Justice
The theme of justice in the Bible: upholding what is right, standing with the oppressed and living uprightly. Key chapters from the prophets to the psalms.
Justice is treated throughout the Bible both as an attribute of God and as a responsibility expected of people. The chapters below voice, from different sources, upholding what is right, standing with the oppressed and living uprightly. Each link takes you straight to the reading page.
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- Amos 5
A chapter sharply criticizing worship that has become hollow, declaring that God desires, more than ceremony, justice and righteousness flowing everywhere like a river.
- Micah 6
A chapter that gathers into one concise line what God truly asks of people — a call in which not lavish offerings but doing justice, holding to mercy and walking humbly stand out.
- Psalms 82
A psalm that raises a call to protect the weak, the orphan and the oppressed, insisting that defending justice where it is distorted is a sacred responsibility.
- Isaiah 58
A chapter criticizing religious rituals that look devout but are hollow, insisting that the fasting God truly wants is feeding the hungry, freeing the oppressed and living out justice.
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- What Is a Prophet?
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