'Fairness' in the Bible

Your justice is like the highest mountains, your fairness like the deepest sea; you preserve mankind and the animal kingdom.

The heavens declare his fairness, for God is judge. (Selah)

I saw something else on earth: In the place of justice, there was wickedness, and in the place of fairness, there was wickedness.

If you see the extortion of the poor, or the perversion of justice and fairness in the government, do not be astonished by the matter. For the high official is watched by a higher official, and there are higher ones over them!

How tragic that the once-faithful city has become a prostitute! She was once a center of justice, fairness resided in her, but now only murderers.

Indeed Israel is the vineyard of the Lord who commands armies, the people of Judah are the cultivated place in which he took delight. He waited for justice, but look what he got -- disobedience! He waited for fairness, but look what he got -- cries for help!

His dominion will be vast and he will bring immeasurable prosperity. He will rule on David's throne and over David's kingdom, establishing it and strengthening it by promoting justice and fairness, from this time forward and forevermore. The Lord's intense devotion to his people will accomplish this.

I will make justice the measuring line, fairness the plumb line; hail will sweep away the unreliable refuge, the floodwaters will overwhelm the hiding place.

Look, a king will promote fairness; officials will promote justice.

Justice will settle down in the desert and fairness will live in the orchard.

Fairness will produce peace and result in lasting security.

The Lord is exalted, indeed, he lives in heaven; he fills Zion with justice and fairness.

If people want to boast, they should boast about this: They should boast that they understand and know me. They should boast that they know and understand that I, the Lord, act out of faithfulness, fairness, and justice in the earth and that I desire people to do these things," says the Lord.