Jeremiah 22:15
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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.
2 Kings 23:25
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25 (A)Now before him there was no king like him, who turned to the Lord with all his heart, with all his soul, and with all his might, according to all the Law of Moses; nor after him did any arise like him.
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Isaiah 3:10
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10 “Say to the righteous (A)that it shall be well with them,
(B)For they shall eat the fruit of their doings.
Ecclesiastes 10:17
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17 Blessed are you, O land, when your king is the son of nobles,
And your (A)princes feast at the proper time—
For strength and not for drunkenness!
Proverbs 25:5
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5 Take away the wicked from before the king,
And his throne will be established in (A)righteousness.
Proverbs 29:4
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4 The king establishes the land by justice,
But he who receives bribes overthrows it.
Psalm 128:1-2
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Blessings of Those Who Fear the Lord
A Song of Ascents.
128 Blessed (A)is every one who fears the Lord,
Who walks in His ways.
Footnotes
- Psalm 128:2 Fruit of the labor
2 Kings 22:2
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2 And he did what was right in the sight of the Lord, and walked in all the ways of his father David; he (A)did not turn aside to the right hand or to the left.
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Jeremiah 42:6
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6 Whether it is [a]pleasing or [b]displeasing, we will (A)obey the voice of the Lord our God to whom we send you, (B)that it may be well with us when we obey the voice of the Lord our God.”
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- Jeremiah 42:6 Lit. good
- Jeremiah 42:6 Lit. evil
Jeremiah 21:12
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12 O house of David! Thus says the Lord:
(A)“Execute[a] judgment (B)in the morning;
And deliver him who is plundered
Out of the hand of the oppressor,
Lest My fury go forth like fire
And burn so that no one can quench it,
Because of the evil of your doings.
Footnotes
- Jeremiah 21:12 Dispense justice
Proverbs 21:3
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3 (A)To do righteousness and justice
Is more acceptable to the Lord than sacrifice.
1 Kings 10:9
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9 (A)Blessed be the Lord your God, who (B)delighted in you, setting you on the throne of Israel! Because the Lord has loved Israel forever, therefore He made you king, (C)to do justice and righteousness.”
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2 Samuel 8:15
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David’s Administration(A)
15 So David reigned over all Israel; and David administered judgment and justice to all his people.
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1 Corinthians 10:31
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31 (A)Therefore, whether you eat or drink, or whatever you do, do all to the glory of God.
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Acts 2:46
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46 (A)So continuing daily with one accord (B)in the temple, and (C)breaking bread from house to house, they ate their food with gladness and simplicity of heart,
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Luke 11:41
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41 (A)But rather give alms of [a]such things as you have; then indeed all things are clean to you.
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- Luke 11:41 Or what is inside
Jeremiah 23:5
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5 “Behold, (A)the days are coming,” says the Lord,
“That I will raise to David a Branch of righteousness;
A King shall reign and [a]prosper,
(B)And execute [b]judgment and righteousness in the [c]earth.
Footnotes
- Jeremiah 23:5 act wisely
- Jeremiah 23:5 justice
- Jeremiah 23:5 land
Jeremiah 22:18
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18 Therefore thus says the Lord concerning Jehoiakim the son of Josiah, king of Judah:
(A)“They shall not lament for him,
Saying, (B)‘Alas, my brother!’ or ‘Alas, my sister!’
They shall not lament for him,
Saying, ‘Alas, master!’ or ‘Alas, his glory!’
Jeremiah 22:3
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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
Isaiah 33:16
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16 He will dwell on [a]high;
His place of defense will be the fortress of rocks;
Bread will be given him,
His water will be sure.
Footnotes
- Isaiah 33:16 Lit. heights
Isaiah 9:7
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7 Of the increase of His government and peace
(A)There will be no end,
Upon the throne of David and over His kingdom,
To order it and establish it with judgment and justice
From that time forward, even forever.
The (B)zeal of the Lord of hosts will perform this.
Ecclesiastes 9:7-10
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7 Go, (A)eat your bread with joy,
And drink your wine with a merry heart;
For God has already accepted your works.
8 Let your garments always be white,
And let your head lack no oil.
9 [a]Live joyfully with the wife whom you love all the days of your vain life which He has given you under the sun, all your days of vanity; (B)for that is your portion in life, and in the labor which you perform under the sun.
10 (C)Whatever your hand finds to do, do it with your (D)might; for there is no work or device or knowledge or wisdom in the grave where you are going.
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- Ecclesiastes 9:9 Lit. See life
Ecclesiastes 2:24
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24 (A)Nothing is better for a man than that he should eat and drink, and that his soul should enjoy good in his labor. This also, I saw, was from the hand of God.
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Proverbs 31:9
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Proverbs 20:28
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Footnotes
- Proverbs 20:28 mercy
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