Micah 6:8

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Micah 6:8 is a well-known Bible verse that summarizes God’s requirements for His people as acting justly, loving mercy, and walking humbly with Him.

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Micah 6:8 canonical 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Bible verse ⓘ
Old Testament verse ⓘ
prophetic literature verse ⓘ
addresses people of Israel ⓘ
addressesRelationship human behavior toward others ⓘ
human relationship with God ⓘ
authorTraditionallyAscribedTo Prophet Micah ⓘ
book Micah ⓘ
canonicalStatus canonical Scripture ⓘ
chapter 6 ⓘ
contrastsWith mere ritual sacrifice ⓘ
emphasizes ethical obedience over ritual observance ⓘ
ethicalTriad humility ⓘ
justice ⓘ
mercy ⓘ
genre ethical exhortation ⓘ
prophetic oracle ⓘ
influenced Christian social ethics ⓘ
Jewish conceptions of ethical piety ⓘ
keyPhrase do justly ⓘ
love mercy ⓘ
walk humbly with your God ⓘ
language Hebrew ⓘ
surface form: Biblical Hebrew
literaryContext prophetic lawsuit (covenant lawsuit) in Micah 6 ⓘ
locatedIn Book of Micah ⓘ
surface form: Micah chapter 6
moralFocus personal conduct ⓘ
social responsibility ⓘ
oftenParaphrasedAs act justly, love mercy, walk humbly with your God ⓘ
partOf Book of Micah ⓘ
Christian biblical canon ⓘ
surface form: Christian Old Testament

Tanakh ⓘ
surface form: Hebrew Bible
quotedIn Christian devotional literature ⓘ
sermons ⓘ
theological writings ⓘ
religiousTradition Christianity ⓘ
Judaism ⓘ
summarizes what the LORD requires ⓘ
testament Tanakh ⓘ
surface form: Old Testament
theme covenant faithfulness ⓘ
ethical requirements of God ⓘ
humility before God ⓘ
justice ⓘ
mercy ⓘ
usedIn Christian preaching ⓘ
Jewish ethical teaching ⓘ
public prayers and liturgies ⓘ
social justice discourse ⓘ
verseNumber 8 ⓘ

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Book of Micah → keyVerse → Micah 6:8 ⓘ