Pro 14:31, 18:23, 22:16, 22, Amo 2:6, 4:1, 5:11-12, 8:4, 6, Jam 2:6, 5:1, 4 | ESV | STEP | Whoever oppresses a poor man insults his Maker , but he who is generous to the needy honors him.

6 Thus says the Lord:

ⁱ“For three transgressions of Israel,
and for four, I will not revoke the punishment,
because ^jthey sell the righteous for ^ksilver,
and the needy for a pair of sandals—

Amos 4:1

1 “Hear this word, ^lyou cows of Bashan,
who are ^mon the mountain of Samaria,
ⁿwho oppress the poor, ^owho crush the needy,
who say to your husbands, ‘Bring, that we may drink!’

Amos 5:11-12

11 Therefore because you ^ptrample on ^{▼▼Or you tax} the poor
and you exact taxes of grain from him,
^ryou have built houses of hewn stone,
but you shall not dwell in them;
^syou have planted pleasant vineyards,
but you shall not drink their wine.
12 For I know how many are your transgressions
and how great are your sins—
you who afflict the righteous, who ^ttake a bribe,
and ^uturn aside the needy ^vin the gate.

Amos 8:4

4 Hear this, ^wyou who trample on the needy
and bring the poor of the land to an end,

Amos 8:6

6 that we may buy the poor for ^xsilver
and the needy for a pair of sandals
and sell the chaff of the wheat?”

James 2:6

6 But you ^yhave dishonored the poor man. Are not the rich the ones who oppress you, and the ones who ^zdrag you ^aainto court?

James 5:1

Warning to the Rich

1 Come now, ^abyou rich, weep and howl for the ^acmiseries that are coming upon you.

James 5:4

4 Behold, ^adthe wages of the laborers who mowed your fields, which you kept back by fraud, are crying out against you, and ^aethe cries of the harvesters have reached the ears of ^afthe Lord of hosts.