But let justice run down like water, And righteousness like a mighty stream. | But let justice roll down like waters, and righteousness like an ever-flowing stream. |
Defend the poor and fatherless; Do justice to the afflicted and needy. | Give justice to the weak and the fatherless; maintain the right of the afflicted and the destitute. |
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Learn to do good; Seek justice, Rebuke the oppressor; Defend the fatherless, Plead for the widow. | Learn to do good; seek justice, correct oppression; bring justice to the fatherless, plead the widow's cause. |
He loves righteousness and justice; The earth is full of the goodness of the Lord. | He loves righteousness and justice; the earth is full of the steadfast love of the Lord. |
He guards the paths of justice, And preserves the way of His saints. | Guarding the paths of justice and watching over the way of his saints. |
To do righteousness and justice Is more acceptable to the Lord than sacrifice. | To do righteousness and justice is more acceptable to the Lord than sacrifice. |
Then you will understand righteousness and justice, Equity and every good path. | Then you will understand righteousness and justice and equity, every good path. |
As for the Almighty, we cannot find Him; He is excellent in power, In judgment and abundant justice; He does not oppress. | The Almighty—we cannot find him; he is great in power; justice and abundant righteousness he will not violate. |
For the Lord loves justice, And does not forsake His saints; They are preserved forever, But the descendants of the wicked shall be cut off. | For the Lord loves justice; he will not forsake his saints. They are preserved forever, but the children of the wicked shall be cut off. |
Commit your way to the Lord, Trust also in Him, And He shall bring it to pass. He shall bring forth your righteousness as the light, And your justice as the noonday. | Commit your way to the Lord; trust in him, and he will act. He will bring forth your righteousness as the light, and your justice as the noonday. |
Therefore the Lord will wait, that He may be gracious to you; And therefore He will be exalted, that He may have mercy on you. For the Lord is a God of justice; Blessed are all those who wait for Him. | Therefore the Lord waits to be gracious to you, and therefore he exalts himself to show mercy to you. For the Lord is a God of justice; blessed are all those who wait for him. |
Better is a little with righteousness, Than vast revenues without justice. | Better is a little with righteousness than great revenues with injustice. |
A good man deals graciously and lends; He will guide his affairs with discretion. | It is well with the man who deals generously and lends; who conducts his affairs with justice. |
He is the Rock, His work is perfect; For all His ways are justice, A God of truth and without injustice; Righteous and upright is He. | The Rock, his work is perfect, for all his ways are justice. A God of faithfulness and without iniquity, just and upright is he. |
Now I, Nebuchadnezzar, praise and extol and honor the King of heaven, all of whose works are truth, and His ways justice. And those who walk in pride He is able to put down. | Now I, Nebuchadnezzar, praise and extol and honor the King of heaven, for all his works are right and his ways are just; and those who walk in pride he is able to humble. |
Good and upright is the Lord; Therefore He teaches sinners in the way. The humble He guides in justice, And the humble He teaches His way. | Good and upright is the Lord; therefore he instructs sinners in the way. He leads the humble in what is right, and teaches the humble his way. |
Open your mouth, judge righteously, And plead the cause of the poor and needy. | Open your mouth, judge righteously, defend the rights of the poor and needy. |
Blessed are those who hunger and thirst for righteousness, For they shall be filled. | Blessed are those who hunger and thirst for righteousness, for they shall be satisfied. |
Seek the Lord, all you meek of the earth, Who have upheld His justice. Seek righteousness, seek humility. It may be that you will be hidden In the day of the Lord’s anger. | Seek the Lord, all you humble of the land, who do his just commands; seek righteousness; seek humility; perhaps you may be hidden on the day of the anger of the Lord. |
Thus says the Lord of hosts: ‘Execute true justice, Show mercy and compassion Everyone to his brother. Do not oppress the widow or the fatherless, The alien or the poor. Let none of you plan evil in his heart Against his brother.’ | Thus says the Lord of hosts, Render true judgments, show kindness and mercy to one another, do not oppress the widow, the fatherless, the sojourner, or the poor, and let none of you devise evil against another in your heart. |
Now therefore, let the fear of the Lord be upon you; take care and do it, for there is no iniquity with the Lord our God, no partiality, nor taking of bribes. | Now then, let the fear of the Lord be upon you. Be careful what you do, for there is no injustice with the Lord our God, or partiality or taking bribes. |
He has shown you, O man, what is good; And what does the Lord require of you But to do justly, To love mercy, And to walk humbly with your God? | He has told you, O man, what is good; and what does the Lord require of you but to do justice, and to love kindness, and to walk humbly with your God? |
Open your mouth for the speechless, In the cause of all who are appointed to die. | Open your mouth for the mute, for the rights of all who are destitute. |
Do not be deceived, God is not mocked; for whatever a man sows, that he will also reap. | Do not be deceived: God is not mocked, for whatever one sows, that will he also reap. |
Blessed are those who are persecuted for righteousness’ sake, For theirs is the kingdom of heaven. | Blessed are those who are persecuted for righteousness' sake, for theirs is the kingdom of heaven. |