Bible Verses about 'Justice'

But let judgment run down as waters, and righteousness as a mighty stream. Amos 5:24

But let justice roll down like waters, and righteousness like an ever-flowing stream. Amos 5:24	But let judgment run down as waters, and righteousness as a mighty stream. law righteousness
Learn to do good; seek justice, rescue the oppressed, defend the orphan, plead for the widow. Isaiah 1:17	Learn to do well; seek judgment, relieve the oppressed, judge the fatherless, plead for the widow. righteousness neighbor widows

He loves righteousness and justice; the earth is full of the steadfast love of the Lord. Psalm 33:5	He loveth righteousness and judgment: the earth is full of the goodness of the Lord. reliability love righteousness
Give justice to the weak and the orphan; maintain the right of the lowly and the destitute. Psalm 82:3	Defend the poor and fatherless: do justice to the afflicted and needy. orphans neighbor righteousness
Guarding the paths of justice and preserving the way of his faithful ones. Proverbs 2:8	He keepeth the paths of judgment, and preserveth the way of his saints. righteousness protection obedience
To do righteousness and justice is more acceptable to the Lord than sacrifice. Proverbs 21:3	To do justice and judgment is more acceptable to the Lord than sacrifice. honesty righteousness sacrifice
Then you will understand righteousness and justice and equity, every good path. Proverbs 2:9	Then shalt thou understand righteousness, and judgment, and equity; yea, every good path. righteousness goodness honesty
The Almighty —we cannot find him; he is great in power and justice, and abundant righteousness he will not violate. Job 37:23	Touching the Almighty, we cannot find him out: he is excellent in power, and in judgment, and in plenty of justice: he will not afflict. God righteousness strength
It is well with those who deal generously and lend, who conduct their affairs with justice. Psalm 112:5	A good man sheweth favour, and lendeth: he will guide his affairs with discretion. generosity mercy honesty
Commit your way to the Lord; trust in him, and he will act. He will make your vindication shine like the light, and the justice of your cause like the noonday. Psalm 37:5-6	Commit thy way unto the Lord; trust also in him; and he shall bring it to pass. And he shall bring forth thy righteousness as the light, and thy judgment as the noonday. trust righteousness life
For the Lord loves justice; he will not forsake his faithful ones. The righteous shall be kept safe forever, but the children of the wicked shall be cut off. Psalm 37:28	For the Lord loveth judgment, and forsaketh not his saints; they are preserved for ever: but the seed of the wicked shall be cut off. eternal life reliability righteousness
Therefore the Lord waits to be gracious to you; therefore he will rise up to show mercy to you. For the Lord is a God of justice; blessed are all those who wait for him. Isaiah 30:18	And therefore will the Lord wait, that he may be gracious unto you, and therefore will he be exalted, that he may have mercy upon you: for the Lord is a God of judgment: blessed are all they that wait for him. grace righteousness patience
Now, let the fear of the Lord be upon you; take care what you do, for there is no perversion of justice with the Lord our God, or partiality, or taking of bribes. 2 Chronicles 19:7	Wherefore now let the fear of the Lord be upon you; take heed and do it: for there is no iniquity with the Lord our God, nor respect of persons, nor taking of gifts. awe righteousness honesty
Now I, Nebuchadnezzar, praise and extol and honor the King of heaven, for all his works are truth, and his ways are justice; and he is able to bring low those who walk in pride. Daniel 4:37	Now I Nebuchadnezzar praise and extol and honour the King of heaven, all whose works are truth, and his ways judgment: and those that walk in pride he is able to abase. righteousness humility worship
He has told you, O mortal, 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? Micah 6:8	He hath shewed thee, O man, what is good; and what doth the Lord require of thee, but to do justly, and to love mercy, and to walk humbly with thy God? law righteousness humility
Speak out, judge righteously, defend the rights of the poor and needy. Proverbs 31:9	Open thy mouth, judge righteously, and plead the cause of the poor and needy. righteousness speaking giving
Blessed are those who hunger and thirst for righteousness, for they will be filled. Matthew 5:6	Blessed are they which do hunger and thirst after righteousness: for they shall be filled. righteousness blessing receiving
The Rock, his work is perfect, and all his ways are just. A faithful God, without deceit, just and upright is he. Deuteronomy 32:4	He is the Rock, his work is perfect: for all his ways are judgment: a God of truth and without iniquity, just and right is he. holiness righteousness reliability
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. Psalm 25:8-9	Good and upright is the Lord: therefore will he teach sinners in the way. The meek will he guide in judgment: and the meek will he teach his way. righteousness humility learning
Better is a little with righteousness than large income with injustice. Proverbs 16:8	Better is a little with righteousness than great revenues without right. righteousness money contentment
Speak out for those who cannot speak, for the rights of all the destitute. Proverbs 31:8	Open thy mouth for the dumb in the cause of all such as are appointed to destruction. speaking weakness
Do not be deceived; God is not mocked, for you reap whatever you sow. Galatians 6:7	Be not deceived; God is not mocked: for whatsoever a man soweth, that shall he also reap. God righteousness harvest
Blessed are those who are persecuted for righteousness' sake, for theirs is the kingdom of heaven. Matthew 5:10	Blessed are they which are persecuted for righteousness' sake: for theirs is the kingdom of heaven. righteousness kingdom persecution
Thus says the Lord of hosts: Render true judgments, show kindness and mercy to one another; do not oppress the widow, the orphan, the alien, or the poor; and do not devise evil in your hearts against one another. Zechariah 7:9-10	Thus speaketh the Lord of hosts, saying, Execute true judgment, and shew mercy and compassions every man to his brother: And oppress not the widow, nor the fatherless, the stranger, nor the poor; and let none of you imagine evil against his brother in your heart. evil righteousness neighbor
For if you truly amend your ways and your doings, if you truly act justly one with another, if you do not oppress the alien, the orphan, and the widow, or shed innocent blood in this place, and if you do not go after other gods to your own hurt, then I will dwell with you in this place, in the land that I gave of old to your ancestors forever and ever. Jeremiah 7:5-7	For if ye throughly amend your ways and your doings; if ye throughly execute judgment between a man and his neighbour; If ye oppress not the stranger, the fatherless, and the widow, and shed not innocent blood in this place, neither walk after other gods to your hurt: Then will I cause you to dwell in this place, in the land that I gave to your fathers, for ever and ever. conversion widows orphans

But for you who revere my name the sun of righteousness shall rise, with healing in its wings. You shall go out leaping like calves from the stall.

But unto you that fear my name shall the Sun of righteousness arise with healing in his wings; and ye shall go forth, and grow up as calves of the stall.