Amos 5:24
Let justice flow forth as waters, And righteousness as a mighty stream!
Noyes Bible
In The King James Version
But let judgment run down as waters, and righteousness as a mighty stream.
In Context
23Take ye away from me the noise of your songs, And the music of your harps let me not hear!
25Did ye offer me sacrifices and offerings In the wilderness, for forty years, O house of Israel?
Cross References
Proverbs 21:3To do justice and equity Is more acceptable to the LORD than sacrifice.
Hosea 6:6For I desired mercy, and not sacrifice, And the knowledge of God rather than burnt-offerings.
Amos 5:14Seek ye good, and not evil, that ye may live; Then shall Jehovah, the God of hosts, be with you, as ye boast.
Mark 12:32And the scribe said to him, In truth, Teacher, thou hast well said, that He is one, and that there is no other but he;
Matthew Henry on Amos 5:22-27
Hypocritical Services Rejected; Threatenings against Israel. ( b. c. 790.) 21 I hate, I despise your feast days, and I will not smell in your solemn assemblies. 22 Though ye offer me burnt offerings and your meat offerings, I will not accept them: neither will I regard the peace offerings of your fat beasts. 23 Take thou away from me the noise of thy songs; for I will not hear the melody of thy viols. 24 But let judgment run down as waters, and righteousness as a mighty stream. 25 Have ye offered unto me… Read the whole commentary →