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Proverbs 2:8 - 2:9
8
To guard the paths of justice,
And He keeps the way of His holy ones.
9 Then you will understand righteousness and justice
And equity—every good track.
Proverbs 8:20
20
I walk in the path of righteousness,
In the midst of the pathways of justice,
Proverbs 12:5
5
The thoughts of the righteous are just,
But the guidance of the wicked is deceitful.
Proverbs 13:23
23
Abundant food is in the fallow ground of the poor,
But it is swept away by injustice.
Proverbs 16:10 - 16:12
10
A divine decision is in the lips of the king;
His mouth should not err in judgment.
11 A just balance and scales belong to Yahweh;
All the weights of the bag are His work.
12 It is an abomination for kings to commit wickedness,
For in righteousness a throne is established.
Proverbs 17:15
15
He who justifies the wicked and he who condemns the righteous,
Both of them alike are an abomination to Yahweh.
Proverbs 17:23
23
A wicked man receives a bribe from the bosom
To thrust aside the paths of justice.
Proverbs 17:26
26
It is also not good to punish the righteous,
Nor to strike the noble for their uprightness.
Proverbs 18:5
5
To show partiality to the wicked is not good,
Nor to thrust aside the righteous in judgment.
Proverbs 19:28
28
A vile witness scoffs at justice,
And the mouth of the wicked swallows up iniquity.
Proverbs 21:3
3
To do righteousness and justice
Is chosen by Yahweh over sacrifice.
Proverbs 21:7
7
The destruction of the wicked will drag them away,
Because they refuse to do justice.
Proverbs 21:15
15
To do justice is pleasure for the righteous,
But is ruin to the workers of iniquity.
Proverbs 22:8
8
He who sows unrighteousness will reap iniquity,
And the rod of his fury will end.
Proverbs 22:22
22
Do not rob the poor because he is poor,
And do not crush the afflicted at the gate;
Proverbs 24:11
11
Deliver those who are being taken away to death,
And those who are stumbling to the slaughter, Oh hold them back.
Proverbs 25:5
5
Take away the wicked before the king,
And his throne will be established in righteousness.
Proverbs 28:5
5
Evil men do not understand justice,
But those who seek Yahweh understand all things.
Proverbs 29:4
4
By justice the king causes the land to stand,
But a man of bribes tears it down.
Proverbs 29:26 - 29:27
26
Many seek the face of a ruler,
But justice for man comes from Yahweh.
27 An unjust man is an abomination to the righteous,
And he who is upright in the way is an abomination to the wicked.
Proverbs 31:8 - 31:9
8
Open your mouth for the mute,
For the justice of all those passing away.
9 Open your mouth, judge righteously,
And render justice to the afflicted and needy.
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