Proverbs 2:8-9
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8 He ·makes sure that justice is done [L guards the path of justice],
and he protects those who are loyal to him.
9 Then you will understand what is ·honest [righteous] and ·fair [just]
and what is ·the good and right thing to do [L virtuous, every good course/path].
Proverbs 2:8-9
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He guards the paths of justice;
And He preserves the way of His saints (believers).(A)
9
Then you will understand righteousness and justice [in every circumstance]
And integrity and every good path.
Proverbs 8:20
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20 I ·do what is right [L walk on the way of righteousness]
·and follow [L in the midst of] the path of justice.
Proverbs 8:20
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20
“I, [Wisdom, continuously] walk in the way of righteousness,
In the midst of the paths of justice,
Proverbs 12:5
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5 The plans that ·good [righteous] people make are ·fair [just],
but the ·advice [guidance] of the wicked will ·trick [deceive; defraud] you.
Proverbs 12:5
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The thoughts and purposes of the [consistently] righteous are just (honest, reliable),
But the counsels and schemes of the wicked are deceitful.
Proverbs 13:23
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23 A poor person’s ·field [soil] might produce plenty of food,
but ·others often steal it away [L it is unjustly swept away].
Proverbs 13:23
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23
Abundant food is in the fallow (uncultivated) ground of the poor,
But [without protection] it is swept away by injustice.
Proverbs 16:10-12
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10 The words of a king are like a ·message from God [oracle],
so ·his decisions should be fair [L he should not betray justice with his mouth].
11 The Lord wants honest balances and scales;
·all the weights are his work [L he concerns himself with the weights in the pouch].
12 Kings ·hate [detest] those who do wrong,
because ·governments only continue if they are fair [L in righteousness the throne is established].
Proverbs 16:10-12
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A divine decision [given by God] is on the lips of the king [as His representative];
His mouth should not be unfaithful or unjust in judgment.(A)
11
A just balance and [honest] scales are the Lord’s;
All the weights of the bag are His concern [established by His eternal principles].
12
It is repulsive [to God and man] for kings to behave wickedly,
For a throne is established on righteousness (right standing with God).
Proverbs 17:15
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15 The Lord hates both of these things:
·freeing the guilty and punishing the innocent [L judging the righteous wicked and the wicked righteous].
Proverbs 17:15
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He who justifies the wicked, and he who condemns the righteous
Are both repulsive to the Lord.(A)
Proverbs 17:23
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23 When the wicked ·accept money to do wrong [take a secret bribe/L bribe from the chest/bosom]
·there can be no [it stretches] justice.
Proverbs 17:23
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A wicked man receives a bribe from the [hidden] pocket
To pervert the ways of justice.
Proverbs 17:26
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26 It is not good to punish the ·innocent [righteous]
or to beat leaders for being honest.
Proverbs 17:26
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It is also not good to fine the righteous,
Nor to strike the noble for their uprightness.
Proverbs 18:5
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5 It is not good to ·honor [or show favor to] the wicked
or to be unfair to the innocent.
Proverbs 18:5
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To show respect to the wicked person is not good,
Nor to push aside and deprive the righteous of justice.
Proverbs 19:28
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28 An ·evil [worthless] witness ·makes fun of fairness [mocks justice],
and ·wicked people love what is evil [L the mouth of the wicked conveys guilt].
Proverbs 19:28
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A wicked and worthless witness mocks justice,
And the mouth of the wicked spreads iniquity.
Proverbs 21:3
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3 Doing what is ·right [righteous] and ·fair [just]
is more ·important [preferable] to the Lord than sacrifices [1 Sam. 15:22; Is. 1:11–17; Hos. 6:6; Mic. 6:6–8].
Proverbs 21:3
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To do righteousness and justice
Is more acceptable to the Lord than sacrifice [for wrongs repeatedly committed].(A)
Proverbs 21:7
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7 The violence of the wicked will ·destroy them [sweep them away],
because they refuse to ·do what is right [act with justice].
Proverbs 21:7
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The violence of the wicked will [return to them and] drag them away [like fish caught in a net],
Because they refuse to act with justice.
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