Amos 5:24
But let judgment run down as waters, and righteousness as a mighty stream.
Cross-reference
Amos 5:7 describes how they pervert justice, contrasting with the call for justice to flow in 5:24.
Amos 5:15 commands to establish justice in the gate, directly echoing the call for justice in 5:24.
Proverbs 21:3 echoes that God desires righteous deeds over sacrifice — reinforcing the priority of justice in Amos 5:24.
Hosea 6:6 likewise prioritizes covenant loyalty over sacrifice — a parallel call to heart religion over empty ritual.
Micah 6:8 summarizes God's requirement as doing justice and loving mercy — directly aligning with the justice and righteousness in Amos 5:24.
Mark 12:32-34 records Jesus affirming that love for God and neighbor outweighs sacrifices — echoing Amos's call for justice over ritual.
Isaiah 48:18 uses the same river/wave imagery for righteousness resulting from obedience — reinforcing the vision of justice flowing like water.
Hosea 12:6 commands holding fast to love and justice — a direct parallel to the call for justice and righteousness in Amos 5:24.
Zechariah 7:9 echoes the same call for true justice and mercy, reinforcing that ritual without righteousness is empty.
Zechariah 8:16 commands truth and righteous judgments in the gates, directly paralleling the demand for justice like flowing waters.
Job 29:12-17 depicts Job's active justice — rescuing the poor and breaking the oppressor's power — embodying the righteousness Amos calls for.
2 Samuel 8:15 describes David's reign of justice and equity — a model of the righteous leadership Amos calls for.
Ezekiel 18:9 defines the righteous person as one who does justice and walks in God's statutes — illustrating the lifestyle Amos demands.