Amos 5:24 Cross References

Amos 5:24

24: Instead, I want to see a mighty flood of justice, a river of righteous living that will never run dry.

Micah 6:8

  1. No, O people, the LORD has already told you what is good, and this is what he requires: to do what is right, to love mercy, and to walk humbly with your God.

Hosea 6:6

  1. I want you to be merciful; I don't want your sacrifices. I want you to know God; that's more important than burnt offerings.

Amos 5:7

  1. You wicked people! You twist justice, making it a bitter pill for the poor and oppressed. Righteousness and fair play are meaningless fictions to you.

Job 29:12

  1. For I helped the poor in their need and the orphans who had no one to help them.
  2. I helped those who had lost hope, and they blessed me. And I caused the widows' hearts to sing for joy.
  3. All I did was just and honest. Righteousness covered me like a robe, and I wore justice like a turban.
  4. I served as eyes for the blind and feet for the lame.
  5. I was a father to the poor and made sure that even strangers received a fair trial.

Amos 5:14

  1. Do what is good and run from evil--that you may live! Then the LORD God Almighty will truly be your helper, just as you have claimed he is.
  2. Hate evil and love what is good; remodel your courts into true halls of justice. Perhaps even yet the LORD God Almighty will have mercy on his people who remain.

Proverbs 21:3

  1. The LORD is more pleased when we do what is just and right than when we give him sacrifices.

Jeremiah 22:3

  1. This is what the LORD says: Be fair-minded and just. Do what is right! Help those who have been robbed; rescue them from their oppressors. Quit your evil deeds! Do not mistreat foreigners, orphans, and widows. Stop murdering the innocent!

Mark 12:32

  1. The teacher of religious law replied, "Well said, Teacher. You have spoken the truth by saying that there is only one God and no other.
  2. And I know it is important to love him with all my heart and all my understanding and all my strength, and to love my neighbors as myself. This is more important than to offer all of the burnt offerings and sacrifices required in the law."
  3. Realizing this man's understanding, Jesus said to him, "You are not far from the Kingdom of God." And after that, no one dared to ask him any more questions.
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