Psa 12:5, 140:12, Pro 17:15, 22:22, 23:10, Zec 1:15-16 | ESV | STEP | Because the poor are plundered , because the needy groan , I will now arise , says the Lord ; I will place him in the safety for which he longs .

Psalms 12:5

5 “Because ^athe poor are plundered, because the needy groan,
^bI will now arise,” says the Lord;
“I will place him in the ^csafety for which he longs.”

Psalms 140:12

12 I know that the Lord will ^dmaintain the cause of the afflicted,
and ^ewill execute justice for the needy.

Proverbs 17:15

15 He who ^fjustifies the wicked and he who ^gcondemns the righteous
are both alike an abomination to the Lord.

Proverbs 22:22

22 ^hDo not rob the poor, because he is poor,
or ⁱcrush the afflicted at ^jthe gate,

Proverbs 23:10

10 ^kDo not move an ancient landmark
or enter the fields of the fatherless,

Zechariah 1:15-16

15 ^lAnd I am exceedingly angry with the nations that are ^mat ease; ⁿfor while I was angry but a little, ^othey furthered the disaster. 16 Therefore, thus says the Lord, ^pI have returned to Jerusalem with mercy; ^qmy house shall be built in it, declares the Lord of hosts, and ^rthe measuring line shall be stretched out over Jerusalem.