Jeremiah 22:15

New King James Version

“Shall you reign because you enclose yourself in cedar? Did not your father eat and drink, And do justice and righteousness? Then it was well with him.

Cross References

2 Kings 23:25

Now before him there was no king like him, who turned to the Lord with all his heart, with all his soul, and with all his might, according to all the Law of Moses; nor after him did any arise like him.

Isaiah 3:10

“Say to the righteous that it shall be well with them, For they shall eat the fruit of their doings.

Ecclesiastes 10:17

Blessed are you, O land, when your king is the son of nobles, And your princes feast at the proper time— For strength and not for drunkenness!

Proverbs 25:5

Take away the wicked from before the king, And his throne will be established in righteousness.

Proverbs 29:4

The king establishes the land by justice, But he who receives bribes overthrows it.

2 Kings 22:2

And he did what was right in the sight of the Lord, and walked in all the ways of his father David; he did not turn aside to the right hand or to the left.

Jeremiah 42:6

Whether it is pleasing or displeasing, we will obey the voice of the Lord our God to whom we send you, that it may be well with us when we obey the voice of the Lord our God.”

Jeremiah 21:12

O house of David! Thus says the Lord: “Execute judgment in the morning; And deliver him who is plundered Out of the hand of the oppressor, Lest My fury go forth like fire And burn so that no one can quench it, Because of the evil of your doings.

Proverbs 21:3

To do righteousness and justice Is more acceptable to the Lord than sacrifice.

1 Kings 10:9

Blessed be the Lord your God, who delighted in you, setting you on the throne of Israel! Because the Lord has loved Israel forever, therefore He made you king, to do justice and righteousness.”

2 Samuel 8:15

So David reigned over all Israel; and David administered judgment and justice to all his people.

1 Corinthians 10:31

Therefore, whether you eat or drink, or whatever you do, do all to the glory of God.

Acts 2:46

So continuing daily with one accord in the temple, and breaking bread from house to house, they ate their food with gladness and simplicity of heart,

Luke 11:41

But rather give alms of such things as you have; then indeed all things are clean to you.

Jeremiah 23:5

“Behold, the days are coming,” says the Lord, “That I will raise to David a Branch of righteousness; A King shall reign and prosper, And execute judgment and righteousness in the earth.

Jeremiah 22:18

Therefore thus says the Lord concerning Jehoiakim the son of Josiah, king of Judah: “They shall not lament for him, Saying, ‘Alas, my brother!’ or ‘Alas, my sister!’ They shall not lament for him, Saying, ‘Alas, master!’ or ‘Alas, his glory!’

Jeremiah 22:3

Thus says the Lord: “Execute judgment and righteousness, and deliver the plundered out of the hand of the oppressor. Do no wrong and do no violence to the stranger, the fatherless, or the widow, nor shed innocent blood in this place.

Isaiah 33:16

He will dwell on high; His place of defense will be the fortress of rocks; Bread will be given him, His water will be sure.

Isaiah 9:7

Of the increase of His government and peace There will be no end, Upon the throne of David and over His kingdom, To order it and establish it with judgment and justice From that time forward, even forever. The zeal of the Lord of hosts will perform this.

Ecclesiastes 2:24

Nothing is better for a man than that he should eat and drink, and that his soul should enjoy good in his labor. This also, I saw, was from the hand of God.

Proverbs 31:9

Open your mouth, judge righteously, And plead the cause of the poor and needy.

Proverbs 20:28

Mercy and truth preserve the king, And by lovingkindness he upholds his throne.

2 Chronicles 34:2

And he did what was right in the sight of the Lord, and walked in the ways of his father David; he did not turn aside to the right hand or to the left.

1 Chronicles 3:15

The sons of Josiah were Johanan the firstborn, the second Jehoiakim, the third Zedekiah, and the fourth Shallum.

Deuteronomy 4:40

You shall therefore keep His statutes and His commandments which I command you today, that it may go well with you and with your children after you, and that you may prolong your days in the land which the Lord your God is giving you for all time.”

Jeremiah 7:5

“For if you thoroughly amend your ways and your doings, if you thoroughly execute judgment between a man and his neighbor,

2 Chronicles 35:22

Nevertheless Josiah would not turn his face from him, but disguised himself so that he might fight with him, and did not heed the words of Necho from the mouth of God. So he came to fight in the Valley of Megiddo.

2 Chronicles 35:26

Now the rest of the acts of Josiah and his goodness, according to what was written in the Law of the Lord,