Jeremiah 22:16

Good News Translation

He gave the poor a fair trial, and all went well with him. That is what it means to know the Lord.

Cross References

1 Chronicles 28:9

And to Solomon he said, “My son, I charge you to acknowledge your father's God and to serve him with an undivided heart and a willing mind. He knows all our thoughts and desires. If you go to him, he will accept you; but if you turn away from him, he will abandon you forever.

Psalm 109:31

because he defends the poor and saves them from those who condemn them to death.

Psalm 36:10

Continue to love those who know you and to do good to those who are righteous.

Psalm 9:10

Those who know you, Lord, will trust you; you do not abandon anyone who comes to you.

Proverbs 31:9

Speak for them and be a righteous judge. Protect the rights of the poor and needy.”

Isaiah 1:17

and learn to do right. See that justice is done—help those who are oppressed, give orphans their rights, and defend widows.”

Jeremiah 5:28

why they are fat and well fed. There is no limit to their evil deeds. They do not give orphans their rights or show justice to the oppressed.

Jeremiah 9:16

I will scatter them among nations that neither they nor their ancestors have heard about, and I will send armies against them until I have completely destroyed them.”

Jeremiah 9:24

If any want to boast, they should boast that they know and understand me, because my love is constant, and I do what is just and right. These are the things that please me. I, the Lord, have spoken.”

Jeremiah 9:3

They are always ready to tell lies; dishonesty instead of truth rules the land. The Lord says, “My people do one evil thing after another and do not acknowledge me as their God.”

Micah 6:8

No, the Lord has told us what is good. What he requires of us is this: to do what is just, to show constant love, and to live in humble fellowship with our God.

John 16:3

People will do these things to you because they have not known either the Father or me.

John 17:3

And eternal life means to know you, the only true God, and to know Jesus Christ, whom you sent.

John 17:6

“I have made you known to those you gave me out of the world. They belonged to you, and you gave them to me. They have obeyed your word,

John 8:19

“Where is your father?” they asked him. “You know neither me nor my Father,” Jesus answered. “If you knew me, you would know my Father also.”

Titus 1:16

They claim that they know God, but their actions deny it. They are hateful and disobedient, not fit to do anything good.

1 Samuel 2:2

“No one is holy like the Lord; there is none like him, no protector like our God.