Shaphat שָׁפַט

Shaphat (Hebrew שָׁפַט, Strong's H8199) is a Hebrew verb meaning “to judge”. It occurs 202 times in 182 verses of the Old Testament.

Definition

From the STEPBible Brief Lexicon of Hebrew (based on the abridged Brown-Driver-Briggs), STEPBible.org, CC BY 4.0.

Translated as

Topics

• Judgment

Verses

Every verse with Shaphat, with the English words that translate it highlighted (KJV or BSB; other translations show the KJV here).

Genesis

• Genesis 16:5
  And Sarai said unto Abram, My wrong be upon thee: I have given my maid into thy bosom; and when she saw that she had conceived, I was despised in her eyes: the Lord judge between me and thee.Then Sarai said to Abram, “May the wrong done to me be upon you! I delivered my servant into your arms, and ever since she saw that she was pregnant, she has treated me with contempt. May the LORD judge between you and me.”
• Genesis 18:25
  That be far from thee to do after this manner, to slay the righteous with the wicked: and that the righteous should be as the wicked, that be far from thee: Shall not the Judge of all the earth do right?Far be it from You to do such a thing—to kill the righteous with the wicked, so that the righteous and the wicked are treated alike. Far be it from You! Will not the Judge of all the earth do what is right?”
• Genesis 19:9
  And they said, Stand back. And they said again, This one fellow came in to sojourn, and he will needs be a judge: now will we deal worse with thee, than with them. And they pressed sore upon the man, even Lot, and came near to break the door.“Get out of the way!” they replied. And they declared, “This one came here as a foreigner, and he is already acting like a judge! Now we will treat you worse than them.” And they pressed in on Lot and moved in to break down the door.
• Genesis 31:53
  The God of Abraham, and the God of Nahor, the God of their father, judge betwixt us. And Jacob sware by the fear of his father Isaac.May the God of Abraham and the God of Nahor, the God of their father, judge between us.” So Jacob swore by the Fear of his father Isaac.

Exodus

• Exodus 2:14
  And he said, Who made thee a prince and a judge over us? intendest thou to kill me, as thou killedst the Egyptian? And Moses feared, and said, Surely this thing is known.But the man replied, “Who made you ruler and judge over us? Are you planning to kill me as you killed the Egyptian?” Then Moses was afraid and thought, “This thing I have done has surely become known.”
• Exodus 5:21
  And they said unto them, The Lord look upon you, and judge; because ye have made our savour to be abhorred in the eyes of Pharaoh, and in the eyes of his servants, to put a sword in their hand to slay us.“May the LORD look upon you and judge you,” the foremen said, “for you have made us a stench before Pharaoh and his officials; you have placed in their hand a sword to kill us!”
• Exodus 18:13
  And it came to pass on the morrow, that Moses sat to judge the people: and the people stood by Moses from the morning unto the evening.The next day Moses took his seat to judge the people, and they stood around him from morning until evening.
• Exodus 18:16
  When they have a matter, they come unto me; and I judge between one and another, and I do make them know the statutes of God, and his laws.“Whenever they have a dispute, it is brought to me to judge between one man and another, and I make known to them the statutes and laws of God.”
• Exodus 18:22
  And let them judge the people at all seasons: and it shall be, that every great matter they shall bring unto thee, but every small matter they shall judge: so shall it be easier for thyself, and they shall bear the burden with thee.Have these men judge the people at all times. Then they can bring you any major issue, but all minor cases they can judge on their own, so that your load may be lightened as they share it with you.
• Exodus 18:26
  And they judged the people at all seasons: the hard causes they brought unto Moses, but every small matter they judged themselves.And they judged the people at all times; they would bring the difficult cases to Moses, but any minor issue they would judge themselves.

Leviticus

• Leviticus 19:15
  Ye shall do no unrighteousness in judgment: thou shalt not respect the person of the poor, nor honour the person of the mighty: but in righteousness shalt thou judge thy neighbour.You must not pervert justice; you must not show partiality to the poor or favoritism to the rich; you are to judge your neighbor fairly.

Numbers

• Numbers 25:5
  And Moses said unto the judges of Israel, Slay ye every one his men that were joined unto Baal–peor.So Moses told the judges of Israel, “Each of you must kill all of his men who have joined in worshiping Baal of Peor.”
• Numbers 35:24
  Then the congregation shall judge between the slayer and the revenger of blood according to these judgments:then the congregation must judge between the slayer and the avenger of blood according to these ordinances.

Deuteronomy

• Deuteronomy 1:16
  And I charged your judges at that time, saying, Hear the causes between your brethren, and judge righteously between every man and his brother, and the stranger that is with him.At that time I charged your judges: “Hear the disputes between your brothers, and judge fairly between a man and his brother or a foreign resident.
• Deuteronomy 16:18
  Judges and officers shalt thou make thee in all thy gates, which the Lord thy God giveth thee, throughout thy tribes: and they shall judge the people with just judgment.You are to appoint judges and officials for your tribes in every town that the LORD your God is giving you. They are to judge the people with righteous judgment.
• Deuteronomy 17:9
  And thou shalt come unto the priests the Levites, and unto the judge that shall be in those days, and enquire; and they shall shew thee the sentence of judgment:You are to go to the Levitical priests and to the judge who presides at that time. Inquire of them, and they will give you a verdict in the case.
• Deuteronomy 17:12
  And the man that will do presumptuously, and will not hearken unto the priest that standeth to minister there before the Lord thy God, or unto the judge, even that man shall die: and thou shalt put away the evil from Israel.But the man who acts presumptuously, refusing to listen either to the priest who stands there to serve the LORD your God, or to the judge, must be put to death. You must purge the evil from Israel.
• Deuteronomy 19:17
  Then both the men, between whom the controversy is, shall stand before the Lord, before the priests and the judges, which shall be in those days;both parties to the dispute must stand in the presence of the LORD, before the priests and judges who are in office at that time.
• Deuteronomy 19:18
  And the judges shall make diligent inquisition: and, behold, if the witness be a false witness, and hath testified falsely against his brother;The judges shall investigate thoroughly, and if the witness is proven to be a liar who has falsely accused his brother,
• Deuteronomy 21:2
  Then thy elders and thy judges shall come forth, and they shall measure unto the cities which are round about him that is slain:your elders and judges must come out and measure the distance from the victim to the neighboring cities.
• Deuteronomy 25:1
  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.If there is a dispute between men, they are to go to court to be judged, so that the innocent may be acquitted and the guilty condemned.
• Deuteronomy 25:2
  And it shall be, if the wicked man be worthy to be beaten, that the judge shall cause him to lie down, and to be beaten before his face, according to his fault, by a certain number.If the guilty man deserves to be beaten, the judge shall have him lie down and be flogged in his presence with the number of lashes his crime warrants.

Joshua

• Joshua 8:33
  And all Israel, and their elders, and officers, and their judges, stood on this side the ark and on that side before the priests the Levites, which bare the ark of the covenant of the Lord, as well the stranger, as he that was born among them; half of them over against mount Gerizim, and half of them over against mount Ebal; as Moses the servant of the Lord had commanded before, that they should bless the people of Israel.All Israel, foreigners and citizens alike, with their elders, officers, and judges, stood on both sides of the ark of the covenant of the LORD facing the Levitical priests who carried it. Half of the people stood in front of Mount Gerizim and half of them in front of Mount Ebal, as Moses the servant of the LORD had commanded earlier, to bless the people of Israel.
• Joshua 23:2
  And Joshua called for all Israel, and for their elders, and for their heads, and for their judges, and for their officers, and said unto them, I am old and stricken in age:he summoned all Israel, including its elders, leaders, judges, and officers. “I am old and well along in years,” he said,
• Joshua 24:1
  And Joshua gathered all the tribes of Israel to Shechem, and called for the elders of Israel, and for their heads, and for their judges, and for their officers; and they presented themselves before God.Then Joshua assembled all the tribes of Israel at Shechem. He summoned the elders, leaders, judges, and officers of Israel, and they presented themselves before God.

Judges

• Judges 2:16
  Nevertheless the Lord raised up judges, which delivered them out of the hand of those that spoiled them.Then the LORD raised up judges, who saved them from the hands of those who plundered them.
• Judges 2:17
  And yet they would not hearken unto their judges, but they went a whoring after other gods, and bowed themselves unto them: they turned quickly out of the way which their fathers walked in, obeying the commandments of the Lord; but they did not so.Israel, however, did not listen to their judges. Instead, they prostituted themselves with other gods and bowed down to them. They quickly turned from the way of their fathers, who had walked in obedience to the LORD’s commandments; they did not do as their fathers had done.
• Judges 2:18
  And when the Lord raised them up judges, then the Lord was with the judge, and delivered them out of the hand of their enemies all the days of the judge: for it repented the Lord because of their groanings by reason of them that oppressed them and vexed them.Whenever the LORD raised up a judge for the Israelites, He was with that judge and saved them from the hands of their enemies while the judge was still alive; for the LORD was moved to pity by their groaning under those who oppressed them and afflicted them.
• Judges 2:19
  And it came to pass, when the judge was dead, that they returned, and corrupted themselves more than their fathers, in following other gods to serve them, and to bow down unto them; they ceased not from their own doings, nor from their stubborn way.But when the judge died, the Israelites became even more corrupt than their fathers, going after other gods to serve them and bow down to them. They would not give up their evil practices and stubborn ways.
• Judges 3:10
  And the Spirit of the Lord came upon him, and he judged Israel, and went out to war: and the Lord delivered Chushan–rishathaim king of Mesopotamia into his hand; and his hand prevailed against Chushan–rishathaim.The Spirit of the LORD came upon him, and he became Israel’s judge and went out to war. And the LORD delivered Cushan-rishathaim king of Aram into the hand of Othniel, who prevailed against him.
• Judges 4:4
  And Deborah, a prophetess, the wife of Lapidoth, she judged Israel at that time.Now Deborah, a prophetess, the wife of Lappidoth, was judging Israel at that time.
• Judges 10:2
  And he judged Israel twenty and three years, and died, and was buried in Shamir.Tola judged Israel twenty-three years, and when he died, he was buried in Shamir.
• Judges 10:3
  And after him arose Jair, a Gileadite, and judged Israel twenty and two years.Tola was followed by Jair the Gileadite, who judged Israel twenty-two years.
• Judges 11:27
  Wherefore I have not sinned against thee, but thou doest me wrong to war against me: the Lord the Judge be judge this day between the children of Israel and the children of Ammon.I have not sinned against you, but you have done me wrong by waging war against me. May the LORD, the Judge, decide today between the Israelites and the Ammonites.”
• Judges 12:7
  And Jephthah judged Israel six years. Then died Jephthah the Gileadite, and was buried in one of the cities of Gilead.Jephthah judged Israel six years, and when he died, he was buried in one of the cities of Gilead.
• Judges 12:8
  And after him Ibzan of Beth–lehem judged Israel.After Jephthah, Ibzan of Bethlehem judged Israel.
• Judges 12:9
  And he had thirty sons, and thirty daughters, whom he sent abroad, and took in thirty daughters from abroad for his sons. And he judged Israel seven years.He had thirty sons, as well as thirty daughters whom he gave in marriage to men outside his clan; and for his sons he brought back thirty wives from elsewhere. Ibzan judged Israel seven years.
• Judges 12:11
  And after him Elon, a Zebulonite, judged Israel; and he judged Israel ten years.After Ibzan, Elon the Zebulunite judged Israel ten years.
• Judges 12:13
  And after him Abdon the son of Hillel, a Pirathonite, judged Israel.After Elon, Abdon son of Hillel, from Pirathon, judged Israel.
• Judges 12:14
  And he had forty sons and thirty nephews, that rode on threescore and ten ass colts: and he judged Israel eight years.He had forty sons and thirty grandsons, who rode on seventy donkeys. And he judged Israel eight years.
• Judges 15:20
  And he judged Israel in the days of the Philistines twenty years.And Samson judged Israel for twenty years in the days of the Philistines.
• Judges 16:31
  Then his brethren and all the house of his father came down, and took him, and brought him up, and buried him between Zorah and Eshtaol in the buryingplace of Manoah his father. And he judged Israel twenty years.Then Samson’s brothers and his father’s family came down, carried him back, and buried him between Zorah and Eshtaol in the tomb of his father Manoah. And he had judged Israel twenty years.

Ruth

• Ruth 1:1
  Now it came to pass in the days when the judges ruled, that there was a famine in the land. And a certain man of Beth–lehem–judah went to sojourn in the country of Moab, he, and his wife, and his two sons.In the days when the judges ruled, there was a famine in the land. And a certain man from Bethlehem in Judah, with his wife and two sons, went to reside in the land of Moab.

1 Samuel

• 1 Samuel 3:13
  For I have told him that I will judge his house for ever for the iniquity which he knoweth; because his sons made themselves vile, and he restrained them not.I told him that I would judge his house forever for the iniquity of which he knows, because his sons blasphemed God and he did not restrain them.
• 1 Samuel 4:18
  And it came to pass, when he made mention of the ark of God, that he fell from off the seat backward by the side of the gate, and his neck brake, and he died: for he was an old man, and heavy. And he had judged Israel forty years.As soon as the ark of God was mentioned, Eli fell backward from his chair by the city gate, and being old and heavy, he broke his neck and died. And Eli had judged Israel forty years.
• 1 Samuel 7:6
  And they gathered together to Mizpeh, and drew water, and poured it out before the Lord, and fasted on that day, and said there, We have sinned against the Lord. And Samuel judged the children of Israel in Mizpeh.When they had gathered at Mizpah, they drew water and poured it out before the LORD. On that day they fasted, and there they confessed, “We have sinned against the LORD.” And Samuel judged the Israelites at Mizpah.
• 1 Samuel 7:15
  And Samuel judged Israel all the days of his life.So Samuel judged Israel all the days of his life.
• 1 Samuel 7:16
  And he went from year to year in circuit to Beth–el, and Gilgal, and Mizpeh, and judged Israel in all those places.Every year he would go on a circuit from Bethel to Gilgal to Mizpah, judging Israel in all these places.
• 1 Samuel 7:17
  And his return was to Ramah; for there was his house; and there he judged Israel; and there he built an altar unto the Lord.Then he would return to Ramah because his home was there, and there he judged Israel and built an altar to the LORD.
• 1 Samuel 8:1
  And it came to pass, when Samuel was old, that he made his sons judges over Israel.When Samuel grew old, he appointed his sons as judges over Israel.
• 1 Samuel 8:2
  Now the name of his firstborn was Joel; and the name of his second, Abiah: they were judges in Beer–sheba.The name of his firstborn son was Joel, and the name of his second was Abijah. They were judges in Beersheba.
• 1 Samuel 8:5
  And said unto him, Behold, thou art old, and thy sons walk not in thy ways: now make us a king to judge us like all the nations.“Look,” they said, “you are old, and your sons do not walk in your ways. Now appoint a king to judge us like all the other nations.”
• 1 Samuel 8:6
  But the thing displeased Samuel, when they said, Give us a king to judge us. And Samuel prayed unto the Lord.But when they said, “Give us a king to judge us,” their demand was displeasing in the sight of Samuel; so he prayed to the LORD.
• 1 Samuel 8:20
  That we also may be like all the nations; and that our king may judge us, and go out before us, and fight our battles.Then we will be like all the other nations, with a king to judge us, to go out before us, and to fight our battles.”
• 1 Samuel 12:7
  Now therefore stand still, that I may reason with you before the Lord of all the righteous acts of the Lord, which he did to you and to your fathers.Now present yourselves, so that I may confront you before the LORD with all the righteous acts He has done for you and your fathers.
• 1 Samuel 24:12
  The Lord judge between me and thee, and the Lord avenge me of thee: but mine hand shall not be upon thee.May the LORD judge between you and me, and may the LORD take vengeance on you, but my hand will never be against you.
• 1 Samuel 24:15
  The Lord therefore be judge, and judge between me and thee, and see, and plead my cause, and deliver me out of thine hand.May the LORD be our judge and decide between you and me. May He take notice and plead my case and deliver me from your hand.”

2 Samuel

• 2 Samuel 7:11
  And as since the time that I commanded judges to be over my people Israel, and have caused thee to rest from all thine enemies. Also the Lord telleth thee that he will make thee an house.and have done since the day I appointed judges over My people Israel. I will give you rest from all your enemies. The LORD declares to you that He Himself will establish a house for you.
• 2 Samuel 15:4
  Absalom said moreover, Oh that I were made judge in the land, that every man which hath any suit or cause might come unto me, and I would do him justice!And he would add, “If only someone would appoint me judge in the land, then everyone with a grievance or dispute could come to me, and I would give him justice.”
• 2 Samuel 18:19
  Then said Ahimaaz the son of Zadok, Let me now run, and bear the king tidings, how that the Lord hath avenged him of his enemies.Then Ahimaaz son of Zadok said, “Please let me run and tell the king the good news that the LORD has avenged him of his enemies.”
• 2 Samuel 18:31
  And, behold, Cushi came; and Cushi said, Tidings, my lord the king: for the Lord hath avenged thee this day of all them that rose up against thee.Just then the Cushite came and said, “May my lord the king hear the good news: Today the LORD has avenged you of all who rose up against you!”

1 Kings

• 1 Kings 3:9
  Give therefore thy servant an understanding heart to judge thy people, that I may discern between good and bad: for who is able to judge this thy so great a people?Therefore give Your servant an understanding heart to judge Your people and to discern between good and evil. For who is able to govern this great people of Yours?”
• 1 Kings 3:28
  And all Israel heard of the judgment which the king had judged; and they feared the king: for they saw that the wisdom of God was in him, to do judgment.When all Israel heard of the judgment the king had given, they stood in awe of him, for they saw that the wisdom of God was in him to administer justice.
• 1 Kings 7:7
  Then he made a porch for the throne where he might judge, even the porch of judgment: and it was covered with cedar from one side of the floor to the other.In addition, he built a hall for the throne, the Hall of Justice, where he was to judge. It was paneled with cedar from floor to ceiling.
• 1 Kings 8:32
  Then hear thou in heaven, and do, and judge thy servants, condemning the wicked, to bring his way upon his head; and justifying the righteous, to give him according to his righteousness.then may You hear from heaven and act. May You judge Your servants, condemning the wicked man by bringing down on his own head what he has done, and justifying the righteous man by rewarding him according to his righteousness.

2 Kings

• 2 Kings 15:5
  And the Lord smote the king, so that he was a leper unto the day of his death, and dwelt in a several house. And Jotham the king’s son was over the house, judging the people of the land.And the LORD afflicted the king with leprosy until the day he died, so that he lived in a separate house while his son Jotham had charge of the palace and governed the people of the land.
• 2 Kings 23:22
  Surely there was not holden such a passover from the days of the judges that judged Israel, nor in all the days of the kings of Israel, nor of the kings of Judah;No such Passover had been observed from the days of the judges who had governed Israel through all the days of the kings of Israel and Judah.

1 Chronicles

• 1 Chronicles 16:33
  Then shall the trees of the wood sing out at the presence of the Lord, because he cometh to judge the earth.Then the trees of the forest will sing for joy before the LORD, for He is coming to judge the earth.
• 1 Chronicles 17:6
  Wheresoever I have walked with all Israel, spake I a word to any of the judges of Israel, whom I commanded to feed my people, saying, Why have ye not built me an house of cedars?In all My journeys with all the Israelites, have I ever asked any of the leaders I appointed to shepherd My people, ‘Why haven’t you built Me a house of cedar?’
• 1 Chronicles 17:10
  And since the time that I commanded judges to be over my people Israel. Moreover I will subdue all thine enemies. Furthermore I tell thee that the Lord will build thee an house.and have done since the day I appointed judges over My people Israel. And I will subdue all your enemies. Moreover, I declare to you that the LORD will build a house for you.
• 1 Chronicles 23:4
  Of which, twenty and four thousand were to set forward the work of the house of the Lord; and six thousand were officers and judges:“Of these,” said David, “24,000 are to oversee the work of the house of the LORD, 6,000 are to be officers and judges,
• 1 Chronicles 26:29
  Of the Izharites, Chenaniah and his sons were for the outward business over Israel, for officers and judges.From the Izharites, Chenaniah and his sons had the outside duties as officers and judges over Israel.

2 Chronicles

• 2 Chronicles 1:2
  Then Solomon spake unto all Israel, to the captains of thousands and of hundreds, and to the judges, and to every governor in all Israel, the chief of the fathers.Then Solomon spoke to all Israel, to the commanders of thousands and of hundreds, to the judges, and to every leader in all Israel—the heads of the families.
• 2 Chronicles 1:10
  Give me now wisdom and knowledge, that I may go out and come in before this people: for who can judge this thy people, that is so great?Now grant me wisdom and knowledge, so that I may lead this people. For who is able to govern this great people of Yours?”
• 2 Chronicles 1:11
  And God said to Solomon, Because this was in thine heart, and thou hast not asked riches, wealth, or honour, nor the life of thine enemies, neither yet hast asked long life; but hast asked wisdom and knowledge for thyself, that thou mayest judge my people, over whom I have made thee king:God said to Solomon, “Since this was in your heart instead of requesting riches or wealth or glory for yourself or death for your enemies—and since you have not even requested long life but have asked for wisdom and knowledge to govern My people over whom I have made you king—
• 2 Chronicles 6:23
  Then hear thou from heaven, and do, and judge thy servants, by requiting the wicked, by recompensing his way upon his own head; and by justifying the righteous, by giving him according to his righteousness.then may You hear from heaven and act. May You judge Your servants, condemning the wicked man by bringing down on his own head what he has done, and justifying the righteous man by rewarding him according to his righteousness.
• 2 Chronicles 19:5
  And he set judges in the land throughout all the fenced cities of Judah, city by city,He appointed judges in the land, in each of the fortified cities of Judah.
• 2 Chronicles 19:6
  And said to the judges, Take heed what ye do: for ye judge not for man, but for the Lord, who is with you in the judgment.Then he said to the judges, “Consider carefully what you do, for you are not judging for man, but for the LORD, who is with you when you render judgment.
• 2 Chronicles 20:12
  O our God, wilt thou not judge them? for we have no might against this great company that cometh against us; neither know we what to do: but our eyes are upon thee.Our God, will You not judge them? For we are powerless before this vast army that comes against us. We do not know what to do, but our eyes are upon You.”
• 2 Chronicles 22:8
  And it came to pass, that, when Jehu was executing judgment upon the house of Ahab, and found the princes of Judah, and the sons of the brethren of Ahaziah, that ministered to Ahaziah, he slew them.So while Jehu was executing judgment on the house of Ahab, he found the rulers of Judah and the sons of Ahaziah’s brothers who were serving Ahaziah, and he killed them.
• 2 Chronicles 26:21
  And Uzziah the king was a leper unto the day of his death, and dwelt in a several house, being a leper; for he was cut off from the house of the Lord: and Jotham his son was over the king’s house, judging the people of the land.So King Uzziah was a leper until the day of his death. He lived in isolation, leprous and cut off from the house of the LORD, while his son Jotham had charge of the royal palace to govern the people of the land.

Ezra

• Ezra 10:14
  Let now our rulers of all the congregation stand, and let all them which have taken strange wives in our cities come at appointed times, and with them the elders of every city, and the judges thereof, until the fierce wrath of our God for this matter be turned from us.Let our leaders represent the whole assembly. Then let everyone in our towns who has married a foreign woman come at an appointed time, together with the elders and judges of each town, until the fierce anger of our God in this matter is turned away from us.”

Job

• Job 9:15
  Whom, though I were righteous, yet would I not answer, but I would make supplication to my judge.For even if I were right, I could not answer. I could only beg my Judge for mercy.
• Job 9:24
  The earth is given into the hand of the wicked: he covereth the faces of the judges thereof; if not, where, and who is he?The earth is given into the hand of the wicked; He blindfolds its judges. If it is not He, then who is it?
• Job 12:17
  He leadeth counsellors away spoiled, and maketh the judges fools.He leads counselors away barefoot and makes fools of judges.
• Job 21:22
  Shall any teach God knowledge? seeing he judgeth those that are high.Can anyone teach knowledge to God, since He judges those on high?
• Job 22:13
  And thou sayest, How doth God know? can he judge through the dark cloud?Yet you say: ‘What does God know? Does He judge through thick darkness?
• Job 23:7
  There the righteous might dispute with him; so should I be delivered for ever from my judge.Then an upright man could reason with Him, and I would be delivered forever from my Judge.

Psalms

• Psalm 2:10
  Be wise now therefore, O ye kings: be instructed, ye judges of the earth.Therefore be wise, O kings; be admonished, O judges of the earth.
• Psalm 7:8
  The LORD shall judge the people: judge me, O LORD, according to my righteousness, and according to mine integrity that is in me.The LORD judges the peoples; vindicate me, O LORD, according to my righteousness and integrity.
• Psalm 7:11
  God judgeth the righteous, and God is angry with the wicked every day.God is a righteous judge and a God who feels indignation each day.
• Psalm 9:4
  For thou hast maintained my right and my cause; thou satest in the throne judging right.For You have upheld my just cause; You sit on Your throne judging righteously.
• Psalm 9:8
  And he shall judge the world in righteousness, he shall minister judgment to the people in uprightness.He judges the world with justice; He governs the people with equity.
• Psalm 9:19
  Arise, O LORD; let not man prevail: let the heathen be judged in thy sight.Rise up, O LORD, do not let man prevail; let the nations be judged in Your presence.
• Psalm 10:18
  To judge the fatherless and the oppressed, that the man of the earth may no more oppress.to vindicate the fatherless and oppressed, that the men of the earth may strike terror no more.
• Psalm 26:1
  Judge me, O LORD; for I have walked in mine integrity: I have trusted also in the LORD; therefore I shall not slide.Vindicate me, O LORD! For I have walked with integrity; I have trusted in the LORD without wavering.
• Psalm 35:24
  Judge me, O LORD my God, according to thy righteousness; and let them not rejoice over me.Vindicate me by Your righteousness, O LORD my God, and do not let them gloat over me.
• Psalm 37:33
  The LORD will not leave him in his hand, nor condemn him when he is judged.the LORD will not leave them in their power or let them be condemned under judgment.
• Psalm 43:1
  Judge me, O God, and plead my cause against an ungodly nation: O deliver me from the deceitful and unjust man.Vindicate me, O God, and plead my case against an ungodly nation; deliver me from deceitful and unjust men.
• Psalm 50:6
  And the heavens shall declare his righteousness: for God is judge himself. Selah.And the heavens proclaim His righteousness, for God Himself is Judge. Selah
• Psalm 51:4
  Against thee, thee only, have I sinned, and done this evil in thy sight: that thou mightest be justified when thou speakest, and be clear when thou judgest.Against You, You only, have I sinned and done what is evil in Your sight, so that You may be proved right when You speak and blameless when You judge.
• Psalm 58:1
  Do ye indeed speak righteousness, O congregation? do ye judge uprightly, O ye sons of men?Do you indeed speak justly, O rulers? Do you judge uprightly, O sons of men?
• Psalm 58:11
  So that a man shall say, Verily there is a reward for the righteous: verily he is a God that judgeth in the earth.Then men will say, “There is surely a reward for the righteous! There is surely a God who judges the earth!”
• Psalm 67:4
  O let the nations be glad and sing for joy: for thou shalt judge the people righteously, and govern the nations upon earth. Selah.Let the nations be glad and sing for joy, for You judge the peoples justly and lead the nations of the earth. Selah
• Psalm 72:4
  He shall judge the poor of the people, he shall save the children of the needy, and shall break in pieces the oppressor.May he vindicate the afflicted among the people; may he save the children of the needy and crush the oppressor.
• Psalm 75:2
  When I shall receive the congregation I will judge uprightly.“When I choose a time, I will judge fairly.
• Psalm 75:7
  But God is the judge: he putteth down one, and setteth up another.but it is God who judges; He brings down one and exalts another.
• Psalm 82:1
  God standeth in the congregation of the mighty; he judgeth among the gods.God presides in the divine assembly; He renders judgment among the gods:
• Psalm 82:2
  How long will ye judge unjustly, and accept the persons of the wicked? Selah.“How long will you judge unjustly and show partiality to the wicked? Selah
• Psalm 82:3
  Defend the poor and fatherless: do justice to the afflicted and needy.Defend the cause of the weak and fatherless; uphold the rights of the afflicted and oppressed.
• Psalm 82:8
  Arise, O God, judge the earth: for thou shalt inherit all nations.Arise, O God, judge the earth, for all the nations are Your inheritance.
• Psalm 94:2
  Lift up thyself, thou judge of the earth: render a reward to the proud.Rise up, O Judge of the earth; render a reward to the proud.
• Psalm 96:13
  Before the LORD: for he cometh, for he cometh to judge the earth: he shall judge the world with righteousness, and the people with his truth.before the LORD, for He is coming— He is coming to judge the earth. He will judge the world in righteousness and the peoples in His faithfulness.
• Psalm 98:9
  Before the LORD; for he cometh to judge the earth: with righteousness shall he judge the world, and the people with equity.before the LORD, for He comes to judge the earth. He will judge the world with righteousness and the peoples with equity.
• Psalm 109:7
  When he shall be judged, let him be condemned: and let his prayer become sin.When he is tried, let him be found guilty, and may his prayer be regarded as sin.
• Psalm 109:31
  For he shall stand at the right hand of the poor, to save him from those that condemn his soul.For He stands at the right hand of the needy one, to save him from the condemners of his soul.
• Psalm 141:6
  When their judges are overthrown in stony places, they shall hear my words; for they are sweet.When their rulers are thrown down from the cliffs, the people will listen to my words, for they are pleasant.
• Psalm 148:11
  Kings of the earth, and all people; princes, and all judges of the earth:kings of the earth and all peoples, princes and all rulers of the earth,

Proverbs

• Proverbs 8:16
  By me princes rule, and nobles, even all the judges of the earth.By me princes rule, and all nobles who govern justly.
• Proverbs 29:9
  If a wise man contendeth with a foolish man, whether he rage or laugh, there is no rest.If a wise man goes to court with a fool, there will be raving and laughing with no resolution.
• Proverbs 29:14
  The king that faithfully judgeth the poor, his throne shall be established for ever.A king who judges the poor with fairness— his throne will be established forever.
• Proverbs 31:9
  Open thy mouth, judge righteously, and plead the cause of the poor and needy.Open your mouth, judge righteously, and defend the cause of the poor and needy.

Ecclesiastes

• Ecclesiastes 3:17
  I said in mine heart, God shall judge the righteous and the wicked: for there is a time there for every purpose and for every work.I said in my heart, “God will judge the righteous and the wicked, since there is a time for every activity and every deed.”

Isaiah

• Isaiah 1:17
  Learn to do well; seek judgment, relieve the oppressed, judge the fatherless, plead for the widow.Learn to do right; seek justice and correct the oppressor. Defend the fatherless and plead the case of the widow.”
• Isaiah 1:23
  Thy princes are rebellious, and companions of thieves: every one loveth gifts, and followeth after rewards: they judge not the fatherless, neither doth the cause of the widow come unto them.Your rulers are rebels, friends of thieves. They all love bribes and chasing after rewards. They do not defend the fatherless, and the plea of the widow never comes before them.
• Isaiah 1:26
  And I will restore thy judges as at the first, and thy counsellors as at the beginning: afterward thou shalt be called, The city of righteousness, the faithful city.I will restore your judges as at first, and your counselors as at the beginning. After that you will be called the City of Righteousness, the Faithful City.”
• Isaiah 2:4
  And he shall judge among the nations, and shall rebuke many people: and they shall beat their swords into plowshares, and their spears into pruninghooks: nation shall not lift up sword against nation, neither shall they learn war any more.Then He will judge between the nations and arbitrate for many peoples. They will beat their swords into plowshares and their spears into pruning hooks. Nation will no longer take up the sword against nation, nor train anymore for war.
• Isaiah 3:2
  The mighty man, and the man of war, the judge, and the prophet, and the prudent, and the ancient,the mighty man and the warrior, the judge and the prophet, the soothsayer and the elder,
• Isaiah 5:3
  And now, O inhabitants of Jerusalem, and men of Judah, judge, I pray you, betwixt me and my vineyard.“And now, O dwellers of Jerusalem and men of Judah, I exhort you to judge between Me and My vineyard.
• Isaiah 11:3
  And shall make him of quick understanding in the fear of the Lord: and he shall not judge after the sight of his eyes, neither reprove after the hearing of his ears:And He will delight in the fear of the LORD. He will not judge by what His eyes see, and He will not decide by what His ears hear,
• Isaiah 11:4
  But with righteousness shall he judge the poor, and reprove with equity for the meek of the earth: and he shall smite the earth with the rod of his mouth, and with the breath of his lips shall he slay the wicked.but with righteousness He will judge the poor, and with equity He will decide for the lowly of the earth. He will strike the earth with the rod of His mouth and slay the wicked with the breath of His lips.
• Isaiah 16:5
  And in mercy shall the throne be established: and he shall sit upon it in truth in the tabernacle of David, judging, and seeking judgment, and hasting righteousness.in loving devotion a throne will be established in the tent of David. A judge seeking justice and hastening righteousness will sit on it in faithfulness.
• Isaiah 33:22
  For the Lord is our judge, the Lord is our lawgiver, the Lord is our king; he will save us.For the LORD is our Judge, the LORD is our lawgiver, the LORD is our King. It is He who will save us.
• Isaiah 40:23
  That bringeth the princes to nothing; he maketh the judges of the earth as vanity.He brings the princes to nothing and makes the rulers of the earth meaningless.
• Isaiah 43:26
  Put me in remembrance: let us plead together: declare thou, that thou mayest be justified.Remind Me, let us argue the matter together. State your case, so that you may be vindicated.
• Isaiah 51:5
  My righteousness is near; my salvation is gone forth, and mine arms shall judge the people; the isles shall wait upon me, and on mine arm shall they trust.My righteousness draws near, My salvation is on the way, and My arms will bring justice to the nations. The islands will look for Me and wait in hope for My arm.
• Isaiah 59:4
  None calleth for justice, nor any pleadeth for truth: they trust in vanity, and speak lies; they conceive mischief, and bring forth iniquity.No one calls for justice; no one pleads his case honestly. They rely on empty pleas; they tell lies; they conceive mischief and give birth to iniquity.
• Isaiah 66:16
  For by fire and by his sword will the Lord plead with all flesh: and the slain of the Lord shall be many.For by fire and by His sword, the LORD will execute judgment on all flesh, and many will be slain by the LORD.

Jeremiah

• Jeremiah 2:35
  Yet thou sayest, Because I am innocent, surely his anger shall turn from me. Behold, I will plead with thee, because thou sayest, I have not sinned.you say, ‘I am innocent. Surely His anger will turn from me.’ Behold, I will judge you, because you say, ‘I have not sinned.’
• Jeremiah 5:28
  They are waxen fat, they shine: yea, they overpass the deeds of the wicked: they judge not the cause, the cause of the fatherless, yet they prosper; and the right of the needy do they not judge.They have grown fat and sleek, and have excelled in the deeds of the wicked. They have not taken up the cause of the fatherless, that they might prosper; nor have they defended the rights of the needy.
• Jeremiah 11:20
  But, O Lord of hosts, that judgest righteously, that triest the reins and the heart, let me see thy vengeance on them: for unto thee have I revealed my cause.O LORD of Hosts, who judges righteously, who examines the heart and mind, let me see Your vengeance upon them, for to You I have committed my cause.
• Jeremiah 25:31
  A noise shall come even to the ends of the earth; for the Lord hath a controversy with the nations, he will plead with all flesh; he will give them that are wicked to the sword, saith the Lord.The tumult will resound to the ends of the earth because the LORD brings a charge against the nations. He brings judgment on all mankind and puts the wicked to the sword,’” declares the LORD.

Lamentations

• Lamentations 3:59
  O Lord, thou hast seen my wrong: judge thou my cause.You have seen, O LORD, the wrong done to me; vindicate my cause!

Ezekiel

• Ezekiel 7:3
  Now is the end come upon thee, and I will send mine anger upon thee, and will judge thee according to thy ways, and will recompense upon thee all thine abominations.The end is now upon you, and I will unleash My anger against you. I will judge you according to your ways and repay you for all your abominations.
• Ezekiel 7:8
  Now will I shortly pour out my fury upon thee, and accomplish mine anger upon thee: and I will judge thee according to thy ways, and will recompense thee for all thine abominations.Very soon I will pour out My wrath upon you and vent My anger against you; I will judge you according to your ways and repay you for all your abominations.
• Ezekiel 7:27
  The king shall mourn, and the prince shall be clothed with desolation, and the hands of the people of the land shall be troubled: I will do unto them after their way, and according to their deserts will I judge them; and they shall know that I am the Lord.The king will mourn, the prince will be clothed with despair, and the hands of the people of the land will tremble. I will deal with them according to their conduct, and I will judge them by their own standards. Then they will know that I am the LORD.’”
• Ezekiel 11:10
  Ye shall fall by the sword; I will judge you in the border of Israel; and ye shall know that I am the Lord.You will fall by the sword, and I will judge you even to the borders of Israel. Then you will know that I am the LORD.
• Ezekiel 11:11
  This city shall not be your caldron, neither shall ye be the flesh in the midst thereof; but I will judge you in the border of Israel:The city will not be a pot for you, nor will you be the meat within it. I will judge you even to the borders of Israel.
• Ezekiel 16:38
  And I will judge thee, as women that break wedlock and shed blood are judged; and I will give thee blood in fury and jealousy.And I will sentence you to the punishment of women who commit adultery and those who shed blood; so I will bring upon you the wrath of your bloodshed and jealousy.
• Ezekiel 17:20
  And I will spread my net upon him, and he shall be taken in my snare, and I will bring him to Babylon, and will plead with him there for his trespass that he hath trespassed against me.I will spread My net over him and catch him in My snare. I will bring him to Babylon and execute judgment upon him there for the treason he committed against Me.
• Ezekiel 18:30
  Therefore I will judge you, O house of Israel, every one according to his ways, saith the Lord God. Repent, and turn yourselves from all your transgressions; so iniquity shall not be your ruin.Therefore, O house of Israel, I will judge you, each according to his ways, declares the Lord GOD. Repent and turn from all your transgressions, so that your iniquity will not become your downfall.
• Ezekiel 20:4
  Wilt thou judge them, son of man, wilt thou judge them? cause them to know the abominations of their fathers:Will you judge them, will you judge them, son of man? Confront them with the abominations of their fathers
• Ezekiel 20:35
  And I will bring you into the wilderness of the people, and there will I plead with you face to face.And I will bring you into the wilderness of the nations, where I will enter into judgment with you face to face.
• Ezekiel 20:36
  Like as I pleaded with your fathers in the wilderness of the land of Egypt, so will I plead with you, saith the Lord God.Just as I entered into judgment with your fathers in the wilderness of the land of Egypt, so I will enter into judgment with you, declares the Lord GOD.
• Ezekiel 21:30
  Shall I cause it to return into his sheath? I will judge thee in the place where thou wast created, in the land of thy nativity.Return the sword to its sheath! In the place where you were created, in the land of your origin, I will judge you.
• Ezekiel 22:2
  Now, thou son of man, wilt thou judge, wilt thou judge the bloody city? yea, thou shalt shew her all her abominations.“As for you, son of man, will you judge her? Will you pass judgment on the city of bloodshed? Then confront her with all her abominations
• Ezekiel 23:24
  And they shall come against thee with chariots, wagons, and wheels, and with an assembly of people, which shall set against thee buckler and shield and helmet round about: and I will set judgment before them, and they shall judge thee according to their judgments.They will come against you with a host of peoples, with weapons, chariots, and wagons. They will array themselves against you on every side with buckler and shield and helmet. I will delegate judgment to them, and they will punish you according to their own standards.
• Ezekiel 23:36
  The Lord said moreover unto me; Son of man, wilt thou judge Aholah and Aholibah? yea, declare unto them their abominations;Then the LORD said to me: “Son of man, will you pass judgment against Oholah and Oholibah? Then declare to them their abominations.
• Ezekiel 23:45
  And the righteous men, they shall judge them after the manner of adulteresses, and after the manner of women that shed blood; because they are adulteresses, and blood is in their hands.But righteous men will sentence them to the punishment of those who commit adultery and bloodshed, because they are adulteresses with blood on their hands.
• Ezekiel 24:14
  I the Lord have spoken it: it shall come to pass, and I will do it; I will not go back, neither will I spare, neither will I repent; according to thy ways, and according to thy doings, shall they judge thee, saith the Lord God.I, the LORD, have spoken; the time is coming, and I will act. I will not refrain or show pity, nor will I relent. I will judge you according to your ways and deeds,’ declares the Lord GOD.”
• Ezekiel 33:20
  Yet ye say, The way of the Lord is not equal. O ye house of Israel, I will judge you every one after his ways.Yet you say, ‘The way of the Lord is not just.’ But I will judge each of you according to his ways, O house of Israel.”
• Ezekiel 34:17
  And as for you, O my flock, thus saith the Lord God; Behold, I judge between cattle and cattle, between the rams and the he goats.This is what the Lord GOD says to you, My flock: ‘I will judge between one sheep and another, between the rams and the goats.
• Ezekiel 34:20
  Therefore thus saith the Lord God unto them; Behold, I, even I, will judge between the fat cattle and between the lean cattle.Therefore this is what the Lord GOD says to them: ‘Behold, I Myself will judge between the fat sheep and the lean sheep.
• Ezekiel 34:22
  Therefore will I save my flock, and they shall no more be a prey; and I will judge between cattle and cattle.I will save My flock, and they will no longer be prey. I will judge between one sheep and another.
• Ezekiel 35:11
  Therefore, as I live, saith the Lord God, I will even do according to thine anger, and according to thine envy which thou hast used out of thy hatred against them; and I will make myself known among them, when I have judged thee.therefore as surely as I live, declares the Lord GOD, I will treat you according to the anger and jealousy you showed in your hatred against them, and I will make Myself known among them when I judge you.
• Ezekiel 36:19
  And I scattered them among the heathen, and they were dispersed through the countries: according to their way and according to their doings I judged them.I dispersed them among the nations, and they were scattered throughout the lands. I judged them according to their ways and deeds.
• Ezekiel 38:22
  And I will plead against him with pestilence and with blood; and I will rain upon him, and upon his bands, and upon the many people that are with him, an overflowing rain, and great hailstones, fire, and brimstone.I will execute judgment upon him with plague and bloodshed. I will pour out torrents of rain, hailstones, fire, and sulfur on him and on his troops and on the many nations with him.
• Ezekiel 44:24
  And in controversy 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 mine assemblies; and they shall hallow my sabbaths.In any dispute, they shall officiate as judges and judge according to My ordinances. They must keep My laws and statutes regarding all My appointed feasts, and they must keep My Sabbaths holy.

Daniel

• Daniel 9:12
  And he hath confirmed his words, which he spake against us, and against our judges that judged us, by bringing upon us a great evil: for under the whole heaven hath not been done as hath been done upon Jerusalem.You have carried out the words spoken against us and against our rulers by bringing upon us a great disaster. For under all of heaven, nothing has ever been done like what has been done to Jerusalem.

Hosea

• Hosea 7:7
  They are all hot as an oven, and have devoured their judges; all their kings are fallen: there is none among them that calleth unto me.All of them are hot as an oven, and they devour their rulers. All their kings fall; not one of them calls upon Me.
• Hosea 13:10
  I will be thy king: where is any other that may save thee in all thy cities? and thy judges of whom thou saidst, Give me a king and princes?Where is your king now to save you in all your cities, and the rulers to whom you said, “Give me a king and princes”?

Joel

• Joel 3:2
  I will also gather all nations, and will bring them down into the valley of Jehoshaphat, and will plead with them there for my people and for my heritage Israel, whom they have scattered among the nations, and parted my land.I will gather all the nations and bring them down to the Valley of Jehoshaphat. There I will enter into judgment against them concerning My people, My inheritance, Israel, whom they have scattered among the nations as they divided up My land.
• Joel 3:12
  Let the heathen be wakened, and come up to the valley of Jehoshaphat: for there will I sit to judge all the heathen round about.Let the nations be roused and advance to the Valley of Jehoshaphat, for there I will sit down to judge all the nations on every side.

Amos

• Amos 2:3
  And I will cut off the judge from the midst thereof, and will slay all the princes thereof with him, saith the Lord.I will cut off the ruler of Moab and kill all the officials with him,” says the LORD.

Obadiah

• Obadiah 1:21
  And saviours shall come up on mount Zion to judge the mount of Esau; and the kingdom shall be the Lord’s.The deliverers will ascend Mount Zion to rule over the mountains of Esau. And the kingdom will belong to the LORD.

Micah

• Micah 3:11
  The heads thereof judge for reward, and the priests thereof teach for hire, and the prophets thereof divine for money: yet will they lean upon the Lord, and say, Is not the Lord among us? none evil can come upon us.Her leaders judge for a bribe, her priests teach for a price, and her prophets practice divination for money. Yet they lean upon the LORD, saying, “Is not the LORD among us? No disaster can come upon us.”
• Micah 4:3
  And he shall judge among many people, and rebuke strong nations afar off; and they shall beat their swords into plowshares, and their spears into pruninghooks: nation shall not lift up a sword against nation, neither shall they learn war any more.Then He will judge between many peoples and arbitrate for strong nations far and wide. Then they will beat their swords into plowshares and their spears into pruning hooks. Nation will no longer take up the sword against nation, nor will they train anymore for war.
• Micah 5:1
  Now gather thyself in troops, O daughter of troops: he hath laid siege against us: they shall smite the judge of Israel with a rod upon the cheek.Now, O daughter of troops, mobilize your troops; for a siege is laid against us! With a rod they will strike the cheek of the judge of Israel.
• Micah 7:3
  That they may do evil with both hands earnestly, the prince asketh, and the judge asketh for a reward; and the great man, he uttereth his mischievous desire: so they wrap it up.Both hands are skilled at evil; the prince and the judge demand a bribe. When the powerful utters his evil desire, they all conspire together.

Zephaniah

• Zephaniah 3:3
  Her princes within her are roaring lions; her judges are evening wolves; they gnaw not the bones till the morrow.Her princes are roaring lions; her judges are evening wolves, leaving nothing for the morning.

Zechariah

• Zechariah 7:9
  Thus speaketh the Lord of hosts, saying, Execute true judgment, and shew mercy and compassions every man to his brother:“This is what the LORD of Hosts says: ‘Administer true justice. Show loving devotion and compassion to one another.
• Zechariah 8:16
  These are the things that ye shall do; Speak ye every man the truth to his neighbour; execute the judgment of truth and peace in your gates:These are the things you must do: Speak truth to one another, render true and sound judgments in your gates,

Notes

1. Definition and verse list from STEPBible's tagged Hebrew Old Testament (TAHOT) and Greek New Testament (TAGNT) and Brief Lexicons, STEPBible.org, CC BY 4.0.
2. English renderings from the public-domain KJV with Strong's numbers (eBible.org) and the Berean Standard Bible interlinear (public domain).