'Justice' in the Bible

For I have known him, to the end that he may command his children and his household after him, that they may keep the way of Yahweh, to do righteousness and justice; to the end that Yahweh may bring on Abraham that which he has spoken of him."

"You shall not follow a crowd to do evil; neither shall you testify in court to side with a multitude to pervert justice;

"You shall not deny justice to your poor people in their lawsuits.

He does execute justice for the fatherless and widow, and loves the foreigner, in giving him food and clothing.

You shall not wrest justice: you shall not respect persons; neither shall you take a bribe; for a bribe does blind the eyes of the wise, and pervert the words of the righteous.

You shall not wrest the justice [due] to the foreigner, [or] to the fatherless, nor take the widow's clothing to pledge;

'Cursed is he who wrests the justice [due] to the foreigner, fatherless, and widow.' All the people shall say, 'Amen.'

The Rock, his work is perfect, for all his ways are justice: a God of faithfulness and without iniquity, just and right is he.

His sons didn't walk in his ways, but turned aside after lucre, and took bribes, and perverted justice.

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

Absalom said moreover, "Oh that I were made judge in the land, that every man who has any suit or cause might come to me, and I would do him justice!"

God said to him, "Because you have asked this thing, and have not asked for yourself long life, neither have asked riches for yourself, nor have asked the life of your enemies, but have asked for yourself understanding to discern justice;

All Israel heard of the judgment which the king had judged; and they feared the king: for they saw that the wisdom of God was in him, to do justice.

Blessed is Yahweh your God, who delighted in you, to set you on the throne of Israel. Because Yahweh loved Israel forever, therefore made he you king, to do justice and righteousness."

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

Blessed be Yahweh your God, who delighted in you, to set you on his throne, to be king for Yahweh your God: because your God loved Israel, to establish them forever, therefore made he you king over them, to do justice and righteousness."

Does God pervert justice? Or does the Almighty pervert righteousness?

If it is a matter of strength, behold, he is mighty! If of justice, 'Who,' says he, 'will summon me?'

"Behold, I cry out of wrong, but I am not heard. I cry for help, but there is no justice.

I put on righteousness, and it clothed me. My justice was as a robe and a diadem.

It is not the great who are wise, nor the aged who understand justice.

Yes surely, God will not do wickedly, neither will the Almighty pervert justice.

Shall even one who hates justice govern? Will you condemn him who is righteous and mighty? --

"But you are full of the judgment of the wicked. Judgment and justice take hold of you.

We can't reach the Almighty. He is exalted in power. In justice and great righteousness, he will not oppress.

He will guide the humble in justice. He will teach the humble his way.

He loves righteousness and justice. The earth is full of the loving kindness of Yahweh.

he will make your righteousness go forth as the light, and your justice as the noon day sun.

For Yahweh loves justice, and doesn't forsake his saints. They are preserved forever, but the children of the wicked shall be cut off.

The mouth of the righteous talks of wisdom. His tongue speaks justice.

God, give the king your justice; your righteousness to the royal son.

He will judge your people with righteousness, and your poor with justice.

Righteousness and justice are the foundation of your throne. Loving kindness and truth go before your face.

Clouds and darkness are around him. Righteousness and justice are the foundation of his throne.

The King's strength also loves justice. You do establish equity. You execute justice and righteousness in Jacob.

I will sing of loving kindness and justice. To you, Yahweh, I will sing praises.

Yahweh executes righteous acts, and justice for all who are oppressed.

Blessed are those who keep justice. Blessed is one who does what is right at all times.

The works of his hands are truth and justice. All his precepts are sure.

I know that Yahweh will maintain the cause of the afflicted, and justice for the needy.

who executes justice for the oppressed; who gives food to the hungry. Yahweh frees the prisoners.

to receive instruction in wise dealing, in righteousness, justice, and equity;

that he may guard the paths of justice, and preserve the way of his saints.

Then you will understand righteousness and justice, equity and every good path.

By me kings reign, and princes decree justice.

I walk in the way of righteousness, in the midst of the paths of justice;

A wicked man receives a bribe in secret, to pervert the ways of justice.

To be partial to the faces of the wicked is not good, nor to deprive the innocent of justice.

A corrupt witness mocks justice, and the mouth of the wicked gulps down iniquity.

To do righteousness and justice is more acceptable to Yahweh than sacrifice.

It is joy to the righteous to do justice; but it is a destruction to the workers of iniquity.

Evil men don't understand justice; but those who seek Yahweh understand it fully.

The king by justice makes the land stable, but he who takes bribes tears it down.

The righteous care about justice for the poor. The wicked aren't concerned about knowledge.

Many seek the ruler's favor, but a man's justice comes from Yahweh.

lest they drink, and forget the law, and pervert the justice due to anyone who is afflicted.

Open your mouth, judge righteously, and serve justice to the poor and needy."

Moreover I saw under the sun, in the place of justice, that wickedness was there; and in the place of righteousness, that wickedness was there.

If you see the oppression of the poor, and the violent taking away of justice and righteousness in a district, don't marvel at the matter: for one official is eyed by a higher one; and there are officials over them.

Learn to do well. Seek justice. Relieve the oppressed. Judge the fatherless. Plead for the widow."

How the faithful city has become a prostitute! She was full of justice; righteousness lodged in her, but now murderers.

Zion shall be redeemed with justice, and her converts with righteousness.

when the Lord shall have washed away the filth of the daughters of Zion, and shall have purged the blood of Jerusalem from its midst, by the spirit of justice, and by the spirit of burning.

For the vineyard of Yahweh of Armies is the house of Israel, and the men of Judah his pleasant plant: and he looked for justice, but, behold, oppression; for righteousness, but, behold, a cry of distress.

but Yahweh of Armies is exalted in justice, and God the Holy One is sanctified in righteousness.

who acquit the guilty for a bribe, but deny justice for the innocent!

Of the increase of his government and of peace there shall be no end, on the throne of David, and on his kingdom, to establish it, and to uphold it with justice and with righteousness from that time on, even forever. The zeal of Yahweh of Armies will perform this.

to deprive the needy from justice, and to rob the poor among my people of their rights, that widows may be their spoil, and that they may make the fatherless their prey!

Give counsel! Execute justice! Make your shade like the night in the midst of the noonday! Hide the outcasts! Don't betray the fugitive!

A throne will be established in loving kindness. One will sit on it in truth, in the tent of David, judging, seeking justice, and swift to do righteousness.

and a spirit of justice to him who sits in judgment, and strength to those who turn back the battle at the gate.

I will make justice the measuring line, and righteousness the plumb line. The hail will sweep away the refuge of lies, and the waters will overflow the hiding place.

who cause a person to be indicted by a word, and lay a snare for the arbiter in the gate, and who deprive the innocent of justice with false testimony.

Therefore Yahweh will wait, that he may be gracious to you; and therefore he will be exalted, that he may have mercy on you, for Yahweh is a God of justice. Blessed are all those who wait for him.

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

Then justice will dwell in the wilderness; and righteousness will remain in the fruitful field.

Yahweh is exalted, for he dwells on high. He has filled Zion with justice and righteousness.

Who did he take counsel with, and who instructed him, and taught him in the path of justice, and taught him knowledge, and showed him the way of understanding?

Why do you say, Jacob, and speak, Israel, "My way is hidden from Yahweh, and the justice due me is disregarded by my God?"

"Behold, my servant, whom I uphold; my chosen, in whom my soul delights -- I have put my Spirit on him. He will bring justice to the nations.

He won't break a bruised reed. He won't quench a dimly burning wick. He will faithfully bring justice.

He will not fail nor be discouraged, until he has set justice in the earth, and the islands will wait for his law."

But I said, "I have labored in vain, I have spent my strength for nothing and vanity; yet surely the justice [due] to me is with Yahweh, and my reward with my God."

"Attend to me, my people; and give ear to me, my nation: for a law shall go forth from me, and I will establish my justice for a light of the peoples.

Thus says Yahweh, "Keep justice, and do righteousness; for my salvation is near to come, and my righteousness to be revealed.

The way of peace they don't know; and there is no justice in their goings: they have made them crooked paths; whoever goes therein does not know peace.

Therefore is justice far from us, neither does righteousness overtake us: we look for light, but, behold, darkness; for brightness, but we walk in obscurity.

We roar all like bears, and moan bitterly like doves: we look for justice, but there is none; for salvation, but it is far off from us.

Justice is turned away backward, and righteousness stands afar off; for truth is fallen in the street, and uprightness can't enter.

Yes, truth is lacking; and he who departs from evil makes himself a prey. Yahweh saw it, and it displeased him that there was no justice.

"For I, Yahweh, love justice, I hate robbery with iniquity; and I will give them their recompense in truth, and I will make an everlasting covenant with them.

and you shall swear, 'As Yahweh lives,' in truth, in justice, and in righteousness. The nations shall bless themselves in him, and in him shall they glory."

For if you thoroughly amend your ways and your doings; if you thoroughly execute justice between a man and his neighbor;

but let him who glories glory in this, that he has understanding, and knows me, that I am Yahweh who exercises loving kindness, justice, and righteousness, in the earth: for in these things I delight, says Yahweh.

House of David, thus says Yahweh, Execute justice in the morning, and deliver him who is robbed out of the hand of the oppressor, lest my wrath go forth like fire, and burn so that none can quench it, because of the evil of your doings.

Thus says Yahweh: Execute 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 foreigner, the fatherless, nor the widow; neither shed innocent blood in this place.

Shall you reign, because you strive to excel in cedar? Didn't your father eat and drink, and do justice and righteousness? then it was well with him.

Behold, the days come, says Yahweh, 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.

In those days, and at that time, will I cause a Branch of righteousness to grow up to David; and he shall execute justice and righteousness in the land.

he who has not given forth on interest, neither has taken any increase, who has withdrawn his hand from iniquity, has executed true justice between man and man,