What is Justice?
Is justice related to honesty?
Is justice related to righteousness ?
Does the Lord our God want us to exercise justice?
Justice is joy for the righteous
We are blessed if we posses justice and righteousness
Dictionary
Justice
the maintenance or administration of what is just especially by the impartial adjustment of conflicting claims or the assignment of merited rewards or punishments meting out justice
social justice.
the administration of law a fugitive from justice.
the establishment or determination of rights according to the rules of law or equity a system of justice.
the quality of being just, impartial, or fair questioned the justice of the their decision.
the principle or ideal of just dealing or right RIGHTEOUSNESS the justice of their cause.
the quality of conforming to law.
conformity to truth, fact, or reason. CORRECTNESS admitted that there was much justice in these observations.
Righteous
acting in accord with divine or moral law
free from guilt or sin
morally right or justifiable a righteous decision.
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Proverbs
21;15
The
exercise of justice is joy for the righteous, But is terror to the
workers of iniquity.
Psalm
89;14
Righteousness
and justice are the foundation of Your throne; Loving kindness and truth
go before You.
Psalm
106;3
How
blessed are those who keep justice, Who practice righteousness at all
times!
Exodus
23;2
You
shall not follow the masses in doing evil, nor shall you testify in a dispute
so as to turn aside after a multitude in order to pervert justice.
Deuteronomy
10;18
He
executes justice for the orphan and the widow, and shows His love for
the alien by giving him food and clothing.
Deuteronomy
16;19
You
shall not distort justice; you shall not be partial, and you shall not
take a bribe, for a bribe blinds the eyes of the wise and perverts the words of
the righteous.
Deuteronomy
16;20
Justice, and only justice,
you shall pursue, that you may live and possess the land which the Lord your
God is giving you.
Deuteronomy
32;41
If I
sharpen My flashing sword, And My hand takes hold on justice, I will
render vengeance on My adversaries, And I will repay those who hate Me.
1
Samuel 8;3
His
sons, however, did not walk in his ways, but turned aside after dishonest gain
and took bribes and perverted justice.
1
Kings 3;11
God
said to him, “Because you have asked this thing and have not asked for yourself
long life, nor have asked riches for yourself, nor have you asked for the life
of your enemies, but have asked for yourself discernment to understand justice.
1
Kings 10;9
Blessed
be the Lord your God who delighted in you to set you on the throne of Israel;
because the Lord loved Israel forever, therefore He made you king, to do justice
and righteousness.”
1
Chronicles 18;14
So
David reigned over all Israel; and he administered justice and
righteousness for all his people.
2
Chronicles 9;8
Blessed
be the Lord your God who delighted in you, setting you on His throne as king
for the Lord your God; because your God loved Israel establishing them forever,
therefore He made you king over them, to do justice and righteousness.”
Job
29;14
“I
put on righteousness, and it clothed me; My justice was like a robe and
a turban.
Job
366
“He
does not keep the wicked alive, But gives justice to the afflicted.
Psalm
9:1
[ A
Psalm of Thanksgiving for God’s Justice. ] I will give thanks to the
Lord with all my heart; I will tell of all Your wonders.
Psalm
25;9
He
leads the humble in justice, And He teaches the humble His way.
Psalm
33;5
He
loves righteousness and justice; The earth is full of the loving kindness
of the Lord.
Psalm
37;28
For
the Lord loves justice And does not forsake His godly ones; They are
preserved forever, But the descendants of the wicked will be cut off.
Psalm
89;14
Righteousness
and justice are the foundation of Your throne; Loving kindness and truth
go before You.
Psalm
106;3
How
blessed are those who keep justice, Who practice righteousness at all
times!
Proverbs
21;3
To
do righteousness and justice Is desired by the Lord more than sacrifice.
Proverbs
21;15
The
exercise of justice is joy for the righteous, But is terror to the
workers of iniquity.
Proverbs
28;5
Evil
men do not understand justice, But those who seek the Lord understand
all things.
Ecclesiastes
3;16
Furthermore,
I have seen under the sun that in the place of justice there is
wickedness and in the place of righteousness there is wickedness.
Isaiah
28;17
“I
will make justice the measuring line and righteousness the level;
Then hail will sweep away the refuge of lies and the waters will overflow the
secret place.
Matthew
12;18
“Behold,
My Servant whom I have chosen; My Beloved in whom My soul is well-pleased; I
will put My Spirit upon Him, And He shall proclaim justice to the
Gentiles.
Matthew
23;23
“Woe
to you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! For you tithe mint and dill and
cummin, and have neglected the weightier provisions of the law: justice
and mercy and faithfulness; but these are the things you should have done
without neglecting the others.
Luke
18;8
I
tell you that He will bring about justice for them quickly. However,
when the Son of Man comes, will He find faith on the earth?”