Quotes About Justice

but it will go well with those who convict the guilty, and rich blessing will come upon them.

Do not testify against your neighbor without cause, and do not deceive with your lips.

Do not say, “I will do to him as he has done to me; I will repay the man according to his work.”

Remove the wicked from the kingís presence, and his throne will be established in righteousness.

do not bring hastily to court. Otherwise, what will you do in the end when your neighbor puts you to shame?

Like a club or sword or sharp arrow is a man who bears false witness against his neighbor.

Like a fluttering sparrow or darting swallow, an undeserved curse does not come to rest.

Though his hatred is concealed by deception, his wickedness will be exposed in the assembly.

He who digs a pit will fall into it, and he who rolls a stone will have it roll back on him.

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

A destitute leader who oppresses the poor is like a driving rain that leaves no food.

Those who forsake the law praise the wicked, but those who keep the law resist them.

Evil men do not understand justice, but those who seek the LORD comprehend fully.

Better a poor man who walks with integrity than a rich man whose ways are perverse.

He who increases his wealth by interest and usury lays it up for one who is kind to the poor.

When the righteous triumph, there is great glory, but when the wicked rise, men hide themselves.

Like a roaring lion or a charging bear is a wicked ruler over a helpless people.

To show partiality is not good, yet a man will do wrong for a piece of bread.

When the wicked come to power, people hide themselves; but when they perish, the righteous flourish.

When the righteous flourish, the people rejoice, but when the wicked rule, the people groan.

By justice a king brings stability to the land, but a man who exacts tribute demolishes it.

An evil man is caught by his own sin, but a righteous one sings and rejoices.

The righteous consider the cause of the poor, but the wicked have no regard for such concerns.

Men of bloodshed hate a blameless man, but the upright care for his life.