Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Summary

These are the things that ye shall do; Speak ye every man the truth to his neighbour; execute the judgment of truth and peace in your gates:

Execute the judgment of truth and peace

General references

Bible References

Are

Deuteronomy 10:12
“And now, Israel, what does the Lord your God ask of you except to fear the Lord your God by walking in all His ways, to love Him, and to worship the Lord your God with all your heart and all your soul?
Deuteronomy 11:7
Your own eyes have seen every great work the Lord has done.
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.
Luke 3:8
Therefore produce fruit consistent with repentance. And don’t start saying to yourselves, ‘We have Abraham as our father,’ for I tell you that God is able to raise up children for Abraham from these stones!
Ephesians 4:17
Therefore, I say this and testify in the Lord: You should no longer walk as the Gentiles walk, in the futility of their thoughts.
1 Peter 1:13
Therefore, with your minds ready for action, be serious and set your hope completely on the grace to be brought to you at the revelation of Jesus Christ.

Speak

Zechariah 8:19
“The Lord of Hosts says this: The fast of the fourth month, the fast of the fifth, the fast of the seventh, and the fast of the tenth will become times of joy, gladness, and cheerful festivals for the house of Judah. Therefore, love truth and peace.”
Zechariah 7:9
“The Lord of Hosts says this: Make fair decisions. Show faithful love and compassion to one another.
Leviticus 19:11
“You must not steal. You must not act deceptively or lie to one another.
Psalm 15:2
The one who lives honestly, practices righteousness,
and acknowledges the truth in his heart
Proverbs 12:17
Whoever speaks the truth declares what is right,
but a false witness, deceit.
Jeremiah 9:3
They bent their tongues like their bows;
lies and not faithfulness prevail in the land,
for they proceed from one evil to another,
and they do not take Me into account.
This is the Lord’s declaration.
Hosea 4:1
Hear the word of the Lord, people of Israel,
for the Lord has a case
against the inhabitants of the land:
There is no truth, no faithful love,
and no knowledge of God in the land!
Micah 6:12
For the wealthy of the city are full of violence,
and its residents speak lies;
the tongues in their mouths are deceitful.
Ephesians 4:25
Since you put away lying, Speak the truth, each one to his neighbor, because we are members of one another.
1 Thessalonians 4:6
This means one must not transgress against and defraud his brother in this matter, because the Lord is an avenger of all these offenses, as we also previously told and warned you.
Revelation 21:8
But the cowards, unbelievers, vile, murderers, sexually immoral, sorcerers, idolaters, and all liars—their share will be in the lake that burns with fire and sulfur, which is the second death.”

Execute the judgment of truth and peace

Zechariah 7:9
“The Lord of Hosts says this: Make fair decisions. Show faithful love and compassion to one another.
Isaiah 9:7
The dominion will be vast,
and its prosperity will never end.
He will reign on the throne of David
and over his kingdom,
to establish and sustain it
with justice and righteousness from now on and forever.
The zeal of the Lord of Hosts will accomplish this.
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,
Amos 5:15
Hate evil and love good;
establish justice in the gate.
Perhaps the Lord, the God of Hosts, will be gracious
to the remnant of Joseph.
Matthew 5:9
The peacemakers are blessed,
for they will be called sons of God.

General references

Job 29:7
When I went out to the city gate
and took my seat in the town square,

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