Isaiah 1:17
New King James Version
17 Learn to do good;
Seek justice,
Rebuke [a]the oppressor;
[b]Defend the fatherless,
Plead for the widow.
Footnotes
- Isaiah 1:17 Some ancient vss. the oppressed
- Isaiah 1:17 Vindicate
Jeremiah 22:3
New King James Version
3 Thus says the Lord: (A)“Execute[a] judgment and righteousness, and deliver the plundered out of the hand of the oppressor. Do no wrong and do no violence to the stranger, the (B)fatherless, or the widow, nor shed innocent blood in this place.
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- Jeremiah 22:3 Dispense justice
Micah 6:8
New King James Version
8 He has (A)shown you, O man, what is good;
And what does the Lord require of you
But (B)to do justly,
To love [a]mercy,
And to walk humbly with your God?
Footnotes
- Micah 6:8 Or lovingkindness
Psalm 82:3-4
New King James Version
3 [a]Defend the poor and fatherless;
Do justice to the afflicted and (A)needy.
4 Deliver the poor and needy;
Free them from the hand of the wicked.
Footnotes
- Psalm 82:3 Vindicate
Isaiah 1:23
New King James Version
23 (A)Your princes are rebellious,
And (B)companions of thieves;
(C)Everyone loves bribes,
And follows after rewards.
They (D)do not defend the fatherless,
Nor does the cause of the widow come before them.
Zechariah 7:9-10
New King James Version
9 “Thus says the Lord of hosts:
(A)‘Execute true justice,
Show [a]mercy and compassion
Everyone to his brother.
10 (B)Do not oppress the widow or the fatherless,
The alien or the poor.
(C)Let none of you plan evil in his heart
Against his brother.’
Footnotes
- Zechariah 7:9 Or lovingkindness
Proverbs 31:9
New King James Version
Jeremiah 22:15-16
New King James Version
15 “Shall you reign because you enclose yourself in cedar?
Did not your father eat and drink,
And do justice and righteousness?
Then (A)it was well with him.
16 He [a]judged the cause of the poor and needy;
Then it was well.
Was not this knowing Me?” says the Lord.
Footnotes
- Jeremiah 22:16 Defended
Zechariah 8:16
New King James Version
16 These are the things you shall (A)do:
(B)Speak each man the truth to his neighbor;
Give judgment in your gates for truth, justice, and peace;
Daniel 4:27
New King James Version
27 Therefore, O king, let my advice be acceptable to you; (A)break off your sins by being righteous, and your iniquities by showing mercy to the poor. (B)Perhaps there may be (C)a [a]lengthening of your prosperity.”
Footnotes
- Daniel 4:27 prolonging
Zephaniah 2:3
New King James Version
3 (A)Seek the Lord, (B)all you meek of the earth,
Who have upheld His justice.
Seek righteousness, seek humility.
(C)It may be that you will be hidden
In the day of the Lord’s anger.
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