Quotes about Justice
Whoever lies with an animal must surely be put to death.
— Exodus 22:19
You must not exploit or oppress a foreign resident, for you yourselves were foreigners in the land of Egypt.
— Exodus 22:21
You must not mistreat any widow or orphan.
— Exodus 22:22
If you do mistreat them, and they cry out to Me in distress, I will surely hear their cry.
— Exodus 22:23
My anger will be kindled, and I will kill you with the sword; then your wives will become widows and your children will be fatherless.
— Exodus 22:24
If you lend money to one of My people among you who is poor, you must not act as a creditor to him; you are not to charge him interest.
— Exodus 22:25
If you take your neighbor’s cloak as collateral, return it to him by sunset,
— Exodus 22:26
You shall not follow the crowd in wrongdoing. When you testify in a lawsuit, do not pervert justice by siding with the crowd.
— Exodus 23:2
And do not show favoritism to a poor man in his lawsuit.
— Exodus 23:3
If you encounter your enemy’s stray ox or donkey, you must return it to him.
— Exodus 23:4
You shall not deny justice to the poor in their lawsuits.
— Exodus 23:6
Stay far away from a false accusation. Do not kill the innocent or the just, for I will not acquit the guilty.
— Exodus 23:7