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just

Meaning of “just”

Right, righteous, upright, equitable, lawful, or fair.

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94 occurrences87 verses33 booksKJV PCE

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First occurrence: Genesis 6:9

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Genesis 6:9
¶ These are the generations of Noah: Noah was a just man and perfect in his generations, and Noah walked with God.
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading & marginal notes
1611 witness · Genesis 6:9 · retained source text

¶ These are the generations of Noah: Noah was a iust man, and perfect in his generations, and Noah walked with God.

1611 marginal noteOr, vpright.

1611 marginal noteEcclus. 44.17. 2.pet. 2.5.

Leviticus 19:36
Just balances, just weights, a just ephah, and a just hin, shall ye have: I am the Lord your God, which brought you out of the land of Egypt.
4 word occurrences in this verse
The 1611 reading & marginal notes
1611 witness · Leviticus 19:36 · retained source text

Iust ballances, iust weights, a iust Ephah, and a iust Hin shall ye haue: I am the LORD your God, which brought you out of the land of Egypt.

1611 marginal noteHeb. stones.

1611 marginal noteProu. 11.1. and 16.11. and 20.10.

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.
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading
1611 witness · Deuteronomy 16:18 · retained source text

¶ Iudges and officers shalt thou make thee in all thy gates which the LORD thy God giueth thee throughout thy tribes: and they shall iudge the people with iust iudgement.

Deuteronomy 16:20
That which is altogether just shalt thou follow, that thou mayest live, and inherit the land which the Lord thy God giveth thee.
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading & marginal notes
1611 witness · Deuteronomy 16:20 · retained source text

That which is altogether iust shalt thou followe, that thou mayest liue, and inherite the land which the LORD thy God giueth thee.

1611 marginal noteHeb. iustice, iustice.

Deuteronomy 25:15
But thou shalt have a perfect and just weight, a perfect and just measure shalt thou have: that thy days may be lengthened in the land which the Lord thy God giveth thee.
2 word occurrences in this verse
The 1611 reading
1611 witness · Deuteronomy 25:15 · retained source text

But thou shalt haue a perfect and iust weight, a perfect and iust measure shalt thou haue: that thy dayes may bee lengthened in the land which the LORD thy God giueth thee.

2 Samuel 23:3
The God of Israel said, the Rock of Israel spake to me, He that ruleth over men must be just, ruling in the fear of God.
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading & marginal notes
1611 witness · 2 Samuel 23:3 · retained source text

The God of Israel said, the Rocke of Israel spake to me: he that ruleth ouer men must be iust, ruling in the feare of God:

1611 marginal noteOr, be thou ruler, &c.

Nehemiah 9:33
Howbeit thou art just in all that is brought upon us; for thou hast done right, but we have done wickedly:
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading
1611 witness · Nehemiah 9:33 · retained source text

Howbeit, thou art iust in all that is brought vpon vs, for thou hast done right, but we haue done wickedly:

Job 4:17
Shall mortal man be more just than God? shall a man be more pure than his maker?
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading
1611 witness · Job 4:17 · retained source text

Shall mortall man be more iust then God? shall a man bee more pure then his maker?

Job 9:2
I know it is so of a truth: but how should man be just with God?
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading & marginal notes
1611 witness · Job 9:2 · retained source text

I know it is so of a trueth: but howe should man be iust with God.

1611 marginal noteOr, before God.

1611 marginal notePsal. 143.2.

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