Bible on Justice

Behold, the righteous shall be recompensed in the earth: much more the wicked and the sinner.

The wicked desireth the net of evil men: but the root of the righteous yieldeth fruit.

There shall no evil happen to the just: but the wicked shall be filled with mischief.

The righteous is more excellent than his neighbour: but the way of the wicked seduceth them.

In the way of righteousness is life: and in the pathway thereof there is no death.

The light of the righteous rejoiceth: but the lamp of the wicked shall be put out.

The wicked is driven away in his wickedness: but the righteous hath hope in his death.

A divine sentence is in the lips of the king: his mouth transgresseth not in judgment.

It is an abomination to kings to commit wickedness: for the throne is established by righteousness.

A wicked man taketh a gift out of the bosom to pervert the ways of judgment.

A king that sitteth in the throne of judgment scattereth away all evil with his eyes.

Take away the wicked from before the king, and his throne shall be established in righteousness.

The righteous considereth the cause of the poor: but the wicked regardeth not to know it.

Lest they drink, and forget the law, and pervert the judgment of any of the afflicted.

And righteousness shall be the girdle of his loins, and faithfulness the girdle of his reins.

And judgment is come upon the plain country; upon Holon, and upon Jahazah, and upon Mephaath,

Therefore turn thou to thy God: keep mercy and judgment and wait on thy God continually.

Blessed are they which are persecuted for righteousness’ sake: for theirs is the kingdom of heaven.

But it shall be more tolerable for Tyre and Sidon at the judgment, than for you.

And he said unto him, Man, who made me a judge or a divider over you?

And hath given him authority to execute judgment also, because he is the Son of man.

For what saith the scripture? Abraham believed God, and it was counted unto him for righteousness.

But he that is spiritual judgeth all things, yet he himself is judged of no man.

But them that are without God judgeth. Therefore put away from among yourselves that wicked person.

Stand therefore, having your loins girt about with truth, and having on the breastplate of righteousness;

Seeing it is a righteous thing with God to recompense tribulation to them that trouble you;

Some men’s sins are open beforehand, going before to judgment; and some men they follow after.

But a certain fearful looking for of judgment and fiery indignation, which shall devour the adversaries.

Marriage is honourable in all, and the bed undefiled: but whoremongers and adulterers God will judge.

Who shall give account to him that is ready to judge the quick and the dead.

Then the congregation shall judge between the slayer and the revenger of blood according to these judgments:

Speak, ye that ride on white asses, ye that sit in judgment, and walk by the way.

Whereupon the princes of Israel and the king humbled themselves; and they said, The LORD is righteous.

Shall mortal man be more just than God? shall a man be more pure than his maker?

Return, I pray you, let it not be iniquity; yea, return again, my righteousness is in it.

And doth thou open thine eyes upon such an one, and bringest me into judgment with thee?

As God liveth, who hath taken away my judgment; and the Almighty, who hath vexed my soul;

Behold, in this thou art not just: I will answer thee, that God is greater than man.

For the LORD knoweth the way of the righteous: but the way of the ungodly shall perish.

For thou, LORD, wilt bless the righteous; with favour wilt thou compass him as with a shield.

To judge the fatherless and the oppressed, that the man of the earth may no more oppress.

The eyes of the LORD are upon the righteous, and his ears are open unto their cry.

Stir up thyself, and awake to my judgment, even unto my cause, my God and my Lord.

O continue thy lovingkindness unto them that know thee; and thy righteousness to the upright in heart.

A father of the fatherless, and a judge of the widows, is God in his holy habitation.

In his days shall the righteous flourish; and abundance of peace so long as the moon endureth.

In thy name shall they rejoice all the day: and in thy righteousness shall they be exalted.

Thy word is true from the beginning: and every one of thy righteous judgments endureth for ever.

Which executeth judgment for the oppressed: which giveth food to the hungry. The LORD looseth the prisoners:

To execute upon them the judgment written: this honour have all his saints. Praise ye the LORD.

He layeth up sound wisdom for the righteous: he is a buckler to them that walk uprightly.

That thou mayest walk in the way of good men, and keep the paths of the righteous.

All the words of my mouth are in righteousness; there is nothing froward or perverse in them.

The tongue of the just is as choice silver: the heart of the wicked is little worth.

As the whirlwind passeth, so is the wicked no more: but the righteous is an everlasting foundation.

The lips of the righteous know what is acceptable: but the mouth of the wicked speaketh frowardness.

The righteousness of the upright shall deliver them: but transgressors shall be taken in their own naughtiness.

The wicked worketh a deceitful work: but to him that soweth righteousness shall be a sure reward.

The fruit of the righteous is a tree of life; and he that winneth souls is wise.

The righteous eateth to the satisfying of his soul: but the belly of the wicked shall want.