The best Bible verses for justice (NIV) include passages about God's love, strength, and guidance. This page features 15+ carefully curated Scripture passages for justice (NIV), each selected for its relevance and depth. Read, save, and share the perfect verse for your situation.
"to deprive the poor of their rights and withhold justice from the oppressed of my people, making widows their prey and robbing the fatherless."Isaiah 10:2
"to deprive the poor of their rights and withhold justice from the oppressed of my people, making widows their prey and robbing the fatherless."Isaiah 10:2
"In love a throne will be established; in faithfulness a man will sit on it— one from the house of David— one who in judging seeks justice and speeds the cause of righteousness."Isaiah 16:5
"He will be a spirit of justice to him who sits in judgment, a source of strength to those who turn back the battle at the gate."Isaiah 28:6
"I will make justice the measuring line and righteousness the plumb line; hail will sweep away your refuge, the lie, and water will overflow your hiding place."Isaiah 28:17
"those who with a word make a man out to be guilty, who ensnare the defender in court and with false testimony deprive the innocent of justice."Isaiah 29:21
"Yet the Lord longs to be gracious to you; he rises to show you compassion. For the Lord is a God of justice. Blessed are all who wait for him!"Isaiah 30:18
"The Lord is exalted, for he dwells on high; he will fill Zion with justice and righteousness."Isaiah 33:5
"“Here is my servant, whom I uphold, my chosen one in whom I delight; I will put my Spirit on him and he will bring justice to the nations."Isaiah 42:1
"A bruised reed he will not break, and a smoldering wick he will not snuff out. In faithfulness he will bring forth justice;"Isaiah 42:3
"he will not falter or be discouraged till he establishes justice on earth. In his law the islands will put their hope.”"Isaiah 42:4
"“Listen to me, my people; hear me, my nation: The law will go out from me; my justice will become a light to the nations."Isaiah 51:4
"My righteousness draws near speedily, my salvation is on the way, and my arm will bring justice to the nations. The islands will look to me and wait in hope for my arm."Isaiah 51:5
"This is what the Lord says: “Maintain justice and do what is right, for my salvation is close at hand and my righteousness will soon be revealed."Isaiah 56:1
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 (NIV) are Isaiah 10:2, Isaiah 16:5, Isaiah 28:6. 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 (NIV) 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 (NIV), chosen so each stands on its own and links through to the full chapter it belongs to.