Exodus 22:22-24

22 aYou shall not mistreat any widow or fatherless child. 23If you do mistreat them, and they bcry out to me, I will surely chear their cry, 24and my wrath will burn, and I will kill you with the sword, and dyour wives shall become widows and your children fatherless.

Psalms 10:14

14But you do see, for you enote mischief and vexation,
that you may take it into your hands;
to you the helpless fcommits himself;
you have been gthe helper of the fatherless.

Proverbs 22:22-23

22 hDo not rob the poor, because he is poor,
or icrush the afflicted at jthe gate,
23for kthe Lord will plead their cause
and rob of life those who rob them.

Ecclesiastes 5:8

The Vanity of Wealth and Honor

8 lIf you see in a province the oppression of the poor and the violation of justice and righteousness, mdo not be amazed at the matter, nfor the high official is watched by a higher, and there are yet higher ones over them.

Isaiah 54:17

17no weapon that is fashioned against you shall succeed,
and you shall refute every tongue that rises against you in judgment.
This is the heritage of the servants of the Lord
oand their vindication
Or righteousness
from me, declares the Lord.”

Acts 4:10-12

10let it be known to all of you and to all the people of Israel that qby the name of Jesus Christ of Nazareth, whom you crucified, rwhom God raised from the deadby him this man is standing before you well. 11 sThis Jesus
Greek  This one
is the stone that was urejected by you, the builders, which has become the cornerstone.
Greek the head of the corner
12And there is wsalvation xin no one else, for ythere is no other zname under heaven given among men
The Greek word anthropoi refers here to both men and women
by which we must be saved.”

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