Jeremiah 7:5

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You must change the way you have been living and do what is right. You must treat one another fairly.

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Referenced Verses

  • 1 Kgs 6:12-13 : 12 “As for this temple you are building, if you follow my rules, observe my regulations, and obey all my commandments, I will fulfill through you the promise I made to your father David. 13 I will live among the Israelites and will not abandon my people Israel.”
  • Isa 1:19 : 19 If you have a willing attitude and obey, then you will again eat the good crops of the land.
  • Jer 4:1-2 : 1 “If you, Israel, want to come back,” says the LORD,“if you want to come back to me, you must get those disgusting idols out of my sight and must no longer go astray. 2 You must be truthful, honest and upright when you take an oath saying,‘As surely as the LORD lives!’ If you do, the nations will pray to be as blessed by him as you are and will make him the object of their boasting.”
  • Jer 22:3 : 3 The LORD says,“Do what is just and right. Deliver those who have been robbed from those who oppress them. Do not exploit or mistreat resident foreigners who live in your land, children who have no fathers, or widows. Do not kill innocent people in this land.
  • Ezek 18:8 : 8 does not engage in usury or charge interest, but refrains from wrongdoing, promotes true justice between men,
  • Ezek 18:17 : 17 refrains from wrongdoing, does not engage in usury or charge interest, carries out my regulations and follows my statutes. He will not die for his father’s iniquity; he will surely live.
  • Jer 7:3 : 3 The LORD of Heaven’s Armies, the God of Israel says: Change the way you have been living and do what is right. If you do, I will allow you to continue to live in this land.
  • Isa 16:3 : 3 “Bring a plan, make a decision! Provide some shade in the middle of the day! Hide the fugitives! Do not betray the one who tries to escape!
  • Judg 5:1 : 1 Celebrating the Victory in Song On that day Deborah and Barak son of Abinoam sang this victory song:
  • Judg 21:12 : 12 They found among the inhabitants of Jabesh Gilead four hundred young girls who were virgins who had never been intimate with a man in bed. They brought them back to the camp at Shiloh in the land of Canaan.

Similar Verses (AI)

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  • Jer 7:6
    83%

    6Stop oppressing resident foreigners who live in your land, children who have lost their fathers, and women who have lost their husbands. Stop killing innocent people in this land. Stop paying allegiance to other gods. That will only bring about your ruin.

  • Jer 7:3-4
    2 verses
    79%

    3The LORD of Heaven’s Armies, the God of Israel says: Change the way you have been living and do what is right. If you do, I will allow you to continue to live in this land.

    4Stop putting your confidence in the false belief that says,“We are safe! The temple of the LORD is here! The temple of the LORD is here! The temple of the LORD is here!”

  • Zech 8:16-17
    2 verses
    78%

    16These are the things you must do: Speak the truth, each of you, to one another. Practice true and righteous judgment in your courts.

    17Do 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.

  • Ezek 18:5
    77%

    5“Suppose a man is righteous. He practices what is just and right,

  • Zech 7:9-10
    2 verses
    77%

    9“The LORD of Heaven’s Armies said,‘Exercise true judgment and show brotherhood and compassion to each other.

    10You must not oppress the widow, the orphan, the resident foreigner, or the poor, nor should anyone secretly plot evil against his fellow citizen.’

  • Isa 1:16-17
    2 verses
    77%

    16Wash! Cleanse yourselves! Remove your sinful deeds from my sight. Stop sinning!

    17Learn to do what is right! Promote justice! Give the oppressed reason to celebrate! Take up the cause of the orphan! Defend the rights of the widow!

  • Jer 22:3-4
    2 verses
    76%

    3The LORD says,“Do what is just and right. Deliver those who have been robbed from those who oppress them. Do not exploit or mistreat resident foreigners who live in your land, children who have no fathers, or widows. Do not kill innocent people in this land.

    4If you are careful to obey these commands, then the kings who follow in David’s succession and ride in chariots or on horses will continue to come through the gates of this palace, as will their officials and their subjects.

  • Jer 5:1
    76%

    1Judah is Justly Deserving of Coming Judgment The LORD said,“Go up and down through the streets of Jerusalem. Look around and see for yourselves. Search through its public squares. See if any of you can find a single person who deals honestly and tries to be truthful. If you can, then I will not punish this city.

  • Jer 26:13
    75%

    13But correct the way you have been living and do what is right. Obey the LORD your God. If you do, the LORD will forgo destroying you as he threatened he would.

  • Hag 1:7
    74%

    7The Instruction of the People“Moreover, this is what the LORD of Heaven’s Armies has said:‘Pay close attention to these things also.

  • Hag 1:5
    74%

    5Here then, this is what the LORD of Heaven’s Armies has said:‘Think carefully about what you are doing.

  • Amos 5:7
    74%

    7The Israelites turn justice into bitterness; they throw what is fair and right to the ground.

  • Deut 25:1
    74%

    1If controversy arises between people, they should go to court for judgment. When the judges hear the case, they shall exonerate the innocent but condemn the guilty.

  • Lev 19:15
    74%

    15Justice, Love, and Propriety“‘You must not deal unjustly in judgment: you must neither show partiality to the poor nor honor the rich. You must judge your fellow citizen fairly.

  • Jer 34:15
    73%

    15Recently, however, you yourselves showed a change of heart and did what is pleasing to me. You granted your fellow countrymen their freedom and you made a covenant to that effect in my presence in the house that I have claimed for my own.

  • Lev 25:14
    73%

    14If you make a sale to your fellow citizen or buy from your fellow citizen, no one is to wrong his brother.

  • 1 Kgs 8:31-32
    2 verses
    73%

    31“When someone is accused of sinning against his neighbor and the latter pronounces a curse on the alleged offender before your altar in this temple, be willing to forgive the accused if the accusation is false.

    32Listen from heaven and make a just decision about your servants’ claims. Condemn the guilty party, declare the other innocent, and give both of them what they deserve.

  • 2 Chr 7:17
    73%

    17You must serve me as your father David did. Do everything I commanded and obey my rules and regulations.

  • 2 Chr 6:22-23
    2 verses
    73%

    22“When someone is accused of sinning against his neighbor and the latter pronounces a curse on the alleged offender before your altar in this temple,

    23listen from heaven and make a just decision about your servants’ claims. Condemn the guilty party, declare the other innocent, and give both of them what they deserve.

  • Jer 7:8-9
    2 verses
    73%

    8“‘But just look at you! You are putting your confidence in a false belief that will not deliver you.

    9You 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.

  • 2 Chr 19:10
    73%

    10Whenever your countrymen who live in the cities bring a case before you(whether it involves a violent crime or other matters related to the law, commandments, rules, and regulations), warn them that they must not sin against the LORD. If you fail to do so, God will be angry with you and your colleagues, but if you obey, you will be free of guilt.

  • Jer 25:5
    73%

    5He said through them,‘Each of you must turn from your wicked ways and stop doing the evil things you are doing. If you do, I will allow you to continue to live here in the land that I gave to you and your ancestors as a lasting possession.

  • Jer 22:16-17
    2 verses
    72%

    16He upheld the cause of the poor and needy. So things went well for Judah.’ The LORD says,‘That is a good example of what it means to know me.’

    17But you are always thinking and looking for ways to increase your wealth by dishonest means. Your eyes and your heart are set on killing some innocent person and committing fraud and oppression.

  • Deut 16:20
    72%

    20You must pursue justice alone so that you may live and inherit the land the LORD your God is giving you.

  • Mal 3:5
    72%

    5“I will come to you in judgment. I will be quick to testify against those who practice divination, those who commit adultery, those who break promises, and those who exploit workers, widows, and orphans, who refuse to help the resident foreigner and in this way show they do not fear me,” says the LORD of Heaven’s Armies.

  • Ezek 33:20
    72%

    20Yet you say,‘The behavior of the Lord is not right.’ House of Israel, I will judge each of you according to his behavior.”

  • Mic 6:8
    72%

    8He has told you, O man, what is good, and what the LORD really wants from you: He wants you to carry out justice, to love faithfulness, and to live obediently before your God.

  • Jer 18:11
    72%

    11So now, tell the people of Judah and the citizens of Jerusalem this: The LORD says,‘I am preparing to bring disaster on you! I am making plans to punish you. So, every one of you, stop the evil things you have been doing. Correct the way you have been living and do what is right.’

  • Jas 2:8
    72%

    8But if you fulfill the royal law as expressed in this scripture,“You shall love your neighbor as yourself,” you are doing well.

  • 2 Chr 19:6
    72%

    6He told the judges,“Be careful what you do, for you are not judging for men, but for the LORD, who will be with you when you make judicial decisions.

  • Jer 4:1
    72%

    1“If you, Israel, want to come back,” says the LORD,“if you want to come back to me, you must get those disgusting idols out of my sight and must no longer go astray.

  • Ezek 18:7-8
    2 verses
    72%

    7does not oppress anyone, but gives the debtor back whatever was given in pledge, does not commit robbery, but gives his bread to the hungry and clothes the naked,

    8does not engage in usury or charge interest, but refrains from wrongdoing, promotes true justice between men,

  • Ezek 22:7
    72%

    7They have treated father and mother with contempt within you; they have oppressed the resident foreigner among you; they have wronged the orphan and the widow within you.

  • Amos 5:11
    72%

    11Therefore, because you make the poor pay taxes on their crops and exact a grain tax from them, you will not live in the houses you built with chiseled stone, nor will you drink the wine from the fine vineyards you planted.

  • Jer 7:17
    72%

    17Do you see what they are doing in the towns of Judah and in the streets of Jerusalem?

  • Exod 23:6
    72%

    6“You must not turn away justice for your poor people in their lawsuits.

  • Lev 26:3
    72%

    3The Benefits of Obedience“‘If you walk in my statutes and are sure to obey my commandments,

  • 2 Chr 7:19
    72%

    19“But if you people ever turn away from me, fail to obey the regulations and rules I instructed you to keep, and decide to serve and worship other gods,

  • Deut 13:14
    72%

    14You must investigate thoroughly and inquire carefully. If it is indeed true that such a disgraceful thing is being done among you,

  • Deut 19:19
    72%

    19you must do to him what he had intended to do to the accused. In this way you will purge evil from among you.