Bible Verses for justice
When you have been treated unfairly.
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1. Proverbs 10:28
The hope of the righteous shall be gladness: but the expectation of the wicked shall perish.
Reflection and prayer
My hope in God blooms into joy.
Insight When I place my hope in God, it grows into lasting joy.
Prayer Lord, make my hope in You a source of lasting joy.
2. Matthew 7:2
For with what judgment ye judge, ye shall be judged: and with what measure ye mete, it shall be measured to you again.
Reflection and prayer
The measure I use measures me.
Insight I realize the way I judge others will be the way I am judged.
Prayer Lord, give me a merciful heart in judging others.
3. Isaiah 3:10
Say ye to the righteous, that it shall be well with him: for they shall eat the fruit of their doings.
Reflection and prayer
My righteous deeds nourish my soul.
Insight When I do what is right, my soul finds true nourishment.
Prayer Lord, let my righteous deeds nourish my soul.
4. Habakkuk 1:4
Therefore the law is slacked, and judgment doth never go forth: for the wicked doth compass about the righteous; therefore wrong judgment proceedeth.
Reflection and prayer
I long for God's justice
Insight God will establish justice even when it seems delayed.
Prayer Lord, bring Your justice and strengthen my trust.
5. Psalms 97:11
Light is sown for the righteous, and gladness for the upright in heart.
Reflection and prayer
My faithfulness nurtures God's goodness
Insight I find that my faithfulness allows God's goodness to flourish in me.
Prayer Lord, let my faithfulness cultivate Your goodness in my life.
6. Ecclesiastes 11:9
Rejoice, O young man, in thy youth; and let thy heart cheer thee in the days of thy youth, and walk in the ways of thine heart, and in the sight of thine eyes: but know thou, that for all these things God will bring thee into judgment.
Reflection and prayer
God sees and weighs my every moment
Insight Every joy will be weighed by God's judgment.
Prayer Lord, remind me that my joys and choices are before you.
7. Proverbs 14:32
The wicked is driven away in his wickedness: but the righteous hath hope in his death.
Reflection and prayer
My righteous living gives me hope in death
Insight I face death with hope because I have lived rightly.
Prayer Lord, give me hope in death through righteous living.
8. Proverbs 24:20
For there shall be no reward to the evil man; the candle of the wicked shall be put out.
Reflection and prayer
I trust God's final justice.
Insight I rest in the certainty that God will set everything right in the end.
Prayer Lord, help me trust Your final justice.
9. Psalms 112:2
His seed shall be mighty upon earth: the generation of the upright shall be blessed.
Reflection and prayer
My faithfulness blesses future generations
Insight My faithful life leaves a blessing for those who come after me.
Prayer Lord, let my faithfulness bless generations to come.
10. Psalms 1:6
For the LORD knoweth the way of the righteous: but the way of the ungodly shall perish.
Reflection and prayer
I walk a path God knows intimately.
Insight God's intimate care makes my path secure.
Prayer Lord, watch over my path and keep me.
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