Micah 6:8
King James Version
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?
Micah 6:8 in context
6Wherewith shall I come before the LORD, and bow myself before the high God? shall I come before him with burnt offerings, with calves of a year old?
7Will the LORD be pleased with thousands of rams, or with ten thousands of rivers of oil? shall I give my firstborn for my transgression, the fruit of my body for the sin of my soul?
8He 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?
9The LORD’s voice crieth unto the city, and the man of wisdom shall see thy name: hear ye the rod, and who hath appointed it.
10Are there yet the treasures of wickedness in the house of the wicked, and the scant measure that is abominable?
What does Micah 6:8 mean?
Verses on the same theme
Bible Verses About God's Will
Scripture on knowing and doing the will of God — guidance, surrender, and a good plan.
Bible Verses About Graduation and New Seasons
Scripture for commencement — thresholds, direction, and the God who goes with you.
Bible Verses About Humility
Scripture on humility and a lowly heart — verses on the strange greatness of putting others first.
Bible Verses About Justice
Scripture on doing right by others — defending the weak, and God who loves justice.
Cross-references
Other passages that echo or illuminate Micah 6:8.
- Matthew 23:23Woe unto you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! for ye pay tithe of mint and anise and cummin, and have omitted the weightier matters of the law, judgment, mercy, and faith: these ought ye to have done, and not to leave the other undone.
- Hosea 6:6For I desired mercy, and not sacrifice; and the knowledge of God more than burnt offerings.
- James 1:27Pure religion and undefiled before God and the Father is this, To visit the fatherless and widows in their affliction, and to keep himself unspotted from the world.
The Book of Micah — summary, themes & key verses
Do justly, love mercy — God's simple, searching call to the life he desires.
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