Quotes About Justice

But Pharaoh hanged the chief baker, just as Joseph had described to them in his interpretation.

And it happened to us just as he had interpreted: I was restored to my position, and the other man was hanged.”

They had not gone far from the city when Joseph told his steward, “Pursue the men at once, and when you overtake them, ask, ëWhy have you repaid good with evil?

We even brought back to you from the land of Canaan the silver we found in the mouths of our sacks. Why would we steal silver or gold from your masterís house?

If any of your servants is found to have it, he must die, and the rest will become slaves of my lord.”

“As you say,” replied the steward. “But only the one who is found with the cup will be my slave, and the rest of you shall be free of blame.”

“What can we say to my lord?” Judah replied. “How can we plead? How can we justify ourselves? God has exposed the iniquity of your servants. We are now my lordís slaves—both we and the one who was found with the cup.”

But Joseph replied, “Far be it from me to do this. The man who was found with the cup will be my slave. The rest of you may return to your father in peace.”

May I never enter their council; may I never join their assembly. For they kill men in their anger, and hamstring oxen on a whim.

Dan shall provide justice for his people as one of the tribes of Israel.

So the king of Egypt summoned the midwives and asked them, “Why have you done this? Why have you let the boys live?”

One day, after Moses had grown up, he went out to his own people and observed their hard labor. He saw an Egyptian beating a Hebrew, one of his own people.

After looking this way and that and seeing no one, he struck down the Egyptian and hid his body in the sand.

The next day Moses went out and saw two Hebrews fighting. He asked the one in the wrong, “Why are you attacking your companion?”

And now the cry of the Israelites has reached Me, and I have seen how severely the Egyptians are oppressing them.

Then the Israelite foremen, whom Pharaohís taskmasters had set over the people, were beaten and asked, “Why have you not fulfilled your quota of bricks yesterday or today, as you did before?”

So the Israelite foremen went and appealed to Pharaoh: “Why are you treating your servants this way?

Still, you lord it over My people and do not allow them to go.

The same law shall apply to both the native and the foreigner who resides among you.”

Now I know that the LORD is greater than all other gods, for He did this when they treated Israel with arrogance.”

And they judged the people at all times; they would bring the difficult cases to Moses, but any minor issue they would judge themselves.

You shall not take the name of the LORD your God in vain, for the LORD will not leave anyone unpunished who takes His name in vain.

You shall not murder.

You shall not steal.