Justice of God, The

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• Deuteronomy 32:4 OT

  The Rock: his work is perfect, for all his ways are just. A God of faithfulness who does no wrong, just and right is he.

• Isaiah 45:21 OT

  Declare and present it. Yes, let them take counsel together. Who has shown this from ancient time? Who has declared it of old? Haven’t I, Yahweh? There is no other God besides me, a just God and a Savior. There is no one besides me.

• Job 37:23 OT

  We can’t reach the Almighty. He is exalted in power. In justice and great righteousness, he will not oppress.

• Job 4:1 OT

  Then Eliphaz the Temanite answered,

• Deuteronomy 10:17 OT

  For Yahweh your God, he is God of gods and Lord of lords, the great God, the mighty, and the awesome, who doesn’t respect persons or take bribes.

• 2 Chronicles 19:7 OT

  Now therefore let the fear of Yahweh be on you. Take heed and do it; for there is no iniquity with Yahweh our God, nor respect of persons, nor taking of bribes.”

• Jeremiah 32:19 OT

  great in counsel, and mighty in work; whose eyes are open to all the ways of the children of men, to give everyone according to his ways, and according to the fruit of his doings;

• Zephaniah 3:5 OT

  Yahweh, within her, is righteous. He will do no wrong. Every morning he brings his justice to light. He doesn’t fail, but the unjust know no shame.

• Job 8:3 OT

  Does God pervert justice? Or does the Almighty pervert righteousness?

• Job 34:12 OT

  Yes surely, God will not do wickedly, neither will the Almighty pervert justice.

• Romans 2:11 NT

  For there is no partiality with God.

• Colossians 3:25 NT

  But he who does wrong will receive again for the wrong that he has done, and there is no partiality.

• 1 Peter 1:17 NT

  If you call on him as Father, who without respect of persons judges according to each man’s work, pass the time of your living as foreigners here in reverent fear,

• Psalms 89:14 OT

  Righteousness and justice are the foundation of your throne. Loving kindness and truth go before your face.

• Jeremiah 50:7 OT

  All who found them have devoured them. Their adversaries said, ‘We are not guilty, because they have sinned against Yahweh, the habitation of righteousness, even Yahweh, the hope of their fathers.’

• Ezekiel 33:17 OT

  “ ‘Yet the children of your people say, “The way of the Lord is not fair;” but as for them, their way is not fair.

• Ezekiel 33:20 OT

  Yet you say, “The way of the Lord is not fair.” House of Israel, I will judge every one of you after his ways.’ ”

• 1 John 1:9 NT

  If we confess our sins, he is faithful and righteous to forgive us the sins, and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness.

• Romans 3:26 NT

  to demonstrate his righteousness at this present time; that he might himself be just, and the justifier of him who has faith in Jesus.

• Psalms 9:4 OT

  For you have maintained my just cause. You sit on the throne judging righteously.

• Jeremiah 9:24 OT

  But let him who glories glory in this, that he has understanding, and knows me, that I am Yahweh who exercises loving kindness, justice, and righteousness in the earth, for I delight in these things,” says Yahweh.

• Genesis 18:25 OT

  May it be far from you to do things like that, to kill the righteous with the wicked, so that the righteous should be like the wicked. May that be far from you. Shouldn’t the Judge of all the earth do right?”

• Revelation 19:2 NT

  for his judgments are true and righteous. For he has judged the great prostitute, who corrupted the earth with her sexual immorality, and he has avenged the blood of his servants at her hand.”

• Ezekiel 18:25 OT

  “Yet you say, ‘The way of the Lord is not equal.’ Hear now, house of Israel: Is my way not equal? Aren’t your ways unequal?