Jeremiah 22:15

New International Version

“Does it make you a king to have more and more cedar? Did not your father have food and drink? He did what was right and just, so all went well with him.

Cross References

2 Samuel 8:15

David reigned over all Israel, doing what was just and right for all his people.

1 Kings 10:9

Praise be to the Lord your God, who has delighted in you and placed you on the throne of Israel. Because of the Lord’s eternal love for Israel, he has made you king to maintain justice and righteousness.”

2 Kings 22:2

He did what was right in the eyes of the Lord and followed completely the ways of his father David, not turning aside to the right or to the left.

2 Kings 23:25

Neither before nor after Josiah was there a king like him who turned to the Lord as he did—with all his heart and with all his soul and with all his strength, in accordance with all the Law of Moses.

1 Chronicles 3:15

The sons of Josiah: Johanan the firstborn, Jehoiakim the second son, Zedekiah the third, Shallum the fourth.

2 Chronicles 34:2

He did what was right in the eyes of the Lord and followed the ways of his father David, not turning aside to the right or to the left.

2 Chronicles 35:22

Josiah, however, would not turn away from him, but disguised himself to engage him in battle. He would not listen to what Necho had said at God’s command but went to fight him on the plain of Megiddo.

2 Chronicles 35:26

The other events of Josiah’s reign and his acts of devotion in accordance with what is written in the Law of the Lord—

Proverbs 20:28

Love and faithfulness keep a king safe; through love his throne is made secure.

Proverbs 21:3

To do what is right and just is more acceptable to the Lord than sacrifice.

Proverbs 25:5

remove wicked officials from the king’s presence, and his throne will be established through righteousness.

Proverbs 29:4

By justice a king gives a country stability, but those who are greedy for bribes tear it down.

Proverbs 31:9

Speak up and judge fairly; defend the rights of the poor and needy.

Ecclesiastes 10:17

Blessed is the land whose king is of noble birth and whose princes eat at a proper time— for strength and not for drunkenness.

Ecclesiastes 2:24

A person can do nothing better than to eat and drink and find satisfaction in their own toil. This too, I see, is from the hand of God,

Isaiah 3:10

Tell the righteous it will be well with them, for they will enjoy the fruit of their deeds.

Isaiah 33:16

they are the ones who will dwell on the heights, whose refuge will be the mountain fortress. Their bread will be supplied, and water will not fail them.

Isaiah 9:7

Of the greatness of his government and peace there will be no end. He will reign on David’s throne and over his kingdom, establishing and upholding it with justice and righteousness from that time on and forever. The zeal of the Lord Almighty will accomplish this.

Jeremiah 21:12

This is what the Lord says to you, house of David: “ ‘Administer justice every morning; rescue from the hand of the oppressor the one who has been robbed, or my wrath will break out and burn like fire because of the evil you have done— burn with no one to quench it.

Jeremiah 22:18

Therefore this is what the Lord says about Jehoiakim son of Josiah king of Judah: “They will not mourn for him: ‘Alas, my brother! Alas, my sister!’ They will not mourn for him: ‘Alas, my master! Alas, his splendor!’

Jeremiah 22:3

This is what the Lord says: Do what is just and right. Rescue from the hand of the oppressor the one who has been robbed. Do no wrong or violence to the foreigner, the fatherless or the widow, and do not shed innocent blood in this place.

Jeremiah 23:5

“The days are coming,” declares the Lord, “when I will raise up for David a righteous Branch, a King who will reign wisely and do what is just and right in the land.

Jeremiah 42:6

Whether it is favorable or unfavorable, we will obey the Lord our God, to whom we are sending you, so that it will go well with us, for we will obey the Lord our God.”

Jeremiah 7:5

If you really change your ways and your actions and deal with each other justly,

Luke 11:41

But now as for what is inside you—be generous to the poor, and everything will be clean for you.

Acts 2:46

Every day they continued to meet together in the temple courts. They broke bread in their homes and ate together with glad and sincere hearts,

1 Corinthians 10:31

So whether you eat or drink or whatever you do, do it all for the glory of God.

Deuteronomy 4:40

Keep his decrees and commands, which I am giving you today, so that it may go well with you and your children after you and that you may live long in the land the Lord your God gives you for all time.