Deuteronomy 16:20
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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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1 Kings 3:11
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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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- 1 Kings 3:11 Lit for many days
- 1 Kings 3:11 Lit life
Psalm 89:14
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14 Righteousness and justice are the foundation
of Your throne;(A)
faithful love and truth go before You.(B)
Isaiah 10:2
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2 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.
Isaiah 11:4
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4 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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- Isaiah 11:4 Lit the rod
- Isaiah 11:4 Lit with the breath
Amos 5:15
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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)
Zechariah 7:9
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9 “The Lord of Hosts says this: Make fair decisions.(A) Show faithful love and compassion(B) to one another.
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