Jeremiah 22:16

New International Reader's Version

He stood up for those who were poor or needy. So everything went well with him. That is what it means to know me,” announces the Lord.

Cross References

1 Chronicles 28:9

“My son Solomon, always remember the God of your father. Serve him with all your heart. Do it with a mind that wants to obey him. The Lord looks deep down inside every heart. He understands every desire and every thought. If you look to him, you will find him. But if you desert him, he will turn his back on you forever.

Psalm 109:31

He stands ready to help those who need it. He saves them from those who are ready to sentence them to death.

Psalm 36:10

Keep on loving those who know you. Keep on doing right to those whose hearts are honest.

Psalm 9:10

Lord, those who know you will trust in you. You have never deserted those who look to you.

Proverbs 31:9

Speak up and judge fairly. Speak up for the rights of those who are poor and needy.

Isaiah 1:17

Learn to do what is right! Treat people fairly. Help those who are treated badly. Stand up in court for children whose fathers have died. And do the same thing for widows.

Jeremiah 5:28

They have grown fat and heavy. There is no limit to the evil things they do. In court they do not seek justice. They don’t protect the rights of children whose fathers have died. They do not stand up for poor people.

Jeremiah 9:16

I will scatter them among the nations. They and their people before them didn’t know about these nations. With swords I will chase these people. I will hunt them down until I have destroyed them.”

Jeremiah 9:24

But here is what the one who brags should boast about. They should brag that they have the understanding to know me. I want them to know that I am the Lord. No matter what I do on earth, I am always kind, fair and right. And I take delight in this,” announces the Lord.

Jeremiah 9:3

“They get ready to use their tongues like bows,” announces the Lord. “Their mouths shoot out lies like arrows. They tell lies to gain power in the land. They go from one sin to another. They do not pay any attention to me.

Micah 6:8

The Lord has shown you what is good. He has told you what he requires of you. You must act with justice. You must love to show mercy. And you must be humble as you live in the sight of your God.

John 16:3

They will do things like that because they do not know the Father or me.

John 17:3

And what is eternal life? It is knowing you, the only true God, and Jesus Christ, whom you have sent.

John 17:6

“I have shown you to the disciples you gave me out of the world. They were yours. You gave them to me. And they have obeyed your word.

John 8:19

Then they asked him, “Where is your father?” “You do not know me or my Father,” Jesus replied. “If you knew me, you would know my Father also.”

Titus 1:16

They claim to know God. But their actions show they don’t know him. They are hated by God. They refuse to obey him. They aren’t fit to do anything good.

1 Samuel 2:2

“There isn’t anyone holy like the Lord. There isn’t anyone except him. There isn’t any Rock like our God.