Jeremiah 22:15

Does it make you a king to excel in cedar? Did not your father have food and drink? He administered justice and righteousness, and so it went well with him.

Cross References (30)

  • 2 Kings 23:25 (10)

    Neither before nor after Josiah was there any king like him, who turned to the LORD with all his heart and with all his

  • Isaiah 3:10 (9)

    Tell the righteous it will be well with them, for they will enjoy the fruit of their labor.

  • Proverbs 25:5 (6)

    Remove the wicked from the king’s presence, and his throne will be established in righteousness.

  • Ecclesiastes 10:17 (6)

    Blessed are you, O land whose king is a son of nobles, and whose princes feast at the proper time—for strength and not f

  • Proverbs 29:4 (5)

    By justice a king brings stability to the land, but a man who exacts tribute demolishes it.

  • 2 Kings 22:2 (4)

    And he did what was right in the eyes of the LORD and walked in all the ways of his father David; he did not turn aside

  • Psalms 128:1–2 (4)

    A song of ascents. Blessed are all who fear the LORD, who walk in His ways!

  • Jeremiah 42:6 (3)

    Whether it is pleasant or unpleasant, we will obey the voice of the LORD our God to whom we are sending you, so that it

  • Jeremiah 21:12 (3)

    O house of David, this is what the LORD says: ‘Administer justice every morning, and rescue the victim of robbery from t

  • 2 Samuel 8:15 (3)

    Thus David reigned over all Israel and administered justice and righteousness for all his people:

  • Proverbs 21:3 (3)

    To do righteousness and justice is more desirable to the LORD than sacrifice.

  • 1 Kings 10:9 (3)

    Blessed be the LORD your God, who has delighted in you to set you on the throne of Israel. Because of the LORD’s eternal

  • Ecclesiastes 9:7–10 (2)

    Go, eat your bread with joy, and drink your wine with a cheerful heart, for God has already approved your works:

  • Proverbs 20:28 (2)

    Loving devotion and faithfulness preserve a king; by these he maintains his throne.

  • Jeremiah 22:18 (2)

    Therefore this is what the LORD says concerning Jehoiakim son of Josiah king of Judah: “They will not mourn for him: ‘Al

  • 1 Chronicles 3:15 (2)

    The sons of Josiah: Johanan was the firstborn, Jehoiakim the second, Zedekiah the third, and Shallum the fourth.

  • 1 Corinthians 10:31 (2)

    So whether you eat or drink or whatever you do, do it all to the glory of God.

  • 1 Kings 4:20–23 (2)

    The people of Judah and Israel were as numerous as the sand on the seashore, and they were eating and drinking and rejoi

  • Deuteronomy 4:40 (2)

    Keep His statutes and commandments, which I am giving you today, so that you and your children after you may prosper, an

  • Acts 2:46 (2)

    With one accord they continued to meet daily in the temple courts and to break bread from house to house, sharing their

  • Luke 11:41 (2)

    But give as alms the things that are within you, and behold, everything will be clean for you.

  • 2 Chronicles 34:2 (2)

    And he did what was right in the eyes of the LORD and walked in the ways of his father David; he did not turn aside to t

  • Proverbs 31:9 (2)

    Open your mouth, judge righteously, and defend the cause of the poor and needy.

  • Jeremiah 23:5 (2)

    Behold, the days are coming, declares the LORD, when I will raise up for David a righteous Branch, and He will reign wis

  • 2 Chronicles 35:7–8 (2)

    From his own flocks and herds Josiah contributed 30,000 lambs and goats plus 3,000 bulls for the Passover offerings for

  • Jeremiah 22:3 (2)

    This is what the LORD says: Administer justice and righteousness. Rescue the victim of robbery from the hand of his oppr

  • Isaiah 33:16 (2)

    he will dwell on the heights; the mountain fortress will be his refuge; his food will be provided and his water assured.

  • Ecclesiastes 2:24 (2)

    Nothing is better for a man than to eat and drink and enjoy his work. I have also seen that this is from the hand of God

  • Isaiah 9:7 (2)

    Of the increase of His government and peace there will be no end. He will reign on the throne of David and over his king

  • 2 Chronicles 35:12–18 (2)

    They set aside the burnt offerings to be given to the divisions of the families of the people to offer to the LORD, as i