Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Summary

He shall judge thy people with righteousness, and thy poor with judgment.

General references

Bible References

He shall

Psalm 72:12
For he will rescue the poor who cry out
and the afflicted who have no helper.
Psalm 45:6
Your throne, God, is forever and ever;
the scepter of Your kingdom is a scepter of justice.
1 Kings 3:5
At Gibeon the Lord appeared to Solomon in a dream at night. God said, “Ask. What should I give you?”
Isaiah 11:3
His delight will be in the fear of the Lord.
He will not judge
by what He sees with His eyes,
He will not execute justice
by what He hears with His ears,
Isaiah 32:1
Indeed, a king will reign righteously,
and rulers will rule justly.
Jeremiah 33:15
In those days and at that time
I will cause a Righteous Branch
to sprout up for David,
and He will administer justice
and righteousness in the land.
Revelation 19:11
Then I saw heaven opened, and there was a white horse. Its rider is called Faithful and True, and He judges and makes war in righteousness.

Thy poor

Psalm 12:5
“Because of the oppression of the afflicted
and the groaning of the poor,
I will now rise up,” says the Lord.
“I will put the one who longs for it in a safe place.”
Psalm 82:3
Provide justice for the needy and the fatherless;
uphold the rights of the oppressed and the destitute.
Job 34:19
God is not partial to princes
and does not favor the rich over the poor,
for they are all the work of His hands.

General references

Proverbs 31:9
Speak up, judge righteously,
and defend the cause of the oppressed and needy.

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