Psa 12:5, Pro 14:31, 22:22-23, Ecc 4:1, 5:8, Eze 22:29, Amo 4:1-3 | 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.”

Proverbs 14:31

31 Whoever oppresses a poor man ^dinsults his ^eMaker,
^fbut he who is generous to the needy honors him.

Proverbs 22:22-23

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

Ecclesiastes 4:1

Evil Under the Sun

1 ^kAgain I ^lsaw all ^mthe oppressions that are done under the sun. And behold, the tears of the oppressed, and they had ⁿno one to comfort them! On the side of their oppressors there was power, and there was no one to comfort them.

Ecclesiastes 5:8

The Vanity of Wealth and Honor

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

Ezekiel 22:29

29 The people of the land ^rhave practiced extortion and committed robbery. They have oppressed the poor and needy, and ^shave extorted from the sojourner without justice.

Amos 4:1-3

1 “Hear this word, ^tyou cows of Bashan,
who are ^uon the mountain of Samaria,
^vwho oppress the poor, ^wwho crush the needy,
who say to your husbands, ‘Bring, that we may drink!’
2 ^xThe Lord God has sworn by his holiness
that, behold, the days are coming upon you,
^ywhen they shall take you away with hooks,
^zeven the last of you with fishhooks.
3 ^aaAnd you shall go out through the breaches,
each one straight ahead;
and you shall be cast out into Harmon,”

declares the Lord.