Bible Verses About Justice

“But let justice roll on like a river, and righteousness like an ever-flowing stream.”

“Justice executed is a joy to the righteous, but a terror to the workers of iniquity.”

“The LORD loves righteousness and justice; the earth is full of His loving devotion.”

“Blessed are those who uphold justice, who practice righteousness at all times.”

“I said in my heart, “God will judge the righteous and the wicked, since there is a time for every activity and every deed.”

“To do righteousness and justice is more desirable to the LORD than sacrifice.”

“You must not pervert justice; you must not show partiality to the poor or favoritism to the rich; you are to judge your neighbor fairly.”

“Open your mouth, judge righteously, and defend the cause of the poor and needy.”

“Evil men do not understand justice, but those who seek the LORD comprehend fully.”

“Whoever tells the guilty, “You are innocent”— peoples will curse him, and nations will denounce him; but it will go well with those who convict the guilty, and rich blessing will come upon them.”

“Turn away from evil and do good, so that you will abide forever. For the LORD loves justice and will not forsake His saints. They are preserved forever, but the offspring of the wicked will be cut off. The righteous will inherit the land and dwell in it forever.”

“The Almighty is beyond our reach; He is exalted in power! In His justice and great righteousness He does not oppress.”

“Pursue justice, and justice alone, so that you may live, and you may possess the land that the LORD your God is giving you.”

“But you must return to your God; maintain love and justice, and always wait on your God.”

“Showing partiality to the wicked is not good, nor is depriving the innocent of justice.”

“The righteous consider the cause of the poor, but the wicked have no regard for such concerns.”

“This is what the LORD of Hosts says: ‘Administer true justice. Show loving devotion and compassion to one another. Do not oppress the widow or the fatherless, the foreigner or the poor. And do not plot evil in your hearts against one another.’

“Righteousness and justice are the foundation of Your throne; loving devotion and faithfulness go before You.”

“It is well with the man who is generous and lends freely, whose affairs are guided by justice.”

“Woe to you Pharisees! For you pay tithes of mint, rue, and every herb, but you disregard justice and the love of God. You should have practiced the latter without neglecting the former.”

“For if you really correct your ways and deeds, if you act justly toward one another, if you no longer oppress the foreigner and the fatherless and the widow, and if you no longer shed innocent blood in this place or follow other gods to your own harm, then I will let you live in this place, in the land that I gave to your fathers forever and ever.”

“Commit your way to the LORD; trust in Him, and He will do it. He will bring forth your righteousness like the dawn, your justice like the noonday sun.”

“I know that the LORD upholds justice for the poor and defends the cause of the needy.”

“Hate evil and love good; establish justice in the gate. Perhaps the LORD, the God of Hosts, will be gracious to the remnant of Joseph.”

“Better a little with righteousness than great gain with injustice.”

“Then you will discern righteousness and justice and equity— every good path.”

“Now I, Nebuchadnezzar, praise and exalt and glorify the King of heaven, for all His works are true and all His ways are just. And He is able to humble those who walk in pride.”

“Good and upright is the LORD; therefore He shows sinners the way. He guides the humble in what is right and teaches them His way.”

“Like a muddied spring or a polluted well is a righteous man who gives way to the wicked.”

“He reveals the deep things of darkness and brings deep shadows into light.”

“Pay attention to Me, My people, and listen to Me, My nation; for a law will go out from Me, and My justice will become a light to the nations; I will bring it about quickly. My righteousness draws near, My salvation is on the way, and My arms will bring justice to the nations. The islands will look for Me and wait in hope for My arm.”

“Fallen is Virgin Israel, never to rise again. She lies abandoned on her land, with no one to raise her up.”

“Here is My Servant, whom I have chosen, My beloved, in whom My soul delights. I will put My Spirit on Him, and He will proclaim justice to the nations.”

“For I, the LORD, love justice; I hate robbery and iniquity; in My faithfulness I will give them their recompense and make an everlasting covenant with them. Their descendants will be known among the nations, and their offspring among the peoples. All who see them will acknowledge that they are a people the LORD has blessed.”

“The mighty King loves justice. You have established equity; You have exercised justice and righteousness in Jacob.”

“And now, may the fear of the LORD be upon you. Be careful what you do, for with the LORD our God there is no injustice or partiality or bribery.”

“You shall not deny justice to the poor in their lawsuits.”

“Therefore the LORD longs to be gracious to you; therefore He rises to show you compassion, for the LORD is a just God. Blessed are all who wait for Him. O people in Zion who dwell in Jerusalem, you will weep no more. He will surely be gracious when you cry for help; when He hears, He will answer you.”

“He executes justice for the fatherless and widow, and He loves the foreigner, giving him food and clothing.”

“There are those who turn justice into wormwood and cast righteousness to the ground.”

“Whoever does wrong will be repaid for his wrong, and there is no favoritism.”

“Blessed be the LORD your God, who has delighted in you to set you on the throne of Israel. Because of the LORD’s eternal love for Israel, He has made you king to carry out justice and righteousness.”

“And he would add, “If only someone would appoint me judge in the land, then everyone with a grievance or dispute could come to me, and I would give him justice.”

“A Psalm of Asaph. God presides in the divine assembly; He renders judgment among the gods: “How long will you judge unjustly and show partiality to the wicked? Selah Defend the cause of the weak and fatherless; uphold the rights of the afflicted and oppressed. Rescue the weak and needy; save them from the hand of the wicked. They do not know or understand; they wander in the darkness; all the foundations of the earth are shaken. I have said, ‘You are gods; you are all sons of the Most High.’ But like mortals you will die, and like rulers you will fall.” Arise, O God, judge the earth, for all the nations are Your inheritance.”

“Indeed, it is true that God does not act wickedly, and the Almighty does not pervert justice.”

“And the heavens proclaim His righteousness, for God Himself is Judge. Selah”

“Of the increase of His government and peace there will be no end. He will reign on the throne of David and over his kingdom, to establish and sustain it with justice and righteousness from that time and forevermore. The zeal of the LORD of Hosts will accomplish this.”

“Praise the LORD with the harp; make music to Him with ten strings.”

“Speak up and present your case— yes, let them take counsel together. Who foretold this long ago? Who announced it from ancient times? Was it not I, the LORD? There is no other God but Me, a righteous God and Savior; there is none but Me.”

“A Psalm of David. I will sing of Your loving devotion and justice; to You, O LORD, I will sing praises.”