Micah 6:8

And now, O Israel, what does the LORD your God ask of you but to fear the LORD your God by walking in all His ways, to l

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

Therefore, as the elect of God, holy and beloved, clothe yourselves with hearts of compassion, kindness, humility, gentl

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

For I desire mercy, not sacrifice, and the knowledge of God rather than burnt offerings.

But Samuel declared: “Does the LORD delight in burnt offerings and sacrifices as much as in obedience to His voice? Beho

Has not My hand made all these things? And so they came into being,” declares the LORD. “This is the one I will esteem:

Finally, all of you, be like-minded and sympathetic, love as brothers, be tenderhearted and humble.

Young men, in the same way, submit yourselves to your elders. And all of you, clothe yourselves with humility toward one

Be merciful, just as your Father is merciful.

Wash and cleanse yourselves. Remove your evil deeds from My sight. Stop doing evil!

But let justice roll on like a river, and righteousness like an ever-flowing stream.

Woe to you Pharisees! For you pay tithes of mint, rue, and every herb, but you disregard justice and the love of God. Yo

Be kind and tenderhearted to one another, forgiving each other just as in Christ God forgave you.

Isn’t this the fast that I have chosen: to break the chains of wickedness, to untie the cords of the yoke, to set the op

When all has been heard, the conclusion of the matter is this: Fear God and keep His commandments, because this is the w

For I have chosen him, so that he will command his children and his household after him to keep the way of the LORD by d

Blessed are the merciful, for they will be shown mercy.

But you must return to your God; maintain love and justice, and always wait on your God.

For thus says the One who is high and lifted up, who inhabits eternity, whose name is Holy: “I dwell in a high and holy

For this very reason, make every effort to add to your faith virtue; and to virtue, knowledge;

Seek the LORD, all you humble of the earth who carry out His justice. Seek righteousness; seek humility. Perhaps you wil

“Blessed are the poor in spirit, for theirs is the kingdom of heaven.

Love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your mind and with all your strength.’

But the tax collector stood at a distance, unwilling even to lift up his eyes to heaven. Instead, he beat his breast and

Now I, Nebuchadnezzar, praise and exalt and glorify the King of heaven, for all His works are true and all His ways are

But He gives us more grace. This is why it says: “God opposes the proud, but gives grace to the humble.”

They are ever generous and quick to lend, and their children are a blessing.

For the grace of God has appeared, bringing salvation to everyone.

You came down on Mount Sinai and spoke with them from heaven. You gave them just ordinances, true laws, and good statute

The righteous perish, and no one takes it to heart; devout men are taken away, while no one considers that the righteous

Light dawns in the darkness for the upright—for the gracious, compassionate, and righteous.

Thus says the LORD of Hosts, the God of Israel: Correct your ways and deeds, and I will let you live in this place.

because your heart was tender and you humbled yourself before God when you heard His words against this place and agains

But as for me, it is good to draw near to God. I have made the Lord GOD my refuge, that I may proclaim all Your works.

It is good to wait quietly for the salvation of the LORD.

Then Hezekiah humbled the pride of his heart—he and the people of Jerusalem—so that the wrath of the LORD did not come u

Then the master summoned him and said, ‘You wicked servant! I forgave all your debt because you begged me.

Produce fruit, then, in keeping with repentance.

O foolish man, do you want evidence that faith without deeds is worthless?

Brothers, my heart’s desire and prayer to God for the Israelites is for their salvation.

As for me, far be it from me that I should sin against the LORD by ceasing to pray for you. And I will continue to teach

He has scattered abroad his gifts to the poor; his righteousness endures forever; his horn will be lifted high in honor.

And in his distress, Manasseh sought the favor of the LORD his God and earnestly humbled himself before the God of his f

And after he had become the father of Methuselah, Enoch walked with God 300 years and had other sons and daughters.

But who are you, O man, to talk back to God? Shall what is formed say to Him who formed it, “Why did You make me like th

but he did not humble himself before the LORD as his father Manasseh had done; instead, Amon increased his guilt.

And if I do what I do not want to do, I admit that the law is good.

so that when I make atonement for all you have done, you will remember and be ashamed and never again open your mouth be

But only one thing is necessary. Mary has chosen the good portion, and it will not be taken away from her.”