100 Bible Verses About God's Justice

Surely God will not hear vanity, neither will the Almighty regard it.

I have done judgment and justice: leave me not to mine oppressors.

Rob not the poor, because he is poor: neither oppress the afflicted in the gate:

The ransom of a man’s life are his riches: but the poor heareth not rebuke.

Think upon me, my God, for good, according to all that I have done for this people.

And the men turned their faces from thence, and went toward Sodom: but Abraham stood yet before the Lord.

Even a full wind from those places shall come unto me: now also will I give sentence against them.

But God shall wound the head of his enemies, and the hairy scalp of such an one as goeth on still in his trespasses.

I will heap mischiefs upon them; I will spend mine arrows upon them.

Thou shalt not bow down thyself unto them, nor serve them: for I the Lord thy God am a jealous God, visiting the iniquity of the fathers upon the children unto the third and fourth generation of them that hate me,

Behold, the Lord hath proclaimed unto the end of the world, Say ye to the daughter of Zion, Behold, thy salvation cometh; behold, his reward is with him, and his work before him.

If my land cry against me, or that the furrows likewise thereof complain;

Let them be before the Lord continually, that he may cut off the memory of them from the earth.

And the mean man shall be brought down, and the mighty man shall be humbled, and the eyes of the lofty shall be humbled:

And they smote the men that were at the door of the house with blindness, both small and great: so that they wearied themselves to find the door.

Thy wrath lieth hard upon me, and thou hast afflicted me with all thy waves. Selah.

Then sang Deborah and Barak the son of Abinoam on that day, saying,

Also on the tenth day of this seventh month there shall be a day of atonement: it shall be an holy convocation unto you; and ye shall afflict your souls, and offer an offering made by fire unto the Lord.

Now go and smite Amalek, and utterly destroy all that they have, and spare them not; but slay both man and woman, infant and suckling, ox and sheep, camel and ass.

They have prepared a net for my steps; my soul is bowed down: they have digged a pit before me, into the midst whereof they are fallen themselves. Selah.

Then it shall be, if ought be committed by ignorance without the knowledge of the congregation, that all the congregation shall offer one young bullock for a burnt offering, for a sweet savour unto the Lord, with his meat offering, and his drink offering, according to the manner, and one kid of the goats for a sin offering.

For, behold, the Lord, the Lord of hosts, doth take away from Jerusalem and from Judah the stay and the staff, the whole stay of bread, and the whole stay of water,

The Lord hath made known his salvation: his righteousness hath he openly shewed in the sight of the heathen.

Gather not my soul with sinners, nor my life with bloody men:

Therefore take unto you now seven bullocks and seven rams, and go to my servant Job, and offer up for yourselves a burnt offering; and my servant Job shall pray for you: for him will I accept: lest I deal with you after your folly, in that ye have not spoken of me the thing which is right, like my servant Job.

And what he did unto Dathan and Abiram, the sons of Eliab, the son of Reuben: how the earth opened her mouth, and swallowed them up, and their households, and their tents, and all the substance that was in their possession, in the midst of all Israel:

And the Lord drave out from before us all the people, even the Amorites which dwelt in the land: therefore will we also serve the Lord; for he is our God.

Only unto the tribe of Levi he gave none inheritance; the sacrifices of the Lord God of Israel made by fire are their inheritance, as he said unto them.

The Lord shall reign for ever, even thy God, O Zion, unto all generations. Praise ye the Lord.

And took off their chariot wheels, that they drave them heavily: so that the Egyptians said, Let us flee from the face of Israel; for the Lord fighteth for them against the Egyptians.

He ruleth by his power for ever; his eyes behold the nations: let not the rebellious exalt themselves. Selah.

And he shall judge the world in righteousness, he shall minister judgment to the people in uprightness.

Speak, Thus saith the Lord, Even the carcases of men shall fall as dung upon the open field, and as the handful after the harvestman, and none shall gather them.

Behold the land of the Chaldeans; this people was not, till the Assyrian founded it for them that dwell in the wilderness: they set up the towers thereof, they raised up the palaces thereof; and he brought it to ruin.

And Moses spake unto the people, saying, Arm some of yourselves unto the war, and let them go against the Midianites, and avenge the Lord of Midian.

And if ye will not be reformed by me by these things, but will walk contrary unto me;

And he led them on safely, so that they feared not: but the sea overwhelmed their enemies.

That sendeth ambassadors by the sea, even in vessels of bulrushes upon the waters, saying, Go, ye swift messengers, to a nation scattered and peeled, to a people terrible from their beginning hitherto; a nation meted out and trodden down, whose land the rivers have spoiled!

Learn to do well; seek judgment, relieve the oppressed, judge the fatherless, plead for the widow.

All thy trees and fruit of thy land shall the locust consume.

As he hath done this day, so the Lord hath commanded to do, to make an atonement for you.

A people great, and many, and tall, as the Anakims; but the Lord destroyed them before them; and they succeeded them, and dwelt in their stead:

For the day of the Lord of hosts shall be upon every one that is proud and lofty, and upon every one that is lifted up; and he shall be brought low:

Hear my prayer, O Lord, give ear to my supplications: in thy faithfulness answer me, and in thy righteousness.

Madmenah is removed; the inhabitants of Gebim gather themselves to flee.

And the Lord said, Shall I hide from Abraham that thing which I do;

Therefore the children of Israel could not stand before their enemies, but turned their backs before their enemies, because they were accursed: neither will I be with you any more, except ye destroy the accursed from among you.

To judge the fatherless and the oppressed, that the man of the earth may no more oppress.

And Moses said unto the Lord, Wherefore hast thou afflicted thy servant? and wherefore have I not found favour in thy sight, that thou layest the burden of all this people upon me?

The Lord at thy right hand shall strike through kings in the day of his wrath.

Evil pursueth sinners: but to the righteous good shall be repayed.

For he is not a man, as I am, that I should answer him, and we should come together in judgment.

And I have consumed them, and wounded them, that they could not arise: yea, they are fallen under my feet.

And they smote all the souls that were therein with the edge of the sword, utterly destroying them: there was not any left to breathe: and he burnt Hazor with fire.

O let the nations be glad and sing for joy: for thou shalt judge the people righteously, and govern the nations upon earth. Selah.

And as for the king of Judah, who sent you to enquire of the Lord, so shall ye say unto him, Thus saith the Lord God of Israel concerning the words which thou hast heard;

Arise, O Lord; O God, lift up thine hand: forget not the humble.

Therefore he said that he would destroy them, had not Moses his chosen stood before him in the breach, to turn away his wrath, lest he should destroy them.

And Joshua burnt Ai, and made it an heap for ever, even a desolation unto this day.

And one kid of the goats for a sin offering; beside the continual burnt offering, his meat offering, and his drink offering.

I will sing of mercy and judgment: unto thee, O Lord, will I sing.

Therefore will I do unto this house, which is called by my name, wherein ye trust, and unto the place which I gave to you and to your fathers, as I have done to Shiloh.

And I will destroy your high places, and cut down your images, and cast your carcases upon the carcases of your idols, and my soul shall abhor you.

How much less to him that accepteth not the persons of princes, nor regardeth the rich more than the poor? for they all are the work of his hands.

If I regard iniquity in my heart, the Lord will not hear me:

When they have a matter, they come unto me; and I judge between one and another, and I do make them know the statutes of God, and his laws.

For thou wilt save the afflicted people; but wilt bring down high looks.

He cast upon them the fierceness of his anger, wrath, and indignation, and trouble, by sending evil angels among them.

The works of his hands are verity and judgment; all his commandments are sure.

He that despiseth his neighbour sinneth: but he that hath mercy on the poor, happy is he.

And he made his grave with the wicked, and with the rich in his death; because he had done no violence, neither was any deceit in his mouth.

And that I also have walked contrary unto them, and have brought them into the land of their enemies; if then their uncircumcised hearts be humbled, and they then accept of the punishment of their iniquity:

And God came unto Balaam, and said, What men are these with thee?

For the nation and kingdom that will not serve thee shall perish; yea, those nations shall be utterly wasted.

For thou art not a God that hath pleasure in wickedness: neither shall evil dwell with thee.

He smote also all the firstborn in their land, the chief of all their strength.

And one kid of the goats for a sin offering; beside the continual burnt offering, and the meat offering thereof, and their drink offerings.

Who gave Jacob for a spoil, and Israel to the robbers? did not the Lord, he against whom we have sinned? for they would not walk in his ways, neither were they obedient unto his law.

I will also make it a possession for the bittern, and pools of water: and I will sweep it with the besom of destruction, saith the Lord of hosts.

Gather unto me all the elders of your tribes, and your officers, that I may speak these words in their ears, and call heaven and earth to record against them.

And it shall be for a sign and for a witness unto the Lord of hosts in the land of Egypt: for they shall cry unto the Lord because of the oppressors, and he shall send them a saviour, and a great one, and he shall deliver them.

Behold now, I have ordered my cause; I know that I shall be justified.

But this is a people robbed and spoiled; they are all of them snared in holes, and they are hid in prison houses: they are for a prey, and none delivereth; for a spoil, and none saith, Restore.

And unto the children of Israel thou shalt speak, saying, Take ye a kid of the goats for a sin offering; and a calf and a lamb, both of the first year, without blemish, for a burnt offering;

The Lord is far from the wicked: but he heareth the prayer of the righteous.

Therefore saith the Lord, the Lord of hosts, the mighty One of Israel, Ah, I will ease me of mine adversaries, and avenge me of mine enemies:

He made known his ways unto Moses, his acts unto the children of Israel.

Then they had swallowed us up quick, when their wrath was kindled against us:

If thou seest the oppression of the poor, and violent perverting of judgment and justice in a province, marvel not at the matter: for he that is higher than the highest regardeth; and there be higher than they.

Why should the name of our father be done away from among his family, because he hath no son? Give unto us therefore a possession among the brethren of our father.

And the anger of the Lord was kindled against this land, to bring upon it all the curses that are written in this book:

The Lord shall bring a nation against thee from far, from the end of the earth, as swift as the eagle flieth; a nation whose tongue thou shalt not understand;

The sons also of them that afflicted thee shall come bending unto thee; and all they that despised thee shall bow themselves down at the soles of thy feet; and they shall call thee, The city of the Lord, The Zion of the Holy One of Israel.

And it shall be forgiven all the congregation of the children of Israel, and the stranger that sojourneth among them; seeing all the people were in ignorance.

Go, enquire of the Lord for me, and for them that are left in Israel and in Judah, concerning the words of the book that is found: for great is the wrath of the Lord that is poured out upon us, because our fathers have not kept the word of the Lord, to do after all that is written in this book.

He that oppresseth the poor reproacheth his Maker: but he that honoureth him hath mercy on the poor.

And it shall come to pass in that day, that the Lord shall punish the host of the high ones that are on high, and the kings of the earth upon the earth.

This is the word that the Lord hath spoken concerning Moab since that time.

Do not I hate them, O Lord, that hate thee? and am not I grieved with those that rise up against thee?

And thou didst divide the sea before them, so that they went through the midst of the sea on the dry land; and their persecutors thou threwest into the deeps, as a stone into the mighty waters.