Zec 7:9-11, Mal 3:5, Jam 5:1-6 | ESV | STEP | Thus says the Lord of hosts , Render true judgments , show kindness and mercy to one another ,

Zechariah 7:9-11

9 “Thus says the Lord of hosts, ^aRender true judgments, show kindness and mercy to one another, 10 ^bdo not oppress the widow, the fatherless, the sojourner, ^cor the poor, and ^dlet none of you devise evil against another in your heart.” 11 But ^ethey refused to pay attention ^fand turned a stubborn shoulder and stopped their ears that they might not hear. ^{▼▼Hebrew and made their ears too heavy to hear}

Malachi 3:5

5 “Then I will draw near to you for judgment. I will be ^ha swift witness against the sorcerers, against the adulterers, against those who swear falsely, against those ⁱwho oppress the hired worker in his wages, ^jthe widow and the fatherless, against those who thrust aside the sojourner, and do not fear me, says the Lord of hosts.

James 5:1-6

Warning to the Rich

1 Come now, ^kyou rich, weep and howl for the ^lmiseries that are coming upon you. 2 ^mYour riches have rotted and ⁿyour garments are moth-eaten. 3 Your gold and silver have corroded, and their corrosion will be evidence against you and will eat your flesh like fire. ^oYou have laid up treasure ^pin the last days. 4 Behold, ^qthe wages of the laborers who mowed your fields, which you kept back by fraud, are crying out against you, and ^rthe cries of the harvesters have reached the ears of ^sthe Lord of hosts. 5 ^tYou have lived on the earth in luxury and ^uin self-indulgence. You have fattened your hearts in ^va day of slaughter. 6 You have condemned and ^wmurdered ^xthe righteous person. He does not resist you.