Often times many of us want to take justice into our own hands. However, justice is done by God. It is inevitable and is seen sooner or later. “When justice is done, it brings joy to the righteous but terror to evildoers” (Proverbs 21:15).

Read 5 Things the Bible says about justice:

I said to myself, “God will bring into judgment both the righteous and the wicked, for there will be a time for every activity, a time to judge every deed.”

Ecclesiastes 3:17 (NIV)

Beloved, never avenge yourselves, but leave it to the wrath of God, for it is written, “Vengeance is mine, I will repay, says the Lord.”

Romans 12:19 (ESV)

Therefore the Lord waits to be gracious to you, and therefore He exalts Himself to show mercy to you. For the Lord is a God of justice; blessed are all those who wait for Him.

Isaiah 30:18 (ESV)

He has shown you, O mortal, what is good. And what does the LORD require of you? To act justly and to love mercy and to walk humbly with your God.

Micah 6:8 (NIV)

Blessed are they who observe justice, who do righteousness at all times!

Psalm 106:3 (ESV)