19 Bible Verses about Social Justice

Learn to do good; seek out judgment, lead right the oppressor, judge the orphan, contend for the widow.

Open thy mouth; judge justly, and contend for the poor and needy.

And the second like it: Thou shalt love thy neighbor as thyself.

Religion pure and unpolluted before God and the Father is this, To take a view of the orphans and widows in their pressure, to keep himself free from stain from the world.

And the king having answered, will say to them, Trull I say to you, Inasmuch as ye did to one of the least of my brethren, ye did to me.

Thus said Jehovah of armies, saying. Judge ye the judgment of truth, and do mercy and compassions each to his brother. And the widow and the orphan, the stranger and the poor, ye shall not oppress; and ye shall not purpose evil in your heart a man to his brother.

Thus said Jehovah, Do ye judgment and justice, and deliver him taken by force, from the hand of him oppressing: ye shall not be violent, ye shall not oppress the stranger, the orphan, and the widow, and ye shall not pour but innocent blood in this place.

To rejoice with the rejoicing, and weep with the weeping. Thinking the same towards one another. Not thinking high things but being led by humble things. Be not wise with yourselves. Giving hack evil for evil to none. Providing good things before all men.read more.
If possible of you, living peaceably with all men.

He announced to thee, O man, what was good; and what did Jehovah require of thee but to do judgment and to love mercy, and being humbled, to go with thy God?

He did the judgment of the orphan and the widow, and he loved the stranger to give to him bread and a garment

Thou shalt not turn away the judgment of the stranger, the fatherless; and thou shalt not take as a pledge the garment of the widow.

Cursing he turning away the judgment of the stranger, the orphan and the widow: and all the people said, Amen.

Therefore all whatever ye would that men should do to you, so also do ye to them; for this is the law and the prophets.

Judge ye the poor one, and the orphan: do justice to the humble one and the poor one

He oppressing the poor one to increase for himself, he gave to the rich; also to want

He oppressing the poor reproached him making him: and he honoring him compassionated the needy.

The just one knew the judgment of the poor: the unjust one will not understand knowledge.

He giving to the poor wants not: and he hiding his eyes increased curses.

And Jesus having replied said, A certain man went down from Jerusalem to Jericho, and fell among robbers : and having stripped him, and laid on blows, they departed, leaving him half dead. And by accident a certain priest went down in that way : and having seen him, went on the opposite side. And likewise also a Levite, having been in the place, having come and seen him, went on the opposite side.read more.
And a certain Samaritan, travelling, came to him : and having seen him, felt compassion. And having come near, he bound up his wounds, pouring in oil and wine, and having mounted him upon his own animal, he brought him to an inn, and took care of him. And upon the morrow, he having come forth, taking out two drachmas, he gave to the inn-keeper, and said to him, Take care, of him; and whatever thou spendest besides, I, in my coming back, will repay thee. Which then of these three seems to thee to have been neighbor to him fallen among rubbers.? And he said, He having done mercy with him. Then said Jesus to him, Go thou, and do likewise.