Verse 9

Thus speaketh{H559}{(H8804)} the LORD{H3068} of hosts{H6635}, saying{H559}{(H8800)}, Execute{H8199}{(H8798)} true{H571} judgment{H4941}, and shew{H6213}{(H8798)} mercy{H2617} and compassions{H7356} every man{H376} to his brother{H251}:

Referenced Verses

  • Mic 6:8 : 8 He hath shewed{H5046}{(H8689)} thee, O man{H120}, what is good{H2896}; and what doth the LORD{H3068} require{H1875}{(H8802)} of thee, but to do{H6213}{(H8800)} justly{H4941}, and to love{H160} mercy{H2617}, and to walk{H3212}{(H8800)} humbly{H6800}{(H8687)} with thy God{H430}?
  • Jer 21:12 : 12 O house{H1004} of David{H1732}, thus saith{H559}{(H8804)} the LORD{H3068}; Execute{H1777}{(H8798)} judgment{H4941} in the morning{H1242}, and deliver{H5337}{(H8685)} him that is spoiled{H1497}{(H8803)} out of the hand{H3027} of the oppressor{H6231}{(H8802)}, lest my fury{H2534} go out{H3318}{(H8799)} like fire{H784}, and burn{H1197}{(H8804)} that none can quench{H3518}{(H8764)} it, because{H6440} of the evil{H7455} of your doings{H4611}.
  • Ezek 45:9 : 9 Thus saith{H5002}{(H8803)} the Lord{H136} GOD{H3069}; Let it suffice{H7227} you, O princes{H5387} of Israel{H3478}: remove{H5493}{(H8685)} violence{H2555} and spoil{H7701}, and execute{H6213}{(H8798)} judgment{H4941} and justice{H6666}, take away{H7311}{(H8685)} your exactions{H1646} from my people{H5971}, saith{H559}{(H8804)} the Lord{H136} GOD{H3069}.
  • Matt 23:23 : 23 Woe{G3759} unto you{G5213}, scribes{G1122} and{G2532} Pharisees{G5330}, hypocrites{G5273}! for{G3754} ye pay tithe{G586}{(G5719)} of mint{G2238} and{G2532} anise{G432} and{G2532} cummin{G2951}, and{G2532} have omitted{G863}{(G5656)} the weightier{G926} matters of the law{G3551}, judgment{G2920},{G2532} mercy{G1656}, and{G2532} faith{G4102}: these{G5023} ought ye{G1163}{(G5713)} to have done{G4160}{(G5658)}, and not{G3361} to leave{G863} the other{G2548} undone{G863}{(G5721)}.
  • Luke 11:42 : 42 But{G235} woe{G3759} unto you{G5213}, Pharisees{G5330}! for{G3754} ye tithe{G586}{(G5719)} mint{G2238} and{G2532} rue{G4076} and{G2532} all manner{G3956} of herbs{G3001}, and{G2532} pass over{G3928}{(G5736)} judgment{G2920} and{G2532} the love{G26} of God{G2316}: these{G5023} ought ye{G1163}{(G5713)} to have done{G4160}{(G5658)}, and not{G3361} to leave{G863} the other{G2548} undone{G863}{(G5721)}.
  • John 7:51 : 51 Doth{G2919} our{G2257} law{G3551} judge{G2919}{(G5719)}{G3361} any man{G444}, before{G4386}{G3362} it hear{G191}{(G5661)}{G3844} him{G846}, and{G2532} know{G1097}{(G5632)} what{G5101} he doeth{G4160}{(G5719)}?
  • Jas 2:13-17 : 13 For{G1063} he shall have judgment{G2920} without mercy{G448}, that hath shewed{G4160}{(G5660)} no{G3361} mercy{G1656}; and{G2532} mercy{G1656} rejoiceth against{G2620}{(G5736)} judgment{G2920}. 14 What{G5101} doth it profit{G3786}, my{G3450} brethren{G80}, though{G1437} a man{G5100} say{G3004}{(G5725)} he hath{G2192}{(G5721)} faith{G4102}, and{G1161} have{G2192}{(G5725)} not{G3361} works{G2041}? can{G1410}{(G5736)}{G3361} faith{G4102} save{G4982}{(G5658)} him{G846}? 15 If{G1437}{G1161} a brother{G80} or{G2228} sister{G79} be{G5225}{(G5725)} naked{G1131}, and{G2532} destitute{G3007}{(G5746)}{G5600}{(G5753)} of daily{G2184} food{G5160}, 16 And{G1161} one{G5100} of{G1537} you{G5216} say{G2036}{(G5632)} unto them{G846}, Depart{G5217}{(G5720)} in{G1722} peace{G1515}, be ye warmed{G2328}{(G5728)} and{G2532} filled{G5526}{(G5744)}; notwithstanding{G1161} ye give{G1325}{(G5632)} them{G846} not{G3361} those things which are needful{G2006} to the body{G4983}; what{G5101} doth it profit{G3786}? 17 Even{G2532} so{G3779} faith{G4102}, if{G3362} it hath{G2192}{(G5725)} not{G3362} works{G2041}, is{G2076}{(G5748)} dead{G3498}, being alone{G2596}{G1438}.
  • Hos 10:12-13 : 12 Sow{H2232}{(H8798)} to yourselves in righteousness{H6666}, reap{H7114}{(H8798)} in{H6310} mercy{H2617}; break up{H5214}{(H8798)} your fallow ground{H5215}: for it is time{H6256} to seek{H1875}{(H8800)} the LORD{H3068}, till he come{H935}{(H8799)} and rain{H3384}{(H8686)} righteousness{H6664} upon you. 13 Ye have plowed{H2790}{(H8804)} wickedness{H7562}, ye have reaped{H7114}{(H8804)} iniquity{H5766}; ye have eaten{H398}{(H8804)} the fruit{H6529} of lies{H3585}: because thou didst trust{H982}{(H8804)} in thy way{H1870}, in the multitude{H7230} of thy mighty men{H1368}.
  • Amos 5:24 : 24 But let judgment{H4941} run down{H1556}{(H8735)} as waters{H4325}, and righteousness{H6666} as a mighty{H386} stream{H5158}.
  • Lev 19:15 : 15 Ye shall do{H6213}{(H8799)} no unrighteousness{H5766} in judgment{H4941}: thou shalt not respect{H5375}{(H8799)} the person{H6440} of the poor{H1800}, nor honour{H1921}{(H8799)} the person{H6440} of the mighty{H1419}: but in righteousness{H6664} shalt thou judge{H8199}{(H8799)} thy neighbour{H5997}.
  • Lev 19:35-37 : 35 Ye shall do{H6213}{(H8799)} no unrighteousness{H5766} in judgment{H4941}, in meteyard{H4060}, in weight{H4948}, or in measure{H4884}. 36 Just{H6664} balances{H3976}, just{H6664} weights{H68}, a just{H6664} ephah{H374}, and a just{H6664} hin{H1969}, shall ye have: I am the LORD{H3068} your God{H430}, which brought you out{H3318}{(H8689)} of the land{H776} of Egypt{H4714}. 37 Therefore shall ye observe{H8104}{(H8804)} all my statutes{H2708}, and all my judgments{H4941}, and do{H6213}{(H8804)} them: I am the LORD{H3068}.
  • Deut 10:18-19 : 18 He doth execute{H6213}{(H8802)} the judgment{H4941} of the fatherless{H3490} and widow{H490}, and loveth{H157}{(H8802)} the stranger{H1616}, in giving{H5414}{(H8800)} him food{H3899} and raiment{H8071}. 19 Love{H157}{(H8804)} ye therefore the stranger{H1616}: for ye were strangers{H1616} in the land{H776} of Egypt{H4714}.
  • Deut 15:7-9 : 7 If there be among you a poor man{H34} of one{H259} of thy brethren{H251} within any{H259} of thy gates{H8179} in thy land{H776} which the LORD{H3068} thy God{H430} giveth{H5414}{(H8802)} thee, thou shalt not harden{H553}{(H8762)} thine heart{H3824}, nor shut{H7092}{(H8799)} thine hand{H3027} from thy poor{H34} brother{H251}: 8 But thou shalt open{H6605}{(H8799)} thine hand{H3027} wide{H6605}{(H8800)} unto him, and shalt surely{H5670}{(H8687)} lend{H5670}{(H8686)} him sufficient{H1767} for his need{H4270}, in that which he wanteth{H2637}{(H8799)}. 9 Beware{H8104}{(H8734)} that there be not a thought{H1697} in thy wicked{H1100} heart{H3824}, saying{H559}{(H8800)}, The seventh{H7651} year{H8141}, the year{H8141} of release{H8059}, is at hand{H7126}{(H8804)}; and thine eye{H5869} be evil{H7489}{(H8804)} against thy poor{H34} brother{H251}, and thou givest{H5414}{(H8799)} him nought; and he cry{H7121}{(H8804)} unto the LORD{H3068} against thee, and it be sin{H2399} unto thee. 10 Thou shalt surely{H5414}{(H8800)} give{H5414}{(H8799)} him, and thine heart{H3824} shall not be grieved{H3415}{(H8799)} when thou givest{H5414}{(H8800)} unto him: because{H1558} that for this thing{H1697} the LORD{H3068} thy God{H430} shall bless{H1288}{(H8762)} thee in all thy works{H4639}, and in all that thou puttest{H4916} thine hand{H3027} unto. 11 For the poor{H34} shall never cease{H2308}{(H8799)} out of{H7130} the land{H776}: therefore I command{H6680}{(H8764)} thee, saying{H559}{(H8800)}, Thou shalt open{H6605}{(H8799)} thine hand{H3027} wide{H6605}{(H8800)} unto thy brother{H251}, to thy poor{H6041}, and to thy needy{H34}, in thy land{H776}. 12 And if thy brother{H251}, an Hebrew man{H5680}, or an Hebrew woman{H5680}, be sold{H4376}{(H8735)} unto thee, and serve{H5647}{(H8804)} thee six{H8337} years{H8141}; then in the seventh{H7637} year{H8141} thou shalt let him go{H7971}{(H8762)} free{H2670} from thee. 13 And when thou sendest{H7971}{(H8762)} him out free{H2670} from thee, thou shalt not let him go away{H7971}{(H8762)} empty{H7387}: 14 Thou shalt furnish{H6059}{(H8686)} him liberally{H6059}{(H8687)} out of thy flock{H6629}, and out of thy floor{H1637}, and out of thy winepress{H3342}: of that wherewith the LORD{H3068} thy God{H430} hath blessed{H1288}{(H8765)} thee thou shalt give{H5414}{(H8799)} unto him.
  • Deut 16:18-20 : 18 Judges{H8199}{(H8802)} and officers{H7860}{(H8802)} shalt thou make{H5414}{(H8799)} thee in all thy gates{H8179}, which the LORD{H3068} thy God{H430} giveth{H5414}{(H8802)} thee, throughout thy tribes{H7626}: and they shall judge{H8199}{(H8804)} the people{H5971} with just{H6664} judgment{H4941}. 19 Thou shalt not wrest{H5186}{(H8686)} judgment{H4941}; thou shalt not respect{H5234}{(H8686)} persons{H6440}, neither take{H3947}{(H8799)} a gift{H7810}: for a gift{H7810} doth blind{H5786}{(H8762)} the eyes{H5869} of the wise{H2450}, and pervert{H5557}{(H8762)} the words{H1697} of the righteous{H6662}. 20 That which is altogether{H6664} just{H6664} shalt thou follow{H7291}{(H8799)}, that thou mayest live{H2421}{(H8799)}, and inherit{H3423}{(H8804)} the land{H776} which the LORD{H3068} thy God{H430} giveth{H5414}{(H8802)} thee.
  • Ps 82:2-4 : 2 How long will ye judge{H8199}{H8799)} unjustly{H5766}, and accept{H5375}{H8799)} the persons{H6440} of the wicked{H7563}? Selah{H5542}. 3 Defend{H8199}{H8798)} the poor{H1800} and fatherless{H3490}: do justice{H6663}{H8685)} to the afflicted{H6041} and needy{H7326}{H8802)}. 4 Deliver{H6403}{H8761)} the poor{H1800} and needy{H34}: rid{H5337}{H8685)} them out of the hand{H3027} of the wicked{H7563}.
  • Prov 21:3 : 3 To do{H6213}{(H8800)} justice{H6666} and judgment{H4941} is more acceptable{H977}{(H8737)} to the LORD{H3068} than sacrifice{H2077}.
  • Isa 58:6-9 : 6 Is not this the fast{H6685} that I have chosen{H977}{(H8799)}? to loose{H6605}{(H8763)} the bands{H2784} of wickedness{H7562}, to undo{H5425}{(H8687)} the heavy{H4133} burdens{H92}, and to let the oppressed{H7533}{(H8803)} go{H7971}{(H8763)} free{H2670}, and that ye break{H5423}{(H8762)} every yoke{H4133}? 7 Is it not to deal{H6536}{(H8800)} thy bread{H3899} to the hungry{H7457}, and that thou bring{H935}{(H8686)} the poor{H6041} that are cast out{H4788} to thy house{H1004}? when thou seest{H7200}{(H8799)} the naked{H6174}, that thou cover{H3680}{(H8765)} him; and that thou hide{H5956}{(H8691)} not thyself from thine own flesh{H1320}? 8 Then shall thy light{H216} break forth{H1234}{(H8735)} as the morning{H7837}, and thine health{H724} shall spring forth{H6779}{(H8799)} speedily{H4120}: and thy righteousness{H6664} shall go{H1980}{(H8804)} before{H6440} thee; the glory{H3519} of the LORD{H3068} shall be thy rereward{H622}{(H8799)}. 9 Then shalt thou call{H7121}{(H8799)}, and the LORD{H3068} shall answer{H6030}{(H8799)}; thou shalt cry{H7768}{(H8762)}, and he shall say{H559}{(H8799)}, Here I am. If thou take away{H5493}{(H8686)} from the midst{H8432} of thee the yoke{H4133}, the putting forth{H7971}{(H8800)} of the finger{H676}, and speaking{H1696}{(H8763)} vanity{H205}; 10 And if thou draw out{H6329}{(H8686)} thy soul{H5315} to the hungry{H7457}, and satisfy{H7646}{(H8686)} the afflicted{H6031}{(H8737)} soul{H5315}; then shall thy light{H216} rise{H2224}{(H8804)} in obscurity{H2822}, and thy darkness{H653} be as the noonday{H6672}:
  • Jer 7:5 : 5 For if ye throughly{H3190}{(H8687)} amend{H3190}{(H8686)} your ways{H1870} and your doings{H4611}; if ye throughly{H6213}{(H8800)} execute{H6213}{(H8799)} judgment{H4941} between a man{H376} and his neighbour{H7453};
  • Jer 7:23 : 23 But this thing{H1697} commanded{H6680}{(H8765)} I them, saying{H559}{(H8800)}, Obey{H8085}{(H8798)} my voice{H6963}, and I will be your God{H430}, and ye shall be my people{H5971}: and walk{H1980}{(H8804)} ye in all the ways{H1870} that I have commanded{H6680}{(H8762)} you, that it may be well{H3190}{(H8799)} unto you.
  • Zech 7:7 : 7 Should ye not hear the words{H1697} which the LORD{H3068} hath cried{H7121}{(H8804)} by{H3027} the former{H7223} prophets{H5030}, when Jerusalem{H3389} was inhabited{H3427}{(H8802)} and in prosperity{H7961}, and the cities{H5892} thereof round about her{H5439}, when men inhabited{H3427}{(H8802)} the south{H5045} and the plain{H8219}?
  • Zech 8:16-17 : 16 These are the things{H1697} that ye shall do{H6213}{(H8799)}; Speak{H1696}{(H8761)} ye every man{H376} the truth{H571} to his neighbour{H7453}; execute{H8199}{(H8798)} the judgment{H4941} of truth{H571} and peace{H7965} in your gates{H8179}: 17 And let none{H376} of you imagine{H2803}{(H8799)} evil{H7451} in your hearts{H3824} against his neighbour{H7453}; and love{H157}{(H8799)} no false{H8267} oath{H7621}: for all these are things that I hate{H8130}{(H8804)}, saith{H5002}{(H8803)} the LORD{H3068}.