a[See ver. 1 above]
bSee Ps. 36:5
c[See ver. 1 above]
dJer. 22:3
e[ver. 23; James 1:27]
fPs. 72:2, 4
gPs. 2:9; [Mal. 4:6]
hJob 4:9; 2 Thess. 2:8
iPs. 139:19
jDeut. 32:15
k[ch. 7:6; Isa. 1:23; Zech. 7:10]
lProv. 31:9; [Isa. 1:17]
m[See ver. 15 above]
n[Judg. 2:10]
oMatt. 6:1
pProv. 16:6; [Matt. 25:35, 36; Luke 11:41]
q[Jer. 18:8; Jonah 3:10; Acts 8:22; 2 Tim. 2:25]

Psalms 89:2

2For I said, a“Steadfast love will be built up forever;
in the heavens byou will establish your cfaithfulness.”

Isaiah 1:17

17learn to do good;
dseek justice,
correct oppression;
ebring justice to the fatherless,
plead the widow’s cause.

Isaiah 11:4

4but fwith righteousness he shall judge the poor,
and decide with equity for the meek of the earth;
and he shall gstrike the earth with the rod of his mouth,
and hwith the breath of his lips ihe shall kill the wicked.

Jeremiah 5:28

28 jthey have grown fat and sleek.
They know no bounds in deeds of evil;
kthey judge not with justice
the cause of the fatherless, to make it prosper,
and they do not defend the rights of the needy.

Jeremiah 22:16

16 lHe judged the cause of the poor and needy;
mthen it was well.
Is not this nto know me?
declares the Lord.

Daniel 4:27

27Therefore, O king, let my counsel be acceptable to you: break off your sins by opracticing righteousness, pand your iniquities by showing mercy to the oppressed, qthat there may perhaps be a lengthening of your prosperity.”

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