Exo 23:3 nor shall you be partial to a poor man in his lawsuit.
Exo 30:15 The rich shall not give more, and the poor shall not give less, than the half shekel, when you give the Lord’s offering to make atonement for your lives.
Lev 14:21 “But if he is poor and cannot afford so much, then he shall take one male lamb for a guilt offering to be waved, to make atonement for him, and a tenth of an ephah of fine flour mixed with oil for a grain offering, and a log of oil;
Lev 19:15 “You shall do no injustice in court. You shall not be partial to the poor or defer to the great, but in righteousness shall you judge your neighbor.
Judg 6:15 And he said to him, “Please, Lord, how can I save Israel? Behold, my clan is the weakest in Manasseh, and I am the least in my father’s house.”
Rut 3:10 And he said, “May you be blessed by the Lord, my daughter. You have made this last kindness greater than the first in that you have not gone after young men, whether poor or rich.
1Sa 2:8 He raises up the poor from the dust;
he lifts the needy from the ash heap
to make them sit with princes
and inherit a seat of honor.
For the pillars of the earth are the Lord’s,
and on them he has set the world.
he lifts the needy from the ash heap
to make them sit with princes
and inherit a seat of honor.
For the pillars of the earth are the Lord’s,
and on them he has set the world.
2Sa 3:1 There was a long war between the house of Saul and the house of David. And David grew stronger and stronger, while the house of Saul became weaker and weaker.
2Sa 13:4 And he said to him, “O son of the king, why are you so haggard morning after morning? Will you not tell me?” Amnon said to him, “I love Tamar, my brother Absalom’s sister.”
Job 5:16 So the poor have hope,
and injustice shuts her mouth.
and injustice shuts her mouth.
Job 20:10 His children will seek the favor of the poor,
and his hands will give back his wealth.
and his hands will give back his wealth.
Job 20:19 For he has crushed and abandoned the poor;
he has seized a house that he did not build.
he has seized a house that he did not build.
Job 31:16 “If I have withheld anything that the poor desired,
or have caused the eyes of the widow to fail,
or have caused the eyes of the widow to fail,
Job 34:19 who shows no partiality to princes,
nor regards the rich more than the poor,
for they are all the work of his hands?
nor regards the rich more than the poor,
for they are all the work of his hands?
Job 34:28 so that they caused the cry of the poor to come to him,
and he heard the cry of the afflicted—
and he heard the cry of the afflicted—
To the choirmaster. A Psalm of David.
Psa 41:1 Blessed is the one who considers the poor!In the day of trouble the Lord delivers him;
Psa 72:13 He has pity on the weak and the needy,
and saves the lives of the needy.
and saves the lives of the needy.
Psa 82:3 Give justice to the weak and the fatherless;
maintain the right of the afflicted and the destitute.
maintain the right of the afflicted and the destitute.
Psa 82:4 Rescue the weak and the needy;
deliver them from the hand of the wicked.”
deliver them from the hand of the wicked.”
Psa 113:7 He raises the poor from the dust
and lifts the needy from the ash heap,
and lifts the needy from the ash heap,
Pro 10:15 A rich man’s wealth is his strong city;
the poverty of the poor is their ruin.
the poverty of the poor is their ruin.
Pro 14:31 Whoever oppresses a poor man insults his Maker,
but he who is generous to the needy honors him.
but he who is generous to the needy honors him.
Pro 19:4 Wealth brings many new friends,
but a poor man is deserted by his friend.
but a poor man is deserted by his friend.
Pro 19:17 Whoever is generous to the poor lends to the Lord,
and he will repay him for his deed.
and he will repay him for his deed.
Pro 21:13 Whoever closes his ear to the cry of the poor
will himself call out and not be answered.
will himself call out and not be answered.
Pro 22:9 Whoever has a bountiful eye will be blessed,
for he shares his bread with the poor.
for he shares his bread with the poor.
Pro 22:16 Whoever oppresses the poor to increase his own wealth,
or gives to the rich, will only come to poverty.
or gives to the rich, will only come to poverty.
Pro 22:22 Do not rob the poor, because he is poor,
or crush the afflicted at the gate,
or crush the afflicted at the gate,
Pro 28:3 A poor man who oppresses the poor
is a beating rain that leaves no food.
is a beating rain that leaves no food.
Pro 28:8 Whoever multiplies his wealth by interest and profit
gathers it for him who is generous to the poor.
gathers it for him who is generous to the poor.
Pro 28:11 A rich man is wise in his own eyes,
but a poor man who has understanding will find him out.
but a poor man who has understanding will find him out.
Pro 28:15 Like a roaring lion or a charging bear
is a wicked ruler over a poor people.
is a wicked ruler over a poor people.
Pro 29:7 A righteous man knows the rights of the poor;
a wicked man does not understand such knowledge.
a wicked man does not understand such knowledge.
Pro 29:14 If a king faithfully judges the poor,
his throne will be established forever.
his throne will be established forever.
Isa 10:2 to turn aside the needy from justice
and to rob the poor of my people of their right,
that widows may be their spoil,
and that they may make the fatherless their prey!
and to rob the poor of my people of their right,
that widows may be their spoil,
and that they may make the fatherless their prey!
Isa 11:4 but with righteousness he shall judge the poor,
and decide with equity for the meek of the earth;
and he shall strike the earth with the rod of his mouth,
and with the breath of his lips he shall kill the wicked.
and decide with equity for the meek of the earth;
and he shall strike the earth with the rod of his mouth,
and with the breath of his lips he shall kill the wicked.
Isa 14:30 And the firstborn of the poor will graze,
and the needy lie down in safety;
but I will kill your root with famine,
and your remnant it will slay.
and the needy lie down in safety;
but I will kill your root with famine,
and your remnant it will slay.
Isa 25:4 For you have been a stronghold to the poor,
a stronghold to the needy in his distress,
a shelter from the storm and a shade from the heat;
for the breath of the ruthless is like a storm against a wall,
a stronghold to the needy in his distress,
a shelter from the storm and a shade from the heat;
for the breath of the ruthless is like a storm against a wall,
Isa 26:6 The foot tramples it,
the feet of the poor,
the steps of the needy.”
the feet of the poor,
the steps of the needy.”
Jer 5:4 Then I said, “These are only the poor;
they have no sense;
for they do not know the way of the Lord,
the justice of their God.
they have no sense;
for they do not know the way of the Lord,
the justice of their God.
Jer 39:10 Nebuzaradan, the captain of the guard, left in the land of Judah some of the poor people who owned nothing, and gave them vineyards and fields at the same time.
Amo 2:7 those who trample the head of the poor into the dust of the earth
and turn aside the way of the afflicted;
a man and his father go in to the same girl,
so that my holy name is profaned;
and turn aside the way of the afflicted;
a man and his father go in to the same girl,
so that my holy name is profaned;
Amo 4:1 “Hear this word, you cows of Bashan,
who are on the mountain of Samaria,
who oppress the poor, who crush the needy,
who say to your husbands, ‘Bring, that we may drink!’
who are on the mountain of Samaria,
who oppress the poor, who crush the needy,
who say to your husbands, ‘Bring, that we may drink!’
Amo 5:11 Therefore because you trample on the poor
and you exact taxes of grain from him,
you have built houses of hewn stone,
but you shall not dwell in them;
you have planted pleasant vineyards,
but you shall not drink their wine.
and you exact taxes of grain from him,
you have built houses of hewn stone,
but you shall not dwell in them;
you have planted pleasant vineyards,
but you shall not drink their wine.
Amo 8:6 that we may buy the poor for silver
and the needy for a pair of sandals
and sell the chaff of the wheat?”
and the needy for a pair of sandals
and sell the chaff of the wheat?”
Zep 3:12 But I will leave in your midst
a people humble and lowly.
They shall seek refuge in the name of the Lord,
a people humble and lowly.
They shall seek refuge in the name of the Lord,
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