Deuteronomy 25:1

If there is a controversy between men, and they come to judgment, and they have been judged, and the righteous one is declared righteous, and the wrongdoer declared guilty,

Deuteronomy 17:8-9

If a matter is too hard for you in judgment, between blood and blood, between plea and plea, and between stroke and stroke, matters of strife within your gates, then you shall arise and go up to the place which Jehovah your God shall choose.

Proverbs 17:15

He who justifies the wicked, and he who condemns the just, even both of them are hateful to Jehovah.

Exodus 23:6-7

You shall not pervert the judgment of your poor in his cause.

Deuteronomy 1:16-17

And I commanded your judges at that time saying, Hear the causes between your brothers, and judge righteously between a man and his brother, and the stranger with him.

Deuteronomy 16:18-20

You shall appoint judges and officers for yourself in all your gates which Jehovah your God gives you, tribe by tribe. And they shall judge the people with righteous judgment.

Deuteronomy 19:17-19

then both the men who are disagreeing shall stand before Jehovah, before the priests and the judges which shall be in those days.

2 Samuel 23:3

The God of Israel said, The Rock of Israel spoke to me: he who rules over men justly, ruling in the fear of God,

2 Chronicles 19:6-10

And he said to the judges, Take heed what you do. For you do not judge for man, but for Jehovah, who is with you in the judgment.

Job 29:7-17

when I went out to the gate by the city; when I prepared my seat in the street!

Psalm 58:1-2

To the Chief Musician. Do not destroy. A secret treasure of David. Will you indeed speak righteousness in silence? Do you judge uprightly, O sons of men?

Psalm 82:2-4

How long will you judge unjustly and lift up the faces of the wicked? Selah.

Proverbs 31:8-9

Open your mouth for the dumb, for the cause of all the sons of those passing away.

Isaiah 1:17

learn to do good; seek judgment, reprove the oppressor. Judge the orphan, plead for the widow.

Isaiah 1:23

your rulers are rebellious, and companions of thieves; everyone loves a bribe, and is pursuing rewards; they do not judge the orphan, nor does the cause of the widow come to them.

Isaiah 5:23

who justify the wicked for a bribe, and take away the righteousness of the righteous from him!

Isaiah 11:4

But with righteousness He shall judge the poor, and shall decide with uprightness for the meek of the earth. And He shall strike the earth with the rod of His mouth, and with the breath of His lips He shall slay the wicked.

Isaiah 32:1-2

Behold, a king shall reign in righteousness, and rulers shall rule in judgment.

Jeremiah 21:12

O house of David, so says Jehovah: Do judgment in the morning, and deliver him who is robbed out of the hand of the oppressor, lest My fury go out like fire, and burn so that none can put it out, because of the evil of your doings.

Ezekiel 44:24

And in a dispute they shall stand in judgment; and they shall judge it according to My judgments. And they shall keep My Laws and My statutes in all My assemblies, and they shall keep My sabbaths holy.

Micah 3:1-2

And I said, Please hear, O heads of Jacob and magistrates of the house of Israel. Is it not for you to know justice?

Habakkuk 1:4

Therefore the law has become helpless, and justice does not always go forth. For the wicked entraps the righteous; therefore justice goes forth, being perverted.

Habakkuk 1:13

You are of purer eyes than to behold evil, and can not look upon vexation. Why do You look upon those who deal deceitfully? Will you be silent when the wicked swallows one more righteous than he?

Malachi 3:18

Then you shall again see the difference between the righteous and the wicked, between him who serves God, and him who does not serve Him.

Matthew 3:10

And now also, the axe is laid to the root of the trees. Therefore every tree which does not bring forth good fruit is cut down and cast into the fire.

Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Summary

If there be a controversy between men, and they come unto judgment, that the judges may judge them; then they shall justify the righteous, and condemn the wicked.

Bible References

General references

Deuteronomy 16:18
You shall appoint judges and officers for yourself in all your gates which Jehovah your God gives you, tribe by tribe. And they shall judge the people with righteous judgment.
Deuteronomy 17:8
If a matter is too hard for you in judgment, between blood and blood, between plea and plea, and between stroke and stroke, matters of strife within your gates, then you shall arise and go up to the place which Jehovah your God shall choose.
Deuteronomy 19:17
then both the men who are disagreeing shall stand before Jehovah, before the priests and the judges which shall be in those days.
Exodus 23:6
You shall not pervert the judgment of your poor in his cause.
2 Samuel 23:3
The God of Israel said, The Rock of Israel spoke to me: he who rules over men justly, ruling in the fear of God,
2 Chronicles 19:6
And he said to the judges, Take heed what you do. For you do not judge for man, but for Jehovah, who is with you in the judgment.
Job 29:7
when I went out to the gate by the city; when I prepared my seat in the street!
Psalm 58:1
To the Chief Musician. Do not destroy. A secret treasure of David. Will you indeed speak righteousness in silence? Do you judge uprightly, O sons of men?
Psalm 82:2
How long will you judge unjustly and lift up the faces of the wicked? Selah.
Proverbs 17:15
He who justifies the wicked, and he who condemns the just, even both of them are hateful to Jehovah.
Proverbs 31:8
Open your mouth for the dumb, for the cause of all the sons of those passing away.
Isaiah 1:17
learn to do good; seek judgment, reprove the oppressor. Judge the orphan, plead for the widow.
Isaiah 5:23
who justify the wicked for a bribe, and take away the righteousness of the righteous from him!
Isaiah 11:4
But with righteousness He shall judge the poor, and shall decide with uprightness for the meek of the earth. And He shall strike the earth with the rod of His mouth, and with the breath of His lips He shall slay the wicked.
Isaiah 32:1
Behold, a king shall reign in righteousness, and rulers shall rule in judgment.
Jeremiah 21:12
O house of David, so says Jehovah: Do judgment in the morning, and deliver him who is robbed out of the hand of the oppressor, lest My fury go out like fire, and burn so that none can put it out, because of the evil of your doings.
Ezekiel 44:24
And in a dispute they shall stand in judgment; and they shall judge it according to My judgments. And they shall keep My Laws and My statutes in all My assemblies, and they shall keep My sabbaths holy.
Micah 3:1
And I said, Please hear, O heads of Jacob and magistrates of the house of Israel. Is it not for you to know justice?
Habakkuk 1:4
Therefore the law has become helpless, and justice does not always go forth. For the wicked entraps the righteous; therefore justice goes forth, being perverted.
Malachi 3:18
Then you shall again see the difference between the righteous and the wicked, between him who serves God, and him who does not serve Him.
Matthew 3:10
And now also, the axe is laid to the root of the trees. Therefore every tree which does not bring forth good fruit is cut down and cast into the fire.