Bible Cross References
saying
Zechariah 7:7
This is what the LORD said through the earlier prophets at the time when Jerusalem was prosperous and filled with people and when there were many people living not only in the towns around the city but also in the southern region and in the western foothills.
Zechariah 8:16
These are the things you should do: Speak the truth to one another. In the courts give real justice---the kind that brings peace.
Zechariah 8:17
Do not plan ways of harming one another. Do not give false testimony under oath. I hate lying, injustice, and violence."
Leviticus 19:15
"Be honest and just when you make decisions in legal cases; do not show favoritism to the poor or fear the rich.
Leviticus 19:35-37
35
"Do not cheat anyone by using false measures of length, weight, or quantity.
36
Use honest scales, honest weights, and honest measures. I am the LORD your God, and I brought you out of Egypt.
37
Obey all my laws and commands. I am the LORD."
Deuteronomy 10:18
He makes sure that orphans and widows are treated fairly; he loves the foreigners who live with our people, and gives them food and clothes.
Deuteronomy 10:19
So then, show love for those foreigners, because you were once foreigners in Egypt.
Deuteronomy 15:7-14
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"If in any of the towns in the land that the LORD your God is giving you there are Israelites in need, then do not be selfish and refuse to help them.
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Instead, be generous and lend them as much as they need.
9
Do not refuse to lend them something, just because the year when debts are canceled is near. Do not let such an evil thought enter your mind. If you refuse to make the loan, they will cry out to the LORD against you, and you will be held guilty.
10
Give to them freely and unselfishly, and the LORD will bless you in everything you do.
11
There will always be some Israelites who are poor and in need, and so I command you to be generous to them.
12
"If any Israelites, male or female, sell themselves to you as slaves, you are to release them after they have served you for six years. When the seventh year comes, you must let them go free.
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When you set them free, do not send them away empty-handed.
14
Give to them generously from what the LORD has blessed you with---sheep, grain, and wine.
Deuteronomy 16:18-20
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"Appoint judges and other officials in every town that the LORD your God gives you. These men are to judge the people impartially.
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They are not to be unjust or show partiality in their judgments; and they are not to accept bribes, for gifts blind the eyes even of wise and honest men, and cause them to give wrong decisions.
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Always be fair and just, so that you will occupy the land that the LORD your God is giving you and so that you will continue to live there.
Psalm 82:2-4
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"You must stop judging unjustly; you must no longer be partial to the wicked!
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Defend the rights of the poor and the orphans; be fair to the needy and the helpless.
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Rescue them from the power of evil people.
Proverbs 21:3
Do what is right and fair; that pleases the LORD more than bringing him sacrifices.
Isaiah 58:6-10
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"The kind of fasting I want is this: Remove the chains of oppression and the yoke of injustice, and let the oppressed go free.
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Share your food with the hungry and open your homes to the homeless poor. Give clothes to those who have nothing to wear, and do not refuse to help your own relatives.
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"Then my favor will shine on you like the morning sun, and your wounds will be quickly healed. I will always be with you to save you; my presence will protect you on every side.
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When you pray, I will answer you. When you call to me, I will respond. "If you put an end to oppression, to every gesture of contempt, and to every evil word;
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if you give food to the hungry and satisfy those who are in need, then the darkness around you will turn to the brightness of noon.
Jeremiah 7:5
"Change the way you are living and stop doing the things you are doing. Be fair in your treatment of one another.
Jeremiah 7:23
But I did command them to obey me, so that I would be their God and they would be my people. And I told them to live the way I had commanded them, so that things would go well for them.
Ezekiel 45:9
The Sovereign LORD said, "You have sinned too long, you rulers of Israel! Stop your violence and oppression. Do what is right and just. You must never again drive my people off their land. I, the Sovereign LORD, am telling you this.
Hosea 10:12
I said, 'Plow new ground for yourselves, plant righteousness, and reap the blessings that your devotion to me will produce. It is time for you to turn to me, your LORD, and I will come and pour out blessings upon you.'
Hosea 10:13
But instead you planted evil and reaped its harvest. You have eaten the fruit produced by your lies. "Because you trusted in your chariots and in the large number of your soldiers,
Amos 5:24
Instead, let justice flow like a stream, and righteousness like a river that never goes dry.
Micah 6:8
No, the LORD has told us what is good. What he requires of us is this: to do what is just, to show constant love, and to live in humble fellowship with our God.
Matthew 23:23
"How terrible for you, teachers of the Law and Pharisees! You hypocrites! You give to God one tenth even of the seasoning herbs, such as mint, dill, and cumin, but you neglect to obey the really important teachings of the Law, such as justice and mercy and honesty. These you should practice, without neglecting the others.
Luke 11:42
"How terrible for you Pharisees! You give to God one tenth of the seasoning herbs, such as mint and rue and all the other herbs, but you neglect justice and love for God. These you should practice, without neglecting the others.
James 2:13-17
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For God will not show mercy when he judges the person who has not been merciful; but mercy triumphs over judgment.
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My friends, what good is it for one of you to say that you have faith if your actions do not prove it? Can that faith save you?
15
Suppose there are brothers or sisters who need clothes and don't have enough to eat.
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What good is there in your saying to them, "God bless you! Keep warm and eat well!"---if you don't give them the necessities of life?
17
So it is with faith: if it is alone and includes no actions, then it is dead.
Execute true judgment
Jeremiah 21:12
(SEE 21:11)
John 7:51
"According to our Law we cannot condemn people before hearing them and finding out what they have done."