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- "[Should ye] not¹ [hear]¹ the wordsª which¹ the LORDª hath criedª° byª the formerª prophets,ª when Jerusalemª was¹ inhabitedª° and in prosperity,ª and the citiesª thereof round about¹ her,² when [men] inhabitedª° the southª and the plain?ª" {Zch 7:7} + "These¹ [are] the thingsª that¹ ye shall do;ª° Speakª° ye every manª the truthª to¹ his neighbour;ª executeª° the judgmentª of truthª and peaceª in your gates:ª ... And let noneª¹ of you imagineª°¹ evilª in your heartsª against his neighbour;ª and loveª° no¹ falseª oath:ª for¹¹ all¹ these¹ [are things] that¹ I hate,ª° saithª° the LORD.ª" {Zch 8:16-17} + "Ye shall doª° no¹ unrighteousnessª in judgment:ª thou shalt not¹ respectª° the personª of the poor,ª nor¹ honourª° the personª of the mighty:ª [but] in righteousnessª shalt thou judgeª° thy neighbour.ª" {Lev 19:15} + "Ye shall doª° no¹ unrighteousnessª in judgment,ª in meteyard,ª in weight,ª or in measure.ª ... Therefore shall ye observeª°¹ all¹ my statutes,ª and all¹ my judgments,ª and doª° them: I¹ [am] the LORD.ª" {Lev 19:35-37} + "He doth executeª° the judgmentª of the fatherlessª and widow,ª and lovethª° the stranger,ª in givingª° him foodª and raiment.ª ... Loveª° ye therefore¹ the stranger:ª for¹ ye were¹ strangersª in the landª of Egypt.ª" {Deu 10:18-19} + "If¹ there be¹ among you a poor manª of oneª¹ of thy brethrenª within anyª of thy gatesª in thy landª which¹ the LORDª thy Godª givethª° thee, thou shalt not¹ hardenª°¹ thine heart,ª nor¹ shutª°¹ thine handª from thy poorª brother:ª¹ ... Thou shalt furnish²° him liberallyª° out of thy flock,ª¹ and out of thy floor,ª¹ and out of thy winepress:ª¹ [of that] wherewith¹ the LORDª thy Godª hath blessedª° thee thou shalt giveª° unto him." {Deu 15:7-14} + "Judgesª° and officersª° shalt thou makeª° thee in all¹ thy gates,ª which¹ the LORDª thy Godª givethª° thee, throughout thy tribes:ª and they shall judgeª°¹ the peopleª with justª judgment.ª ... That which is altogether² justª shalt thou follow,ª° that¹ thou mayest live,ª° and inheritª°¹ the landª which¹ the LORDª thy Godª givethª° thee." {Deu 16:18-20} + "How long¹¹ will ye judgeª° unjustly,ª and acceptª° the personsª of the wicked?ª Selah.ª ... Deliverª° the poorª and needy:ª ridª° [them] out of the handª¹ of the wicked.ª" {Psa 82:2-4} + "To doª° justiceª and judgmentª [is] more acceptableª° to the LORDª than sacrifice.ª¹" {Prv 21:3} + "[Is] not¹ this¹ the fastª that I have chosen?ª° to looseª° the bandsª of wickedness,ª to undoª° the heavyª burdens,ª and to let the oppressedª° goª° free,ª and that ye breakª° every¹ yoke?ª ... And [if] thou draw outª° thy soulª to the hungry,ª and satisfyª° the afflictedª° soul;ª then shall thy lightª riseª° in obscurity,ª and thy darknessª [be] as the noonday:ª" {Isa 58:6-10} + "For¹ if¹ ye throughly²° amendª°¹ your waysª and your doings;ª if¹ ye throughly²° executeª° judgmentª between¹ a manª and his neighbour;ª" {Jer 7:5} + "But¹¹¹ this¹ thingª commandedª° I them, saying,ª° Obeyª° my voice,ª and I will be¹ your God,ª and ye¹ shall be¹ my people:ª and walkª° ye in all¹ the waysª that¹ I have commandedª° you, that¹ it may be wellª° unto you." {Jer 7:23} + "Thus¹ saithª° the Lordª GOD;ª Let it sufficeª you, O princesª of Israel:ª removeª° violenceª and spoil,ª and executeª° judgmentª and justice,ª take awayª° your exactionsª from¹¹ my people,ª saithª° the Lordª GOD.ª" {Ezk 45:9} + "Sowª° to yourselves in righteousness,ª reapª° inª mercy;ª break upª° your fallow ground:ª for [it is] timeª to seekª°¹ the LORD,ª till¹ he comeª° and rainª° righteousnessª upon you. ... Ye have plowedª° wickedness,ª ye have reapedª° iniquity;ª ye have eatenª° the fruitª of lies:ª because¹ thou didst trustª° in thy way,ª in the multitudeª of thy mighty men.ª" {Hsa 10:12-13} + "But let judgmentª run downª° as waters,ª and righteousnessª as a mightyª stream.ª" {Ams 5:24} + "He hath shewedª° thee, O man,ª what¹ [is] good;ª and what¹ doth the LORDª requireª° of¹ thee, but¹¹ to doª° justly,ª and to love²¹ mercy,ª and to walk²°¹ humblyª° with¹ thy God?ª" {Mic 6:8} + "Woeª unto you,ª scribesª andª Pharisees,ª hypocrites!ª for²¹ ye pay titheª° of mintª andª aniseª andª cummin,ª andª have omittedª° the¹ weightierª [matters] of the¹ law,ª judgment,ªª mercy,ª andª faith:ª theseª ought¹ ye²° to have done,ª° and notª to leaveª° the otherª undone.ª°" {Mtt 23:23} + "Butª woeª unto you,ª Pharisees!ª forª ye titheª° mintª andª rueª andª all mannerª of herbs,ª andª pass overª° judgmentª andª the¹ loveª of God:ª theseª ought¹ ye²° to have done,ª° and not² to leave²° the other² undone.ª°¹¹" {Lke 11:42} + "Forª he shall have judgmentª without mercy,ª that hath shewedª° noª mercy;ª andª mercyª rejoiceth againstª° judgment.ª ... Evenª soª faith,ª if²°¹ it hathª° not²¹ works,ª isª° dead,ª being alone.ª²¹" {Jms 2:13-17}
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