Zechariah 7:9

New International Version

“This is what the Lord Almighty said: ‘Administer true justice; show mercy and compassion to one another.

Cross References

2 Samuel 9:7

“Don’t be afraid,” David said to him, “for I will surely show you kindness for the sake of your father Jonathan. I will restore to you all the land that belonged to your grandfather Saul, and you will always eat at my table.”

Job 31:20

and their hearts did not bless me for warming them with the fleece from my sheep,

Job 6:14

“Anyone who withholds kindness from a friend forsakes the fear of the Almighty.

Proverbs 21:3

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

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 22:3

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 7:23

but I gave them this command: Obey me, and I will be your God and you will be my people. Walk in obedience to all I command you, that it may go well with you.

Jeremiah 7:5

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

Ezekiel 18:8

He does not lend to them at interest or take a profit from them. He withholds his hand from doing wrong and judges fairly between two parties.

Ezekiel 45:9

“ ‘This is what the Sovereign Lord says: You have gone far enough, princes of Israel! Give up your violence and oppression and do what is just and right. Stop dispossessing my people, declares the Sovereign Lord.

Hosea 12:7

The merchant uses dishonest scales and loves to defraud.

Leviticus 19:15

“ ‘Do not pervert justice; do not show partiality to the poor or favoritism to the great, but judge your neighbor fairly.

Amos 5:24

But let justice roll on like a river, righteousness like a never-failing stream!

Micah 6:8

He has shown you, O mortal, what is good. And what does the Lord require of you? To act justly and to love mercy and to walk humbly with your God.

Zechariah 7:7

Are these not the words the Lord proclaimed through the earlier prophets when Jerusalem and its surrounding towns were at rest and prosperous, and the Negev and the western foothills were settled?’ ”

Zechariah 7:8

And the word of the Lord came again to Zechariah:

Matthew 23:23

“Woe to you, teachers of the law and Pharisees, you hypocrites! You give a tenth of your spices—mint, dill and cumin. But you have neglected the more important matters of the law—justice, mercy and faithfulness. You should have practiced the latter, without neglecting the former.

Luke 11:42

“Woe to you Pharisees, because you give God a tenth of your mint, rue and all other kinds of garden herbs, but you neglect justice and the love of God. You should have practiced the latter without leaving the former undone.

John 7:24

Stop judging by mere appearances, but instead judge correctly.”

John 7:51

“Does our law condemn a man without first hearing him to find out what he has been doing?”

Deuteronomy 22:1

If you see your fellow Israelite’s ox or sheep straying, do not ignore it but be sure to take it back to its owner.