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2 Samuel 23:3
The God of Israel said, the word of the Rock of Israel came to me: When an upright king is ruling over men, when he is ruling in the fear of God,

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Genesis 18:25
Let such a thing be far from you, to put the upright to death with the sinner: will not the judge of all the earth do right?

Psalms 28:1
Of David. My cry goes up to you, O Lord, my Rock; do not keep back your answer from me, so that I may not become like those who go down into the underworld.

Psalms 92:15
For a sign that the Lord is upright; he is my Rock, there is no deceit in him.

Psalms 95:1
O come, let us make songs to the Lord; sending up glad voices to the Rock of our salvation.

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Exodus 23:2
Do not be moved to do wrong by the general opinion, or give the support of your words to a wrong decision:

Exodus 23:3
But, on the other hand, do not be turned from what is right in order to give support to a poor man's cause.

Exodus 23:6
Let no wrong decisions be given in the poor man's cause.

Deuteronomy 1:16
And at that time I gave orders to your judges, saying, Let all questions between your brothers come before you for hearing, and give decisions uprightly between a man and his brother or one from another nation who is with him.

Deuteronomy 16:20
Let righteousness be your guide, so that you may have life, and take for your heritage the land which the Lord your God is giving you.

2 Chronicles 19:10
And if any cause comes before you from your brothers living in their towns, where the death punishment is in question, or where there are questions of law or order, or rules or decisions, make them take care that they are not in the wrong before the Lord, so that wrath may not come on you and on your brothers; do this and you yourselves will not be in the wrong.

Psalms 58:1
To the chief music-maker; put to Al-tashheth. Michtam. Of David. Is there righteousness in your mouths, O you gods? are you upright judges, O you sons of men?

Psalms 82:2
How long will you go on judging falsely, having respect for the persons of evil-doers? (Selah.)

Psalms 82:3
Give ear to the cause of the poor and the children without fathers; let those who are troubled and in need have their rights.

Psalms 82:4
Be the saviour of the poor and those who have nothing: take them out of the hand of the evil-doers.

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Numbers 24:17
I see him, but not now: looking on him, but not near: a star will come out of Jacob, and a rod of authority out of Israel, sending destruction to the farthest limits of Moab and on the head of all the sons of Sheth.

2 Chronicles 31:20
This Hezekiah did through all Judah; he did what was good and right and true before the Lord his God.

Isaiah 9:6
For to us a child has come, to us a son is given; and the government has been placed in his hands; and he has been named Wise Guide, Strong God, Father for ever, Prince of Peace.

Micah 5:2
And you, Beth-lehem Ephrathah, the least among the families of Judah, out of you one will come to me who is to be ruler in Israel; whose going out has been purposed from time past, from the eternal days.

Habakkuk 1:12
Are you not eternal, O Lord my God, my Holy One? for you there is no death. O Lord, he has been ordered by you for our punishment; and by you, O Rock, he has been marked out to put us right.

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2 Samuel 23:6
But the evil-doers, all of them, will be like thorns to be pushed away, because they may not be gripped in the hand:

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2 Samuel 23:7
But anyone touching them has to be armed with iron and the rod of a spear; and they will be burned with fire, every one of them.

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1 Kings 18:3
And Ahab sent for Obadiah, the controller of the king's house. (Now Obadiah had the fear of the Lord before him greatly;

1 Kings 18:12
And straight away, when I have gone from you, the spirit of the Lord will take you away, I have no idea where, so that when I come and give word to Ahab, and he sees you not, he will put me to death: though I, your servant, have been a worshipper of the Lord from my earliest years.

Nehemiah 7:2
I made my brother Hanani, and Hananiah, the ruler of the tower, responsible for the government of Jerusalem: for he was a man of good faith, fearing God more than most.

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Psalms 72:12
For he will be a saviour to the poor in answer to his cry; and to him who is in need, without a helper.

Psalms 72:13
He will have pity on the poor, and be the saviour of those who are in need.

Psalms 72:14
He will keep their souls free from evil designs and violent attacks; and their blood will be of value in his eyes.

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Psalms 78:71
From looking after the sheep which were giving milk, he took him to give food to Jacob his people, and to Israel his heritage.

Psalms 78:72
So he gave them food with an upright heart, guiding them by the wisdom of his hands.

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Psalms 101:1
A Psalm. Of David. I will make a song of mercy and righteousness; to you, O Lord, will I make melody.

Psalms 101:2
I will do wisely in the way of righteousness: O when will you come to me? I will be walking in my house with a true heart.

Psalms 101:3
I will not put any evil thing before my eyes; I am against all turning to one side; I will not have it near me.

Psalms 101:4
The false heart I will send away from me: I will not have an evil-doer for a friend.

Psalms 101:5
I will put to death anyone who says evil of his neighbour secretly; the man with a high look and a heart of pride is disgusting to me.

Proverbs 16:11
True measures and scales are the Lord's: all the weights of the bag are his work.

Proverbs 16:13
Lips of righteousness are the delight of kings; and he who says what is upright is dear to him.

Romans 13:3
For rulers are not a cause of fear to the good work but to the evil. If you would have no fear of the authority, do good and you will have praise;

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Matthew 16:18
And I say to you that you are Peter, and on this rock will my church be based, and the doors of hell will not overcome it.

Luke 2:30
For my eyes have seen your salvation,

Acts 4:12
And in no other is there salvation: for there is no other name under heaven, given among men, through which we may have salvation.

1 Peter 2:6
Because it is said in the Writings, See, I am placing a keystone in Zion, of great and special value; and the man who has faith in him will not be put to shame.

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