30 Bible Verse About Standing Up For What Is Right

“Speak up for those who cannot speak for themselves, for the rights of all who are destitute. Speak up and judge fairly; defend the rights of the poor and needy.”

“Defend the weak and the fatherless; uphold the cause of the poor and the oppressed. Rescue the weak and the needy; deliver them from the hand of the wicked.”

“Learn to do right; seek justice. Defend the oppressed. Take up the cause of the fatherless; plead the case of the widow.”

“Let us not become weary in doing good, for at the proper time we will reap a harvest if we do not give up. Therefore, as we have opportunity, let us do good to all people, especially to those who belong to the family of believers.”

“If anyone, then, knows the good they ought to do and doesn’t do it, it is sin for them.”

“When justice is done, it brings joy to the righteous but terror to evildoers.”

“He has shown you, O mortal, what is good. And what does the Lord require of you? To act justly and to love mercy and to walk humbly with your God.”

“Blessed are the peacemakers, for they will be called children of God.”

“Who will rise up for me against the wicked? Who will take a stand for me against evildoers?”

“Rescue those being led away to death; hold back those staggering toward slaughter. If you say, “But we knew nothing about this,” does not he who weighs the heart perceive it? Does not he who guards your life know it? Will he not repay everyone according to what they have done?”

“Have nothing to do with the fruitless deeds of darkness, but rather expose them.”

“Rescue the weak and needy; deliver them from the hand of the wicked.”

“Be on your guard; stand firm in the faith; be courageous; be strong.”

“The righteous care about justice for the poor, but the wicked have no such concern.”

“Is not this the kind of fasting I have chosen: to loose the chains of injustice and untie the cords of the yoke, to set the oppressed free and break every yoke? Is it not to share your food with the hungry and to provide the poor wanderer with shelter—when you see the naked, to clothe them, and not to turn away from your own flesh and blood?”

“Do not be overcome by evil, but overcome evil with good.”

“Those who forsake instruction praise the wicked, but those who heed it resist them.”

“Like a muddied spring or a polluted well are the righteous who give way to the wicked.”

“Who is going to harm you if you are eager to do good? But even if you should suffer for what is right, you are blessed. ‘Do not fear their threats; do not be frightened.’”

“Blessed are those who are persecuted because of righteousness, for theirs is the kingdom of heaven.”

“The wicked flee though no one pursues, but the righteous are as bold as a lion.”

“Do not merely listen to the word, and so deceive yourselves. Do what it says.”

“For I was hungry and you gave me something to eat, I was thirsty and you gave me something to drink, I was a stranger and you invited me in, I needed clothes and you clothed me, I was sick and you looked after me, I was in prison and you came to visit me.”

“Truth is nowhere to be found, and whoever shuns evil becomes a prey. The Lord looked and was displeased that there was no justice. He saw that there was no one, he was appalled that there was no one to intervene; so his own arm achieved salvation for him, and his own righteousness sustained him.”

“But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, forbearance, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness and self-control. Against such things there is no law.”

“Love does not delight in evil but rejoices with the truth.”

“In the same way, let your light shine before others, that they may see your good deeds and glorify your Father in heaven.”

“Let us not become weary in doing good, for at the proper time we will reap a harvest if we do not give up.”

“Woe to you, teachers of the law and Pharisees, you hypocrites! You give a tenth of your spices—mint, dill and cumin. But you have neglected the more important matters of the law—justice, mercy and faithfulness. You should have practiced the latter, without neglecting the former.”

“Do not conform to the pattern of this world, but be transformed by the renewing of your mind. Then you will be able to test and approve what God’s will is—his good, pleasing and perfect will.”