20 Pursue justice and justice alone, so that you will live and possess the land the Lord your God is giving you.(A)

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20 Follow justice and justice alone, so that you may live and possess the land the Lord your God is giving you.

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11 So God said to him, “Because you have requested this and did not ask for long life[a] or riches for yourself,(A) or the death[b] of your enemies, but you asked discernment for yourself to understand justice,(B)

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Footnotes

  1. 1 Kings 3:11 Lit for many days
  2. 1 Kings 3:11 Lit life

11 So God said to him, “Since you have asked(A) for this and not for long life or wealth for yourself, nor have asked for the death of your enemies but for discernment(B) in administering justice,

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14 Righteousness and justice are the foundation
of Your throne;(A)
faithful love and truth go before You.(B)

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14 Righteousness and justice are the foundation of your throne;(A)
    love and faithfulness go before you.(B)

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to keep the poor from getting a fair trial
and to deprive the afflicted among my people of justice,
so that widows can be their spoil
and they can plunder the fatherless.

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to deprive(A) the poor of their rights
    and withhold justice from the oppressed of my people,(B)
making widows their prey
    and robbing the fatherless.(C)

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but He will judge the poor righteously(A)
and execute justice for the oppressed of the land.
He will strike the land
with discipline[a] from His mouth,(B)
and He will kill the wicked(C)
with a command[b] from His lips.(D)

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Footnotes

  1. Isaiah 11:4 Lit the rod
  2. Isaiah 11:4 Lit with the breath

but with righteousness(A) he will judge the needy,(B)
    with justice(C) he will give decisions for the poor(D) of the earth.
He will strike(E) the earth with the rod of his mouth;(F)
    with the breath(G) of his lips he will slay the wicked.(H)

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15 Hate evil and love good;(A)
establish justice in the gate.(B)
Perhaps the Lord, the God of Hosts, will be gracious(C)
to the remnant of Joseph.(D)

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15 Hate evil,(A) love good;(B)
    maintain justice in the courts.(C)
Perhaps(D) the Lord God Almighty will have mercy(E)
    on the remnant(F) of Joseph.

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“The Lord of Hosts says this: Make fair decisions.(A) Show faithful love and compassion(B) to one another.

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“This is what the Lord Almighty said: ‘Administer true justice;(A) show mercy and compassion to one another.(B)

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