Proverbs 2:8-9
The Voice
8 God protects the paths of those who pursue justice,
watching over the lives of those who keep faith with Him.
9 With this wisdom you will be able to choose the right road,
seek justice, and decide what is good and fair
Proverbs 8:20
The Voice
20 I follow the way of right living.
Follow me along the path to find justice;
Proverbs 12:5
The Voice
5 The thoughts of the right-living tend toward justice,
but the guidance of the wicked is trickery and treachery.
Proverbs 13:23
The Voice
23 Though the fields of the poor yield a bumper crop
in a land without justice, it is stolen out from under them.
Proverbs 16:10-12
The Voice
10 The king makes a decision under divine inspiration,
but he must never render an unfair judgment.
11 The Eternal requires that business be conducted honestly;
He wants fairness in all your dealings.
12 When kings commit evil, it is despicable,
because their thrones should be built on justice.
Proverbs 17:15
The Voice
15 Both of these deeply offend the Eternal:
one who acquits the guilty and one who condemns the innocent.
Proverbs 17:23
The Voice
23 A wicked person accepts a bribe under the table
to derail the course of justice.
Proverbs 17:26
The Voice
26 Also know this: It is wrong to penalize those who do what is right
or to lash the noble because of their integrity.
Proverbs 18:5
The Voice
5 It is wrong for a judge to show partiality to the guilty
or to rob the innocent of justice.
Proverbs 19:28
The Voice
28 A worthless witness ridicules justice,
and the mouth of the wrongdoer savors every morsel of trouble.
Proverbs 21:3
The Voice
3 To do what is right and to seek justice—
these please Him more than sacrifice.
Proverbs 21:7
The Voice
7 Wicked people will be swept up in their own violence
because they refuse to seek justice.
Proverbs 21:15
The Voice
15 When justice is done, those who are in the right celebrate,
but those who make trouble are terrified.
Proverbs 22:8
The Voice
8 Those who sow injustice reap disaster,
and their methods of oppression will fail.
Proverbs 22:22
The Voice
22 Do not cheat poor people just because they are vulnerable
or use shady tactics in court to crush those already suffering;
Proverbs 24:11
The Voice
11 Rescue everyone you can of those being taken away and killed,
and hold on to those innocent souls staggering toward their own slaughter.
Proverbs 25:5
The Voice
5 Take away the wicked from among the king’s advisors,
and his reign will be established with integrity.
Proverbs 28:5
The Voice
5 Evil people are not able to understand justice,
but those who pursue the Eternal understand it completely.
Proverbs 29:4
The Voice
4 A king brings stability to a land with his justice,
but one who makes unjust demands brings it to ruin.
Proverbs 29:26-27
The Voice
26 Many people vie for special treatment from a ruler,
yet genuine justice proceeds from the Eternal.
27 The right-living are disgusted by the actions of the unjust;
likewise, the wicked are disgusted by the ways of the righteous.
Proverbs 31:8-9
The Voice
8 Speak out on behalf of those who have no voice,
and defend all those who have been passed over.
9 Open your mouth, judge fairly,
and stand up for the rights of the afflicted and the poor.
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