'Justify' in the Bible

And Judah said, What shall we say to my lord? what shall we speak, and how justify ourselves? God has found out the iniquity of thy servants; behold, we are my lord's bondmen, both we, and he in whose hand the cup has been found.

Thou shalt keep far from the cause of falsehood; and the innocent and righteous slay not; for I will not justify the wicked.

If there be a controversy between men, and they resort to judgment, and they judge their case; then they shall justify the righteous, and condemn the wicked.

Be it far from me that I should justify you; till I die I will not remove my blamelessness from me.

If thou hast anything to say, answer me; speak, for I desire to justify thee.

who justify the wicked for a bribe, and turn away the righteousness of the righteous from them!

And he said to them, Ye are they who justify themselves before men, but God knows your hearts; for what amongst men is highly thought of is an abomination before God.

for the shewing forth of his righteousness in the present time, so that he should be just, and justify him that is of the faith of Jesus.

since indeed it is one God who shall justify the circumcision on the principle of faith, and uncircumcision by faith.

and the scripture, foreseeing that God would justify the nations on the principle of faith, announced beforehand the glad tidings to Abraham: In thee all the nations shall be blessed.