What Does the Bible Say About Justice?

“Thou shalt not raise a false report: put not thine hand with the wicked to be an unrighteous witness. raise: or, receive”

“Thou shalt not follow a multitude to do evil; neither shalt thou speak in a cause to decline after many to wrest judgment: speak: Heb. answer”

“Neither shalt thou countenance a poor man in his cause.”

“Thou shalt not wrest the judgment of thy poor in his cause.”

“Keep thee far from a false matter; and the innocent and righteous slay thou not: for I will not justify the wicked.”

“And thou shalt take no gift: for the gift blindeth the wise, and perverteth the words of the righteous. the wise: Heb. the seeing”

“Thou shalt not defraud thy neighbour, neither rob him: the wages of him that is hired shall not abide with thee all night until the morning.”

“Thou shalt not curse the deaf, nor put a stumblingblock before the blind, but shalt fear thy God: I am the LORD.”

“Ye shall do no unrighteousness in judgment: thou shalt not respect the person of the poor, nor honour the person of the mighty: but in righteousness shalt thou judge thy neighbour.”

“Judges and officers shalt thou make thee in all thy gates, which the LORD thy God giveth thee, throughout thy tribes: and they shall judge the people with just judgment.”

“Thou shalt not wrest judgment; thou shalt not respect persons, neither take a gift: for a gift doth blind the eyes of the wise, and pervert the words of the righteous. words: or, matters”

“That which is altogether just shalt thou follow, that thou mayest live, and inherit the land which the LORD thy God giveth thee. That which: Heb. Justice, justice”

“If there be a controversy between men, and they come unto judgment, that the judges may judge them; then they shall justify the righteous, and condemn the wicked.”

“And it shall be, if the wicked man be worthy to be beaten, that the judge shall cause him to lie down, and to be beaten before his face, according to his fault, by a certain number.”

“Forty stripes he may give him, and not exceed: lest, if he should exceed, and beat him above these with many stripes, then thy brother should seem vile unto thee.”

“Thou shalt not muzzle the ox when he treadeth out the corn. treadeth: Heb. thresheth”

“Then came there two women, that were harlots, unto the king, and stood before him.”

“And the one woman said, O my lord, I and this woman dwell in one house; and I was delivered of a child with her in the house.”

“And it came to pass the third day after that I was delivered, that this woman was delivered also: and we were together; there was no stranger with us in the house, save we two in the house.”

“And this woman's child died in the night; because she overlaid it.”

“And she arose at midnight , and took my son from beside me, while thine handmaid slept, and laid it in her bosom, and laid her dead child in my bosom.”

“And when I rose in the morning to give my child suck, behold, it was dead: but when I had considered it in the morning, behold, it was not my son, which I did bear.”

“And the other woman said, Nay; but the living is my son, and the dead is thy son. And this said, No; but the dead is thy son, and the living is my son. Thus they spake before the king.”

“Then said the king, The one saith, This is my son that liveth, and thy son is the dead: and the other saith, Nay; but thy son is the dead, and my son is the living.”

“And the king said, Bring me a sword. And they brought a sword before the king.”

“And the king said, Divide the living child in two, and give half to the one, and half to the other.”

“Then spake the woman whose the living child was unto the king, for her bowels yearned upon her son, and she said, O my lord, give her the living child, and in no wise slay it. But the other said, Let it be neither mine nor thine, but divide it. yearned: Heb. were hot”

“Then the king answered and said, Give her the living child, and in no wise slay it: she is the mother thereof.”

“And whosoever will not do the law of thy God, and the law of the king, let judgment be executed speedily upon him, whether it be unto death, or to banishment, or to confiscation of goods, or to imprisonment. to banishment: Chaldee, to rooting out”

“He loveth righteousness and judgment: the earth is full of the goodness of the LORD. goodness: or, mercy”

“A Psalm for Solomon. Give the king thy judgments, O God, and thy righteousness unto the king's son. for: or, of”

“He shall judge thy people with righteousness, and thy poor with judgment.”

“How long will ye judge unjustly, and accept the persons of the wicked? Selah.”

“Defend the poor and fatherless: do justice to the afflicted and needy. Defend: Heb. Judge”

“Deliver the poor and needy: rid them out of the hand of the wicked.”

“Blessed are they that keep judgment, and he that doeth righteousness at all times.”

“He that justifieth the wicked, and he that condemneth the just, even they both are abomination to the LORD.”

“Also to punish the just is not good, nor to strike princes for equity.”

“It is not good to accept the person of the wicked, to overthrow the righteous in judgment.”

“He that is first in his own cause seemeth just; but his neighbour cometh and searcheth him.”

“A king that sitteth in the throne of judgment scattereth away all evil with his eyes.”

“To do justice and judgment is more acceptable to the LORD than sacrifice.”

“It is joy to the just to do judgment: but destruction shall be to the workers of iniquity.”

“If thou hast nothing to pay, why should he take away thy bed from under thee?”

“These things also belong to the wise. It is not good to have respect of persons in judgment.”

“To have respect of persons is not good: for for a piece of bread that man will transgress.”

“Many seek the ruler's favour; but every man's judgment cometh from the LORD. the ruler's: Heb. the face of a ruler”

“And moreover I saw under the sun the place of judgment, that wickedness was there; and the place of righteousness, that iniquity was there.”

“I said in mine heart, God shall judge the righteous and the wicked: for there is a time there for every purpose and for every work.”

“If thou seest the oppression of the poor, and violent perverting of judgment and justice in a province, marvel not at the matter: for he that is higher than the highest regardeth; and there be higher than they. at the: Heb. at the will, or, purpose”

“Surely oppression maketh a wise man mad; and a gift destroyeth the heart.”

“Learn to do well; seek judgment, relieve the oppressed, judge the fatherless, plead for the widow. relieve: or, righten”

“And therefore will the LORD wait, that he may be gracious unto you, and therefore will he be exalted, that he may have mercy upon you: for the LORD is a God of judgment: blessed are all they that wait for him.”

“Thus saith the LORD, Keep ye judgment, and do justice: for my salvation is near to come, and my righteousness to be revealed. judgment: or, equity”

“And judgment is turned away backward, and justice standeth afar off: for truth is fallen in the street, and equity cannot enter.”

“Yea, truth faileth; and he that departeth from evil maketh himself a prey: and the LORD saw it, and it displeased him that there was no judgment. maketh: or, is accounted mad it displeased: Heb. it was evil in his eyes”

“For I the LORD love judgment, I hate robbery for burnt offering; and I will direct their work in truth, and I will make an everlasting covenant with them.”

“Thus saith the LORD; Go down to the house of the king of Judah, and speak there this word,”

“And say, Hear the word of the LORD, O king of Judah, that sittest upon the throne of David, thou, and thy servants, and thy people that enter in by these gates:”

“Thus saith the LORD; Execute ye judgment and righteousness, and deliver the spoiled out of the hand of the oppressor: and do no wrong, do no violence to the stranger, the fatherless, nor the widow, neither shed innocent blood in this place.”

“For if ye do this thing indeed, then shall there enter in by the gates of this house kings sitting upon the throne of David, riding in chariots and on horses, he, and his servants, and his people. upon: Heb. for David upon his throne”

“To turn aside the right of a man before the face of the most High, the most High: or, a superior”

“To subvert a man in his cause, the Lord approveth not. approveth not: or, seeth not”

“Ye who turn judgment to wormwood, and leave off righteousness in the earth,”

“Forasmuch therefore as your treading is upon the poor, and ye take from him burdens of wheat: ye have built houses of hewn stone, but ye shall not dwell in them; ye have planted pleasant vineyards, but ye shall not drink wine of them. pleasant: Heb. vineyards of desire”

“For I know your manifold transgressions and your mighty sins: they afflict the just, they take a bribe, and they turn aside the poor in the gate from their right. a bribe: or, a ransom”

“But let judgment run down as waters, and righteousness as a mighty stream. run: Heb. roll”

“He hath shewed thee, O man, what is good; and what doth the LORD require of thee, but to do justly, and to love mercy, and to walk humbly with thy God? walk: Heb. humble thyself to walk”

“That they may do evil with both hands earnestly, the prince asketh, and the judge asketh for a reward; and the great man, he uttereth his mischievous desire: so they wrap it up. his: Heb. the mischief of his soul”

“Therefore the law is slacked, and judgment doth never go forth: for the wicked doth compass about the righteous; therefore wrong judgment proceedeth. wrong: or, wrested”

“Thus speaketh the LORD of hosts, saying, Execute true judgment, and shew mercy and compassions every man to his brother: Execute: Heb. Judge judgment of truth”

“These are the things that ye shall do; Speak ye every man the truth to his neighbour; execute the judgment of truth and peace in your gates: execute: Heb. judge truth, and the judgment of peace”

“Therefore if thou bring thy gift to the altar, and there rememberest that thy brother hath ought against thee;”

“Leave there thy gift before the altar, and go thy way; first be reconciled to thy brother, and then come and offer thy gift.”

“But if ye had known what this meaneth, I will have mercy, and not sacrifice, ye would not have condemned the guiltless.”

“Judge not according to the appearance, but judge righteous judgment.”

“Doth our law judge any man, before it hear him, and know what he doeth?”