Exod 23:3

(NIV)
and do not show favouritism to a poor person in a lawsuit.

(ESV)
nor shall you be partial to a poor man in his lawsuit.

Exod 30:15

(NIV)
The rich are not to give more than a half shekel and the poor are not to give less when you make the offering to the Lord to atone for your lives.
(ESV)
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

(NIV)
‘If, however, they are poor and cannot afford these, they must take one male lamb as a guilt offering to be waved to make atonement for them, together with a tenth of an ephah of the finest flour mixed with olive oil for a grain offering, a log of oil,
(ESV)
“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 14:37

(NIV)
He is to examine the mould on the walls, and if it has greenish or reddish depressions that appear to be deeper than the surface of the wall,
(ESV)
And he shall examine the disease. And if the disease is in the walls of the house with greenish or reddish spots, and if it appears to be deeper than the surface,

Lev 19:15

(NIV)
‘“Do not pervert justice; do not show partiality to the poor or favouritism to the great, but judge your neighbour fairly.

(ESV)
“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

(NIV)
‘Pardon me, my lord,’ Gideon replied, ‘but how can I save Israel? My clan is the weakest in Manasseh, and I am the least in my family.’

(ESV)
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.”

Ruth 3:10

(NIV)
‘The Lord bless you, my daughter,’ he replied. ‘This kindness is greater than that which you showed earlier: you have not run after the younger men, whether rich or poor.
(ESV)
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.

1Sam 2:8

(NIV)
He raises the poor from the dust
and lifts the needy from the ash heap;
he seats them with princes
and makes them inherit a throne of honour.
‘For the foundations of the earth are the Lord’s;
on them he has set the world.
(ESV)
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.

2Sam 3:1

(NIV)
The war between the house of Saul and the house of David lasted a long time. David grew stronger and stronger, while the house of Saul grew weaker and weaker.

(ESV)
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.

2Sam 13:4

(NIV)
He asked Amnon, ‘Why do you, the king’s son, look so haggard morning after morning? Won’t you tell me?’

Amnon said to him, ‘I’m in love with Tamar, my brother Absalom’s sister.’

(ESV)
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

(NIV)
So the poor have hope,
and injustice shuts its mouth.
(ESV)
So the poor have hope,
and injustice shuts her mouth.

Job 20:10

(NIV)
His children must make amends to the poor;
his own hands must give back his wealth.
(ESV)
His children will seek the favor of the poor,
and his hands will give back his wealth.

Job 20:19

(NIV)
For he has oppressed the poor and left them destitute;
he has seized houses he did not build.
(ESV)
For he has crushed and abandoned the poor;
he has seized a house that he did not build.

Job 31:16

(NIV)
‘If I have denied the desires of the poor
or let the eyes of the widow grow weary,
(ESV)
If I have withheld anything that the poor desired,
or have caused the eyes of the widow to fail,

Job 34:19

(NIV)
who shows no partiality to princes
and does not favour the rich over the poor,
for they are all the work of his hands?
(ESV)
who shows no partiality to princes,
nor regards the rich more than the poor,
for they are all the work of his hands?

Job 34:28

(NIV)
They caused the cry of the poor to come before him,
so that he heard the cry of the needy.
(ESV)
so that they caused the cry of the poor to come to him,
and he heard the cry of the afflicted

(NIV)

For the director of music. A psalm of David.

(ESV)

To the choirmaster. A Psalm of David.

Ps 41:1

(NIV)
Blessed are those who have regard for the weak;
the Lord delivers them in times of trouble.
(ESV)
Blessed is the one who considers the poor!
In the day of trouble the Lord delivers him;

Ps 72:13

(NIV)
He will take pity on the weak and the needy
and save the needy from death.
(ESV)
He has pity on the weak and the needy,
and saves the lives of the needy.

Ps 82:3

(NIV)
Defend the weak and the fatherless;
uphold the cause of the poor and the oppressed.
(ESV)
Give justice to the weak and the fatherless;
maintain the right of the afflicted and the destitute.

Ps 82:4

(NIV)
Rescue the weak and the needy;
deliver them from the hand of the wicked.
(ESV)
Rescue the weak and the needy;
deliver them from the hand of the wicked.”

Ps 113:7

(NIV)
He raises the poor from the dust
and lifts the needy from the ash heap;
(ESV)
He raises the poor from the dust
and lifts the needy from the ash heap,

Prov 10:15

(NIV)
The wealth of the rich is their fortified city,
but poverty is the ruin of the poor.
(ESV)
A rich man’s wealth is his strong city;
the poverty of the poor is their ruin.

Prov 14:31

(NIV)
Whoever oppresses the poor shows contempt for their Maker,
but whoever is kind to the needy honours God.
(ESV)
Whoever oppresses a poor man insults his Maker,
but he who is generous to the needy honors him.

Prov 19:4

(NIV)
Wealth attracts many friends,
but even the closest friend of the poor person deserts them.
(ESV)
Wealth brings many new friends,
but a poor man is deserted by his friend.

Prov 19:17

(NIV)
Whoever is kind to the poor lends to the Lord,
and he will reward them for what they have done.
(ESV)
Whoever is generous to the poor lends to the Lord,
and he will repay him for his deed.

Prov 21:13

(NIV)
Whoever shuts their ears to the cry of the poor
will also cry out and not be answered.
(ESV)
Whoever closes his ear to the cry of the poor
will himself call out and not be answered.

Prov 22:9

(NIV)
The generous will themselves be blessed,
for they share their food with the poor.
(ESV)
Whoever has a bountiful eye will be blessed,
for he shares his bread with the poor.

Prov 22:16

(NIV)
One who oppresses the poor to increase his wealth
and one who gives gifts to the rich – both come to poverty.
(ESV)
Whoever oppresses the poor to increase his own wealth,
or gives to the rich, will only come to poverty.

Prov 22:22

(NIV)
Do not exploit the poor because they are poor
and do not crush the needy in court,
(ESV)
Do not rob the poor, because he is poor,
or crush the afflicted at the gate,

Prov 28:3

(NIV)
A ruler who oppresses the poor
is like driving rain that leaves no crops.
(ESV)
A poor man who oppresses the poor
is a beating rain that leaves no food.

Prov 28:8

(NIV)
Whoever increases wealth by taking interest or profit from the poor
amasses it for another, who will be kind to the poor.
(ESV)
Whoever multiplies his wealth by interest and profit
gathers it for him who is generous to the poor.

Prov 28:11

(NIV)
The rich are wise in their own eyes;
one who is poor and discerning sees how deluded they are.
(ESV)
A rich man is wise in his own eyes,
but a poor man who has understanding will find him out.

Prov 28:15

(NIV)
Like a roaring lion or a charging bear
is a wicked ruler over a helpless people.
(ESV)
Like a roaring lion or a charging bear
is a wicked ruler over a poor people.

Prov 29:7

(NIV)
The righteous care about justice for the poor,
but the wicked have no such concern.
(ESV)
A righteous man knows the rights of the poor;
a wicked man does not understand such knowledge.

Prov 29:14

(NIV)
If a king judges the poor with fairness,
his throne will be established for ever.
(ESV)
If a king faithfully judges the poor,
his throne will be established forever.

Isa 10:2

(NIV)
to deprive the poor of their rights
and withhold justice from the oppressed of my people,
making widows their prey
and robbing the fatherless.
(ESV)
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!

Isa 11:4

(NIV)
but with righteousness he will judge the needy,
with justice he will give decisions for the poor of the earth.
He will strike the earth with the rod of his mouth;
with the breath of his lips he will slay the wicked.
(ESV)
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.

Isa 14:30

(NIV)
The poorest of the poor will find pasture,
and the needy will lie down in safety.
But your root I will destroy by famine;
it will slay your survivors.
(ESV)
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.

Isa 25:4

(NIV)
You have been a refuge for the poor,
a refuge for the needy in their distress,
a shelter from the storm
and a shade from the heat.
For the breath of the ruthless
is like a storm driving against a wall
(ESV)
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,

Isa 26:6

(NIV)
Feet trample it down –
the feet of the oppressed,
the footsteps of the poor.
(ESV)
The foot tramples it,
the feet of the poor,
the steps of the needy.”

Jer 5:4

(NIV)
I thought, ‘These are only the poor;
they are foolish,
for they do not know the way of the Lord,
the requirements of their God.
(ESV)
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.

Jer 39:10

(NIV)
But Nebuzaradan the commander of the guard left behind in the land of Judah some of the poor people, who owned nothing; and at that time he gave them vineyards and fields.

(ESV)
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.

Amos 2:7

(NIV)
They trample on the heads of the poor
as on the dust of the ground
and deny justice to the oppressed.
Father and son use the same girl
and so profane my holy name.
(ESV)
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;

Amos 4:1

(NIV)
Hear this word, you cows of Bashan on Mount Samaria,
you women who oppress the poor and crush the needy
and say to your husbands, ‘Bring us some drinks!’
(ESV)
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!’

Amos 5:11

(NIV)
You levy a straw tax on the poor
and impose a tax on their grain.
Therefore, though you have built stone mansions,
you will not live in them;
though you have planted lush vineyards,
you will not drink their wine.
(ESV)
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.

Amos 8:6

(NIV)
buying the poor with silver
and the needy for a pair of sandals,
selling even the sweepings with the wheat.
(ESV)
that we may buy the poor for silver
and the needy for a pair of sandals
and sell the chaff of the wheat?”

Zeph 3:12

(NIV)
But I will leave within you
the meek and humble.
The remnant of Israel
will trust in the name of the Lord.
(ESV)
But I will leave in your midst
a people humble and lowly.
They shall seek refuge in the name of the Lord,
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