Jeremiah 22:16

New American Bible - revised edition

Because he dispensed justice to the weak and the poor, he prospered. Is this not to know me?— oracle of the Lord.

Cross References

1 Chronicles 28:9

“As for you, Solomon, my son, know the God of your father and serve him with a whole heart and a willing soul, for the Lord searches all hearts and understands all the mind’s thoughts. If you search for him, he will be found; but if you abandon him, he will cast you off forever.

Psalm 109:31

For he stands at the right hand of the poor to save him from those who pass judgment on him.

Psalm 36:10

For with you is the fountain of life, and in your light we see light.

Psalm 9:10

The Lord is a stronghold for the oppressed, a stronghold in times of trouble.

Proverbs 31:9

Open your mouth, judge justly, defend the needy and the poor!

Isaiah 1:17

learn to do good. Make justice your aim: redress the wronged, hear the orphan’s plea, defend the widow.

Jeremiah 5:28

fat and sleek. They pass over wicked deeds; justice they do not defend By advancing the claim of the orphan or judging the cause of the poor.

Jeremiah 9:16

Thus says the Lord of hosts: Inquire, and call the wailing women to come; summon the most skilled of them.

Jeremiah 9:24

See, days are coming—oracle of the Lord—when I will demand an account of all those circumcised in the foreskin:

Jeremiah 9:3

Be on your guard, everyone against his neighbor; put no trust in any brother. Every brother imitates Jacob, the supplanter, every neighbor is guilty of slander.

Micah 6:8

You have been told, O mortal, what is good, and what the Lord requires of you: Only to do justice and to love goodness, and to walk humbly with your God.

John 16:3

They will do this because they have not known either the Father or me.

John 17:3

Now this is eternal life, that they should know you, the only true God, and the one whom you sent, Jesus Christ.

John 17:6

“I revealed your name to those whom you gave me out of the world. They belonged to you, and you gave them to me, and they have kept your word.

John 8:19

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

Titus 1:16

They claim to know God, but by their deeds they deny him. They are vile and disobedient and unqualified for any good deed.

1 Samuel 2:2

There is no Holy One like the Lord; there is no Rock like our God.