³The integrity of the upright shall guide them: but the perverseness of transgressors shall destroy them.

⁵The righteousness of the perfect shall direct his way: but the wicked shall fall by his own wickedness.

²²Lying lips are abomination to the LORD: but they that deal truly are his delight.

³⁰A sound heart is the life of the flesh: but envy the rottenness of the bones.

²¹Folly is joy to him that is destitute of wisdom: but a man of understanding walketh uprightly.

¹¹A just weight and balance are the LORD’s: all the weights of the bag are his work.

¹Better is the poor that walketh in his integrity, than he that is perverse in his lips, and is a fool.

⁷The just man walketh in his integrity: his children are blessed after him.

³To do justice and judgment is more acceptable to the LORD than sacrifice.

¹⁵It is joy to the just to do judgment: but destruction shall be to the workers of iniquity.

¹¹He that loveth pureness of heart, for the grace of his lips the king shall be his friend.

⁶Better is the poor that walketh in his uprightness, than he that is perverse in his ways, though he be rich.

²⁰A faithful man shall abound with blessings: but he that maketh haste to be rich shall not be innocent.

⁷The way of the just is uprightness: thou, most upright, dost weigh the path of the just.

¹⁵He that walketh righteously, and speaketh uprightly; he that despiseth the gain of oppressions, that shaketh his hands from holding of bribes, that stoppeth his ears from hearing of blood, and shutteth his eyes from seeing evil;

¹⁶He shall dwell on high: his place of defence shall be the munitions of rocks: bread shall be given him; his waters shall be sure.

¹Thus saith the LORD, Keep ye judgment, and do justice: for my salvation is near to come, and my righteousness to be revealed.

⁵For if ye throughly amend your ways and your doings; if ye throughly execute judgment between a man and his neighbour;

⁷Then will I cause you to dwell in this place, in the land that I gave to your fathers, for ever and ever.

⁵But if a man be just, and do that which is lawful and right,

⁷And hath not oppressed any, but hath restored to the debtor his pledge, hath spoiled none by violence, hath given his bread to the hungry, and hath covered the naked with a garment;

⁸He that hath not given forth upon usury, neither hath taken any increase, that hath withdrawn his hand from iniquity, hath executed true judgment between man and man,

⁹Hath walked in my statutes, and hath kept my judgments, to deal truly; he is just, he shall surely live, saith the Lord GOD.

⁸He hath shewed thee, O man, what is good; and what doth the LORD require of thee, but to do justly, and to love mercy, and to walk humbly with thy God?

⁹Thus speaketh the LORD of hosts, saying, Execute true judgment, and shew mercy and compassions every man to his brother:

⁶The law of truth was in his mouth, and iniquity was not found in his lips: he walked with me in peace and equity, and did turn many away from iniquity.

¹³And he said unto them, Exact no more than that which is appointed you.

¹⁴And the soldiers likewise demanded of him, saying, And what shall we do? And he said unto them, Do violence to no man, neither accuse any falsely; and be content with your wages.

³¹And as ye would that men should do to you, do ye also to them likewise.

⁴²But woe unto you, Pharisees! for ye tithe mint and rue and all manner of herbs, and pass over judgment and the love of God: these ought ye to have done, and not to leave the other undone.

¹⁰He that is faithful in that which is least is faithful also in much: and he that is unjust in the least is unjust also in much.

¹And Paul, earnestly beholding the council, said, Men and brethren, I have lived in all good conscience before God until this day.