- And they stripped him and put a scarlet robe on him, and twisting together a crown of thorns, they put it on his head and put a reed in his right hand. And kneeling before him, they mocked him, saying, “Hail, King of the Jews!”
- Give justice to the weak and the fatherless;
maintain the right of the afflicted and the destitute. - If you will diligently listen to the voice of the Lord your God, and do that which is right in his eyes, and give ear to his commandments and keep all his statutes, I will put none of the diseases on you that I put on the Egyptians, for I am the Lord, your healer.
- So Peter opened his mouth and said: “Truly I understand that God shows no partiality, but in every nation anyone who fears him and does what is right is acceptable to him.”
- I have taught you the way of wisdom;
I have led you in the paths of uprightness. - Let your eyes look directly forward,
and your gaze be straight before you. - He who walks blamelessly and does what is right
and speaks truth in his heart;
who does not slander with his tongue
and does no evil to his neighbor,
nor takes up a reproach against his friend. - Wake up from your drunken stupor, as is right, and do not go on sinning. For some have no knowledge of God. I say this to your shame.
- 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.
- To do righteousness and justice
is more acceptable to the Lord than sacrifice. - We ought always to give thanks to God for you, brothers, as is right, because your faith is growing abundantly, and the love of every one of you for one another is increasing.
- But even if you should suffer for righteousness' sake, you will be blessed. Have no fear of them, nor be troubled.
- Then you will understand righteousness and justice
and equity, every good path. - And let us not grow weary of doing good, for in due season we will reap, if we do not give up.
- To make an apt answer is a joy to a man,
and a word in season, how good it is! - Train up a child in the way he should go;
even when he is old he will not depart from it. - The Rock, his work is perfect,
for all his ways are justice.
A God of faithfulness and without iniquity,
just and upright is he. - The one who conquers, I will grant him to sit with me on my throne, as I also conquered and sat down with my Father on his throne.
- Now who is there to harm you if you are zealous for what is good?
- “All things are lawful,” but not all things are helpful. “All things are lawful,” but not all things build up.
- “All things are lawful for me,” but not all things are helpful. “All things are lawful for me,” but I will not be dominated by anything.
- Better is a little with righteousness
than great revenues with injustice. - Behold, his soul is puffed up; it is not upright within him,
but the righteous shall live by his faith. - 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? - Learn to do good;
seek justice,
correct oppression;
bring justice to the fatherless,
plead the widow's cause.
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The eyes of the Lord are toward the righteousand his ears toward their cry.