What does "Justice" mean in the Bible?
Is rendering to every one that which is his due. It has been distinguished from equity in this respect, that while justice means merely the doing what positive law demands, equity means the doing of what is fair and right in every separate case. Justice appears in 104 verses across 23 books of the Bible.
What does the Bible say about Justice?
Is rendering to every one that which is his due. It has been distinguished from equity in this respect, that while justice means merely the doing what positive law demands, equity means the doing of what is fair and right in every separate case.
Definition text: Easton's Bible Dictionary · 1897. Public domain.
Compiled by Protos: the verse list on this page. Where one name belongs to more than one person or place, each of them gets a separate entry.
What is the Hebrew word for Justice?
Where does Justice appear in the Bible?
Justice is referenced in 104 verses across 23 books. Every passage below is about this one, not just every verse the word turns up in.
- 1 Chronicles 18:14
- 1 Kings 3:11
- 1 Kings 3:28
- 1 Kings 10:9
- 1 Samuel 8:3
- 2 Chronicles 9:8
- 2 Samuel 8:15
- 2 Samuel 15:6
- Amos 5:7
- Amos 5:24
- Deuteronomy 10:18
- Deuteronomy 16:19
- Deuteronomy 24:17
- Ecclesiastes 5:8
- Exodus 23:6
- Ezekiel 18:8
- Ezekiel 22:29
- Ezekiel 34:16
- Habakkuk 1:4
- Habakkuk 1:7
- Hosea 2:19
- Hosea 12:6
- Isaiah 1:17
- Isaiah 1:21
Showing the first 24 of 104.
Open all 104 references in ProtosWhat else appears in these passages?
These turn up in the same passages as Justice.
Common questions
How many times does the Bible mention Justice?
Justice appears in 104 verses across 23 books, most often in Isaiah, which accounts for 23 of them.
Which books of the Bible mention Justice?
Isaiah, Psalms, Proverbs, Job, Jeremiah, Micah, 1 Kings, Deuteronomy, and 15 more.
Where can I read every verse about Justice?
This page lists 24 of them. Protos carries all 104, and opens this entry on the verse you are reading rather than in a separate tab.
