He hath shewed thee, O man, what is good; and what doth the LORD require of thee, but to do justly, and to love mercy, and to walk humbly with thy God?
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Interpretation
These verses seem to contain the substance of Balak's consultation with Balaam how to obtain the favour of Israel's God. Deep conviction of guilt and wrath will put men upon careful inquiries after peace and pardon, and then there begins to be some ground for hope of them.
Micah 6:8 quoted in popular culture
- Inaugural Address
Politics Verified official transcript Mar 3, 1921 -
Inaugural Address · Warren G. Harding · American Presidency Project hit for 3 biblical phrases, including "In the beginning". Excerpt: liberty verified and glorified. In the beginning the Old World scoffed at …
- Letter Acknowledging the Award of the American Hebrew Medal
Speech Verified acceptance remarks Mar 6, 1939 -
American Hebrew Medal presentation · Franklin D. Roosevelt · Roosevelt closed the interfaith address by holding up Micah 6:8 as a shared American biblical ideal.
American Presidency Project: FDR and the American Hebrew Medal
- Thanksgiving Day, 1971
Politics Verified presidential proclamation Nov 5, 1971 -
Thanksgiving proclamation · Richard Nixon · Nixon paraphrased Micah 6:8 as a national aspiration for justice, mercy, and humility.
American Presidency Project: Thanksgiving Day 1971 proclamation
- Inaugural Address
Speech Verified inaugural address Jan 20, 1977 -
Presidential inauguration · Jimmy Carter · Carter took the oath on a Bible opened to Micah 6:8 and quoted the verse at the center of the address.
American Presidency Project: Carter's 1977 inaugural address
- Congressional Tribute Honoring Officer Jacob J. Chestnut and Detective John M. Gibson
Speech Verified tribute remarks Jul 28, 1998 -
Capitol Rotunda tribute · Bill Clinton · Clinton used Micah 6:8 as a definition of the good life while honoring two slain Capitol officers.
American Presidency Project: Clinton tribute to Chestnut and Gibson
- The President-Elect's News Conference Announcing the Nomination of Senator John Ashcroft as Attorney General
Politics Verified official transcript Dec 21, 2000 -
The President-Elect's News Conference Announcing the Nomination of Senator John Ashcroft as Attorney General · George W. Bush · American Presidency Project hit for 2 biblical phrases, including "do justly, and to love mercy". Excerpt: Lord require of thee but to do justly and to love mercy and to walk humbly with thy …
- January 15
Culture Community quote page -
Wikiquote match for "do justly and love mercy" · Wikiquote search matched the biblical phrase "do justly and love mercy". Snippet: and we will place judges on the benches of the south who will do justly and love mercy , and we will place at the head of the southern states governors
- Martin Luther King Jr.
Culture Community quote page -
Wikiquote match for "do justly and love mercy" · Wikiquote search matched the biblical phrase "do justly and love mercy". Snippet: and we will place judges on the benches of the south who will do justly and love mercy , and we will place at the head of the southern states governors