Bible Verses About Justice

The king said, "Cut the living child in two; give half to the one and half to the other."

At this, the woman to whom the living child belonged addressed the king, because she felt so strongly toward her son: "Oh, my lord, give her the living child; you mustn't kill it!" But the other one said, "It will be neither yours nor mine. Divide it up!"

Then the king answered, "Give the living child to the first woman, don't kill it, because she is its mother."

By Shlomo: God, give the king your fairness in judgment, endow this son of kings with your righteousness,

so that he can govern your people rightly and your poor with justice.

"How long will you go on judging unfairly, favoring the wicked? (Selah)

Give justice to the weak and fatherless! Uphold the rights of the wretched and poor!

Rescue the destitute and needy; deliver them from the power of the wicked!"

Another thing I observed under the sun: There, in the same place as justice, was wickedness; there, in the same place as righteousness, was wickedness.

I said to myself, "The righteous and the wicked God will judge, because there is a right time for every intention and for every action."

Thus justice is repelled, righteousness stands apart, at a distance; for truth stumbles in the public court, and uprightness cannot enter.

Honesty is lacking, he who leaves evil becomes a target. ADONAI saw it, and it displeased him that there was no justice.

ADONAI said, "Go down to the house of the king of Y'hudah and there speak this word:

'King of Y'hudah occupying David's throne, hear the word of ADONAI - you, your servants and your people who enter through these gates.

This is what ADONAI says: "Do what is right and just; rescue the wronged from their oppressors; do nothing wrong or violent to the stranger, orphan or widow; don't shed innocent blood in this place.

"'"If you are careful to do this, then future kings occupying David's throne will enter these palace gates riding in chariots and on horses - he, his servants and his people.

when anyone deprives a person of justice, in defiance of the Most High;

when someone is cheated of justice in court -does Adonai not take note of such things?

Therefore, because you trample on the poor and extort from them levies of grain; although you have built houses of cut stone, you will not live in them; and though you have planted pleasant vineyards, you will not drink their wine.

For I know how numerous are your crimes and how outrageous your sins - bullying the innocent, extorting ransoms pushing the poor aside at the gate.

So if you are offering your gift at the Temple altar and you remember there that your brother has something against you,

leave your gift where it is by the altar, and go, make peace with your brother. Then come back and offer your gift.