Zechariah 7:9

Disobedience And Fasting

⁸ The word of the Lord came to Zechariah: ⁹ “The Lord of Hosts says this: Make fair decisions. Show faithful love and compassion to one another. ¹⁰ Do not oppress the widow or the fatherless, the foreigner or the poor, and do not plot evil in your hearts against one another.

Have Mercy

Lord Almighty

Lord of Hosts

Says the Lord

Show Kindness

Show Mercy

Thus Says the Lord

Show Steadfast Love

Steadfast Love

Jehovah

Micah 6:8

Mankind, He has told you what is good
and what it is the Lord requires of you:
to act justly,
to love faithfulness,
and to walk humbly with your God.

Jeremiah 21:12

House of David, this is what the Lord says:

Administer justice every morning,
and rescue the victim of robbery
from the hand of his oppressor,
or My anger will flare up like fire
and burn unquenchably
because of their evil deeds.

Ezekiel 45:9

“This is what the Lord God says: You have gone too far, princes of Israel! Put away violence and oppression and do what is just and right. Put an end to your evictions of My people.” This is the declaration of the Lord God.

Matthew 23:23

“Woe to you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! You pay a tenth of mint, dill, and cumin, yet you have neglected the more important matters of the law—justice, mercy, and faith. These things should have been done without neglecting the others.

Leviticus 19:15

“You must not act unjustly when deciding a case. Do not be partial to the poor or give preference to the rich; judge your neighbor fairly.

Leviticus 19:35-37

“You must not be unfair in measurements of length, weight, or volume.

Deuteronomy 10:18-19

He executes justice for the fatherless and the widow, and loves the foreigner, giving him food and clothing.

Deuteronomy 15:7-14

“If there is a poor person among you, one of your brothers within any of your gates in the land the Lord your God is giving you, you must not be hardhearted or tightfisted toward your poor brother.

Deuteronomy 16:18-20

“Appoint judges and officials for your tribes in all your towns the Lord your God is giving you. They are to judge the people with righteous judgment.

Psalm 82:2-4

“How long will you judge unjustly
and show partiality to the wicked?Selah

Proverbs 21:3

Doing what is righteous and just
is more acceptable to the Lord than sacrifice.

Isaiah 58:6-10

Isn’t the fast I choose:
To break the chains of wickedness,
to untie the ropes of the yoke,
to set the oppressed free,
and to tear off every yoke?

Jeremiah 7:5

Instead, if you really change your ways and your actions, if you act justly toward one another,

Jeremiah 7:23

However, I did give them this command: Obey Me, and then I will be your God, and you will be My people. You must follow every way I command you so that it may go well with you.

Hosea 10:12-13

Sow righteousness for yourselves
and reap faithful love;
break up your unplowed ground.
It is time to seek the Lord
until He comes and sends righteousness
on you like the rain.

Amos 5:24

But let justice flow like water,
and righteousness, like an unfailing stream.

Zechariah 7:7

Aren’t these the words that the Lord proclaimed through the earlier prophets when Jerusalem was inhabited and secure, along with its surrounding cities, and when the southern region and the Judean foothills were inhabited?”

Zechariah 8:16-17

These are the things you must do: Speak truth to one another; make true and sound decisions within your gates.

Luke 11:42

“But woe to you Pharisees! You give a tenth of mint, rue, and every kind of herb, and you bypass justice and love for God. These things you should have done without neglecting the others.

John 7:51

“Our law doesn’t judge a man before it hears from him and knows what he’s doing, does it?”

James 2:13-17

For judgment is without mercy to the one who hasn’t shown mercy. Mercy triumphs over judgment.