The best Bible verses for justice (NASB) include passages about God's love, strength, and guidance. This page features 15+ carefully curated Scripture passages for justice (NASB), each selected for its relevance and depth. Read, save, and share the perfect verse for your situation.
"'I will make justice the measuring line And righteousness the level; Then hail will sweep away the refuge of lies And the waters will overflow the secret place."Isaiah 28:17
"'I will make justice the measuring line And righteousness the level; Then hail will sweep away the refuge of lies And the waters will overflow the secret place."Isaiah 28:17
"Who cause a person to be indicted by a word, And ensnare him who adjudicates at the gate, And defraud the one in the right with meaningless arguments."Isaiah 29:21
"Therefore the LORD longs to be gracious to you, And therefore He waits on high to have compassion on you. For the LORD is a God of justice; How blessed are all those who long for Him."Isaiah 30:18
"Then justice will dwell in the wilderness And righteousness will abide in the fertile field."Isaiah 32:16
"The LORD is exalted, for He dwells on high; He has filled Zion with justice and righteousness."Isaiah 33:5
"'Behold, My Servant, whom I uphold; My chosen one [in whom] My soul delights. I have put My Spirit upon Him; He will bring forth justice to the nations."Isaiah 42:1
"'A bruised reed He will not break And a dimly burning wick He will not extinguish; He will faithfully bring forth justice."Isaiah 42:3
"'He will not be disheartened or crushed Until He has established justice in the earth; And the coastlands will wait expectantly for His law.'"Isaiah 42:4
"'Pay attention to Me, O My people, And give ear to Me, O My nation; For a law will go forth from Me, And I will set My justice for a light of the peoples."Isaiah 51:4
"'My righteousness is near, My salvation has gone forth, And My arms will judge the peoples; The coastlands will wait for Me, And for My arm they will wait expectantly."Isaiah 51:5
"Thus says the LORD, 'Preserve justice and do righteousness, For My salvation is about to come And My righteousness to be revealed."Isaiah 56:1
"No one sues righteously and no one pleads honestly. They trust in confusion and speak lies; They conceive mischief and bring forth iniquity."Isaiah 59:4
"They do not know the way of peace, And there is no justice in their tracks; They have made their paths crooked, Whoever treads on them does not know peace."Isaiah 59:8
"Therefore justice is far from us, And righteousness does not overtake us; We hope for light, but behold, darkness, For brightness, but we walk in gloom."Isaiah 59:9
Translations differ in what they optimise for. Some follow the original wording closely at the cost of a natural English sentence; others read smoothly and make interpretive choices to get there. Neither is wrong, but they produce noticeably different verses.
Each of the 15 verses below is shown in the translation you asked for, and every verse links to a page comparing all six side by side — which is usually the fastest way to see where the translators disagreed.
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The most-cited Bible verses for justice (NASB) are Isaiah 28:17, Isaiah 29:21, Isaiah 30:18. This page collects 15 of them, each with its full passage, context and the text in six translations.
Read the verse in its surrounding passage before you use it — a verse that fits in isolation sometimes says something different in context. Compare two translations where the wording is unclear, and pick for the person who will read it rather than for the theme.
Scripture returns to justice (NASB) across both testaments rather than settling it in one passage, which is why the verses on this page do not all say the same thing. Read together they give a fuller answer than any single verse does.
There is no single best translation. The NIV and NLT read most naturally and communicate well to someone outside the church; the ESV and NASB stay closer to the original wording; the KJV carries the phrasing most people recognise. Every verse here links to a page showing all six side by side.
More than any page can list. This one carries the 15 that are most often turned to for justice (NASB), chosen so each stands on its own and links through to the full chapter it belongs to.