Thematic Bible: To be done
Thematic Bible
Justice » To be done » In buying and selling
You shall have just and accurate balances, just weights, a just ephah, and a just hin. I am the Lord your God, who brought you out of the land of Egypt.
You shall have a perfect (full) and just weight, and a perfect and just measure, so that your days may be long in the land which the Lord your God gives you.
Justice » To be done » In executing judgment
“You shall appoint judges and officers in all your cities (gates) which the Lord your God is giving you, according to your tribes, and they shall judge the people with righteous judgment.
O house of David, thus says the Lord:
“Administer justice in the morning,
And rescue the one who has been robbed from the hand of his oppressor,
That My wrath will not roar up like fire
And burn so [hotly] that none can extinguish it,
Because of the evil of their deeds.
And rescue the one who has been robbed from the hand of his oppressor,
That My wrath will not roar up like fire
And burn so [hotly] that none can extinguish it,
Because of the evil of their deeds.
Justice » To be done » To the poor
If a king faithfully and truthfully judges the poor,
His throne shall be established forever.
Open your mouth, judge righteously,
And administer justice for the afflicted and needy.
Justice » To be done » To servants
Masters, [on your part] deal with your slaves justly and fairly, knowing that you also have a Master in heaven.
Justice » To be done » To the fatherless and widows
Learn to do good.
Seek justice,
Rebuke the ruthless,
Defend the fatherless,
Plead for the [rights of the] widow [in court].