Gen 18:19, 1Sa 15:22, Pro 21:3, Ecc 12:13, Isa 1:16-19, 58:6-11 | ESV | STEP | For I have chosen him, that he may command his children and his household after him to keep the way of the Lord by doing righteousness and justice , so that the Lord may bring to Abraham what he has promised him.

ab[See ver. 8 above]

Genesis 18:19

19 For I have ^achosen ^{▼▼Hebrew known} him, that he may command his children and his household after him to keep the way of the Lord by doing righteousness and justice, so that the Lord may bring to Abraham what he has promised him.”

1 Samuel 15:22

22 And Samuel said,

^c“Has the Lord as great delight in burnt offerings and sacrifices,
as in obeying the voice of the Lord?
Behold, ^dto obey is better than sacrifice,
and to listen than the fat of rams.

Proverbs 21:3

3 ^eTo do righteousness and justice
is more acceptable to the Lord than sacrifice.

Ecclesiastes 12:13

13 The end of the matter; all has been heard. ^fFear God and keep his commandments, for this is the whole duty of man. ^{▼▼Or the duty of all mankind}

Isaiah 1:16-19

16 ^hWash yourselves; make yourselves clean;
remove the evil of your deeds from before my eyes;
ⁱcease to do evil,
17 learn to do good;
^jseek justice,
correct oppression;
^kbring justice to the fatherless,
plead the widow’s cause.
18 “Come now, ^llet us reason ^{▼▼Or dispute} together, says the Lord:
though your sins are like scarlet,
they shall be as ⁿwhite as snow;
though they are red like crimson,
they shall become like wool.
19 ^oIf you are willing and obedient,
you shall eat the good of the land;

Isaiah 58:6-11

6 “Is not this the fast that I choose:
^pto loose the bonds of wickedness,
to undo the straps ^qof the yoke,
to let the oppressed ^{▼▼Or bruised} go free,
and to break every yoke?
7 Is it not ^sto share your bread with the hungry
and bring the homeless poor into your house;
when you see the naked, to cover him,
^tand not to hide yourself from your own flesh?
8 ^uThen shall your light break forth like the dawn,
^vand your healing shall spring up speedily;
^wyour righteousness shall go before you;
^xthe glory of the Lord shall be your rear guard.
9 Then you shall call, and the Lord will answer;
you shall cry, and he will say, ‘Here I am.’
If you take away ^ythe yoke from your midst,
^zthe pointing of the finger, and speaking wickedness,
10 ^aaif you pour yourself out for the hungry
and satisfy the desire of the afflicted,
^abthen shall your light rise in the darkness
and your gloom be as the noonday.
11 And the Lord will guide you continually
and satisfy your desire in scorched places
and make your bones strong;
and you shall be ^aclike a watered garden,
like a spring of water,
whose waters do not fail.