Justice

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?

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

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

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

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.

He loveth righteousness and justice: The earth is full of the lovingkindness of Jehovah.

For I, Jehovah, love justice, I hate robbery with iniquity; and I will give them their recompense in truth, and I will make an everlasting covenant with them.

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

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.

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

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

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.

The Rock, his work is perfect; For all his ways are justice: A God of faithfulness and without iniquity, Just and right is he.

Judge the poor and fatherless: Do justice to the afflicted and destitute.

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

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

Avenge not yourselves, beloved, but give place unto the wrath of God: for it is written, Vengeance belongeth unto me; I will recompense, saith the Lord.

He that saith unto the wicked, Thou art righteous, Peoples shall curse him, nations shall abhor him; — read the full passage →

For Jehovah loveth justice, And forsaketh not his saints; They are preserved for ever: But the seed of the wicked shall be cut off.

Depart from evil, and do good; And dwell for evermore. — read the full passage →

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.

Touchingthe Almighty, we cannot find him out: He is excellent in power; And in justice and plenteous righteousness he will not afflict.

And he spake a parable unto them to the end that they ought always to pray, and not to faint; — read the full passage →

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

Therefore turn thou to thy God: keep kindness and justice, and wait for thy God continually.

Be not deceived; God is not mocked: for whatsoever a man soweth, that shall he also reap.

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

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

Thus hath Jehovah of hosts spoken, saying, Execute true judgment, and show kindness and compassion every man to his brother; — read the full passage →

Righteousness and justice are the foundation of thy throne: Lovingkindness and truth go before thy face.

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

But woe unto you Pharisees! for ye tithe mint and rue and every herb, and pass over justice and the love of God: but these ought ye to have done, and not to leave the other undone.

Blessed are they that hunger and thirst after righteousness: for they shall be filled.

Cursed be he that wresteth the justice due to the sojourner, fatherless, and widow. And all the people shall say, Amen.

Open thy mouth for the dumb, In the cause of all such as are left desolate.

That he may guard the paths of justice, And preserve the way of his saints.

For if ye thoroughly amend your ways and your doings; if ye thoroughly execute justice between a man and his neighbor; — read the full passage →

for he is a minister of God to thee for good. But if thou do that which is evil, be afraid; for he beareth not the sword in vain: for he is a minister of God, an avenger for wrath to him that doeth evil.

Commit thy way unto Jehovah; Trust also in him, and he will bring it to pass. — read the full passage →

I know that Jehovah will maintain the cause of the afflicted, And justice for the needy.

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

And judge not, and ye shall not be judged: and condemn not, and ye shall not be condemned: release, and ye shall be released:

Hate the evil, and love the good, and establish justice in the gate: it may be that Jehovah, the God of hosts, will be gracious unto the remnant of Joseph.

Woe unto you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! for ye tithe mint and anise and cummin, and have left undone the weightier matters of the law, justice, and mercy, and faith: but these ye ought to have done, and not to have left the other undone.

For we know him that said, Vengeance belongeth unto me, I will recompense. And again, The Lord shall judge his people.

If thou seest the oppression of the poor, and the violent taking away of justice and righteousness in a province, marvel not at the matter: for one higher than the high regardeth; and there are higher than they.

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

Then shalt thou understand righteousness and justice, And equity, yea, every good path.

Now I, Nebuchadnezzar, praise and extol and honor the King of heaven; for all his works are truth, and his ways justice; and those that walk in pride he is able to abase.

Good and upright is Jehovah: Therefore will he instruct sinners in the way. — read the full passage →

Asa troubled fountain, and a corrupted spring, So isa righteous man that giveth way before the wicked.

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

He uncovereth deep things out of darkness, And bringeth out to light the shadow of death.

Attend unto me, O my people; and give ear unto me, O my nation: for a law shall go forth from me, and I will establish my justice for a light of the peoples. — read the full passage →

Bear ye one another’s burdens, and so fulfil the law of Christ.

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.

The virgin of Israel is fallen; she shall no more rise: she is cast down upon her land; there is none to raise her up.

Pure religion and undefiled before our God and Father is this, to visit the fatherless and widows in their affliction, and to keep oneself unspotted from the world.

Behold, my servant whom I have chosen; My beloved in whom my soul is well pleased: I will put my Spirit upon him, And he shall declare judgment to the Gentiles.

For I, Jehovah, love justice, I hate robbery with iniquity; and I will give them their recompense in truth, and I will make an everlasting covenant with them. — read the full passage →

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

Now therefore let the fear of Jehovah be upon you; take heed and do it: for there is no iniquity with Jehovah our God, nor respect of persons, nor taking of bribes.

Ye have heard that it was said, An eye for an eye, and a tooth for a tooth: — read the full passage →

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

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. — read the full passage →

Jehovah executeth righteous acts, And judgments for all that are oppressed.

He doth execute justice for the fatherless and widow, and loveth the sojourner, in giving him food and raiment.

Hear, O ye mountains, Jehovah’s controversy, and ye enduring foundations of the earth; for Jehovah hath a controversy with his people, and he will contend with Israel.

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;

Ye who turn justice to wormwood, and cast down righteousness to the earth,

The Spirit of the Lord Jehovah is upon me; because Jehovah hath anointed me to preach good tidings unto the meek; he hath sent me to bind up the broken-hearted, to proclaim liberty to the captives, and the opening of the prison to them that are bound; — read the full passage →

Hear, O heavens, and give ear, O earth; for Jehovah hath spoken: I have nourished and brought up children, and they have rebelled against me.

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

Behold, the days come, saith Jehovah, that I will raise unto David a righteous Branch, and he shall reign as king and deal wisely, and shall execute justice and righteousness in the land.

Blessed be Jehovah thy God, who delighted in thee, to set thee on the throne of Israel: because Jehovah loved Israel for ever, therefore made he thee king, to do justice and righteousness.

Absalom said moreover, Oh that I were made judge in the land, that every man who hath any suit or cause might come unto me, and I would do him justice!

God standeth in the congregation of God; He judgeth among the gods. — read the full passage →

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

For I have known him, to the end that he may command his children and his household after him, that they may keep the way of Jehovah, to do righteousness and justice; to the end that Jehovah may bring upon Abraham that which he hath spoken of him.

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

Open thy mouth for the dumb, In the cause of all such as are left desolate. — read the full passage →

The king’s heart is in the hand of Jehovah as the watercourses: He turneth it whithersoever he will. — read the full passage →

My son, if thou wilt receive my words, And lay up my commandments with thee; — read the full passage →

Of the increase of his government and of peace there shall be no end, upon the throne of David, and upon his kingdom, to establish it, and to uphold it with justice and with righteousness from henceforth even for ever. The zeal of Jehovah of hosts will perform this.

Give thanks unto Jehovah with the harp: Sing praises unto him with the psaltery of ten strings.

Declare ye, and bring it forth; yea, let them take counsel together: who hath showed this from ancient time? who hath declared it of old? have not I, Jehovah? and there is no God else besides me, a just God and a Saviour; there is none besides me.

I will sing of lovingkindness and justice: Unto thee, O Jehovah, will I sing praises.

Therefore the law is slacked, and justice doth never go forth; for the wicked doth compass about the righteous; therefore justice goeth forth perverted.

Blessed be Jehovah thy God, who delighted in thee, to set thee on his throne, to be king for Jehovah thy God: because thy God loved Israel, to establish them for ever, therefore made he thee king over them, to do justice and righteousness.

A wicked man receiveth a bribe out of the bosom, To pervert the ways of justice.

Many seek the ruler’s favor; But a man’s judgmentcomethfrom Jehovah.

that justify the wicked for a bribe, and take away the righteousness of the righteous from him!

So that men shall say, Verily there is a reward for the righteous: Verily there is a God that judgeth in the earth.

and he opened his mouth and taught them, saying,

Thus saith Jehovah, Let not the wise man glory in his wisdom, neither let the mighty man glory in his might, let not the rich man glory in his riches; — read the full passage →

For they shall soon be cut down like the grass, And wither as the green herb.

neither shalt thou favor a poor man in his cause.

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:

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 David reigned over all Israel; and he executed justice and righteousness unto all his people.