Deuteronomy 16:20

New English Translation

You must pursue justice alone so that you may live and inherit the land the Lord your God is giving you.

Cross References

Proverbs 11:19

True righteousness leads to life, but the one who pursues evil pursues it to his own death.

Ezekiel 18:5

“Suppose a man is righteous. He practices what is just and right,

Ezekiel 18:9

and follows my statutes and observes my regulations by carrying them out. That man is righteous; he will certainly live, declares the sovereign Lord.

Micah 6:8

He has told you, O man, what is good, and what the Lord really wants from you: He wants you to promote justice, to be faithful, and to live obediently before your God.

Romans 10:5

For Moses writes about the righteousness that is by the law: “The one who does these things will live by them.”

Deuteronomy 16:21

You must not plant any kind of tree as a sacred Asherah pole near the altar of the Lord your God which you build for yourself.

Deuteronomy 4:1

Now, Israel, pay attention to the statutes and ordinances I am about to teach you, so that you might live and go on to enter and take possession of the land that the Lord, the God of your ancestors, is giving you.

Philippians 4:8

Finally, brothers and sisters, whatever is true, whatever is worthy of respect, whatever is just, whatever is pure, whatever is lovely, whatever is commendable, if something is excellent or praiseworthy, think about these things.