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Psalms 11:7
Certainly the LORD is just; he rewards godly deeds; the upright will experience his favor.
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Isaiah 55:3
Pay attention and come to me! Listen, so you can live! Then I will make an unconditional covenantal promise to you, just like the reliable covenantal promises I made to David.
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Jeremiah 9:24
If people want to boast, they should boast about this: They should boast that they understand and know me. They should boast that they know and understand that I, the LORD, act out of faithfulness, fairness, and justice in the earth and that I desire people to do these things,” says the LORD.
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Psalms 25:8-12
The LORD is both kind and fair; that is why he teaches sinners the right way to live.May he show the humble what is right! May he teach the humble his way!The LORD always proves faithful and reliable to those who follow the demands of his covenant.For the sake of your reputation, O LORD, forgive my sin, because it is great.The LORD shows his faithful followers the way they should live.
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Proverbs 8:20
I walk in the path of righteousness, in the pathway of justice,
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Jeremiah 32:40
I will make a lasting covenant with them that I will never stop doing good to them. I will fill their hearts and minds with respect for me so that they will never again turn away from me.
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Psalms 37:28
For the LORD promotes justice, and never abandons his faithful followers. They are permanently secure, but the children of evil men are wiped out.
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Zechariah 8:16-17
These are the things you must do: Speak the truth, each of you, to one another. Practice true and righteous judgment in your courts.Do not plan evil in your hearts against one another. Do not favor a false oath– these are all things that I hate,’ says the LORD.”
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Psalms 99:4
The king is strong; he loves justice. You ensure that legal decisions will be made fairly; you promote justice and equity in Jacob.
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1 Samuel 15 21-1 Samuel 15 24
But the army took from the plunder some of the sheep and cattle– the best of what was to be slaughtered– to sacrifice to the LORD your God in Gilgal.”Then Samuel said,“ Does the LORD take pleasure in burnt offerings and sacrifices as much as he does in obedience? Certainly, obedience is better than sacrifice; paying attention is better than the fat of rams.For rebellion is like the sin of divination, and presumption is like the evil of idolatry. Because you have rejected the word of the LORD, he has rejected you as king.”Then Saul said to Samuel,“ I have sinned, for I have disobeyed what the LORD commanded and what you said as well. For I was afraid of the army, and I followed their wishes.
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Genesis 17:7
I will confirm my covenant as a perpetual covenant between me and you. It will extend to your descendants after you throughout their generations. I will be your God and the God of your descendants after you.
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2 Samuel 23 5
My dynasty is approved by God, for he has made a perpetual covenant with me, arranged in all its particulars and secured. He always delivers me, and brings all I desire to fruition.
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Psalms 33:5
The LORD promotes equity and justice; the LORD’s faithfulness extends throughout the earth.
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Hebrews 13:20-21
Now may the God of peace who by the blood of the eternal covenant brought back from the dead the great shepherd of the sheep, our Lord Jesus Christ,equip you with every good thing to do his will, working in us what is pleasing before him through Jesus Christ, to whom be glory forever. Amen.
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Proverbs 3:6
Acknowledge him in all your ways, and he will make your paths straight.
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Isaiah 5:16
The LORD who commands armies will be exalted when he punishes, the sovereign God’s authority will be recognized when he judges.
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Psalms 45:7
You love justice and hate evil. For this reason God, your God has anointed you with the oil of joy, elevating you above your companions.
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Psalms 50:5
He says:“ Assemble my covenant people before me, those who ratified a covenant with me by sacrifice!”
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Psalms 32:8
I will instruct and teach you about how you should live. I will advise you as I look you in the eye.
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Amos 5:21-24
“ I absolutely despise your festivals! I get no pleasure from your religious assemblies!Even if you offer me burnt and grain offerings, I will not be satisfied; I will not look with favor on your peace offerings of fattened calves.Take away from me your noisy songs; I don’t want to hear the music of your stringed instruments.Justice must flow like torrents of water, righteous actions like a stream that never dries up.
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Matthew 23:13
“ But woe to you, experts in the law and you Pharisees, hypocrites! You keep locking people out of the kingdom of heaven! For you neither enter nor permit those trying to enter to go in.
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2 Thessalonians 3 5
Now may the Lord direct your hearts toward the love of God and the endurance of Christ.
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Jeremiah 7:8-11
“‘ But just look at you! You are putting your confidence in a false belief that will not deliver you.You steal. You murder. You commit adultery. You lie when you swear on oath. You sacrifice to the god Baal. You pay allegiance to other gods whom you have not previously known.Then you come and stand in my presence in this temple I have claimed as my own and say,“ We are safe!” You think you are so safe that you go on doing all those hateful sins!Do you think this temple I have claimed as my own is to be a hideout for robbers? You had better take note! I have seen for myself what you have done! says the LORD.
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Isaiah 1:11-13
“ Of what importance to me are your many sacrifices?” says the LORD.“ I am stuffed with burnt sacrifices of rams and the fat from steers. The blood of bulls, lambs, and goats I do not want.When you enter my presence, do you actually think I want this– animals trampling on my courtyards?Do not bring any more meaningless offerings; I consider your incense detestable! You observe new moon festivals, Sabbaths, and convocations, but I cannot tolerate sin-stained celebrations!