Proverbs 31:9

The Oracle Of King Lemuel

⁸ Open thy mouth for the mute, in the cause of all such as are left desolate. ⁹ Open thy mouth, judge righteously, and minister justice to the poor and needy. ¹⁰ A worthy woman who can find? For her price is far above rubies.

Cause of the Poor

Justice for the Poor

Justice to the Afflicted

Poor and Needy

Rights Of The Poor

Leviticus 19:15

Ye shall do no unrighteousness in judgment. Thou shall not respect the person of the poor man, nor honor the person of the mighty man, but thou shall judge thy neighbor in righteousness.

Deuteronomy 1:16

And I charged your judges at that time, saying, Hear between your brothers, and judge righteously between a man and his brother, and the sojourner who is with him.

Isaiah 1:17

Learn to do good. Seek justice, relieve the oppressed, judge the fatherless, plead for the widow.

Deuteronomy 16:18-20

Thou shall make judges and officers for thee in all thy gates, which LORD thy God gives thee, according to thy tribes, and they shall judge the people with righteous judgment.

2 Samuel 8:15

And David reigned over all Israel. And David executed justice and righteousness to all his people.

Job 29:12

Because I delivered the poor who cried, also the fatherless who had none to help him.

Job 29:15-16

I was eyes to the blind, and I was feet to the lame.

Psalm 58:1-2

Do ye indeed speak righteousness in silence? Do ye judge uprightly, O ye sons of men?

Psalm 72:1-2

Give the king thy judgments, O God, and thy righteousness to the king's son.

Proverbs 16:12

It is an abomination to kings to commit wickedness, for the throne is established by righteousness.

Proverbs 20:8

A king who sits on the throne of judgment scatters away all evil with his eyes.

Isaiah 1:23

Thy rulers are rebellious, and companions of thieves. Everyone loves bribes, and follows after rewards. They judge not the fatherless, nor does the cause of the widow come to them.

Isaiah 11:4

but with righteousness he shall judge the poor, and decide with equity for the meek of the earth. And he shall smite the earth with the rod of his mouth, and with the breath of his lips he shall kill the wicked.

Isaiah 32:1-2

Behold, a king shall reign in righteousness, and rulers shall rule in justice.

Jeremiah 5:28

They have grown fat. They shine. Yea, they overflow in deeds of wickedness. They do not plead the cause, the cause of the fatherless, that they may prosper. And they do not judge the right of the needy.

Jeremiah 22:3

Thus says LORD: Execute ye justice and righteousness. And deliver him who is robbed out of the hand of the oppressor. And do no wrong. Do no violence to the sojourner, the fatherless, nor the widow, neither shed innocent blood in t

Jeremiah 22:15-16

Shall thou reign, because thou strive to excel in cedar? Did not thy father eat and drink, and do justice and righteousness? Then it was well with him.

Jeremiah 23:5

Behold, the days come, says LORD, that I will raise to David a righteous Branch, and he shall reign as king and deal wisely, and shall execute justice and righteousness in the land.

Daniel 4:27

Therefore, O king, let my counsel be acceptable to thee, and break off thy sins by righteousness, and thine iniquities by showing mercy to the poor, if there may be a lengthening of thy tranquility.

Amos 5:11-12

Inasmuch therefore as ye trample upon the poor, and take exactions of wheat from him. Ye have built houses of hewn stone, but ye shall not dwell in them. Ye have planted pleasant vineyards, but ye shall not drink the wine thereof.

Zechariah 7:9

Thus LORD of hosts has spoken, saying, Execute TRUE justice, and show kindness and compassion every man to his brother.

Zechariah 9:9

Rejoice greatly, O daughter of Zion. Shout, O daughter of Jerusalem. Behold, thy king comes to thee. He is just, and having salvation, lowly, and riding upon a donkey, even upon a colt the foal of a donkey.

John 7:24

Judge not according to appearance, but judge righteous judgment.

Hebrews 1:9

Thou have loved righteousness and hated lawlessness. Because of this, God, thy God, anointed thee with the oil of gladness above thy companions.

Revelation 19:11

And I saw the heaven opened, and behold a white horse, and he who sits upon it called Faithful and True, and in righteousness he judges and makes war.