Quotes about Justice
Honest scales and balances are from the LORD; all the weights in the bag are His concern.
— Proverbs 16:11
Wicked behavior is detestable to kings, for a throne is established through righteousness.
— Proverbs 16:12
He who mocks the poor insults their Maker; whoever gloats over calamity will not go unpunished.
— Proverbs 17:5
If anyone returns evil for good, evil will never leave his house.
— Proverbs 17:13
Acquitting the guilty and condemning the righteous—both are detestable to the LORD.
— Proverbs 17:15
A wicked man takes a covert bribe to subvert the course of justice.
— Proverbs 17:23
It is surely not good to punish the innocent or to flog a noble for his honesty.
— Proverbs 17:26
Showing partiality to the wicked is not good, nor is depriving the innocent of justice.
— Proverbs 18:5
The first to state his case seems right until another comes and cross-examines him.
— Proverbs 18:17
The poor man pleads for mercy, but the rich man answers harshly.
— Proverbs 18:23
A false witness will not go unpunished, and one who utters lies will not escape.
— Proverbs 19:5
A false witness will not go unpunished, and one who pours out lies will perish.
— Proverbs 19:9