Isaiah 1:17

Learn to do good;
Seek justice,
Reprove the ruthless,
Defend the orphan,
Plead for the widow.

Jeremiah 22:3

Thus says the Lord, “Do justice and righteousness, and deliver the one who has been robbed from the power of his oppressor. Also do not mistreat or do violence to the stranger, the orphan, or the widow; and do not shed innocent blood in this place.

Zephaniah 2:3

Seek the Lord,
All you humble of the earth
Who have carried out His ordinances;
Seek righteousness, seek humility.
Perhaps you will be hidden
In the day of the Lord’s anger.

Isaiah 1:23

Your rulers are rebels
And companions of thieves;
Everyone loves a bribe
And chases after rewards.
They do not defend the orphan,
Nor does the widow’s plea come before them.

Psalm 82:3-4

Vindicate the weak and fatherless;
Do justice to the afflicted and destitute.

Proverbs 31:9

Open your mouth, judge righteously,
And defend the rights of the afflicted and needy.

Jeremiah 22:15-16

“Do you become a king because you are competing in cedar?
Did not your father eat and drink
And do justice and righteousness?
Then it was well with him.

Daniel 4:27

Therefore, O king, may my advice be pleasing to you: break away now from your sins by doing righteousness and from your iniquities by showing mercy to the poor, in case there may be a prolonging of your prosperity.’

Micah 6:8

He has told you, O man, what is good;
And what does the Lord require of you
But to do justice, to love kindness,
And to walk humbly with your God?

Zechariah 7:9-10

“Thus has the Lord of hosts said, ‘Dispense true justice and practice kindness and compassion each to his brother;

Zechariah 8:16

These are the things which you should do: speak the truth to one another; judge with truth and judgment for peace in your gates.

Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Summary

Learn to do well; seek judgment, relieve the oppressed, judge the fatherless, plead for the widow.

Bible References

General references

Exodus 22:22
You shall not afflict any widow or orphan.
Leviticus 25:14
If you make a sale, moreover, to your friend or buy from your friend’s hand, you shall not wrong one another.
Leviticus 26:23
And if by these things you are not turned to Me, but act with hostility against Me,
Deuteronomy 25:1
If there is a dispute between men and they go to court, and the judges decide their case, and they justify the righteous and condemn the wicked,
Job 9:30
“If I should wash myself with snow
And cleanse my hands with lye,
Proverbs 31:9
Open your mouth, judge righteously,
And defend the rights of the afflicted and needy.