If there is a dispute between men, they are to go to court to be judged, so that the innocent may be acquitted and the guilty condemned.
Acquitting the guilty and condemning the righteous—both are detestable to the LORD.
If a case is too difficult for you to judge, whether the controversy within your gates is regarding bloodshed, lawsuits,
At that time I charged your judges: “Hear the disputes between your brothers, and judge fairly between a man and his bro
You shall not deny justice to the poor in their lawsuits.
Learn to do right; seek justice and correct the oppressor. Defend the fatherless and plead the case of the widow.”
Behold, a king will reign in righteousness, and princes will rule with justice.
The axe lies ready at the root of the trees, and every tree that does not produce good fruit will be cut down and thrown
Then he said to the judges, “Consider carefully what you do, for you are not judging for man, but for the LORD, who is w
You are to appoint judges and officials for your tribes in every town that the LORD your God is giving you. They are to
Therefore the law is paralyzed, and justice never goes forth. For the wicked hem in the righteous, so that justice is pe
O house of David, this is what the LORD says: ‘Administer justice every morning, and rescue the victim of robbery from t
“How long will you judge unjustly and show partiality to the wicked? Selah
For the choirmaster. To the tune of “Do Not Destroy.” A Miktam of David. Do you indeed speak justly, O rulers? Do you ju
Your rulers are rebels, friends of thieves. They all love bribes and chasing after rewards. They do not defend the fathe
who acquit the guilty for a bribe and deprive the innocent of justice.
So you will again distinguish between the righteous and the wicked, between those who serve God and those who do not.”
When I went out to the city gate and took my seat in the public square,
but with righteousness He will judge the poor, and with equity He will decide for the lowly of the earth. He will strike
In any dispute, they shall officiate as judges and judge according to My ordinances. They must keep My laws and statutes
both parties to the dispute must stand in the presence of the LORD, before the priests and judges who are in office at t
Then I said: “Hear now, O leaders of Jacob, you rulers of the house of Israel. Should you not know justice?
The God of Israel spoke; the Rock of Israel said to me, ‘He who rules the people with justice, who rules in the fear of
Open your mouth for those with no voice, for the cause of all the dispossessed.
Your eyes are too pure to look upon evil, and You cannot tolerate wrongdoing. So why do You tolerate the faithless? Why