Justice is commonly defined as the virtue of giving each his due. However, justice in the Bible has many more meanings that allow us to understand the kind of “justice” that God imparts and what he expects of believers.
These are 60 Bible verses about justice. Read them in the light of the gospel and reflect on them considering their different meanings.
“And Abram believed in the Lord, and He acknowledged it to him for righteousness” (Genesis 15:6)
“You shall not do injustice in the judgment; You shall not favor the poor or please the rich, but with justice you shall judge your neighbor” (Leviticus 19:15).
“They will not do injustice in judgments, nor in measures of weight or capacity” (Leviticus 19:35)
“And there will be justice for us if we take care to observe all these commandments before the Lord our God, just as He has commanded us” (Deuteronomy 6:25)
“It is not because of your righteousness or the uprightness of your heart that you are going to possess their land, but because of the wickedness of these nations the Lord your God drives them out from before you, to confirm the covenant that the Lord swore to your fathers Abraham, Isaac and Jacob” (Deuteronomy 9:5)
“He does justice to the orphan and the widow, and shows His love to the foreigner by giving him bread and clothing” (Deuteronomy 10:18)
“Justice, and only justice you will seek, so that you may live and possess the land that the Lord your God is giving you” (Deuteronomy 16:20).
“For everyone who does these things, everyone who does injustice, is an abomination to the Lord your God” (Deuteronomy 25:16)
“David reigned over all Israel, and administered justice and justice to all his people” (2 Samuel 8:15)
“Now therefore, may the fear of the Lord be upon you. Be careful what you do, for with the Lord our God there is no injustice, respect of persons, or bribery” (2 Chronicles 19:7).
“Does God twist justice or does the Almighty twist what is just?” (Job 8:3)
“Offer sacrifices of righteousness, and trust in the Lord” (Psalm 4:5)
“Lord, guide me in your righteousness because of my enemies; make your way smooth before me” (Psalm 5:8)
“And he will judge the world with justice; he with equity he will execute judgment on the peoples” (Psalm 9: 8)
“For the Lord is just; He loves justice; the upright shall behold his face” (Psalm 11:7)
“He restores my soul; he guides me in paths of righteousness for his name’s sake” (Psalm 23:3)
“He loves justice and law; The earth is full of the mercy of the Lord” (Psalm 33:5).
“Defend the weak and the orphan; do justice to the afflicted and needy” (Psalm 82:3)
“The sum of your word is truth, and eternal each of your righteous ordinances” (Psalm 119:160)
“Keep the paths of judgment, and preserve the way of His saints. Then you will discern justice and judgment, fairness Y every good path” (Proverbs 2:8-9)
“The justice of the upright will deliver them, but traitors in its covetousness will be caught” (Proverbs 11:6)
“The wicked receives a bribe under the cloak to pervert the paths of law” (Proverbs 7:23)
“Wash yourselves, cleanse yourselves, remove the wickedness of your works from before my eyes. Stop doing evil. Learn to do good, seek justice, rebuke the oppressor, defend the fatherless, plead for the widow” (Isaiah 1:17).
“The increase of His sovereignty and of peace will have no end on the throne of David and on his kingdom, to strengthen and sustain it with law and justice from then on and forever. The zeal of the Lord of hosts will do this” (Isaiah 9:7)
“Do not be afraid, because I am with you; do not be discouraged, because I am your God. I will strengthen you, I will certainly help you, yes, I will uphold you with the right hand of my righteousness” (Isaiah 4:10).
This is My Servant, whom I uphold, my chosen one, in whom my soul is pleased. I have put my Spirit upon him; He will bring justice to the nations” (Isaiah 42:1)
“For as the earth brings forth its sprouts, and as the garden brings forth what is sown in it, so the Lord God will cause justice and praise to spring up in the presence of all nations” (Isaiah 61:11).
“But if anyone boasts, boast about this: ‘That he understands me and knows me, for I am the Lord who does mercy, justice and justice on earth, because in these things I am pleased,’ declares the Lord” (Jeremiah 9:24)
“Those who understand will shine like the brightness of the firmament, and those who have led many to righteousness, like the stars, for all eternity” (Daniel 12:3)
“Hate evil, love good, and establish justice at the gate. Perhaps the Lord, the God of hosts, will be merciful to the remnant of Joseph” (Amos 5:15).
“Seek the Lord, all of you, humble of the earth who have fulfilled His precepts; seek justice, seek humility. Perhaps they will be protected on the day of the Lord’s wrath” (Zephaniah 2:3)
“But for you who fear my name, the sun of justice will rise with salvation in its wings; and they will come out and leap like calves out of the stall” (Malachi 4:2).
“Blessed are those who hunger and thirst for justice, for they will be satisfied” (Matthew 5:6)
“Blessed are those who have been persecuted for the sake of justice, for theirs is the kingdom of heaven” (Matthew 5:10)
“For I tell you that if your righteousness does not exceed that of the scribes and Pharisees, you will not enter the kingdom of heaven” (Matthew 5:20)
“Take care that you do not practice your justice before men to be seen by them; otherwise they will have no reward from their Father who is in heaven” (Matthew 6:1).
“But seek first His kingdom and His righteousness, and all these things will be added to you” (Matthew 6:33)
“Woe to you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites who pay tithes on mint, anise and cumin, and have neglected the most important precepts of the law: justice, mercy and fidelity! These are the things that they should have done, not neglecting those” (Matthew 23:23).
“And when He comes, He will convict the world of sin, of righteousness, and of judgment” (John 16:8).
“For in the gospel the righteousness of God is revealed by faith Y to faith, as it is written: But the just shall live by faith” (Romans 1:17).
“For the wrath of God is revealed from heaven against all ungodliness and unrighteousness of men, who in unrighteousness restrain the truth” (Romans 1:18)
“But now, apart from the law, the justice of God has been manifested, confirmed by the law and the prophets. This righteousness from God through faith in Jesus Christ is for all who believe. For there is no distinction, for all have sinned and come short of the glory of God” (Romans 3:21-23).
“All are justified freely by His grace through the redemption that is in Christ Jesus, whom God publicly displayed as a propitiation by His blood through faith, as a demonstration of His righteousness, because in His forbearance, God overlooked sins previously committed, to demonstrate His justice at this time, so that He may be just and the one who justifies the one who has faith in Jesus” (Romans 3:24-26).
“For if through one man’s transgression death reigned through him, much more shall those who receive abundance of grace and the gift of righteousness reign in life through the one Man, Jesus Christ” (Romans 5:17).
“Therefore, just as by one transgression came the condemnation of all men, so also by one act of justice came justification of life for all men” (Romans 5:18).
“For with the heart one believes for righteousness, and with the mouth one confesses for salvation” (Romans 10:10)
“I do not nullify the grace of God, because if justice comes through the law, then Christ died for nothing” (Galatians 2:21).
“But you, O man of God, flee from these things, and pursue righteousness, godliness, faith, love, perseverance, and kindness” (1 Timothy 6:11).
“Flee, then, from youthful passions and follow justice, faith, love Y peace, with those who call on the Lord out of a pure heart” (2 Timothy 2:22).
“All Scripture is inspired by God and useful to teach, to rebuke, to correct, to instruct in justice, so that the man of God may be perfect, equipped for every good work” (2 Timothy 3:16).
“He saved us, not because of works of righteousness that we had done, but according to His mercy, through the washing of regeneration and renewal by the Holy Spirit, which He poured out on us abundantly through Jesus Christ our Savior, so that, justified by His grace, we might become heirs according to the hope of eternal life” (Titus 3:5).
“At present no discipline seems to be a cause of joy, but of sadness. However, to those who have been trained by it, afterwards it gives forth the peaceable fruit of righteousness” (Hebrews 12:11).
“You know this, my beloved brothers. But let each one be quick to hear, slow to speak, slow to anger; for the wrath of man does not work the righteousness of God” (James 1:19-20)
“He Himself bore our sins in His body on the cross, so that we might die to sin and live in righteousness, for by His stripes you were healed” (1 Peter 2:24).
“Neither did he spare the ancient world, but kept Noah, a preacher of righteousness, with seven others, when he brought the flood upon the world of the wicked” (2 Peter 2:5).
“But, according to His promise, we look forward to new heavens and a new earth, in which righteousness dwells” (2 Peter 3:13).
“If you know that He is just, you also know that everyone who does justice is born of Him” (1 John 2:29).
“My children, let no one deceive you. He who does justice is just, just as He is just” (1 John 3:7).
“In this the children of God and the children of the devil are recognized: everyone who does not practice justice is not of God; neither is he who does not love his brother” (1 John 3:10).
“May the unjust continue to do injustice, may the impure continue to be impure, may the just continue to do justice, and may he who is holy continue to keep himself holy” (Revelation 22:11)