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 Biblical Hebrew
linked to: Hebrew
literaryContext prophetic lawsuit (covenant lawsuit) in Micah 6
locatedIn Micah chapter 6
linked to: Book of Micah
moralFocus personal conduct
social responsibility
oftenParaphrasedAs act justly, love mercy, walk humbly with your God
partOf Book of Micah
Christian Old Testament
Hebrew Bible
linked to: Tanakh
quotedIn Christian devotional literature
sermons
theological writings
religiousTradition Christianity
Judaism
summarizes what the LORD requires
testament Old Testament
linked to: Tanakh
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