'Justify' in the Bible
And Judah said, What shall we say to my lord? what shall we speak, and how justify ourselves? God has found out the iniquity of thy servants; behold, we are my lord's bondmen, both we, and he in whose hand the cup has been found.
Thou shalt keep far from the cause of falsehood; and the innocent and righteous slay not; for I will not justify the wicked.
If there be a controversy between men, and they resort to judgment, and they judge their case; then they shall justify the righteous, and condemn the wicked.
Be it far from me that I should justify you; till I die I will not remove my blamelessness from me.
If thou hast anything to say, answer me; speak, for I desire to justify thee.
who justify the wicked for a bribe, and turn away the righteousness of the righteous from them!