- Genesis 18:25 (NIV)
“Far be it from you to do such a thing—to kill the righteous with the wicked, treating the righteous and the wicked alike. Far be it from you! Will not the Judge of all the earth do right?”
- Exodus 15:18 (NIV)
“The Lord reigns for ever and ever.”
- Deuteronomy 32:4 (NIV)
“He is the Rock, his works are perfect, and all his ways are just. A faithful God who does no wrong, upright and just is he.”
- 1 Samuel 16:7 (NIV)
“But the Lord said to Samuel, ‘Do not consider his appearance or his height, for I have rejected him. The Lord does not look at the things people look at. People look at the outward appearance, but the Lord looks at the heart.'”
- 2 Samuel 7:22 (NIV)
“How great you are, Sovereign Lord! There is no one like you, and there is no God but you, as we have heard with our own ears.”
- 1 Kings 8:39 (NIV)
“Then hear from heaven, your dwelling place. Forgive and act; deal with everyone according to all they do, since you know their hearts (for you alone know every human heart).”
- 2 Chronicles 19:6 (NIV)
“He told them, ‘Consider carefully what you do, because you are not judging for mere mortals but for the Lord, who is with you whenever you give a verdict.'”
- Job 12:22 (NIV)
“He reveals the deep things of darkness and brings utter darkness into the light.”
- Psalm 9:8 (NIV)
“He rules the world in righteousness and judges the peoples with equity.”
- Psalm 75:7 (NIV)
“It is God who judges: He brings one down, he exalts another.”
- Psalm 96:13 (NIV)
“Let all creation rejoice before the Lord, for he comes, he comes to judge the earth. He will judge the world in righteousness and the peoples in his faithfulness.”
- Psalm 98:9 (NIV)
“He comes to judge the earth. He will judge the world in righteousness and the peoples with equity.”
- Psalm 103:6 (NIV)
“The Lord works righteousness and justice for all the oppressed.”
- Psalm 145:17 (NIV)
“The Lord is righteous in all his ways and faithful in all he does.”
- Proverbs 15:3 (NIV)
“The eyes of the Lord are everywhere, keeping watch on the wicked and the good.”
- Ecclesiastes 12:14 (NIV)
“For God will bring every deed into judgment, including every hidden thing, whether it is good or evil.”
- Isaiah 33:22 (NIV)
“For the Lord is our judge, the Lord is our lawgiver, the Lord is our king; it is he who will save us.”
- Jeremiah 11:20 (NIV)
“But you, Lord Almighty, who judge righteously and test the heart and mind, let me see your vengeance on them, for to you I have committed my cause.”
- Lamentations 3:58 (NIV)
“You, Lord, took up my case; you redeemed my life.”
- Ezekiel 18:25 (NIV)
“Yet you say, ‘The way of the Lord is not just.’ Hear, you Israelites: Is my way unjust? Is it not your ways that are unjust?”
- Daniel 4:37 (NIV)
“Now I, Nebuchadnezzar, praise and exalt and glorify the King of heaven, because everything he does is right and all his ways are just. And those who walk in pride he is able to humble.”
- Hosea 12:6 (NIV)
“But you must return to your God; maintain love and justice, and wait for your God always.”
- Joel 3:12 (NIV)
“Let the nations be roused; let them advance into the Valley of Jehoshaphat, for there I will sit to judge all the nations on every side.”
- Amos 5:14-15 (NIV)
“Seek good, not evil, that you may live. Then the Lord God Almighty will be with you, just as you say he is. Hate evil, love good; maintain justice in the courts.”
- Micah 7:7 (NIV)
“But as for me, I watch in hope for the Lord, I wait for God my Savior; my God will hear me.”
- Nahum 1:7 (NIV)
“The Lord is good, a refuge in times of trouble. He cares for those who trust in him,”
- Habakkuk 1:13 (NIV)
“Your eyes are too pure to look on evil; you cannot tolerate wrongdoing. Why then do you tolerate the treacherous? Why are you silent while the wicked swallow up those more righteous than themselves?”
- Zephaniah 3:5 (NIV)
“The Lord within her is righteous; he does no wrong. Morning by morning he dispenses his justice, and every new day he does not fail, yet the unrighteous know no shame.”
- Zechariah 8:16-17 (NIV)
“These are the things you are to do: Speak the truth to each other, and render true and sound judgment in your courts; do not plot evil against each other, and do not love to swear falsely. I hate all this,” declares the Lord.
- Malachi 2:17 (NIV)
“You have wearied the Lord with your words. ‘How have we wearied him?’ you ask. By saying, ‘All who do evil are good in the eyes of the Lord, and he is pleased with them’ or ‘Where is the God of justice?'”