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24 But let justice roll down like water
    and righteousness like an ever-flowing stream.(A)

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24 But let justice(A) roll on like a river,
    righteousness(B) like a never-failing stream!(C)

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He has told you, O mortal, what is good,
    and what does the Lord require of you
but to do justice and to love kindness
    and to walk humbly with your God?(A)

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He has shown you, O mortal, what is good.
    And what does the Lord require of you?
To act justly(A) and to love mercy
    and to walk humbly[a](B) with your God.(C)

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Footnotes

  1. Micah 6:8 Or prudently

Thus says the Lord: Act with justice and righteousness and deliver from the hand of the oppressor anyone who has been robbed. And do no wrong or violence to the alien, the orphan, and the widow, or shed innocent blood in this place.(A)

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This is what the Lord says: Do what is just(A) and right. Rescue from the hand of the oppressor(B) the one who has been robbed. Do no wrong or violence to the foreigner, the fatherless or the widow,(C) and do not shed innocent blood(D) in this place.

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For I desire steadfast love and not sacrifice,
    the knowledge of God rather than burnt offerings.(A)

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For I desire mercy, not sacrifice,(A)
    and acknowledgment(B) of God rather than burnt offerings.(C)

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32 Then the scribe said to him, “You are right, Teacher; you have truly said that ‘he is one, and besides him there is no other’;(A) 33 and ‘to love him with all the heart and with all the understanding and with all the strength’ and ‘to love one’s neighbor as oneself’—this is much more important than all whole burnt offerings and sacrifices.”(B) 34 When Jesus saw that he answered wisely, he said to him, “You are not far from the kingdom of God.” After that no one dared to ask him any question.(C)

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32 “Well said, teacher,” the man replied. “You are right in saying that God is one and there is no other but him.(A) 33 To love him with all your heart, with all your understanding and with all your strength, and to love your neighbor as yourself is more important than all burnt offerings and sacrifices.”(B)

34 When Jesus saw that he had answered wisely, he said to him, “You are not far from the kingdom of God.”(C) And from then on no one dared ask him any more questions.(D)

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To do righteousness and justice
    is more acceptable to the Lord than sacrifice.(A)

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To do what is right and just
    is more acceptable to the Lord than sacrifice.(A)

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Ah, you who turn justice to wormwood
    and bring righteousness to the ground!

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There are those who turn justice into bitterness(A)
    and cast righteousness(B) to the ground.(C)

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12 because I delivered the poor who cried
    and the orphan who had no helper.(A)
13 The blessing of the wretched came upon me,
    and I caused the widow’s heart to sing for joy.(B)
14 I put on righteousness, and it clothed me;
    my justice was like a robe and a turban.(C)
15 I was eyes to the blind
    and feet to the lame.
16 I was a father to the needy,
    and I championed the cause of the stranger.(D)
17 I broke the fangs of the unrighteous
    and made them drop their prey from their teeth.(E)

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12 because I rescued the poor(A) who cried for help,
    and the fatherless(B) who had none to assist them.(C)
13 The one who was dying blessed me;(D)
    I made the widow’s(E) heart sing.
14 I put on righteousness(F) as my clothing;
    justice was my robe and my turban.(G)
15 I was eyes(H) to the blind
    and feet to the lame.(I)
16 I was a father to the needy;(J)
    I took up the case(K) of the stranger.(L)
17 I broke the fangs of the wicked
    and snatched the victims(M) from their teeth.(N)

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14 Seek good and not evil,
    that you may live,
and so the Lord, the God of hosts, will be with you,
    just as you have said.(A)
15 Hate evil and love good,
    and establish justice in the gate;
it may be that the Lord, the God of hosts,
    will be gracious to the remnant of Joseph.(B)

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14 Seek good, not evil,
    that you may live.(A)
Then the Lord God Almighty will be with you,
    just as you say he is.
15 Hate evil,(B) love good;(C)
    maintain justice in the courts.(D)
Perhaps(E) the Lord God Almighty will have mercy(F)
    on the remnant(G) of Joseph.

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