Proverbs 31:9
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Proverbs 31:9
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9 Speak up and judge fairly;
defend the rights of the poor and needy.(A)
Isaiah 1:17
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17 learn to do good;
(A)seek justice,
correct oppression;
(B)bring justice to the fatherless,
plead the widow's cause.
Isaiah 1:17
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Leviticus 19:15
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15 (A)“You shall do no injustice in court. You shall not be partial to the poor or defer to the great, but in righteousness shall you judge your neighbor.
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Leviticus 19:15
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15 “‘Do not pervert justice;(A) do not show partiality(B) to the poor or favoritism to the great,(C) but judge your neighbor fairly.(D)
Amos 5:11-12
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11 Therefore because you (A)trample on[a] the poor
and you exact taxes of grain from him,
(B)you have built houses of hewn stone,
but you shall not dwell in them;
(C)you have planted pleasant vineyards,
but you shall not drink their wine.
12 For I know how many are your transgressions
and how great are your sins—
you who afflict the righteous, who (D)take a bribe,
and (E)turn aside the needy (F)in the gate.
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- Amos 5:11 Or you tax
Amos 5:11-12
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Job 29:15-16
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15 I was (A)eyes to the blind
and feet to the lame.
16 I was a father to the needy,
and I searched out (B)the cause of him whom I did not know.
Deuteronomy 1:16
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16 And I charged your judges at that time, ‘Hear the cases between your brothers, and (A)judge righteously between a man and his brother or the alien who is with him.
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Deuteronomy 1:16
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16 And I charged your judges at that time, “Hear the disputes between your people and judge(A) fairly,(B) whether the case is between two Israelites or between an Israelite and a foreigner residing among you.(C)
Jeremiah 22:3
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Jeremiah 22:3
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3 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.
Daniel 4:27
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27 Therefore, O king, let my counsel be acceptable to you: break off your sins by (A)practicing righteousness, (B)and your iniquities by showing mercy to the oppressed, (C)that there may perhaps be a lengthening of your prosperity.”
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Daniel 4:27
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John 7:24
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24 (A)Do not judge by appearances, but judge with right judgment.”
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John 7:24
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24 Stop judging by mere appearances, but instead judge correctly.”(A)
Zechariah 7:9
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9 “Thus says the Lord of hosts, (A)Render true judgments, show kindness and mercy to one another,
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Zechariah 7:9
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9 “This is what the Lord Almighty said: ‘Administer true justice;(A) show mercy and compassion to one another.(B)
Jeremiah 23:5
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5 (A)“Behold, the days are coming, declares the Lord, when I will raise up for David a righteous (B)Branch, and (C)he shall reign as king and deal wisely, and shall execute justice and righteousness in the land.
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Jeremiah 23:5
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Jeremiah 22:15-16
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Jeremiah 22:15-16
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Jeremiah 5:28
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28 (A)they have grown fat and sleek.
They know no bounds in deeds of evil;
(B)they judge not with justice
the cause of the fatherless, to make it prosper,
and they do not defend the rights of the needy.
Jeremiah 5:28
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