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And what does the LORD require of you? To act justly and to love mercy and to walk humbly with your God. <a href="/nlt/micah/6.htm">New Living Translation</a> No, O people, the LORD has told you what is good, and this is what he requires of you: to do what is right, to love mercy, and to walk humbly with your God. <a href="/esv/micah/6.htm">English Standard Version</a> He has told you, O man, what is good; and what does the LORD require of you but to do justice, and to love kindness, and to walk humbly with your God? <a href="/bsb/micah/6.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a> He has shown you, O man, what is good. And what does the LORD require of you but to act justly, to love mercy, and to walk humbly with your God? <a href="/kjv/micah/6.htm">King James Bible</a> 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? <a href="/nkjv/micah/6.htm">New King James Version</a> He has shown you, O man, what is good; And what does the LORD require of you But to do justly, To love mercy, And to walk humbly with your God? <a href="/nasb_/micah/6.htm">New American Standard Bible</a> He has told you, mortal one, what is good; And what does the LORD require of you But to do justice, to love kindness, And to walk humbly with your God? <a href="/nasb/micah/6.htm">NASB 1995</a> He has told you, O man, what is good; And what does the LORD require of you But to do justice, to love kindness, And to walk humbly with your God? <a href="/nasb77/micah/6.htm">NASB 1977 </a> He has told you, O man, what is good; And what does the LORD require of you But to do justice, to love kindness, And to walk humbly with your God? <a href="/lsb/micah/6.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a> He has told you, O man, what is good; And what does Yahweh require of you But to do justice, to love lovingkindness, And to walk humbly with your God? <a href="/amp/micah/6.htm">Amplified Bible</a> He has told you, O man, what is good; And what does the LORD require of you Except to be just, and to love [and to diligently practice] kindness (compassion), And to walk humbly with your God [setting aside any overblown sense of importance or self-righteousness]? <a href="/csb/micah/6.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a> Mankind, he has told each of you what is good and what it is the LORD requires of you: to act justly, to love faithfulness, and to walk humbly with your God. <a href="/hcsb/micah/6.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a> Mankind, He has told you what is good and what it is the LORD requires of you: to act justly, to love faithfulness, and to walk humbly with your God. <a href="/asv/micah/6.htm">American Standard Version</a> He hath showed thee, O man, what is good; and what doth Jehovah require of thee, but to do justly, and to love kindness, and to walk humbly with thy God? <a href="/cev/micah/6.htm">Contemporary English Version</a> The LORD God has told us what is right and what he demands: "See that justice is done, let mercy be your first concern, and humbly obey your God." <a href="/erv/micah/6.htm">English Revised Version</a> 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? <a href="/gwt/micah/6.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a> You mortals, the LORD has told you what is good. This is what the LORD requires from you: to do what is right, to love mercy, and to live humbly with your God. <a href="/gnt/micah/6.htm">Good News Translation</a> No, the LORD has told us what is good. What he requires of us is this: to do what is just, to show constant love, and to live in humble fellowship with our God. <a href="/isv/micah/6.htm">International Standard Version</a> He has made it clear to you, mortal man, what is good and what the LORD is requiring from you— to act with justice, to treasure the LORD's gracious love, and to walk humbly in the company of your God. <a href="/msb/micah/6.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a> He has shown you, O man, what is good. And what does the LORD require of you but to act justly, to love mercy, and to walk humbly with your God? <a href="/net/micah/6.htm">NET Bible</a> He has told you, O man, what is good, and what the LORD really wants from you: He wants you to promote justice, to be faithful, and to live obediently before your God. <a href="/nheb/micah/6.htm">New Heart English Bible</a> He has shown you, O man, what is good. What does the LORD require of you, but to act justly, to love mercy, and to walk humbly with your God? <a href="/wbt/micah/6.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a> He hath shown thee, O man, what is good; and what the LORD doth require of thee, but to do justly, and to love mercy, and to walk humbly with thy God? <a href="/web/micah/6.htm">World English Bible</a> He has shown you, O man, what is good. What does Yahweh require of you, but to act justly, to love mercy, and to walk humbly with your God? <div class="vheading2">Literal Translations</div><a href="/lsv/micah/6.htm">Literal Standard Version</a> He has declared to you, O man, what [is] good; Indeed, what is YHWH requiring of you, "" Except—to do judgment, and love kindness, "" And to walk lowly with your God? <a href="/ylt/micah/6.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a> He hath declared to thee, O man, what is good; Yea, what is Jehovah requiring of thee, Except -- to do judgment, and love kindness, And lowly to walk with thy God? <a href="/slt/micah/6.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a> He announced to thee, O man, what was good; and what did Jehovah require of thee but to do judgment and to love mercy, and being humbled, to go with thy God?<div class="vheading2">Catholic Translations</div><a href="/drb/micah/6.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a> I will shew thee, O man, what is good, and what the Lord requireth of thee: Verily, to do judgment, and to love mercy, and to walk solicitous with thy God. <a href="/cpdv/micah/6.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a> I will reveal to you, O man, what is good, and what the Lord requires from you, and how to act with judgment, and to love mercy, and to walk carefully with your God. <a href="/nabre/micah/6.htm">New American Bible</a> You have been told, O mortal, what is good, and what the LORD requires of you: Only to do justice and to love goodness, and to walk humbly with your God. <a href="/nrsvce/micah/6.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a> He has told you, O mortal, what is good; and what does the LORD require of you but to do justice, and to love kindness, and to walk humbly with your God?<div class="vheading2">Translations from Aramaic</div><a href="/lamsa/micah/6.htm">Lamsa Bible</a> He has showed you, O man, what is good and what the LORD requires of you, that you shall do justice and love mercy and be ready to walk after the LORD your God. <a href="/hpbt/micah/6.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a> I have shown you, son of man, the thing that is useful that you may seek LORD JEHOVAH for yourself, that you will do justice and you shall love grace and you shall be prepared to go after your God<div class="vheading2">OT Translations</div><a href="/jps/micah/6.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a> It hath been told thee, O man, what is good, And what the LORD doth require of thee: Only to do justly, and to love mercy, and to walk humbly with thy God. <a href="/sep/micah/6.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a> Has it not been told thee, O man, what is good? or what does the Lord require of thee, but to do justice, and love mercy, and be ready to walk with the Lord thy God? <a href="/parallel/micah/6-8.htm">Additional Translations ...</a></div></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="audio" id="audio"></a><div class="vheadingv">Audio Bible</div><iframe width="100%" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/V9AM9A76_xQ?start=957" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe> <div class="vheadingv">Context</div><a href="/bsb/micah/6.htm">The Case Against Israel</a> …7Would the LORD be pleased with thousands of rams, with ten thousand rivers of oil? Shall I present my firstborn for my transgression, the fruit of my body for the sin of my soul? 8<a href="/hebrew/5046.htm" title="5046: hig·gîḏ (V-Hifil-Perf-3ms) -- To be conspicuous. ">He has shown</a> <a href="/hebrew/lə·ḵā (Prep:: 2ms) -- ">you,</a> <a href="/hebrew/120.htm" title="120: ’ā·ḏām (N-ms) -- Man, mankind. From 'adam; ruddy i.e. A human being.">O man,</a> <a href="/hebrew/4100.htm" title="4100: mah- (Interrog) -- What? how? anything. ">what is</a> <a href="/hebrew/2896.htm" title="2896: ṭō·wḇ (N-ms) -- Pleasant, agreeable, good.">good.</a> <a href="/hebrew/4100.htm" title="4100: ū·māh- (Conj-w:: Interrog) -- What? how? anything. ">And what</a> <a href="/hebrew/3068.htm" title="3068: Yah·weh (N-proper-ms) -- The proper name of the God of Israel. From hayah; self-Existent or Eternal; Jehovah, Jewish national name of God.">does the LORD</a> <a href="/hebrew/1875.htm" title="1875: dō·w·rêš (V-Qal-Prtcpl-ms) -- A primitive root; properly, to tread or frequent; usually to follow; by implication, to seek or ask; specifically to worship.">require</a> <a href="/hebrew/4480.htm" title="4480: mim·mə·ḵā (Prep:: 2ms) -- From. Or minniy; or minney; for men; properly, a part of; hence, from or out of in many senses.">of you</a> <a href="/hebrew/3588.htm" title="3588: kî (Conj) -- That, for, when. "></a> <a href="/hebrew/518.htm" title="518: ’im- (Conj) -- If. A primitive particle; used very widely as demonstrative, lo!">but</a> <a href="/hebrew/6213.htm" title="6213: ‘ă·śō·wṯ (V-Qal-Inf) -- To do, make. A primitive root; to do or make, in the broadest sense and widest application.">to act</a> <a href="/hebrew/4941.htm" title="4941: miš·pāṭ (N-ms) -- Judgment. ">justly,</a> <a href="/hebrew/157.htm" title="157: wə·’a·hă·ḇaṯ (Conj-w:: V-Qal-Inf) -- To love. Or raheb; a primitive root; to have affection for.">to love</a> <a href="/hebrew/2617.htm" title="2617: ḥe·seḏ (N-ms) -- Kindness, piety, reproof, beauty. From chacad; kindness; by implication piety: rarely reproof, or Beauty.">mercy,</a> <a href="/hebrew/1980.htm" title="1980: le·ḵeṯ (V-Qal-Inf) -- To go, come, walk. Akin to yalak; a primitive root; to walk.">and to walk</a> <a href="/hebrew/6800.htm" title="6800: wə·haṣ·nê·a‘ (Conj-w:: V-Hifil-InfAbs) -- To be modest or humble. A primitive root; to humiliate.">humbly</a> <a href="/hebrew/5973.htm" title="5973: ‘im- (Prep) -- From amam; adverb or preposition, with, in varied applications; specifically, equally with; often with prepositional prefix.">with</a> <a href="/hebrew/430.htm" title="430: ’ĕ·lō·he·ḵā (N-mpc:: 2ms) -- Plural of 'elowahh; gods in the ordinary sense; but specifically used of the supreme God">your God?</a> <div class="cred"><a href="//berean.bible">Berean Standard Bible</a> · <a href="//berean.bible/downloads.htm">Download</a></div> <a name="crossref" id="crossref"></a><div class="vheading">Cross References</div><div id="crf"><a href="/matthew/23-23.htm">Matthew 23:23</a> Woe to you, scribes and Pharisees, you hypocrites! You pay tithes of mint, dill, and cumin. But you have disregarded the weightier matters of the law: justice, mercy, and faithfulness. You should have practiced the latter, without neglecting the former. <a href="/james/1-27.htm">James 1:27</a> Pure and undefiled religion before our God and Father is this: to care for orphans and widows in their distress, and to keep oneself from being polluted by the world. <a href="/isaiah/1-17.htm">Isaiah 1:17</a> Learn to do right; seek justice and correct the oppressor. Defend the fatherless and plead the case of the widow.” <a href="/hosea/6-6.htm">Hosea 6:6</a> For I desire mercy, not sacrifice, and the knowledge of God rather than burnt offerings. <a href="/zechariah/7-9.htm">Zechariah 7:9-10</a> “This is what the LORD of Hosts says: ‘Administer true justice. Show loving devotion and compassion to one another. / Do not oppress the widow or the fatherless, the foreigner or the poor. And do not plot evil in your hearts against one another.’ <a href="/amos/5-14.htm">Amos 5:14-15</a> Seek good, not evil, so that you may live. And the LORD, the God of Hosts, will be with you, as you have claimed. / Hate evil and love good; establish justice in the gate. Perhaps the LORD, the God of Hosts, will be gracious to the remnant of Joseph.” <a href="/matthew/5-7.htm">Matthew 5:7</a> Blessed are the merciful, for they will be shown mercy. <a href="/luke/11-42.htm">Luke 11:42</a> Woe to you Pharisees! For you pay tithes of mint, rue, and every herb, but you disregard justice and the love of God. You should have practiced the latter without neglecting the former. <a href="/proverbs/21-3.htm">Proverbs 21:3</a> To do righteousness and justice is more desirable to the LORD than sacrifice. <a href="/psalms/82-3.htm">Psalm 82:3-4</a> Defend the cause of the weak and fatherless; uphold the rights of the afflicted and oppressed. / Rescue the weak and needy; save them from the hand of the wicked. <a href="/1_john/3-18.htm">1 John 3:18</a> Little children, let us love not in word and speech, but in action and truth. <a href="/romans/12-9.htm">Romans 12:9</a> Love must be sincere. Detest what is evil; cling to what is good. <a href="/deuteronomy/10-12.htm">Deuteronomy 10:12-13</a> And now, O Israel, what does the LORD your God ask of you but to fear the LORD your God by walking in all His ways, to love Him, to serve the LORD your God with all your heart and with all your soul, / and to keep the commandments and statutes of the LORD that I am giving you this day for your own good? <a href="/1_peter/3-8.htm">1 Peter 3:8</a> Finally, all of you, be like-minded and sympathetic, love as brothers, be tenderhearted and humble. <a href="/isaiah/58-6.htm">Isaiah 58:6-7</a> Isn’t this the fast that I have chosen: to break the chains of wickedness, to untie the cords of the yoke, to set the oppressed free and tear off every yoke? / Isn’t it to share your bread with the hungry, to bring the poor and homeless into your home, to clothe the naked when you see him, and not to turn away from your own flesh and blood?</div> <a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div>He has showed you, O man, what is good; and what does the LORD require of you, but to do justly, and to love mercy, and to walk humbly with your God?O man.<a href="/romans/9-20.htm">Romans 9:20</a> Nay but, O man, who art thou that repliest against God? Shall the thing formed say to him that formed it, Why hast thou made me thus?<a href="/1_corinthians/7-16.htm">1 Corinthians 7:16</a> For what knowest thou, O wife, whether thou shalt save thy husband? or how knowest thou, O man, whether thou shalt save thy wife?<a href="/james/2-20.htm">James 2:20</a> But wilt thou know, O vain man, that faith without works is dead?what is.<a href="/1_samuel/12-23.htm">1 Samuel 12:23</a> Moreover as for me, God forbid that I should sin against the LORD in ceasing to pray for you: but I will teach you the good and the right way:<a href="/nehemiah/9-13.htm">Nehemiah 9:13</a> Thou camest down also upon mount Sinai, and spakest with them from heaven, and gavest them right judgments, and true laws, good statutes and commandments:<a href="/psalms/73-28.htm">Psalm 73:28</a> But it is good for me to draw near to God: I have put my trust in the Lord GOD, that I may declare all thy works.and what.<a href="/deuteronomy/10-12.htm">Deuteronomy 10:12,13</a> And now, Israel, what doth the LORD thy God require of thee, but to fear the LORD thy God, to walk in all his ways, and to love him, and to serve the LORD thy God with all thy heart and with all thy soul, … to do.<a href="/genesis/18-19.htm">Genesis 18:19</a> For I know him, that he will command his children and his household after him, and they shall keep the way of the LORD, to do justice and judgment; that the LORD may bring upon Abraham that which he hath spoken of him.<a href="/1_samuel/15-22.htm">1 Samuel 15:22</a> And Samuel said, Hath the LORD as great delight in burnt offerings and sacrifices, as in obeying the voice of the LORD? Behold, to obey is better than sacrifice, and to hearken than the fat of rams.<a href="/proverbs/21-3.htm">Proverbs 21:3</a> To do justice and judgment is more acceptable to the LORD than sacrifice.love.<a href="/psalms/37-26.htm">Psalm 37:26</a> He is ever merciful, and lendeth; and his seed is blessed.<a href="/psalms/112-4.htm">Psalm 112:4,9</a> Unto the upright there ariseth light in the darkness: he is gracious, and full of compassion, and righteous… <a href="/isaiah/57-1.htm">Isaiah 57:1,2</a> The righteous perisheth, and no man layeth it to heart: and merciful men are taken away, none considering that the righteous is taken away from the evil to come… walk humbly.<a href="/genesis/5-22.htm">Genesis 5:22</a> And Enoch walked with God after he begat Methuselah three hundred years, and begat sons and daughters:<div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/micah/3-8.htm">Act</a> <a href="/micah/3-8.htm">Clear</a> <a href="/jonah/3-10.htm">Declared</a> <a href="/micah/2-2.htm">Desired</a> <a href="/amos/9-8.htm">Except</a> <a href="/micah/3-2.htm">Good</a> <a href="/hosea/10-1.htm">Goodness</a> <a href="/isaiah/38-15.htm">Humbly</a> <a href="/micah/3-11.htm">Judgment</a> <a href="/micah/3-9.htm">Justice</a> <a href="/jeremiah/30-11.htm">Justly</a> <a href="/jonah/4-2.htm">Kindness</a> <a href="/micah/3-2.htm">Love</a> <a href="/jonah/2-8.htm">Mercy</a> <a href="/obadiah/1-3.htm">Pride</a> <a href="/daniel/8-15.htm">Require</a> <a href="/leviticus/22-16.htm">Requiring</a> <a href="/micah/3-9.htm">Right</a> <a href="/amos/8-1.htm">Shewed</a> <a href="/amos/8-1.htm">Showed</a> <a href="/amos/8-1.htm">Shown</a> <a href="/micah/4-5.htm">Walk</a> <a href="/micah/4-5.htm">Walking</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/micah/7-18.htm">Act</a> <a href="/micah/7-20.htm">Clear</a> <a href="/habakkuk/1-5.htm">Declared</a> <a href="/micah/7-1.htm">Desired</a> <a href="/matthew/5-13.htm">Except</a> <a href="/micah/7-2.htm">Good</a> <a href="/zechariah/9-17.htm">Goodness</a> <a href="/james/1-21.htm">Humbly</a> <a href="/micah/7-9.htm">Judgment</a> <a href="/micah/7-9.htm">Justice</a> <a href="/luke/23-41.htm">Justly</a> <a href="/micah/7-18.htm">Kindness</a> <a href="/micah/7-20.htm">Love</a> <a href="/micah/7-18.htm">Mercy</a> <a href="/nahum/2-2.htm">Pride</a> <a href="/matthew/9-12.htm">Require</a> <a href="/luke/23-23.htm">Requiring</a> <a href="/micah/7-3.htm">Right</a> <a href="/nahum/3-5.htm">Shewed</a> <a href="/zechariah/1-20.htm">Showed</a> <a href="/malachi/2-9.htm">Shown</a> <a href="/micah/6-16.htm">Walk</a> <a href="/nahum/2-11.htm">Walking</a><div class="vheading2">Micah 6</div>1. <a href="/micah/6-1.htm">God's punishment for ingratitude;</a> 6. <a href="/micah/6-6.htm">for ignorance,</a> 10. <a href="/micah/6-10.htm">for injustice;</a> 16. <a href="/micah/6-16.htm">and for idolatry.</a> </div></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script> <script id="b817b7107f1d4a7997da1b3c33457e03"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=cb0edd8b-b416-47eb-8c6d-3cc96561f7e8&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script>  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-2'> </div>  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-0' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div>  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-3'> </div>  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-1' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div>  <div align="center" id='div-gpt-ad-1531425649696-0'> </div> <ins class="adsbygoogle" style="display:inline-block;width:200px;height:200px" data-ad-client="ca-pub-3753401421161123" data-ad-slot="3592799687"></ins> <script> (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); </script> </div> </td></tr></table></div></div></div><div id="combox"><div class="padcom"><a name="study" id="study"></a><div class="vheading"><table width="100%"><tr><td width="99%" valign="top"><a href="/study/micah/6.htm">Study Bible</a></td><td width="1%" valign="top"><a href="/study/micah/" title="Book Summary and Study">Book ◦</a> <a href="/study/chapters/micah/6.htm" title="Chapter summary and Study">Chapter </a></tr></table></div>He has shown you, O man, what is good. This phrase emphasizes that God has already revealed His expectations to humanity. The "good" refers to moral and ethical standards that align with God's character. In the context of Micah, the prophet addresses the Israelites, who were familiar with the Law given through Moses. This echoes <a href="/deuteronomy/10-12.htm">Deuteronomy 10:12-13</a>, where God outlines what He requires of Israel. The use of "O man" personalizes the message, indicating that these requirements are universal and timeless.And what does the LORD require of you This question highlights the simplicity and clarity of God's expectations. Unlike the complex sacrificial systems or rituals, God's requirements are straightforward. The term "require" suggests a divine mandate, not optional advice. This reflects the covenant relationship between God and His people, where obedience is a response to God's grace and faithfulness.but to act justly, Justice is a central theme in the Bible, reflecting God's own nature. Acting justly involves fairness, honesty, and integrity in dealings with others. In the historical context, Israel was guilty of social injustices, such as exploitation and corruption. This call to justice is consistent with other prophetic writings, like <a href="/amos/5-24.htm">Amos 5:24</a>, which urges justice to "roll on like a river." Justice is also a characteristic of the coming Messiah, as seen in <a href="/isaiah/9-7.htm">Isaiah 9:7</a>.to love mercy, Mercy, or "chesed" in Hebrew, implies loving-kindness, compassion, and loyalty. It is a covenantal term that describes God's steadfast love for His people. Loving mercy goes beyond mere acts of kindness; it involves a heartfelt commitment to show compassion. This reflects God's own merciful nature, as seen in <a href="/lamentations/3-22.htm">Lamentations 3:22-23</a>. Jesus exemplified mercy in His ministry, teaching His followers to be merciful as their Father is merciful (<a href="/luke/6-36.htm">Luke 6:36</a>).and to walk humbly with your God? Walking humbly with God denotes a lifestyle of humility and submission to God's will. It involves recognizing one's dependence on God and aligning one's life with His purposes. This phrase contrasts with the pride and self-reliance often condemned by the prophets. Walking with God is a recurring biblical metaphor for a close, personal relationship with Him, as seen in <a href="/genesis/5-24.htm">Genesis 5:24</a> with Enoch. Humility is a key attribute of Christ, who humbled Himself in obedience to the Father (<a href="/philippians/2-8.htm">Philippians 2:8</a>).<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <a href="/topical/m/micah.htm">Micah</a> A prophet in the 8th century BC, Micah is known for his messages of judgment and hope. He prophesied during the reigns of Jotham, Ahaz, and Hezekiah in Judah. 2. <a href="/topical/i/israel_and_judah.htm">Israel and Judah</a> The divided kingdoms to whom Micah directed his prophecies. Israel (the northern kingdom) and Judah (the southern kingdom) were both guilty of social injustices and idolatry. 3. <a href="/topical/g/god's_covenant.htm">God's Covenant</a> The covenant relationship between God and His people, which required them to live according to His laws and commandments.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><a href="/topical/u/understanding_god's_requirements.htm">Understanding God's Requirements</a> <a href="/micah/6-8.htm">Micah 6:8</a> summarizes what God requires of His people: "He has shown you, O man, what is good. And what does the LORD require of you but to act justly, to love mercy, and to walk humbly with your God?" . This verse encapsulates the essence of a life pleasing to God. <a href="/topical/a/act_justly.htm">Act Justly</a> The Hebrew word for "justly" (mishpat) implies fairness and righteousness in our dealings with others. Christians are called to uphold justice in their communities and personal lives. <a href="/topical/l/love_mercy.htm">Love Mercy</a> The term "mercy" (chesed) refers to loving-kindness and compassion. Believers are encouraged to show steadfast love and kindness to others, reflecting God's character. <a href="/topical/w/walk_humbly_with_god.htm">Walk Humbly with God</a> Walking humbly (tsana) with God involves a lifestyle of humility and submission to His will. It means recognizing our dependence on God and aligning our lives with His purposes.<a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/ellicott/micah/6.htm">Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers</a></div>(8) To do justly . . .--God "setteth more by mercy than by sacrifice." So also in Ecclesiastes: "Let us hear the conclusion of the whole matter. Fear God and keep His commandments, for this is the whole of man."<div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/micah/6.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div>Verse 8. - The prophet answers in his own person the questions in vers. 6 and 7, by showing the worthlessness of outward observances when the moral precepts and not observed. He hath showed thee; literally, one has told thee, or, it has been told thee, i.e. by Moses and in the Law (<a href="/deuteronomy/10-12.htm">Deuteronomy 10:12</a>, etc.). Septuagint, Αἰ ἀνηγγέλη σοι,"Hath it not been told thee?" What doth the Lord require of thee? The prophets often enforce the truth that the principles of righteous conduct are required from men, and not mere formal worship. This might well be a comfort to the Israelites when they heard that they were doomed to be cast out of their country, and that the temple was to be destroyed, and that the ritual on which they laid such stress would for a time become impracticable. So the inculcation of moral virtues is often connected with the prediction of woe or captivity. (For the prophetic view of the paramount importance of righteousness, see <a href="/1_samuel/15-22.htm">1 Samuel 15:22</a>; <a href="/psalms/40-6.htm">Psalm 40:6</a>, etc.: 1. 8, etc.; <a href="/isaiah/1-11.htm">Isaiah 1:11-17</a>; <a href="/jeremiah/6-20.htm">Jeremiah 6:20</a>; <a href="/hosea/6-6.htm">Hosea 6:6</a>, etc.; see on Zechariah 7:7.) To do justly. To act equitably, to hurt nobody by word or deed, which was the exact contrary of the conduct previously mentioned (<a href="/micah/2-1.htm">Micah 2:1, 2, 8</a>; <a href="/micah/3-2.htm">Micah 3:2</a>, etc.). To love mercy. To be guided in conduct to others by loving kindness. These two rules contain the whole duty to the neighbour. Compare Christ's description of genuine religion (<a href="/matthew/23-23.htm">Matthew 23:23</a>). To walk humbly with thy God. This precept comprises man's duty to God, humility and obedience. "To walk" is an expression implying "to live and act" as the patriarchs are said to have "walked with God," denoting that they lived as consciously under his eye and referred all their actions to him. Humility is greatly enforced in the Scriptures (see e.g. <a href="/isaiah/2-11.htm">Isaiah 2:11</a>, etc.). Septuagint, ἕτοιμον εϊναι τοῦ πορεύεσθαι μετὰ Κυρίου, "to be ready to walk with the Lord;" Vulgate, Solicitum ambulare cum Deo; Syriac, "Be prepared to follow thy God." But our version is doubtless correct. <a href="/commentaries/micah/6-8.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a> <a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Hebrew</div>He has shown הִגִּ֥יד (hig·gîḏ) Verb - Hifil - Perfect - third person masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_5046.htm">Strong's 5046: </a> To be conspicuous you, לְךָ֛ (lə·ḵā) Preposition | second person masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/.htm">Strong's Hebrew</a> O mankind, אָדָ֖ם (’ā·ḏām) Noun - masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_120.htm">Strong's 120: </a> Ruddy, a human being what [is] מַה־ (mah-) Interrogative <a href="/hebrew/strongs_4100.htm">Strong's 4100: </a> What?, what!, indefinitely what good. טּ֑וֹב (ṭō·wḇ) Noun - masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_2896.htm">Strong's 2896: </a> Pleasant, agreeable, good And what וּמָֽה־ (ū·māh-) Conjunctive waw | Interrogative <a href="/hebrew/strongs_4100.htm">Strong's 4100: </a> What?, what!, indefinitely what does the LORD יְהוָ֞ה (Yah·weh) Noun - proper - masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_3068.htm">Strong's 3068: </a> LORD -- the proper name of the God of Israel require דּוֹרֵ֣שׁ (dō·w·rêš) Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_1875.htm">Strong's 1875: </a> To tread, frequent, to follow, to seek, ask, to worship of you מִמְּךָ֗ (mim·mə·ḵā) Preposition | second person masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_4480.htm">Strong's 4480: </a> A part of, from, out of but אִם־ (’im-) Conjunction <a href="/hebrew/strongs_518.htm">Strong's 518: </a> Lo!, whether?, if, although, Oh that!, when, not to act עֲשׂ֤וֹת (‘ă·śō·wṯ) Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct <a href="/hebrew/strongs_6213.htm">Strong's 6213: </a> To do, make justly, מִשְׁפָּט֙ (miš·pāṭ) Noun - masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_4941.htm">Strong's 4941: </a> A verdict, a sentence, formal decree, divine law, penalty, justice, privilege, style to love וְאַ֣הֲבַת (wə·’a·hă·ḇaṯ) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct <a href="/hebrew/strongs_160.htm">Strong's 160: </a> Love (noun) mercy, חֶ֔סֶד (ḥe·seḏ) Noun - masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_2617.htm">Strong's 2617: </a> Kindness, piety, reproof, beauty and to walk לֶ֖כֶת (le·ḵeṯ) Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct <a href="/hebrew/strongs_1980.htm">Strong's 1980: </a> To go, come, walk humbly וְהַצְנֵ֥עַ (wə·haṣ·nê·a‘) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Hifil - Infinitive absolute <a href="/hebrew/strongs_6800.htm">Strong's 6800: </a> To be modest or humble with עִם־ (‘im-) Preposition <a href="/hebrew/strongs_5973.htm">Strong's 5973: </a> With, equally with your God? אֱלֹהֶֽיךָ׃ (’ĕ·lō·he·ḵā) Noun - masculine plural construct | second person masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_430.htm">Strong's 430: </a> gods -- the supreme God, magistrates, a superlative <div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/micah/6-8.htm">Micah 6:8 NIV</a> <a href="/nlt/micah/6-8.htm">Micah 6:8 NLT</a> <a href="/esv/micah/6-8.htm">Micah 6:8 ESV</a> <a href="/nasb/micah/6-8.htm">Micah 6:8 NASB</a> <a href="/kjv/micah/6-8.htm">Micah 6:8 KJV</a> <a href="//bibleapps.com/micah/6-8.htm">Micah 6:8 BibleApps.com</a> <a href="//bibliaparalela.com/micah/6-8.htm">Micah 6:8 Biblia Paralela</a> <a href="//holybible.com.cn/micah/6-8.htm">Micah 6:8 Chinese Bible</a> <a href="//saintebible.com/micah/6-8.htm">Micah 6:8 French Bible</a> <a href="/catholic/micah/6-8.htm">Micah 6:8 Catholic Bible</a> <a href="/micah/6-8.htm">OT Prophets: Micah 6:8 He has shown you O man what (Mc Mic. 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