16 These are the things you must do: Speak truth to one another, render true and sound judgments in your gates,
Zechariah 8:16
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Zechariah 7:8–10
8 Then the word of the LORD came to Zechariah, saying, 9 “This is what the LORD of Hosts says: ‘Administer true justice. Show loving devotion and compassion to one another. 10 Do not oppress the widow or the fatherless, the foreigner or the poor. And do not plot evil…
Testament of Benjamin 2:12–14
12 And when he had said these things, he said unto them: Know ye, therefore, my children, that I am dying. (T12) 13 Do ye, therefore, truth each one to his neighbour, and keep the law of the Lord and His commandments. (T12) 14 For these things do I leave you instead of inheritance. (T12)
Proverbs 31:8–10
8 Open your mouth for those with no voice, for the cause of all the dispossessed. 9 Open your mouth, judge righteously, and defend the cause of the poor and needy. 10 A wife of noble character, who can find? She is far more precious than rubies.
2 Esdras 2:19–21
19 and as many springs flowing with milk and honey, and seven mighty mountains, on which roses and lilies grow, with which I will fill your children with joy. (WEB) 20 Do right to the widow. Secure justice for the fatherless. Give to the poor. Defend the orphan. Clothe th… (WEB)
Jeremiah 22:2–4
2 saying, ‘Hear the word of the LORD, O king of Judah, who sits on the throne of David—you and your officials and your people who enter these gates. 3 This is what the LORD says: Administer justice and righteousness. Rescue the victim of robbery from the hand of h…
Isaiah 1:16–18
16 Wash and cleanse yourselves. Remove your evil deeds from My sight. Stop doing evil! 17 Learn to do right; seek justice and correct the oppressor. Defend the fatherless and plead the case of the widow.” 18 “Come now, let us reason together,” says the LORD. “Though you…
Proverbs 24:27–29
27 Complete your outdoor work and prepare your field; after that, you may build your house. 28 Do not testify against your neighbor without cause, and do not deceive with your lips. 29 Do not say, “I will do to him as he has done to me; I will repay the man according to…
Jeremiah 7:4–6
4 Do not trust in deceptive words, chanting: ‘This is the temple of the LORD, the temple of the LORD, the temple of the LORD.’ 5 For if you really correct your ways and deeds, if you act justly toward one another, 6 if you no longer oppress the foreigner and the fath…
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