Quotes about Justice
his brother’s widow shall go up to him in the presence of the elders, remove his sandal, spit in his face, and declare, “This is what is done to the man who will not maintain his brother’s line.”
— Deuteronomy 25:9
If two men are fighting, and the wife of one steps in to rescue her husband from the one striking him, and she reaches out her hand and grabs his genitals,
— Deuteronomy 25:11
you are to cut off her hand. You must show her no pity.
— Deuteronomy 25:12
You shall not have two differing weights in your bag, one heavy and one light.
— Deuteronomy 25:13
You shall not have two differing measures in your house, one large and one small.
— Deuteronomy 25:14
You must maintain accurate and honest weights and measures, so that you may live long in the land that the LORD your God is giving you.
— Deuteronomy 25:15
Remember what the Amalekites did to you along your way from Egypt,
— Deuteronomy 25:17
‘Cursed is he who moves his neighbor’s boundary stone.’ And let all the people say, ‘Amen!’
— Deuteronomy 27:17
‘Cursed is he who withholds justice from the foreigner, the fatherless, or the widow.’ And let all the people say, ‘Amen!’
— Deuteronomy 27:19
‘Cursed is he who strikes down his neighbor in secret.’ And let all the people say, ‘Amen!’
— Deuteronomy 27:24
‘Cursed is he who accepts a bribe to kill an innocent person.’ And let all the people say, ‘Amen!’
— Deuteronomy 27:25
Then the LORD your God will put all these curses upon your enemies who hate you and persecute you.
— Deuteronomy 30:7