Truth and the judgment of peace judge in your gates

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Truth and the judgment of peace judge in your gates

Truth and the judgment of peace judge in your gates

A saying that advocates social justice and the pursuit of peace. Righteous judgment brings peace.

("These are the things that you shall do: Speak truth every man to his neighbor; judge truth and the judgment of peace in your gates" - Zechariah 8:16, and also: "Rabban Shimon ben Gamliel says: The world stands on three things—on justice, on truth, and on peace, as it is said (Zechariah 8): 'Truth and the judgment of peace judge in your gates.'" - Avot 1:17-18)

Translation

Expression (Hebrew)

אֱמֶת וּמִשְׁפַּט שָׁלוֹם שִׁפְטוּ בְּשַׁעֲרֵיכֶם

Definition (Hebrew)

אִמְרָה הַמַּטִּיפָה לְצֶדֶק חֶבְרָתִי וּרְדִיפַת שָׁלוֹם. מִשְׁפַּט צֶדֶק מֵבִיא שָׁלוֹם.

("אֵלֶּה הַדְּבָרִים אֲשֶׁר תַּעֲשׂוּ, דַּבְּרוּ אֱמֶת אִישׁ אֶת רֵעֵהוּ ,אֱמֶת וּמִשְׁפַּט שָׁלוֹם שִׁפְטוּ בְּשַׁעֲרֵיכֶם"- זְכַרְיָה ח טז, וְכֵן:"רַבָּן שִׁמְעוֹן בֶּן גַּמְלִיאֵל אוֹמֵר עַל שְׁלשָׁה דְּבָרִים הָעוֹלָם עוֹמֵד עַל הַדִּין וְעַל הָאֱמֶת וְעַל הַשָּׁלוֹם שֶׁנֶּאֱמַר (זְכַרְיָה ח) אֱמֶת וּמִשְׁפַּט שָׁלוֹם שִׁפְטוּ בְּשַׁעֲרֵיכֶם"-אָבוֹת א יז-יח)

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