KJV dictionary & concordance
Justice, uprightness, or fairness in judgment or dealing.
Definition sources
First occurrence: Psalms 98:9
Complete exact-word concordance
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 commeth to iudge the earth: with righteousnesse shall hee iudge the world, and the people with equitie.
1611 marginal notePsal.96.13.
The king’s strength also loveth judgment; thou dost establish equity, thou executest judgment and righteousness in Jacob.
The Kings strength also loueth iudgement, thou doest establish equitie: thou executest iudgement and righteousnes in Iacob.
To receive the instruction of wisdom, justice, and judgment, and equity;
To receiue the instruction of wisdome, iustice, and iudgement & equitie,
1611 marginal noteHebr. equities.
Then shalt thou understand righteousness, and judgment, and equity; yea, every good path.
Then shalt thou vnderstand righteousnesse, and iudgement, and equity; yea euery good path.
Also to punish the just is not good, nor to strike princes for equity.
Also to punish the iust is not good, nor to strike princes for equitie.
For there is a man whose labour is in wisdom, and in knowledge, and in equity; yet to a man that hath not laboured therein shall he leave it for his portion. This also is vanity and a great evil.
For there is a man whose labour is in wisedome and in knowledge, and in equitie: yet to a man that hath not laboured therein, shall hee leaue it for his portion; This also is vanitie, and a great euill.
1611 marginal noteHebr. giue.
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 righteousnesse shall he iudge the poore, and reprooue with equitie, for the meeke of the earth: and he shall smite the earth with the rodde of his mouth, and with the breath of his lips shall he slay the wicked.
1611 marginal noteOr, argue.
1611 marginal noteIohn 4.9. 2.thes.2.8.
And judgment is turned away backward, and justice standeth afar off: for truth is fallen in the street, and equity cannot enter.
And iudgement is turned away backward, and iustice standeth a farre off: for truth is fallen in the streete, and equitie cannot enter.
Hear this, I pray you, ye heads of the house of Jacob, and princes of the house of Israel, that abhor judgment, and pervert all equity.
Heare this, I pray you, yee heads of the house of Iacob, and princes of the house of Israel, that abhorre iudgement and peruert all equitie.
The law of truth was in his mouth, and iniquity was not found in his lips: he walked with me in peace and equity, and did turn many away from iniquity.
The law of truth was in his mouth, and iniquitie was not found in his lips: he walked with me in peace and equitie, and did turne many away from iniquitie.
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Historical English dictionary sources
Justice; right. In practice, equity is the impartial distribution of justice; the treating of a person according to justice and reason.
