| Proverbs by Topic
Justice and Judgment
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| | | | Proverbs 11:1
1 Dishonest scales are an abomination to the LORD, but a just weight is His delight.
Proverbs 13:23
23 Much food is in the fallow ground of the poor, and for lack of justice there is waste.
Proverbs 16:11
11 Honest weights and scales are the LORD'S; All the weights in the bag are His work.
Proverbs 16:33
33 The lot is cast into the lap, but its every decision is from the LORD.
Proverbs 17:23
23 A wicked man accepts a bribe behind the back to pervert the ways of justice.
Proverbs 17:26
26 Also, to punish the righteous is not good, Nor to strike princes for their uprightness.
Proverbs 18:5
5 It is not good to show partiality to the wicked, or to overthrow the righteous in judgment.
Proverbs 18:13
13 He who answers a matter before he hears it, It is folly and shame to him.
Proverbs 18:17
17 The first one to plead his cause seems right, until his neighbor comes and examines him.
Proverbs 19:28-29
28 A disreputable witness scorns justice, and the mouth of the wicked devours iniquity. 29 Judgments are prepared for scoffers, and beatings for the backs of fools. |
| | | Proverbs 20:3, 7
3 It is honorable for a man to stop striving, Since any fool can start a quarrel. 7 The righteous man walks in his integrity; His children are blessed after him.
Proverbs 20:10
10 Diverse weights and diverse measures, They are both alike, an abomination to the LORD.
Proverbs 21:3
3 To do righteousness and justice is more acceptable to the LORD than sacrifice.
Proverbs 21:7
7 The violence of the wicked will destroy them, because they refuse to do justice.
Proverbs 21:13, 15
13 Whoever shuts his ears to the cry of the poor will also cry himself and not be heard. 15 It is a joy for the just to do justice, but destruction will come to the workers of iniquity.
Proverbs 22:28
28 Do not remove the ancient landmark which your fathers have set.
Proverbs 23:10-11
10 Do not remove the ancient landmark, nor enter the fields of the fatherless; 11 For their Redeemer is mighty; He will plead their cause against you.
Proverbs 24:23-24
23 These things also belong to the wise: It is not good to show partiality in judgment. 24 He who says to the wicked, "You are righteous," Him the people will curse; Nations will abhor him.
Proverbs 25:2
2 It is the glory of God to conceal a matter, but the glory of kings is to search out a matter.
Proverbs 28:21
21 To show partiality is not good, because for a piece of bread a man will transgress.
Proverbs 29:14
14 The king who judges the poor with truth, His throne will be established forever.
Proverbs 29:26
26 Many seek the ruler's favor, but justice for man comes from the LORD.
Proverbs 31:8-9
8 Open your mouth for the speechless, in the cause of all who are appointed to die. 9 Open your mouth, judge righteously, and plead the cause of the poor and needy. | | | |
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