Amos 5:15
Amos · Old Testament · Chapter 5
“Hate the evil, and love the good, and establish judgment in the gate: it may be that the LORD God of hosts will be gracious unto the remnant of Joseph.”Amos 5:15
What Does Amos 5:15 Mean?
Amos 5:15 is found in the book of Amos, chapter 5, verse 15 of the Old Testament. This verse connects to 20 other passages through cross-references, placing it within a rich network of biblical meaning.
Key themes in this passage include Justice, and Reconciliation.
Cross-References (20)
These passages are connected to Amos 5:15 through shared themes, quotations, or prophetic fulfillment.
Hosea 10:12“Sow to yourselves in righteousness, reap in mercy; break up your fallow ground: for it is time to seek the LORD, till he come and rain righteousness upon you.”Romans 12:9“Let love be without dissimulation. Abhor that which is evil; cleave to that which is good.”Psalms 97:10“Ye that love the LORD, hate evil: he preserveth the souls of his saints; he delivereth them out of the hand of the wicked.”Proverbs 8:13“The fear of the LORD is to hate evil: pride, and arrogancy, and the evil way, and the froward mouth, do I hate.”Matthew 12:33“Either make the tree good, and his fruit good; or else make the tree corrupt, and his fruit corrupt: for the tree is known by his fruit.”3 John 1:11“Beloved, follow not that which is evil, but that which is good. He that doeth good is of God: but he that doeth evil hath not seen God.”Isaiah 1:16“Wash you, make you clean; put away the evil of your doings from before mine eyes; cease to do evil;”Joel 2:14“Who knoweth if he will return and repent, and leave a blessing behind him; even a meat offering and a drink offering unto the LORD your God?”Romans 7:15“For that which I do I allow not: for what I would, that do I not; but what I hate, that do I.”Isaiah 7:15“Butter and honey shall he eat, that he may know to refuse the evil, and choose the good.”1 Thessalonians 5:21“Prove all things; hold fast that which is good.”Hebrews 1:9“Thou hast loved righteousness, and hated iniquity; therefore God, even thy God, hath anointed thee with the oil of gladness above thy fellows.”2 Samuel 8:15“And David reigned over all Israel; and David executed judgment and justice unto all his people.”Micah 5:7“And the remnant of Jacob shall be in the midst of many people as a dew from the LORD, as the showers upon the grass, that tarrieth not for man, nor waiteth for the sons of men.”Romans 8:7“Because the carnal mind is enmity against God: for it is not subject to the law of God, neither indeed can be.”Psalms 119:104“Through thy precepts I get understanding: therefore I hate every false way.”Jonah 1:6“So the shipmaster came to him, and said unto him, What meanest thou, O sleeper? arise, call upon thy God, if so be that God will think upon us, that we perish not.”Micah 5:3“Therefore will he give them up, until the time that she which travaileth hath brought forth: then the remnant of his brethren shall return unto the children of Israel.”Exodus 32:30“And it came to pass on the morrow, that Moses said unto the people, Ye have sinned a great sin: and now I will go up unto the LORD; peradventure I shall make an atonement for your sin.”1 Kings 20:31“And his servants said unto him, Behold now, we have heard that the kings of the house of Israel are merciful kings: let us, I pray thee, put sackcloth on our loins, and ropes upon our heads, and go out to the king of Israel: peradventure he will save thy life.”
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