Page 165 - Wisdom and Sound Advice from the Torah

Ha run Yah ya (Ad nan Ok tar)

... Judge fair ly... do not show par ti al i ty in judg ing, hear both
small and great alike. Do not be afraid of any man...
(Deuteronomy, 1:16-17)

... A king who will reign wise ly and do what is just and right
in the land. (Jeremiah, 23:5)

But if a wick ed man turns away from the wick ed ness he has
com mit ted and does what is just and right, he will save his
life. (Ezekiel, 18:27)

And if a wick ed man turns away from his wick ed ness and
does what is just and right, he will live by do ing so. (Ezekiel,
33:19)

This is what the Sovereign Lord says: "You have gone far
enough... Give up your vi o lence and op pres sion and do what
is just and right." (Ezekiel, 45:9)

But you must re turn to your God; main tain love and jus tice...
(Hosea, 12:6)

... Main tain jus tice in the courts... (Amos, 5:15)

But let jus tice roll on like a riv er, right eous ness like a nev er-
fail ing stream. (Amos, 5:24)

These are the things you are to do: "Speak the truth to each
oth er, and rend er true and sound judg ment in your courts;
do not plot evil against your neigh bor, and do not love to
swear false ly. I hate all this," de clares the Lord. (Zechariah,
8:16-17)

"Do not spread false re ports. Do not help a wick ed man by
be ing a ma li cious wit ness. Do not fol low the crowd in do ing

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