Amos 5:24

Contemporary English Version (Anglicised) 2012

But let justice and fairness flow like a river that never runs dry.

Cross References

Proverbs 21:3

Doing what is right and fair pleases the LORD more than an offering.

Isaiah 48:18

How I wish that you had obeyed my commands! Your success and good fortune would then have overflowed like a flooding river.

Ezekiel 45:9

The LORD God said: You leaders of Israel have robbed and cheated my people long enough! I want you to stop sinning and start doing what is right and fair. You must never again force my people off their own land. I, the LORD, have spoken.

Hosea 6:6

I'd rather you were faithful and knew me than offered sacrifices.

Amos 5:23

No more of your noisy songs! I won't listen when you play your harps.

Amos 5:7

You people are doomed! You twist the truth and trample on justice.

Micah 6:8

The LORD God has told us what is right and what he demands: “See that justice is done, let mercy be your first concern, and humbly obey your God.”