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What Does Amos 5:24 Mean?

24 But let judgment run down as waters, and righteousness as a mighty stream.

What It Means

This verse is God urging His people to let justice and right living flow freely and consistently through their communities, like water pouring from a river without stopping. It means fairness should shape how we treat one another every day, not just appear in empty words or rituals. In daily life it invites us to choose honesty at work, speak up kindly for those treated unfairly, and build steady habits of goodness that refresh everyone around us.

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