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22 Bible Verses About Justice

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  • Deuteronomy 32:4 says of God that “all his ways are justice,” and Psalm 89:14 calls righteousness and justice the foundation of his throne.
  • Micah 6:8, Amos 5:21-24 and Isaiah 1:10-17 each set justice ahead of sacrifices, festivals and prayers.
  • Leviticus 19:15 forbids partiality toward the poor as well as toward the great, and Deuteronomy 16:19 forbids bribes because they “blind the eyes of the wise.”
  • The widow, the fatherless, the sojourner and the poor are named again and again: Deuteronomy 10:18, Isaiah 1:17, Psalm 82:3 and Zechariah 7:10.
  • In Matthew 23:23 Jesus calls justice, mercy and faithfulness “the weightier matters of the law.”

The Bible treats justice as part of God’s character and as something he requires of his people. Moses sings that “all his ways are justice” (Deuteronomy 32:4), and Micah sums up what God asks as “to do justice, and to love kindness, and to walk humbly with your God” (Micah 6:8). The law demands courts without partiality or bribes (Leviticus 19:15; Deuteronomy 16:19-20), the prophets put justice for the widow, the fatherless and the poor ahead of sacrifice (Isaiah 1:17;…

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Scripture quotations are from the English Standard Version.

Strong’s Hebrew 4941, מִשְׁפָּט (mishpat): judgment, justice, ordinance, decision, right; used in Psalm 89:14, Isaiah 1:17, Amos 5:24 and Micah 6:8. biblehub.com/hebrew/4941

Strong’s Hebrew 6664, צֶדֶק (tsedeq): righteousness; used in Deuteronomy 16:20. biblehub.com/hebrew/6664

Strong’s Greek 2920, κρίσις (krisis): judgment, decision, justice; used for justice in Matthew 23:23 and Luke 11:42. biblehub.com/greek/2920

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