if ye call on him as Father, who without respect of persons judgeth according to each man’s work, pass the time of your sojourning in fear:

My brethren, hold not the faith of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Lordof glory, with respect of persons. — read the full passage →

And the brethren immediately sent away Paul and Silas by night unto Beroea: who when they were come thither went into the synagogue of the Jews. — read the full passage →

For no word from God shall be void of power.

For God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth on him should not perish, but have eternal life.

Forit isaswhena man, going into another country, called his own servants, and delivered unto them his goods. — read the full passage →

And he will judge the world in righteousness, He will minister judgment to the peoples in uprightness.

And righteousness shall be the girdle of his waist, and faithfulness the girdle of his loins.

Well is it with the man that dealeth graciously and lendeth; He shall maintain his cause in judgment.

But he said unto her, Thou speakest as one of the foolish women speaketh. What? shall we receive good at the hand of God, and shall we not receive evil? In all this did not Job sin with his lips.

If a man shall steal an ox, or a sheep, and kill it, or sell it; he shall pay five oxen for an ox, and four sheep for a sheep. — read the full passage →

The second is this, Thou shalt love thy neighbor as thyself. There is none other commandment greater than these.

The Revelation of Jesus Christ, which God gave him to show unto his servants, even the things which must shortly come to pass: and he sent and signified it by his angel unto his servant John;

he that hath not given forth upon interest, neither hath taken any increase, that hath withdrawn his hand from iniquity, hath executed true justice between man and man,

To do righteousness and justice Is more acceptable to Jehovah than sacrifice.

Ye shall not respect persons in judgment; ye shall hear the small and the great alike; ye shall not be afraid of the face of man; for the judgment is God’s: and the cause that is too hard for you ye shall bring unto me, and I will hear it.

And the word of Jehovah came unto Zechariah, saying, — read the full passage →

whatsoever ye do, work heartily, as unto the Lord, and not unto men;

The thief cometh not, but that he may steal, and kill, and destroy: I came that they may have life, and may have it abundantly.

And he said unto them, Elijah indeed cometh first, and restoreth all things: and how is it written of the Son of man, that he should suffer many things and be set at nought? — read the full passage →

but they that wait for Jehovah shall renew their strength; they shall mount up with wings as eagles; they shall run, and not be weary; they shall walk, and not faint.

Yea, of a surety, God will not do wickedly, Neither will the Almighty pervert justice.

And ye became imitators of us, and of the Lord, having received the word in much affliction, with joy of the Holy Spirit;

For there is no distinction between Jew and Greek: for the same Lord is Lord of all, and is rich unto all that call upon him:

And as ye would that men should do to you, do ye also to them likewise.

Thus saith Jehovah, Keep ye justice, and do righteousness; for my salvation is near to come, and my righteousness to be revealed.

Oh let the nations be glad and sing for joy; For thou wilt judge the peoples with equity, And govern the nations upon earth. [Selah

Thou shalt not follow a multitude to do evil; neither shalt thou speak in a cause to turn aside after a multitude to wrest justice:

If a man shall steal an ox, or a sheep, and kill it, or sell it; he shall pay five oxen for an ox, and four sheep for a sheep. — read the full passage →

The Revelation of Jesus Christ, which God gave him to show unto his servants, even the things which must shortly come to pass: and he sent and signified it by his angel unto his servant John; — read the full passage →

Behold then the goodness and severity of God: toward them that fell, severity; but toward thee, God’s goodness, if thou continue in his goodness: otherwise thou also shalt be cut off.

A fool uttereth all his anger; But a wise man keepeth it back and stilleth it.

And the heavens shall declare his righteousness; For God is judge himself. [Selah