Micah 6:8
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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
Deuteronomy 10:12-13
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The Essence of the Law
12 “And now, Israel, (A)what does the Lord your God require of you, but to fear the Lord your God, to walk in all His ways and to (B)love Him, to serve the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul, 13 and to keep the commandments of the Lord and His statutes which I command you today (C)for your [a]good?
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- Deuteronomy 10:13 benefit or welfare
Proverbs 21:3
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3 (A)To do righteousness and justice
Is more acceptable to the Lord than sacrifice.
Colossians 3:12
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Character of the New Man
12 Therefore, (A)as the elect of God, holy and beloved, (B)put on tender mercies, kindness, humility, meekness, longsuffering;
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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
1 Samuel 15:22
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22 So Samuel said:
(A)“Has the Lord as great delight in burnt offerings and sacrifices,
As in obeying the voice of the Lord?
Behold, (B)to obey is better than sacrifice,
And to heed than the fat of rams.
Isaiah 66:2
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2 For all those things My hand has made,
And all those things exist,”
Says the Lord.
(A)“But on this one will I look:
(B)On him who is poor and of a contrite spirit,
And who trembles at My word.
1 Peter 3:8
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Called to Blessing
8 Finally, all of you be of one mind, having compassion for one another; love as brothers, be tenderhearted, be [a]courteous;
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- 1 Peter 3:8 NU humble
1 Peter 5:5-6
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Submit to God, Resist the Devil
5 Likewise you younger people, submit yourselves to your elders. Yes, (A)all of you be submissive to one another, and be clothed with humility, for
6 Therefore humble yourselves under the mighty hand of God, that He may exalt you in due time,
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Luke 6:36
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36 (A)Therefore be merciful, just as your Father also is merciful.
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Amos 5:24
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24 (A)But let justice run down like water,
And righteousness like a mighty stream.
Isaiah 1:16-19
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16 “Wash(A) yourselves, make yourselves clean;
Put away the evil of your doings from before My eyes.
(B)Cease to do evil,
17 Learn to do good;
Seek justice,
Rebuke [a]the oppressor;
[b]Defend the fatherless,
Plead for the widow.
18 “Come now, and let us (C)reason together,”
Says the Lord,
“Though your sins are like scarlet,
(D)They shall be as white as snow;
Though they are red like crimson,
They shall be as wool.
19 If you are willing and obedient,
You shall eat the good of the land;
Footnotes
- Isaiah 1:17 Some ancient vss. the oppressed
- Isaiah 1:17 Vindicate
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