This is a preliminary draft of a document containing over 400 scritpure verses that adamantly prove that God advocates for the poor, aliens, widows, orphans and the oppressed. This item is still being edited to identify specific verses that do not directly apply to God's statements of the poor and aliens, but do include those words. Feel free to begin reading this document to arm yourself with Biblical proof that those who oppress the alien, poor, widows, orphans and fatherless will be severely dealt by God Himself, who is not pleased with those who oppress the alien and the poor, especially by those who claim to be Christians.
1. Genesis 21:23
Now swear to me here before God that you will not deal falsely with me or my children or my descendants. Show to me and the country where you are living as an alien the same kindness I have shown to you."
2. Genesis 23:4
"I am an alien and a stranger among you. Sell me some property for a burial site here so I can bury my dead."
"An alien living among you who wants to celebrate the LORD's Passover must have all the males in his household circumcised; then he may take part like one born in the land. No uncircumcised male may eat of it.
8. Exodus 12:49
The same law applies to the native-born and to the alien living among you."
10. Exodus 20:10
but the seventh day is a Sabbath to the LORD your God. On it you shall not do any work, neither you, nor your son or daughter, nor your manservant or maidservant, nor your animals, nor the alien within your gates.
11. Exodus 22:21
"Do not mistreat an alien or oppress him, for you were aliens in Egypt.
12. Exodus 23:9
"Do not oppress an alien; you yourselves know how it feels to be aliens, because you were aliens in Egypt.
13. Exodus 23:12
"Six days do your work, but on the seventh day do not work, so that your ox and your donkey may rest and the slave born in your household, and the alien as well, may be refreshed.
14. Leviticus 16:29
"This is to be a lasting ordinance for you: On the tenth day of the seventh month you must deny yourselves and not do any work—whether native-born or an alien living among you-
21. Leviticus 19:10
Do not go over your vineyard a second time or pick up the grapes that have fallen. Leave them for the poor and the alien. I am the LORD your God.
Leviticus 19:9-11 (in Context) Leviticus 19 (Whole Chapter)
22. Leviticus 19:33
" 'When an alien lives with you in your land, do not mistreat him.
Leviticus 19:32-34 (in Context) Leviticus 19 (Whole Chapter)
23. Leviticus 19:34
The alien living with you must be treated as one of your native-born. Love him as yourself, for you were aliens in Egypt. I am the LORD your God.
Leviticus 19:33-35 (in Context) Leviticus 19 (Whole Chapter)
26. Leviticus 20:2
"Say to the Israelites: 'Any Israelite or any alien living in Israel who gives any of his children to Molech must be put to death. The people of the community are to stone him.
Leviticus 20:1-3 (in Context) Leviticus 20 (Whole Chapter)
27. Leviticus 22:18
"Speak to Aaron and his sons and to all the Israelites and say to them: 'If any of you—either an Israelite or an alien living in Israel—presents a gift for a burnt offering to the LORD, either to fulfill a vow or as a freewill offering,
Leviticus 22:17-19 (in Context) Leviticus 22 (Whole Chapter)
28. Leviticus 23:22
" 'When you reap the harvest of your land, do not reap to the very edges of your field or gather the gleanings of your harvest. Leave them for the poor and the alien. I am the LORD your God.' "
Leviticus 23:21-23 (in Context) Leviticus 23 (Whole Chapter)
29. Leviticus 24:16
anyone who blasphemes the name of the LORD must be put to death. The entire assembly must stone him. Whether an alien or native-born, when he blasphemes the Name, he must be put to death.
Leviticus 24:15-17 (in Context) Leviticus 24 (Whole Chapter)
30. Leviticus 24:22
You are to have the same law for the alien and the native-born. I am the LORD your God.' "
Leviticus 24:21-23 (in Context) Leviticus 24 (Whole Chapter)
31. Leviticus 25:23
" 'The land must not be sold permanently, because the land is mine and you are but aliens and my tenants.
Leviticus 25:22-24 (in Context) Leviticus 25 (Whole Chapter)
32. Leviticus 25:35
" 'If one of your countrymen becomes poor and is unable to support himself among you, help him as you would an alien or a temporary resident, so he can continue to live among you.
Leviticus 25:34-36 (in Context) Leviticus 25 (Whole Chapter)
33. Leviticus 25:47
" 'If an alien or a temporary resident among you becomes rich and one of your countrymen becomes poor and sells himself to the alien living among you or to a member of the alien's clan,
Leviticus 25:46-48 (in Context) Leviticus 25 (Whole Chapter)
34. Numbers 9:14
" 'An alien living among you who wants to celebrate the LORD's Passover must do so in accordance with its rules and regulations. You must have the same regulations for the alien and the native-born.' "
Numbers 9:13-15 (in Context) Numbers 9 (Whole Chapter)
35. Numbers 15:14
For the generations to come, whenever an alien or anyone else living among you presents an offering made by fire as an aroma pleasing to the LORD, he must do exactly as you do.
Numbers 15:13-15 (in Context) Numbers 15 (Whole Chapter)
36. Numbers 15:15
The community is to have the same rules for you and for the alien living among you; this is a lasting ordinance for the generations to come. You and the alien shall be the same before the LORD :
Numbers 15:14-16 (in Context) Numbers 15 (Whole Chapter)
37. Numbers 15:16
The same laws and regulations will apply both to you and to the alien living among you.' "
Numbers 15:15-17 (in Context) Numbers 15 (Whole Chapter)
38. Numbers 15:26
The whole Israelite community and the aliens living among them will be forgiven, because all the people were involved in the unintentional wrong.
Numbers 15:25-27 (in Context) Numbers 15 (Whole Chapter)
39. Numbers 15:29
One and the same law applies to everyone who sins unintentionally, whether he is a native-born Israelite or an alien.
Numbers 15:28-30 (in Context) Numbers 15 (Whole Chapter)
40. Numbers 15:30
" 'But anyone who sins defiantly, whether native-born or alien, blasphemes the LORD, and that person must be cut off from his people.
Numbers 15:29-31 (in Context) Numbers 15 (Whole Chapter)
41. Numbers 19:10
The man who gathers up the ashes of the heifer must also wash his clothes, and he too will be unclean till evening. This will be a lasting ordinance both for the Israelites and for the aliens living among them.
Numbers 19:9-11 (in Context) Numbers 19 (Whole Chapter)
42. Numbers 35:15
These six towns will be a place of refuge for Israelites, aliens and any other people living among them, so that anyone who has killed another accidentally can flee there.
Numbers 35:14-16 (in Context) Numbers 35 (Whole Chapter)
43. Deuteronomy 1:16
And I charged your judges at that time: Hear the disputes between your brothers and judge fairly, whether the case is between brother Israelites or between one of them and an alien.
Deuteronomy 1:15-17 (in Context) Deuteronomy 1 (Whole Chapter)
44. Deuteronomy 5:14
but the seventh day is a Sabbath to the LORD your God. On it you shall not do any work, neither you, nor your son or daughter, nor your manservant or maidservant, nor your ox, your donkey or any of your animals, nor the alien within your gates, so that your manservant and maidservant may rest, as you do.
Deuteronomy 5:13-15 (in Context) Deuteronomy 5 (Whole Chapter)
45. Deuteronomy 10:18
He defends the cause of the fatherless and the widow, and loves the alien, giving him food and clothing.
Deuteronomy 10:17-19 (in Context) Deuteronomy 10 (Whole Chapter)
46. Deuteronomy 10:19
And you are to love those who are aliens, for you yourselves were aliens in Egypt.
Deuteronomy 10:18-20 (in Context) Deuteronomy 10 (Whole Chapter)
47. Deuteronomy 14:21
Do not eat anything you find already dead. You may give it to an alien living in any of your towns, and he may eat it, or you may sell it to a foreigner. But you are a people holy to the LORD your God. Do not cook a young goat in its mother's milk.
Deuteronomy 14:20-22 (in Context) Deuteronomy 14 (Whole Chapter)
48. Deuteronomy 14:29
so that the Levites (who have no allotment or inheritance of their own) and the aliens, the fatherless and the widows who live in your towns may come and eat and be satisfied, and so that the LORD your God may bless you in all the work of your hands.
Deuteronomy 14:28-29 (in Context) Deuteronomy 14 (Whole Chapter)
49. Deuteronomy 16:11
And rejoice before the LORD your God at the place he will choose as a dwelling for his Name—you, your sons and daughters, your menservants and maidservants, the Levites in your towns, and the aliens, the fatherless and the widows living among you.
Deuteronomy 16:10-12 (in Context) Deuteronomy 16 (Whole Chapter)
50. Deuteronomy 16:14
Be joyful at your Feast—you, your sons and daughters, your menservants and maidservants, and the Levites, the aliens, the fatherless and the widows who live in your towns.
Deuteronomy 16:13-15 (in Context) Deuteronomy 16 (Whole Chapter)
51. Deuteronomy 23:7
Do not abhor an Edomite, for he is your brother. Do not abhor an Egyptian, because you lived as an alien in his country.
Deuteronomy 23:6-8 (in Context) Deuteronomy 23 (Whole Chapter)
52. Deuteronomy 24:14
Do not take advantage of a hired man who is poor and needy, whether he is a brother Israelite or an alien living in one of your towns.
Deuteronomy 24:13-15 (in Context) Deuteronomy 24 (Whole Chapter)
53. Deuteronomy 24:17
Do not deprive the alien or the fatherless of justice, or take the cloak of the widow as a pledge.
Deuteronomy 24:16-18 (in Context) Deuteronomy 24 (Whole Chapter)
54. Deuteronomy 24:19
When you are harvesting in your field and you overlook a sheaf, do not go back to get it. Leave it for the alien, the fatherless and the widow, so that the LORD your God may bless you in all the work of your hands.
Deuteronomy 24:18-20 (in Context) Deuteronomy 24 (Whole Chapter)
55. Deuteronomy 24:20
When you beat the olives from your trees, do not go over the branches a second time. Leave what remains for the alien, the fatherless and the widow.
Deuteronomy 24:19-21 (in Context) Deuteronomy 24 (Whole Chapter)
56. Deuteronomy 24:21
When you harvest the grapes in your vineyard, do not go over the vines again. Leave what remains for the alien, the fatherless and the widow.
Deuteronomy 24:20-22 (in Context) Deuteronomy 24 (Whole Chapter)
57. Deuteronomy 26:11
And you and the Levites and the aliens among you shall rejoice in all the good things the LORD your God has given to you and your household.
Deuteronomy 26:10-12 (in Context) Deuteronomy 26 (Whole Chapter)
58. Deuteronomy 26:12
When you have finished setting aside a tenth of all your produce in the third year, the year of the tithe, you shall give it to the Levite, the alien, the fatherless and the widow, so that they may eat in your towns and be satisfied.
Deuteronomy 26:11-13 (in Context) Deuteronomy 26 (Whole Chapter)
59. Deuteronomy 26:13
Then say to the LORD your God: "I have removed from my house the sacred portion and have given it to the Levite, the alien, the fatherless and the widow, according to all you commanded. I have not turned aside from your commands nor have I forgotten any of them.
Deuteronomy 26:12-14 (in Context) Deuteronomy 26 (Whole Chapter)
60. Deuteronomy 27:19
"Cursed is the man who withholds justice from the alien, the fatherless or the widow." Then all the people shall say, "Amen!"
Deuteronomy 27:18-20 (in Context) Deuteronomy 27 (Whole Chapter)
61. Deuteronomy 28:43
The alien who lives among you will rise above you higher and higher, but you will sink lower and lower.
Deuteronomy 28:42-44 (in Context) Deuteronomy 28 (Whole Chapter)
62. Deuteronomy 29:11
together with your children and your wives, and the aliens living in your camps who chop your wood and carry your water.
Deuteronomy 29:10-12 (in Context) Deuteronomy 29 (Whole Chapter)
63. Deuteronomy 31:12
Assemble the people—men, women and children, and the aliens living in your towns—so they can listen and learn to fear the LORD your God and follow carefully all the words of this law.
Deuteronomy 31:11-13 (in Context) Deuteronomy 31 (Whole Chapter)
64. Joshua 8:33
All Israel, aliens and citizens alike, with their elders, officials and judges, were standing on both sides of the ark of the covenant of the LORD, facing those who carried it—the priests, who were Levites. Half of the people stood in front of Mount Gerizim and half of them in front of Mount Ebal, as Moses the servant of the LORD had formerly commanded when he gave instructions to bless the people of Israel.
Joshua 8:32-34 (in Context) Joshua 8 (Whole Chapter)
65. Joshua 8:35
There was not a word of all that Moses had commanded that Joshua did not read to the whole assembly of Israel, including the women and children, and the aliens who lived among them.
Joshua 8:34-35 (in Context) Joshua 8 (Whole Chapter)
66. Joshua 20:9
Any of the Israelites or any alien living among them who killed someone accidentally could flee to these designated cities and not be killed by the avenger of blood prior to standing trial before the assembly.
Joshua 20:8-9 (in Context) Joshua 20 (Whole Chapter)
67. Judges 19:12
His master replied, "No. We won't go into an alien city, whose people are not Israelites. We will go on to Gibeah."
Judges 19:11-13 (in Context) Judges 19 (Whole Chapter)
68. 2 Samuel 1:13
David said to the young man who brought him the report, "Where are you from?" "I am the son of an alien, an Amalekite," he answered.
2 Samuel 1:12-14 (in Context) 2 Samuel 1 (Whole Chapter)
69. 2 Samuel 4:3
because the people of Beeroth fled to Gittaim and have lived there as aliens to this day.
2 Samuel 4:2-4 (in Context) 2 Samuel 4 (Whole Chapter)
70. 1 Chronicles 22:2
[ Preparations for the Temple ] So David gave orders to assemble the aliens living in Israel, and from among them he appointed stonecutters to prepare dressed stone for building the house of God.
1 Chronicles 22:1-3 (in Context) 1 Chronicles 22 (Whole Chapter)
71. 1 Chronicles 29:15
We are aliens and strangers in your sight, as were all our forefathers. Our days on earth are like a shadow, without hope.
1 Chronicles 29:14-16 (in Context) 1 Chronicles 29 (Whole Chapter)
72. 2 Chronicles 2:17
Solomon took a census of all the aliens who were in Israel, after the census his father David had taken; and they were found to be 153,600.
2 Chronicles 2:16-18 (in Context) 2 Chronicles 2 (Whole Chapter)
73. 2 Chronicles 30:25
The entire assembly of Judah rejoiced, along with the priests and Levites and all who had assembled from Israel, including the aliens who had come from Israel and those who lived in Judah.
2 Chronicles 30:24-26 (in Context) 2 Chronicles 30 (Whole Chapter)
74. Job 15:19
(to whom alone the land was given when no alien passed among them):
Job 15:18-20 (in Context) Job 15 (Whole Chapter)
75. Job 19:13
"He has alienated my brothers from me; my acquaintances are completely estranged from me.
Job 19:12-14 (in Context) Job 19 (Whole Chapter)
76. Job 19:15
My guests and my maidservants count me a stranger; they look upon me as an alien.
Job 19:14-16 (in Context) Job 19 (Whole Chapter)
77. Psalm 39:12
"Hear my prayer, O LORD, listen to my cry for help; be not deaf to my weeping. For I dwell with you as an alien, a stranger, as all my fathers were.
Psalm 39:11-13 (in Context) Psalm 39 (Whole Chapter)
78. Psalm 69:8
I am a stranger to my brothers, an alien to my own mother's sons;
Psalm 69:7-9 (in Context) Psalm 69 (Whole Chapter)
79. Psalm 81:9
You shall have no foreign god among you; you shall not bow down to an alien god.
Psalm 81:8-10 (in Context) Psalm 81 (Whole Chapter)
80. Psalm 94:6
They slay the widow and the alien; they murder the fatherless.
Psalm 94:5-7 (in Context) Psalm 94 (Whole Chapter)
81. Psalm 105:23
Then Israel entered Egypt; Jacob lived as an alien in the land of Ham.
Psalm 105:22-24 (in Context) Psalm 105 (Whole Chapter)
82. Psalm 146:9
The LORD watches over the alien and sustains the fatherless and the widow, but he frustrates the ways of the wicked.
Psalm 146:8-10 (in Context) Psalm 146 (Whole Chapter)
83. Isaiah 14:1
The LORD will have compassion on Jacob; once again he will choose Israel and will settle them in their own land. Aliens will join them and unite with the house of Jacob.
Isaiah 14:1-3 (in Context) Isaiah 14 (Whole Chapter)
84. Isaiah 28:21
The LORD will rise up as he did at Mount Perazim, he will rouse himself as in the Valley of Gibeon— to do his work, his strange work, and perform his task, his alien task.
Isaiah 28:20-22 (in Context) Isaiah 28 (Whole Chapter)
85. Isaiah 61:5
Aliens will shepherd your flocks; foreigners will work your fields and vineyards.
Isaiah 61:4-6 (in Context) Isaiah 61 (Whole Chapter)
86. Jeremiah 7:6
if you do not oppress the alien, the fatherless or the widow and do not shed innocent blood in this place, and if you do not follow other gods to your own harm,
Jeremiah 7:5-7 (in Context) Jeremiah 7 (Whole Chapter)
87. Jeremiah 22:3
This is what the LORD says: Do what is just and right. Rescue from the hand of his oppressor the one who has been robbed. Do no wrong or violence to the alien, the fatherless or the widow, and do not shed innocent blood in this place.
Jeremiah 22:2-4 (in Context) Jeremiah 22 (Whole Chapter)
88. Lamentations 5:2
Our inheritance has been turned over to aliens, our homes to foreigners.
Lamentations 5:1-3 (in Context) Lamentations 5 (Whole Chapter)
89. Ezekiel 14:7
" 'When any Israelite or any alien living in Israel separates himself from me and sets up idols in his heart and puts a wicked stumbling block before his face and then goes to a prophet to inquire of me, I the LORD will answer him myself.
Ezekiel 14:6-8 (in Context) Ezekiel 14 (Whole Chapter)
90. Ezekiel 22:7
In you they have treated father and mother with contempt; in you they have oppressed the alien and mistreated the fatherless and the widow.
Ezekiel 22:6-8 (in Context) Ezekiel 22 (Whole Chapter)
91. Ezekiel 22:29
The people of the land practice extortion and commit robbery; they oppress the poor and needy and mistreat the alien, denying them justice.
Ezekiel 22:28-30 (in Context) Ezekiel 22 (Whole Chapter)
92. Ezekiel 47:22
You are to allot it as an inheritance for yourselves and for the aliens who have settled among you and who have children. You are to consider them as native-born Israelites; along with you they are to be allotted an inheritance among the tribes of Israel.
Ezekiel 47:21-23 (in Context) Ezekiel 47 (Whole Chapter)
93. Ezekiel 47:23
In whatever tribe the alien settles, there you are to give him his inheritance," declares the Sovereign LORD.
Ezekiel 47:22-23 (in Context) Ezekiel 47 (Whole Chapter)
94. Hosea 8:12
I wrote for them the many things of my law, but they regarded them as something alien.
Hosea 8:11-13 (in Context) Hosea 8 (Whole Chapter)
95. Zechariah 7:10
Do not oppress the widow or the fatherless, the alien or the poor. In your hearts do not think evil of each other.'
Zechariah 7:9-11 (in Context) Zechariah 7 (Whole Chapter)
96. Malachi 3:5
"So I will come near to you for judgment. I will be quick to testify against sorcerers, adulterers and perjurers, against those who defraud laborers of their wages, who oppress the widows and the fatherless, and deprive aliens of justice, but do not fear me," says the LORD Almighty.
Malachi 3:4-6 (in Context) Malachi 3 (Whole Chapter)
97. Galatians 4:17
Those people are zealous to win you over, but for no good. What they want is to alienate you from us, so that you may be zealous for them.
Galatians 4:16-18 (in Context) Galatians 4 (Whole Chapter)
98. Galatians 5:4
You who are trying to be justified by law have been alienated from Christ; you have fallen away from grace.
Galatians 5:3-5 (in Context) Galatians 5 (Whole Chapter)
99. Ephesians 2:19
Consequently, you are no longer foreigners and aliens, but fellow citizens with God's people and members of God's household,
Ephesians 2:18-20 (in Context) Ephesians 2 (Whole Chapter)
100. Colossians 1:21
Once you were alienated from God and were enemies in your minds because of your evil behavior.
Colossians 1:20-22 (in Context) Colossians 1 (Whole Chapter)
101. Hebrews 11:13
All these people were still living by faith when they died. They did not receive the things promised; they only saw them and welcomed them from a distance. And they admitted that they were aliens and strangers on earth.
Hebrews 11:12-14 (in Context) Hebrews 11 (Whole Chapter)
102. 1 Peter 2:11
Dear friends, I urge you, as aliens and strangers in the world, to abstain from sinful desires, which war against your soul.
1 Peter 2:10-12 (in Context) 1 Peter 2 (Whole Chapter)
THE POOR
1. Exodus 23:3
and do not show favoritism to a poor man in his lawsuit.
Exodus 23:2-4 (in Context) Exodus 23 (Whole Chapter)
2. Exodus 23:6
"Do not deny justice to your poor people in their lawsuits.
Exodus 23:5-7 (in Context) Exodus 23 (Whole Chapter)
3. Exodus 23:11
but during the seventh year let the land lie unplowed and unused. Then the poor among your people may get food from it, and the wild animals may eat what they leave. Do the same with your vineyard and your olive grove.
Exodus 23:10-12 (in Context) Exodus 23 (Whole Chapter)
4. Exodus 30:15
The rich are not to give more than a half shekel and the poor are not to give less when you make the offering to the LORD to atone for your lives.
Exodus 30:14-16 (in Context) Exodus 30 (Whole Chapter)
5. Leviticus 14:21
"If, however, he is poor and cannot afford these, he must take one male lamb as a guilt offering to be waved to make atonement for him, together with a tenth of an ephah of fine flour mixed with oil for a grain offering, a log of oil,
Leviticus 14:20-22 (in Context) Leviticus 14 (Whole Chapter)
6. Leviticus 19:10
Do not go over your vineyard a second time or pick up the grapes that have fallen. Leave them for the poor and the alien. I am the LORD your God.
Leviticus 19:9-11 (in Context) Leviticus 19 (Whole Chapter)
7. Leviticus 19:15
" 'Do not pervert justice; do not show partiality to the poor or favoritism to the great, but judge your neighbor fairly.
Leviticus 19:14-16 (in Context) Leviticus 19 (Whole Chapter)
8. Leviticus 23:22
" 'When you reap the harvest of your land, do not reap to the very edges of your field or gather the gleanings of your harvest. Leave them for the poor and the alien. I am the LORD your God.' "
Leviticus 23:21-23 (in Context) Leviticus 23 (Whole Chapter)
9. Leviticus 25:25
" 'If one of your countrymen becomes poor and sells some of his property, his nearest relative is to come and redeem what his countryman has sold.
Leviticus 25:24-26 (in Context) Leviticus 25 (Whole Chapter)
10. Leviticus 25:35
" 'If one of your countrymen becomes poor and is unable to support himself among you, help him as you would an alien or a temporary resident, so he can continue to live among you.
Leviticus 25:34-36 (in Context) Leviticus 25 (Whole Chapter)
11. Leviticus 25:39
" 'If one of your countrymen becomes poor among you and sells himself to you, do not make him work as a slave.
Leviticus 25:38-40 (in Context) Leviticus 25 (Whole Chapter)
12. Leviticus 25:47
" 'If an alien or a temporary resident among you becomes rich and one of your countrymen becomes poor and sells himself to the alien living among you or to a member of the alien's clan,
Leviticus 25:46-48 (in Context) Leviticus 25 (Whole Chapter)
13. Leviticus 27:8
If anyone making the vow is too poor to pay the specified amount, he is to present the person to the priest, who will set the value for him according to what the man making the vow can afford.
Leviticus 27:7-9 (in Context) Leviticus 27 (Whole Chapter)
14. Numbers 13:20
How is the soil? Is it fertile or poor? Are there trees on it or not? Do your best to bring back some of the fruit of the land." (It was the season for the first ripe grapes.)
Numbers 13:19-21 (in Context) Numbers 13 (Whole Chapter)
15. Deuteronomy 15:4
However, there should be no poor among you, for in the land the LORD your God is giving you to possess as your inheritance, he will richly bless you,
Deuteronomy 15:3-5 (in Context) Deuteronomy 15 (Whole Chapter)
16. Deuteronomy 15:7
If there is a poor man among your brothers in any of the towns of the land that the LORD your God is giving you, do not be hardhearted or tightfisted toward your poor brother.
Deuteronomy 15:6-8 (in Context) Deuteronomy 15 (Whole Chapter)
17. Deuteronomy 15:11
There will always be poor people in the land. Therefore I command you to be openhanded toward your brothers and toward the poor and needy in your land.
Deuteronomy 15:10-12 (in Context) Deuteronomy 15 (Whole Chapter)
18. Deuteronomy 24:12
If the man is poor, do not go to sleep with his pledge in your possession.
Deuteronomy 24:11-13 (in Context) Deuteronomy 24 (Whole Chapter)
19. Deuteronomy 24:14
Do not take advantage of a hired man who is poor and needy, whether he is a brother Israelite or an alien living in one of your towns.
Deuteronomy 24:13-15 (in Context) Deuteronomy 24 (Whole Chapter)
20. Deuteronomy 24:15
Pay him his wages each day before sunset, because he is poor and is counting on it. Otherwise he may cry to the LORD against you, and you will be guilty of sin.
Deuteronomy 24:14-16 (in Context) Deuteronomy 24 (Whole Chapter)
21. Ruth 3:10
"The LORD bless you, my daughter," he replied. "This kindness is greater than that which you showed earlier: You have not run after the younger men, whether rich or poor.
Ruth 3:9-11 (in Context) Ruth 3 (Whole Chapter)
22. 1 Samuel 2:8
He raises the poor from the dust and lifts the needy from the ash heap; he seats them with princes and has them inherit a throne of honor. "For the foundations of the earth are the LORD's; upon them he has set the world.
1 Samuel 2:7-9 (in Context) 1 Samuel 2 (Whole Chapter)
23. 1 Samuel 18:23
They repeated these words to David. But David said, "Do you think it is a small matter to become the king's son-in-law? I'm only a poor man and little known."
1 Samuel 18:22-24 (in Context) 1 Samuel 18 (Whole Chapter)
24. 2 Samuel 12:1
[ Nathan Rebukes David ] The LORD sent Nathan to David. When he came to him, he said, "There were two men in a certain town, one rich and the other poor.
2 Samuel 12:1-3 (in Context) 2 Samuel 12 (Whole Chapter)
25. 2 Samuel 12:3
but the poor man had nothing except one little ewe lamb he had bought. He raised it, and it grew up with him and his children. It shared his food, drank from his cup and even slept in his arms. It was like a daughter to him.
2 Samuel 12:2-4 (in Context) 2 Samuel 12 (Whole Chapter)
26. 2 Samuel 12:4
"Now a traveler came to the rich man, but the rich man refrained from taking one of his own sheep or cattle to prepare a meal for the traveler who had come to him. Instead, he took the ewe lamb that belonged to the poor man and prepared it for the one who had come to him."
2 Samuel 12:3-5 (in Context) 2 Samuel 12 (Whole Chapter)
27. 2 Kings 24:14
He carried into exile all Jerusalem: all the officers and fighting men, and all the craftsmen and artisans—a total of ten thousand. Only the poorest people of the land were left.
2 Kings 24:13-15 (in Context) 2 Kings 24 (Whole Chapter)
28. 2 Kings 25:12
But the commander left behind some of the poorest people of the land to work the vineyards and fields.
2 Kings 25:11-13 (in Context) 2 Kings 25 (Whole Chapter)
29. Nehemiah 5:1
[ Nehemiah Helps the Poor ] Now the men and their wives raised a great outcry against their Jewish brothers.
Nehemiah 5:1-3 (in Context) Nehemiah 5 (Whole Chapter)
30. Esther 9:22
as the time when the Jews got relief from their enemies, and as the month when their sorrow was turned into joy and their mourning into a day of celebration. He wrote them to observe the days as days of feasting and joy and giving presents of food to one another and gifts to the poor.
Esther 9:21-23 (in Context) Esther 9 (Whole Chapter)
31. Job 5:16
So the poor have hope, and injustice shuts its mouth.
Job 5:15-17 (in Context) Job 5 (Whole Chapter)
32. Job 20:10
His children must make amends to the poor; his own hands must give back his wealth.
Job 20:9-11 (in Context) Job 20 (Whole Chapter)
33. Job 20:19
For he has oppressed the poor and left them destitute; he has seized houses he did not build.
Job 20:18-20 (in Context) Job 20 (Whole Chapter)
34. Job 24:4
They thrust the needy from the path and force all the poor of the land into hiding.
Job 24:3-5 (in Context) Job 24 (Whole Chapter)
35. Job 24:5
Like wild donkeys in the desert, the poor go about their labor of foraging food; the wasteland provides food for their children.
Job 24:4-6 (in Context) Job 24 (Whole Chapter)
36. Job 24:9
The fatherless child is snatched from the breast; the infant of the poor is seized for a debt.
Job 24:8-10 (in Context) Job 24 (Whole Chapter)
37. Job 24:14
When daylight is gone, the murderer rises up and kills the poor and needy; in the night he steals forth like a thief.
Job 24:13-15 (in Context) Job 24 (Whole Chapter)
38. Job 29:12
because I rescued the poor who cried for help, and the fatherless who had none to assist him.
Job 29:11-13 (in Context) Job 29 (Whole Chapter)
39. Job 30:25
Have I not wept for those in trouble? Has not my soul grieved for the poor?
Job 30:24-26 (in Context) Job 30 (Whole Chapter)
40. Job 31:16
"If I have denied the desires of the poor or let the eyes of the widow grow weary,
Job 31:15-17 (in Context) Job 31 (Whole Chapter)
41. Job 34:19
who shows no partiality to princes and does not favor the rich over the poor, for they are all the work of his hands?
Job 34:18-20 (in Context) Job 34 (Whole Chapter)
42. Job 34:28
They caused the cry of the poor to come before him, so that he heard the cry of the needy.
Job 34:27-29 (in Context) Job 34 (Whole Chapter)
43. Psalm 14:6
You evildoers frustrate the plans of the poor, but the LORD is their refuge.
Psalm 14:5-7 (in Context) Psalm 14 (Whole Chapter)
44. Psalm 22:26
The poor will eat and be satisfied; they who seek the LORD will praise him— may your hearts live forever!
Psalm 22:25-27 (in Context) Psalm 22 (Whole Chapter)
45. Psalm 34:6
This poor man called, and the LORD heard him; he saved him out of all his troubles.
Psalm 34:5-7 (in Context) Psalm 34 (Whole Chapter)
46. Psalm 35:10
My whole being will exclaim, "Who is like you, O LORD ? You rescue the poor from those too strong for them, the poor and needy from those who rob them."
Psalm 35:9-11 (in Context) Psalm 35 (Whole Chapter)
47. Psalm 37:14
The wicked draw the sword and bend the bow to bring down the poor and needy, to slay those whose ways are upright.
Psalm 37:13-15 (in Context) Psalm 37 (Whole Chapter)
48. Psalm 40:17
Yet I am poor and needy; may the Lord think of me. You are my help and my deliverer; O my God, do not delay.
Psalm 40:16-17 (in Context) Psalm 40 (Whole Chapter)
49. Psalm 49:2
both low and high, rich and poor alike:
Psalm 49:1-3 (in Context) Psalm 49 (Whole Chapter)
50. Psalm 68:10
Your people settled in it, and from your bounty, O God, you provided for the poor.
Psalm 68:9-11 (in Context) Psalm 68 (Whole Chapter)
51. Psalm 69:32
The poor will see and be glad— you who seek God, may your hearts live!
Psalm 69:31-33 (in Context) Psalm 69 (Whole Chapter)
52. Psalm 70:5
Yet I am poor and needy; come quickly to me, O God. You are my help and my deliverer; O LORD, do not delay.
Psalm 70:4-5 (in Context) Psalm 70 (Whole Chapter)
53. Psalm 74:21
Do not let the oppressed retreat in disgrace; may the poor and needy praise your name.
Psalm 74:20-22 (in Context) Psalm 74 (Whole Chapter)
54. Psalm 82:3
Defend the cause of the weak and fatherless; maintain the rights of the poor and oppressed.
Psalm 82:2-4 (in Context) Psalm 82 (Whole Chapter)
55. Psalm 86:1
[ A prayer of David. ] Hear, O LORD, and answer me, for I am poor and needy.
Psalm 86:1-3 (in Context) Psalm 86 (Whole Chapter)
56. Psalm 109:16
For he never thought of doing a kindness, but hounded to death the poor and the needy and the brokenhearted.
Psalm 109:15-17 (in Context) Psalm 109 (Whole Chapter)
57. Psalm 109:22
For I am poor and needy, and my heart is wounded within me.
Psalm 109:21-23 (in Context) Psalm 109 (Whole Chapter)
58. Psalm 112:9
He has scattered abroad his gifts to the poor, his righteousness endures forever; his horn will be lifted high in honor.
Psalm 112:8-10 (in Context) Psalm 112 (Whole Chapter)
59. Psalm 113:7
He raises the poor from the dust and lifts the needy from the ash heap;
Psalm 113:6-8 (in Context) Psalm 113 (Whole Chapter)
60. Psalm 132:15
I will bless her with abundant provisions; her poor will I satisfy with food.
Psalm 132:14-16 (in Context) Psalm 132 (Whole Chapter)
61. Psalm 140:12
I know that the LORD secures justice for the poor and upholds the cause of the needy.
Psalm 140:11-13 (in Context) Psalm 140 (Whole Chapter)
62. Proverbs 10:4
Lazy hands make a man poor, but diligent hands bring wealth.
Proverbs 10:3-5 (in Context) Proverbs 10 (Whole Chapter)
63. Proverbs 10:15
The wealth of the rich is their fortified city, but poverty is the ruin of the poor.
Proverbs 10:14-16 (in Context) Proverbs 10 (Whole Chapter)
64. Proverbs 13:7
One man pretends to be rich, yet has nothing; another pretends to be poor, yet has great wealth.
Proverbs 13:6-8 (in Context) Proverbs 13 (Whole Chapter)
65. Proverbs 13:8
A man's riches may ransom his life, but a poor man hears no threat.
Proverbs 13:7-9 (in Context) Proverbs 13 (Whole Chapter)
66. Proverbs 13:23
A poor man's field may produce abundant food, but injustice sweeps it away.
Proverbs 13:22-24 (in Context) Proverbs 13 (Whole Chapter)
67. Proverbs 14:20
The poor are shunned even by their neighbors, but the rich have many friends.
Proverbs 14:19-21 (in Context) Proverbs 14 (Whole Chapter)
68. Proverbs 14:31
He who oppresses the poor shows contempt for their Maker, but whoever is kind to the needy honors God.
Proverbs 14:30-32 (in Context) Proverbs 14 (Whole Chapter)
69. Proverbs 17:5
He who mocks the poor shows contempt for their Maker; whoever gloats over disaster will not go unpunished.
Proverbs 17:4-6 (in Context) Proverbs 17 (Whole Chapter)
70. Proverbs 18:23
A poor man pleads for mercy, but a rich man answers harshly.
Proverbs 18:22-24 (in Context) Proverbs 18 (Whole Chapter)
71. Proverbs 19:1
Better a poor man whose walk is blameless than a fool whose lips are perverse.
Proverbs 19:1-3 (in Context) Proverbs 19 (Whole Chapter)
72. Proverbs 19:4
Wealth brings many friends, but a poor man's friend deserts him.
Proverbs 19:3-5 (in Context) Proverbs 19 (Whole Chapter)
73. Proverbs 19:7
A poor man is shunned by all his relatives— how much more do his friends avoid him! Though he pursues them with pleading, they are nowhere to be found.
Proverbs 19:6-8 (in Context) Proverbs 19 (Whole Chapter)
74. Proverbs 19:17
He who is kind to the poor lends to the LORD, and he will reward him for what he has done.
Proverbs 19:16-18 (in Context) Proverbs 19 (Whole Chapter)
75. Proverbs 19:22
What a man desires is unfailing love ; better to be poor than a liar.
Proverbs 19:21-23 (in Context) Proverbs 19 (Whole Chapter)
76. Proverbs 20:13
Do not love sleep or you will grow poor; stay awake and you will have food to spare.
Proverbs 20:12-14 (in Context) Proverbs 20 (Whole Chapter)
77. Proverbs 21:13
If a man shuts his ears to the cry of the poor, he too will cry out and not be answered.
Proverbs 21:12-14 (in Context) Proverbs 21 (Whole Chapter)
78. Proverbs 21:17
He who loves pleasure will become poor; whoever loves wine and oil will never be rich.
Proverbs 21:16-18 (in Context) Proverbs 21 (Whole Chapter)
79. Proverbs 22:2
Rich and poor have this in common: The LORD is the Maker of them all.
Proverbs 22:1-3 (in Context) Proverbs 22 (Whole Chapter)
80. Proverbs 22:7
The rich rule over the poor, and the borrower is servant to the lender.
Proverbs 22:6-8 (in Context) Proverbs 22 (Whole Chapter)
81. Proverbs 22:9
A generous man will himself be blessed, for he shares his food with the poor.
Proverbs 22:8-10 (in Context) Proverbs 22 (Whole Chapter)
82. Proverbs 22:16
He who oppresses the poor to increase his wealth and he who gives gifts to the rich—both come to poverty.
Proverbs 22:15-17 (in Context) Proverbs 22 (Whole Chapter)
83. Proverbs 22:22
Do not exploit the poor because they are poor and do not crush the needy in court,
Proverbs 22:21-23 (in Context) Proverbs 22 (Whole Chapter)
84. Proverbs 23:21
for drunkards and gluttons become poor, and drowsiness clothes them in rags.
Proverbs 23:20-22 (in Context) Proverbs 23 (Whole Chapter)
85. Proverbs 28:3
A ruler who oppresses the poor is like a driving rain that leaves no crops.
Proverbs 28:2-4 (in Context) Proverbs 28 (Whole Chapter)
86. Proverbs 28:6
Better a poor man whose walk is blameless than a rich man whose ways are perverse.
Proverbs 28:5-7 (in Context) Proverbs 28 (Whole Chapter)
87. Proverbs 28:8
He who increases his wealth by exorbitant interest amasses it for another, who will be kind to the poor.
Proverbs 28:7-9 (in Context) Proverbs 28 (Whole Chapter)
88. Proverbs 28:11
A rich man may be wise in his own eyes, but a poor man who has discernment sees through him.
Proverbs 28:10-12 (in Context) Proverbs 28 (Whole Chapter)
89. Proverbs 28:27
He who gives to the poor will lack nothing, but he who closes his eyes to them receives many curses.
Proverbs 28:26-28 (in Context) Proverbs 28 (Whole Chapter)
90. Proverbs 29:7
The righteous care about justice for the poor, but the wicked have no such concern.
Proverbs 29:6-8 (in Context) Proverbs 29 (Whole Chapter)
91. Proverbs 29:13
The poor man and the oppressor have this in common: The LORD gives sight to the eyes of both.
Proverbs 29:12-14 (in Context) Proverbs 29 (Whole Chapter)
92. Proverbs 29:14
If a king judges the poor with fairness, his throne will always be secure.
Proverbs 29:13-15 (in Context) Proverbs 29 (Whole Chapter)
93. Proverbs 30:9
Otherwise, I may have too much and disown you and say, 'Who is the LORD ?' Or I may become poor and steal, and so dishonor the name of my God.
Proverbs 30:8-10 (in Context) Proverbs 30 (Whole Chapter)
94. Proverbs 30:14
those whose teeth are swords and whose jaws are set with knives to devour the poor from the earth, the needy from among mankind.
Proverbs 30:13-15 (in Context) Proverbs 30 (Whole Chapter)
95. Proverbs 31:9
Speak up and judge fairly; defend the rights of the poor and needy." Epilogue: The Wife of Noble Character
Proverbs 31:8-10 (in Context) Proverbs 31 (Whole Chapter)
96. Proverbs 31:20
She opens her arms to the poor and extends her hands to the needy.
Proverbs 31:19-21 (in Context) Proverbs 31 (Whole Chapter)
97. Ecclesiastes 4:13
[ Advancement Is Meaningless ] Better a poor but wise youth than an old but foolish king who no longer knows how to take warning.
Ecclesiastes 4:12-14 (in Context) Ecclesiastes 4 (Whole Chapter)
98. Ecclesiastes 5:8
[ Riches Are Meaningless ] If you see the poor oppressed in a district, and justice and rights denied, do not be surprised at such things; for one official is eyed by a higher one, and over them both are others higher still.
Ecclesiastes 5:7-9 (in Context) Ecclesiastes 5 (Whole Chapter)
99. Ecclesiastes 6:8
What advantage has a wise man over a fool? What does a poor man gain by knowing how to conduct himself before others?
Ecclesiastes 6:7-9 (in Context) Ecclesiastes 6 (Whole Chapter)
100. Ecclesiastes 9:15
Now there lived in that city a man poor but wise, and he saved the city by his wisdom. But nobody remembered that poor man.
Ecclesiastes 9:14-16 (in Context) Ecclesiastes 9 (Whole Chapter)
101. Ecclesiastes 9:16
So I said, "Wisdom is better than strength." But the poor man's wisdom is despised, and his words are no longer heeded.
Ecclesiastes 9:15-17 (in Context) Ecclesiastes 9 (Whole Chapter)
102. Isaiah 3:14
The LORD enters into judgment against the elders and leaders of his people: "It is you who have ruined my vineyard; the plunder from the poor is in your houses.
Isaiah 3:13-15 (in Context) Isaiah 3 (Whole Chapter)
103. Isaiah 3:15
What do you mean by crushing my people and grinding the faces of the poor?" declares the Lord, the LORD Almighty.
Isaiah 3:14-16 (in Context) Isaiah 3 (Whole Chapter)
104. Isaiah 10:2
to deprive the poor of their rights and withhold justice from the oppressed of my people, making widows their prey and robbing the fatherless.
Isaiah 10:1-3 (in Context) Isaiah 10 (Whole Chapter)
105. Isaiah 10:30
Cry out, O Daughter of Gallim! Listen, O Laishah! Poor Anathoth!
Isaiah 10:29-31 (in Context) Isaiah 10 (Whole Chapter)
106. Isaiah 11:4
but with righteousness he will judge the needy, with justice he will give decisions for the poor of the earth. He will strike the earth with the rod of his mouth; with the breath of his lips he will slay the wicked.
Isaiah 11:3-5 (in Context) Isaiah 11 (Whole Chapter)
107. Isaiah 14:30
The poorest of the poor will find pasture, and the needy will lie down in safety. But your root I will destroy by famine; it will slay your survivors.
Isaiah 14:29-31 (in Context) Isaiah 14 (Whole Chapter)
108. Isaiah 25:4
You have been a refuge for the poor, a refuge for the needy in his distress, a shelter from the storm and a shade from the heat. For the breath of the ruthless is like a storm driving against a wall
Isaiah 25:3-5 (in Context) Isaiah 25 (Whole Chapter)
109. Isaiah 26:6
Feet trample it down— the feet of the oppressed, the footsteps of the poor.
Isaiah 26:5-7 (in Context) Isaiah 26 (Whole Chapter)
110. Isaiah 32:7
The scoundrel's methods are wicked, he makes up evil schemes to destroy the poor with lies, even when the plea of the needy is just.
Isaiah 32:6-8 (in Context) Isaiah 32 (Whole Chapter)
111. Isaiah 40:20
A man too poor to present such an offering selects wood that will not rot. He looks for a skilled craftsman to set up an idol that will not topple.
Isaiah 40:19-21 (in Context) Isaiah 40 (Whole Chapter)
112. Isaiah 41:17
"The poor and needy search for water, but there is none; their tongues are parched with thirst. But I the LORD will answer them; I, the God of Israel, will not forsake them.
Isaiah 41:16-18 (in Context) Isaiah 41 (Whole Chapter)
113. Isaiah 58:7
Is it not to share your food with the hungry and to provide the poor wanderer with shelter— when you see the naked, to clothe him, and not to turn away from your own flesh and blood?
Isaiah 58:6-8 (in Context) Isaiah 58 (Whole Chapter)
114. Isaiah 61:1
[ The Year of the LORD's Favor ] The Spirit of the Sovereign LORD is on me, because the LORD has anointed me to preach good news to the poor. He has sent me to bind up the brokenhearted, to proclaim freedom for the captives and release from darkness for the prisoners,
Isaiah 61:1-3 (in Context) Isaiah 61 (Whole Chapter)
115. Jeremiah 2:34
On your clothes men find the lifeblood of the innocent poor, though you did not catch them breaking in. Yet in spite of all this
Jeremiah 2:33-35 (in Context) Jeremiah 2 (Whole Chapter)
116. Jeremiah 5:4
I thought, "These are only the poor; they are foolish, for they do not know the way of the LORD, the requirements of their God.
Jeremiah 5:3-5 (in Context) Jeremiah 5 (Whole Chapter)
117. Jeremiah 5:28
and have grown fat and sleek. Their evil deeds have no limit; they do not plead the case of the fatherless to win it, they do not defend the rights of the poor.
Jeremiah 5:27-29 (in Context) Jeremiah 5 (Whole Chapter)
118. Jeremiah 22:16
He defended the cause of the poor and needy, and so all went well. Is that not what it means to know me?" declares the LORD.
Jeremiah 22:15-17 (in Context) Jeremiah 22 (Whole Chapter)
119. Jeremiah 24:2
One basket had very good figs, like those that ripen early; the other basket had very poor figs, so bad they could not be eaten.
Jeremiah 24:1-3 (in Context) Jeremiah 24 (Whole Chapter)
120. Jeremiah 24:3
Then the LORD asked me, "What do you see, Jeremiah?" "Figs," I answered. "The good ones are very good, but the poor ones are so bad they cannot be eaten."
Jeremiah 24:2-4 (in Context) Jeremiah 24 (Whole Chapter)
121. Jeremiah 24:8
" 'But like the poor figs, which are so bad they cannot be eaten,' says the LORD, 'so will I deal with Zedekiah king of Judah, his officials and the survivors from Jerusalem, whether they remain in this land or live in Egypt.
Jeremiah 24:7-9 (in Context) Jeremiah 24 (Whole Chapter)
122. Jeremiah 29:17
yes, this is what the LORD Almighty says: "I will send the sword, famine and plague against them and I will make them like poor figs that are so bad they cannot be eaten.
Jeremiah 29:16-18 (in Context) Jeremiah 29 (Whole Chapter)
123. Jeremiah 39:10
But Nebuzaradan the commander of the guard left behind in the land of Judah some of the poor people, who owned nothing; and at that time he gave them vineyards and fields.
Jeremiah 39:9-11 (in Context) Jeremiah 39 (Whole Chapter)
124. Jeremiah 40:7
[ Gedaliah Assassinated ] When all the army officers and their men who were still in the open country heard that the king of Babylon had appointed Gedaliah son of Ahikam as governor over the land and had put him in charge of the men, women and children who were the poorest in the land and who had not been carried into exile to Babylon,
Jeremiah 40:6-8 (in Context) Jeremiah 40 (Whole Chapter)
125. Jeremiah 52:15
Nebuzaradan the commander of the guard carried into exile some of the poorest people and those who remained in the city, along with the rest of the craftsmen and those who had gone over to the king of Babylon.
Jeremiah 52:14-16 (in Context) Jeremiah 52 (Whole Chapter)
126. Jeremiah 52:16
But Nebuzaradan left behind the rest of the poorest people of the land to work the vineyards and fields.
Jeremiah 52:15-17 (in Context) Jeremiah 52 (Whole Chapter)
127. Ezekiel 16:49
" 'Now this was the sin of your sister Sodom: She and her daughters were arrogant, overfed and unconcerned; they did not help the poor and needy.
Ezekiel 16:48-50 (in Context) Ezekiel 16 (Whole Chapter)
128. Ezekiel 18:12
He oppresses the poor and needy. He commits robbery. He does not return what he took in pledge. He looks to the idols. He does detestable things.
Ezekiel 18:11-13 (in Context) Ezekiel 18 (Whole Chapter)
129. Ezekiel 22:29
The people of the land practice extortion and commit robbery; they oppress the poor and needy and mistreat the alien, denying them justice.
Ezekiel 22:28-30 (in Context) Ezekiel 22 (Whole Chapter)
130. Amos 2:7
They trample on the heads of the poor as upon the dust of the ground and deny justice to the oppressed. Father and son use the same girl and so profane my holy name.
Amos 2:6-8 (in Context) Amos 2 (Whole Chapter)
131. Amos 4:1
[ Israel Has Not Returned to God ] Hear this word, you cows of Bashan on Mount Samaria, you women who oppress the poor and crush the needy and say to your husbands, "Bring us some drinks!"
Amos 4:1-3 (in Context) Amos 4 (Whole Chapter)
132. Amos 5:11
You trample on the poor and force him to give you grain. Therefore, though you have built stone mansions, you will not live in them; though you have planted lush vineyards, you will not drink their wine.
Amos 5:10-12 (in Context) Amos 5 (Whole Chapter)
133. Amos 5:12
For I know how many are your offenses and how great your sins. You oppress the righteous and take bribes and you deprive the poor of justice in the courts.
Amos 5:11-13 (in Context) Amos 5 (Whole Chapter)
134. Amos 8:4
Hear this, you who trample the needy and do away with the poor of the land,
Amos 8:3-5 (in Context) Amos 8 (Whole Chapter)
135. Amos 8:6
buying the poor with silver and the needy for a pair of sandals, selling even the sweepings with the wheat.
Amos 8:5-7 (in Context) Amos 8 (Whole Chapter)
136. Zechariah 7:10
Do not oppress the widow or the fatherless, the alien or the poor. In your hearts do not think evil of each other.'
Zechariah 7:9-11 (in Context) Zechariah 7 (Whole Chapter)
137. Matthew 5:3
"Blessed are the poor in spirit, for theirs is the kingdom of heaven.
Matthew 5:2-4 (in Context) Matthew 5 (Whole Chapter)
138. Matthew 11:5
The blind receive sight, the lame walk, those who have leprosy are cured, the deaf hear, the dead are raised, and the good news is preached to the poor.
Matthew 11:4-6 (in Context) Matthew 11 (Whole Chapter)
139. Matthew 19:21
Jesus answered, "If you want to be perfect, go, sell your possessions and give to the poor, and you will have treasure in heaven. Then come, follow me."
Matthew 19:20-22 (in Context) Matthew 19 (Whole Chapter)
140. Matthew 26:9
"This perfume could have been sold at a high price and the money given to the poor."
Matthew 26:8-10 (in Context) Matthew 26 (Whole Chapter)
141. Matthew 26:11
The poor you will always have with you, but you will not always have me.
Matthew 26:10-12 (in Context) Matthew 26 (Whole Chapter)
142. Mark 10:21
Jesus looked at him and loved him. "One thing you lack," he said. "Go, sell everything you have and give to the poor, and you will have treasure in heaven. Then come, follow me."
Mark 10:20-22 (in Context) Mark 10 (Whole Chapter)
143. Mark 12:42
But a poor widow came and put in two very small copper coins, worth only a fraction of a penny.
Mark 12:41-43 (in Context) Mark 12 (Whole Chapter)
144. Mark 12:43
Calling his disciples to him, Jesus said, "I tell you the truth, this poor widow has put more into the treasury than all the others.
Mark 12:42-44 (in Context) Mark 12 (Whole Chapter)
145. Mark 14:5
It could have been sold for more than a year's wages and the money given to the poor." And they rebuked her harshly.
Mark 14:4-6 (in Context) Mark 14 (Whole Chapter)
146. Mark 14:7
The poor you will always have with you, and you can help them any time you want. But you will not always have me.
Mark 14:6-8 (in Context) Mark 14 (Whole Chapter)
147. Luke 4:18
"The Spirit of the Lord is on me, because he has anointed me to preach good news to the poor. He has sent me to proclaim freedom for the prisoners and recovery of sight for the blind, to release the oppressed,
Luke 4:17-19 (in Context) Luke 4 (Whole Chapter)
148. Luke 6:20
Looking at his disciples, he said: "Blessed are you who are poor, for yours is the kingdom of God.
Luke 6:19-21 (in Context) Luke 6 (Whole Chapter)
149. Luke 7:22
So he replied to the messengers, "Go back and report to John what you have seen and heard: The blind receive sight, the lame walk, those who have leprosy are cured, the deaf hear, the dead are raised, and the good news is preached to the poor.
Luke 7:21-23 (in Context) Luke 7 (Whole Chapter)
150. Luke 11:41
But give what is inside the dish to the poor, and everything will be clean for you.
Luke 11:40-42 (in Context) Luke 11 (Whole Chapter)
151. Luke 12:33
Sell your possessions and give to the poor. Provide purses for yourselves that will not wear out, a treasure in heaven that will not be exhausted, where no thief comes near and no moth destroys.
Luke 12:32-34 (in Context) Luke 12 (Whole Chapter)
152. Luke 14:13
But when you give a banquet, invite the poor, the crippled, the lame, the blind,
Luke 14:12-14 (in Context) Luke 14 (Whole Chapter)
153. Luke 14:21
"The servant came back and reported this to his master. Then the owner of the house became angry and ordered his servant, 'Go out quickly into the streets and alleys of the town and bring in the poor, the crippled, the blind and the lame.'
Luke 14:20-22 (in Context) Luke 14 (Whole Chapter)
154. Luke 18:22
When Jesus heard this, he said to him, "You still lack one thing. Sell everything you have and give to the poor, and you will have treasure in heaven. Then come, follow me."
Luke 18:21-23 (in Context) Luke 18 (Whole Chapter)
155. Luke 19:8
But Zacchaeus stood up and said to the Lord, "Look, Lord! Here and now I give half of my possessions to the poor, and if I have cheated anybody out of anything, I will pay back four times the amount."
Luke 19:7-9 (in Context) Luke 19 (Whole Chapter)
156. Luke 21:2
He also saw a poor widow put in two very small copper coins.
Luke 21:1-3 (in Context) Luke 21 (Whole Chapter)
157. Luke 21:3
"I tell you the truth," he said, "this poor widow has put in more than all the others.
Luke 21:2-4 (in Context) Luke 21 (Whole Chapter)
158. John 12:5
"Why wasn't this perfume sold and the money given to the poor? It was worth a year's wages. "
John 12:4-6 (in Context) John 12 (Whole Chapter)
159. John 12:6
He did not say this because he cared about the poor but because he was a thief; as keeper of the money bag, he used to help himself to what was put into it.
John 12:5-7 (in Context) John 12 (Whole Chapter)
160. John 12:8
You will always have the poor among you, but you will not always have me."
John 12:7-9 (in Context) John 12 (Whole Chapter)
161. John 13:29
Since Judas had charge of the money, some thought Jesus was telling him to buy what was needed for the Feast, or to give something to the poor.
John 13:28-30 (in Context) John 13 (Whole Chapter)
162. Acts 9:36
In Joppa there was a disciple named Tabitha (which, when translated, is Dorcas ), who was always doing good and helping the poor.
Acts 9:35-37 (in Context) Acts 9 (Whole Chapter)
163. Acts 10:5
The angel answered, "Your prayers and gifts to the poor have come up as a memorial offering before God. Now send men to Joppa to bring back a man named Simon who is called Peter.
Acts 10:4-6 (in Context) Acts 10 (Whole Chapter)
164. Acts 10:31
and said, 'Cornelius, God has heard your prayer and remembered your gifts to the poor.
Acts 10:30-32 (in Context) Acts 10 (Whole Chapter)
165. Acts 24:17
"After an absence of several years, I came to Jerusalem to bring my people gifts for the poor and to present offerings.
Acts 24:16-18 (in Context) Acts 24 (Whole Chapter)
166. Romans 15:26
For Macedonia and Achaia were pleased to make a contribution for the poor among the saints in Jerusalem.
Romans 15:25-27 (in Context) Romans 15 (Whole Chapter)
167. 1 Corinthians 13:3
If I give all I possess to the poor and surrender my body to the flames, but have not love, I gain nothing.
1 Corinthians 13:2-4 (in Context) 1 Corinthians 13 (Whole Chapter)
168. 1 Corinthians 13:12
Now we see but a poor reflection as in a mirror; then we shall see face to face. Now I know in part; then I shall know fully, even as I am fully known.
1 Corinthians 13:11-13 (in Context) 1 Corinthians 13 (Whole Chapter)
169. 2 Corinthians 6:10
sorrowful, yet always rejoicing; poor, yet making many rich; having nothing, and yet possessing everything.
2 Corinthians 6:9-11 (in Context) 2 Corinthians 6 (Whole Chapter)
170. 2 Corinthians 8:9
For you know the grace of our Lord Jesus Christ, that though he was rich, yet for your sakes he became poor, so that you through his poverty might become rich.
2 Corinthians 8:8-10 (in Context) 2 Corinthians 8 (Whole Chapter)
171. 2 Corinthians 9:9
As it is written: "He has scattered abroad his gifts to the poor; his righteousness endures forever."
2 Corinthians 9:8-10 (in Context) 2 Corinthians 9 (Whole Chapter)
172. Galatians 2:10
All they asked was that we should continue to remember the poor, the very thing I was eager to do.
Galatians 2:9-11 (in Context) Galatians 2 (Whole Chapter)
173. James 2:2
Suppose a man comes into your meeting wearing a gold ring and fine clothes, and a poor man in shabby clothes also comes in.
James 2:1-3 (in Context) James 2 (Whole Chapter)
174. James 2:3
If you show special attention to the man wearing fine clothes and say, "Here's a good seat for you," but say to the poor man, "You stand there" or "Sit on the floor by my feet,"
James 2:2-4 (in Context) James 2 (Whole Chapter)
175. James 2:5
Listen, my dear brothers: Has not God chosen those who are poor in the eyes of the world to be rich in faith and to inherit the kingdom he promised those who love him?
James 2:4-6 (in Context) James 2 (Whole Chapter)
176. James 2:6
But you have insulted the poor. Is it not the rich who are exploiting you? Are they not the ones who are dragging you into court?
James 2:5-7 (in Context) James 2 (Whole Chapter)
177. Revelation 3:17
You say, 'I am rich; I have acquired wealth and do not need a thing.' But you do not realize that you are wretched, pitiful, poor, blind and naked.
Revelation 3:16-18 (in Context) Revelation 3 (Whole Chapter)
178. Revelation 13:16
He also forced everyone, small and great, rich and poor, free and slave, to receive a mark on his right hand or on his forehead,
Revelation 13:15-17 (in Context) Revelation 13 (Whole Chapter
THE ORPHAN
1. Exodus 22:22
"Do not take advantage of a widow or an orphan.
Exodus 22:21-23 (in Context) Exodus 22 (Whole Chapter)
2. Job 24:3
They drive away the orphan's donkey and take the widow's ox in pledge.
Job 24:2-4 (in Context) Job 24 (Whole Chapter)
3. Jeremiah 49:11
Leave your orphans; I will protect their lives. Your widows too can trust in me."
Jeremiah 49:10-12 (in Context) Jeremiah 49 (Whole Chapter)
4. Lamentations 5:3
We have become orphans and fatherless, our mothers like widows.
Lamentations 5:2-4 (in Context) Lamentations 5 (Whole Chapter)
5. John 14:18
I will not leave you as orphans; I will come to you.
John 14:17-19 (in Context) John 14 (Whole Chapter)
6. James 1:27
Religion that God our Father accepts as pure and faultless is this: to look after orphans and widows in their distress and to keep oneself from being polluted by the world.
James 1:26-27 (in Context) James 1 (Whole Chapter)
WIDOWS
1. Deuteronomy 14:29
so that the Levites (who have no allotment or inheritance of their own) and the aliens, the fatherless and the widows who live in your towns may come and eat and be satisfied, and so that the LORD your God may bless you in all the work of your hands.
Deuteronomy 14:28-29 (in Context) Deuteronomy 14 (Whole Chapter)
2. Deuteronomy 16:11
And rejoice before the LORD your God at the place he will choose as a dwelling for his Name—you, your sons and daughters, your menservants and maidservants, the Levites in your towns, and the aliens, the fatherless and the widows living among you.
Deuteronomy 16:10-12 (in Context) Deuteronomy 16 (Whole Chapter)
3. Deuteronomy 16:14
Be joyful at your Feast—you, your sons and daughters, your menservants and maidservants, and the Levites, the aliens, the fatherless and the widows who live in your towns.
Deuteronomy 16:13-15 (in Context) Deuteronomy 16 (Whole Chapter)
4. 2 Samuel 20:3
When David returned to his palace in Jerusalem, he took the ten concubines he had left to take care of the palace and put them in a house under guard. He provided for them, but did not lie with them. They were kept in confinement till the day of their death, living as widows.
2 Samuel 20:2-4 (in Context) 2 Samuel 20 (Whole Chapter)
5. 2 Kings 4:1
[ The Widow's Oil ] The wife of a man from the company of the prophets cried out to Elisha, "Your servant my husband is dead, and you know that he revered the LORD. But now his creditor is coming to take my two boys as his slaves."
2 Kings 4:1-3 (in Context) 2 Kings 4 (Whole Chapter)
6. Job 22:9
And you sent widows away empty-handed and broke the strength of the fatherless.
Job 22:8-10 (in Context) Job 22 (Whole Chapter)
7. Job 24:3
They drive away the orphan's donkey and take the widow's ox in pledge.
Job 24:2-4 (in Context) Job 24 (Whole Chapter)
8. Job 27:15
The plague will bury those who survive him, and their widows will not weep for them.
Job 27:14-16 (in Context) Job 27 (Whole Chapter)
9. Job 29:13
The man who was dying blessed me; I made the widow's heart sing.
Job 29:12-14 (in Context) Job 29 (Whole Chapter)
10. Psalm 68:5
A father to the fatherless, a defender of widows, is God in his holy dwelling.
Psalm 68:4-6 (in Context) Psalm 68 (Whole Chapter)
11. Psalm 78:64
their priests were put to the sword, and their widows could not weep.
Psalm 78:63-65 (in Context) Psalm 78 (Whole Chapter)
12. Proverbs 15:25
The LORD tears down the proud man's house but he keeps the widow's boundaries intact.
Proverbs 15:24-26 (in Context) Proverbs 15 (Whole Chapter)
13. Isaiah 1:23
Your rulers are rebels, companions of thieves; they all love bribes and chase after gifts. They do not defend the cause of the fatherless; the widow's case does not come before them.
Isaiah 1:22-24 (in Context) Isaiah 1 (Whole Chapter)
14. Isaiah 9:17
Therefore the Lord will take no pleasure in the young men, nor will he pity the fatherless and widows, for everyone is ungodly and wicked, every mouth speaks vileness. Yet for all this, his anger is not turned away, his hand is still upraised.
Isaiah 9:16-18 (in Context) Isaiah 9 (Whole Chapter)
15. Isaiah 10:2
to deprive the poor of their rights and withhold justice from the oppressed of my people, making widows their prey and robbing the fatherless.
Isaiah 10:1-3 (in Context) Isaiah 10 (Whole Chapter)
16. Jeremiah 15:8
I will make their widows more numerous than the sand of the sea. At midday I will bring a destroyer against the mothers of their young men; suddenly I will bring down on them anguish and terror.
Jeremiah 15:7-9 (in Context) Jeremiah 15 (Whole Chapter)
17. Jeremiah 18:21
So give their children over to famine; hand them over to the power of the sword. Let their wives be made childless and widows; let their men be put to death, their young men slain by the sword in battle.
Jeremiah 18:20-22 (in Context) Jeremiah 18 (Whole Chapter)
18. Jeremiah 49:11
Leave your orphans; I will protect their lives. Your widows too can trust in me."
Jeremiah 49:10-12 (in Context) Jeremiah 49 (Whole Chapter)
19. Lamentations 5:3
We have become orphans and fatherless, our mothers like widows.
Lamentations 5:2-4 (in Context) Lamentations 5 (Whole Chapter)
20. Ezekiel 22:25
There is a conspiracy of her princes within her like a roaring lion tearing its prey; they devour people, take treasures and precious things and make many widows within her.
Ezekiel 22:24-26 (in Context) Ezekiel 22 (Whole Chapter)
21. Ezekiel 44:22
They must not marry widows or divorced women; they may marry only virgins of Israelite descent or widows of priests.
Ezekiel 44:21-23 (in Context) Ezekiel 44 (Whole Chapter)
22. Malachi 3:5
"So I will come near to you for judgment. I will be quick to testify against sorcerers, adulterers and perjurers, against those who defraud laborers of their wages, who oppress the widows and the fatherless, and deprive aliens of justice, but do not fear me," says the LORD Almighty.
Malachi 3:4-6 (in Context) Malachi 3 (Whole Chapter)
26. Mark 12:40
They devour widows' houses and for a show make lengthy prayers. Such men will be punished most severely."
Mark 12:39-41 (in Context) Mark 12 (Whole Chapter)
27. Mark 12:41
[ The Widow's Offering ] Jesus sat down opposite the place where the offerings were put and watched the crowd putting their money into the temple treasury. Many rich people threw in large amounts.
Mark 12:40-42 (in Context) Mark 12 (Whole Chapter)
28. Luke 4:25
I assure you that there were many widows in Israel in Elijah's time, when the sky was shut for three and a half years and there was a severe famine throughout the land.
Luke 4:24-26 (in Context) Luke 4 (Whole Chapter)
29. Luke 7:11
[ Jesus Raises a Widow's Son ] Soon afterward, Jesus went to a town called Nain, and his disciples and a large crowd went along with him.
Luke 7:10-12 (in Context) Luke 7 (Whole Chapter)
30. Luke 20:47
They devour widows' houses and for a show make lengthy prayers. Such men will be punished most severely."
Luke 20:46-47 (in Context) Luke 20 (Whole Chapter)
31. Luke 21:1
[ The Widow's Offering ] As he looked up, Jesus saw the rich putting their gifts into the temple treasury.
Luke 21:1-3 (in Context) Luke 21 (Whole Chapter)
32. Acts 6:1
[ The Choosing of the Seven ] In those days when the number of disciples was increasing, the Grecian Jews among them complained against the Hebraic Jews because their widows were being overlooked in the daily distribution of food.
Acts 6:1-3 (in Context) Acts 6 (Whole Chapter)
33. Acts 9:39
Peter went with them, and when he arrived he was taken upstairs to the room. All the widows stood around him, crying and showing him the robes and other clothing that Dorcas had made while she was still with them.
Acts 9:38-40 (in Context) Acts 9 (Whole Chapter)
34. Acts 9:41
He took her by the hand and helped her to her feet. Then he called the believers and the widows and presented her to them alive.
Acts 9:40-42 (in Context) Acts 9 (Whole Chapter)
35. 1 Corinthians 7:8
Now to the unmarried and the widows I say: It is good for them to stay unmarried, as I am.
1 Corinthians 7:7-9 (in Context) 1 Corinthians 7 (Whole Chapter)
36. 1 Timothy 5:1
[ Advice About Widows, Elders and Slaves ] Do not rebuke an older man harshly, but exhort him as if he were your father. Treat younger men as brothers,
1 Timothy 5:1-3 (in Context) 1 Timothy 5 (Whole Chapter)
37. 1 Timothy 5:3
Give proper recognition to those widows who are really in need.
1 Timothy 5:2-4 (in Context) 1 Timothy 5 (Whole Chapter)
38. 1 Timothy 5:9
No widow may be put on the list of widows unless she is over sixty, has been faithful to her husband,
1 Timothy 5:8-10 (in Context) 1 Timothy 5 (Whole Chapter)
39. 1 Timothy 5:11
As for younger widows, do not put them on such a list. For when their sensual desires overcome their dedication to Christ, they want to marry.
1 Timothy 5:10-12 (in Context) 1 Timothy 5 (Whole Chapter)
40. 1 Timothy 5:14
So I counsel younger widows to marry, to have children, to manage their homes and to give the enemy no opportunity for slander.
1 Timothy 5:13-15 (in Context) 1 Timothy 5 (Whole Chapter)
41. 1 Timothy 5:16
If any woman who is a believer has widows in her family, she should help them and not let the church be burdened with them, so that the church can help those widows who are really in need.
1 Timothy 5:15-17 (in Context) 1 Timothy 5 (Whole Chapter)
42. James 1:27
Religion that God our Father accepts as pure and faultless is this: to look after orphans and widows in their distress and to keep oneself from being polluted by the world.
James 1:26-27 (in Context) James 1 (Whole Chapter)
FATHERLESS
1. Exodus 22:24
My anger will be aroused, and I will kill you with the sword; your wives will become widows and your children fatherless.
Exodus 22:23-25 (in Context) Exodus 22 (Whole Chapter)
2. Deuteronomy 10:18
He defends the cause of the fatherless and the widow, and loves the alien, giving him food and clothing.
Deuteronomy 10:17-19 (in Context) Deuteronomy 10 (Whole Chapter)
3. Deuteronomy 14:29
so that the Levites (who have no allotment or inheritance of their own) and the aliens, the fatherless and the widows who live in your towns may come and eat and be satisfied, and so that the LORD your God may bless you in all the work of your hands.
Deuteronomy 14:28-29 (in Context) Deuteronomy 14 (Whole Chapter)
4. Deuteronomy 16:11
And rejoice before the LORD your God at the place he will choose as a dwelling for his Name—you, your sons and daughters, your menservants and maidservants, the Levites in your towns, and the aliens, the fatherless and the widows living among you.
Deuteronomy 16:10-12 (in Context) Deuteronomy 16 (Whole Chapter)
5. Deuteronomy 16:14
Be joyful at your Feast—you, your sons and daughters, your menservants and maidservants, and the Levites, the aliens, the fatherless and the widows who live in your towns.
Deuteronomy 16:13-15 (in Context) Deuteronomy 16 (Whole Chapter)
6. Deuteronomy 24:17
Do not deprive the alien or the fatherless of justice, or take the cloak of the widow as a pledge.
Deuteronomy 24:16-18 (in Context) Deuteronomy 24 (Whole Chapter)
7. Deuteronomy 24:19
When you are harvesting in your field and you overlook a sheaf, do not go back to get it. Leave it for the alien, the fatherless and the widow, so that the LORD your God may bless you in all the work of your hands.
Deuteronomy 24:18-20 (in Context) Deuteronomy 24 (Whole Chapter)
8. Deuteronomy 24:20
When you beat the olives from your trees, do not go over the branches a second time. Leave what remains for the alien, the fatherless and the widow.
Deuteronomy 24:19-21 (in Context) Deuteronomy 24 (Whole Chapter)
9. Deuteronomy 24:21
When you harvest the grapes in your vineyard, do not go over the vines again. Leave what remains for the alien, the fatherless and the widow.
Deuteronomy 24:20-22 (in Context) Deuteronomy 24 (Whole Chapter)
10. Deuteronomy 26:12
When you have finished setting aside a tenth of all your produce in the third year, the year of the tithe, you shall give it to the Levite, the alien, the fatherless and the widow, so that they may eat in your towns and be satisfied.
Deuteronomy 26:11-13 (in Context) Deuteronomy 26 (Whole Chapter)
11. Deuteronomy 26:13
Then say to the LORD your God: "I have removed from my house the sacred portion and have given it to the Levite, the alien, the fatherless and the widow, according to all you commanded. I have not turned aside from your commands nor have I forgotten any of them.
Deuteronomy 26:12-14 (in Context) Deuteronomy 26 (Whole Chapter)
12. Deuteronomy 27:19
"Cursed is the man who withholds justice from the alien, the fatherless or the widow." Then all the people shall say, "Amen!"
Deuteronomy 27:18-20 (in Context) Deuteronomy 27 (Whole Chapter)
13. Job 6:27
You would even cast lots for the fatherless and barter away your friend.
Job 6:26-28 (in Context) Job 6 (Whole Chapter)
14. Job 22:9
And you sent widows away empty-handed and broke the strength of the fatherless.
Job 22:8-10 (in Context) Job 22 (Whole Chapter)
15. Job 24:9
The fatherless child is snatched from the breast; the infant of the poor is seized for a debt.
Job 24:8-10 (in Context) Job 24 (Whole Chapter)
16. Job 29:12
because I rescued the poor who cried for help, and the fatherless who had none to assist him.
Job 29:11-13 (in Context) Job 29 (Whole Chapter)
17. Job 31:17
if I have kept my bread to myself, not sharing it with the fatherless-
Job 31:16-18 (in Context) Job 31 (Whole Chapter)
18. Job 31:21
if I have raised my hand against the fatherless, knowing that I had influence in court,
Job 31:20-22 (in Context) Job 31 (Whole Chapter)
19. Psalm 10:14
But you, O God, do see trouble and grief; you consider it to take it in hand. The victim commits himself to you; you are the helper of the fatherless.
Psalm 10:13-15 (in Context) Psalm 10 (Whole Chapter)
20. Psalm 10:18
defending the fatherless and the oppressed, in order that man, who is of the earth, may terrify no more.
Psalm 10:17-18 (in Context) Psalm 10 (Whole Chapter)
21. Psalm 68:5
A father to the fatherless, a defender of widows, is God in his holy dwelling.
Psalm 68:4-6 (in Context) Psalm 68 (Whole Chapter)
22. Psalm 82:3
Defend the cause of the weak and fatherless; maintain the rights of the poor and oppressed.
Psalm 82:2-4 (in Context) Psalm 82 (Whole Chapter)
23. Psalm 94:6
They slay the widow and the alien; they murder the fatherless.
Psalm 94:5-7 (in Context) Psalm 94 (Whole Chapter)
24. Psalm 109:9
May his children be fatherless and his wife a widow.
Psalm 109:8-10 (in Context) Psalm 109 (Whole Chapter)
25. Psalm 109:12
May no one extend kindness to him or take pity on his fatherless children.
Psalm 109:11-13 (in Context) Psalm 109 (Whole Chapter)
26. Psalm 146:9
The LORD watches over the alien and sustains the fatherless and the widow, but he frustrates the ways of the wicked.
Psalm 146:8-10 (in Context) Psalm 146 (Whole Chapter)
27. Proverbs 23:10
Do not move an ancient boundary stone or encroach on the fields of the fatherless,
Proverbs 23:9-11 (in Context) Proverbs 23 (Whole Chapter)
28. Isaiah 1:17
learn to do right! Seek justice, encourage the oppressed. Defend the cause of the fatherless, plead the case of the widow.
Isaiah 1:16-18 (in Context) Isaiah 1 (Whole Chapter)
29. Isaiah 1:23
Your rulers are rebels, companions of thieves; they all love bribes and chase after gifts. They do not defend the cause of the fatherless; the widow's case does not come before them.
Isaiah 1:22-24 (in Context) Isaiah 1 (Whole Chapter)
30. Isaiah 9:17
Therefore the Lord will take no pleasure in the young men, nor will he pity the fatherless and widows, for everyone is ungodly and wicked, every mouth speaks vileness. Yet for all this, his anger is not turned away, his hand is still upraised.
Isaiah 9:16-18 (in Context) Isaiah 9 (Whole Chapter)
31. Isaiah 10:2
to deprive the poor of their rights and withhold justice from the oppressed of my people, making widows their prey and robbing the fatherless.
Isaiah 10:1-3 (in Context) Isaiah 10 (Whole Chapter)
32. Jeremiah 5:28
and have grown fat and sleek. Their evil deeds have no limit; they do not plead the case of the fatherless to win it, they do not defend the rights of the poor.
Jeremiah 5:27-29 (in Context) Jeremiah 5 (Whole Chapter)
33. Jeremiah 7:6
if you do not oppress the alien, the fatherless or the widow and do not shed innocent blood in this place, and if you do not follow other gods to your own harm,
Jeremiah 7:5-7 (in Context) Jeremiah 7 (Whole Chapter)
34. Jeremiah 22:3
This is what the LORD says: Do what is just and right. Rescue from the hand of his oppressor the one who has been robbed. Do no wrong or violence to the alien, the fatherless or the widow, and do not shed innocent blood in this place.
Jeremiah 22:2-4 (in Context) Jeremiah 22 (Whole Chapter)
35. Lamentations 5:3
We have become orphans and fatherless, our mothers like widows.
Lamentations 5:2-4 (in Context) Lamentations 5 (Whole Chapter)
36. Ezekiel 22:7
In you they have treated father and mother with contempt; in you they have oppressed the alien and mistreated the fatherless and the widow.
Ezekiel 22:6-8 (in Context) Ezekiel 22 (Whole Chapter)
37. Hosea 14:3
Assyria cannot save us; we will not mount war-horses. We will never again say 'Our gods' to what our own hands have made, for in you the fatherless find compassion."
Hosea 14:2-4 (in Context) Hosea 14 (Whole Chapter)
38. Zechariah 7:10
Do not oppress the widow or the fatherless, the alien or the poor. In your hearts do not think evil of each other.'
Zechariah 7:9-11 (in Context) Zechariah 7 (Whole Chapter)
39. Malachi 3:5
"So I will come near to you for judgment. I will be quick to testify against sorcerers, adulterers and perjurers, against those who defraud laborers of their wages, who oppress the widows and the fatherless, and deprive aliens of justice, but do not fear me," says the LORD Almighty.
Malachi 3:4-6 (in Context) Malachi 3 (Whole Chapter)
OPPRESSED
1.
2. Job 20:19
For he has oppressed the poor and left them destitute; he has seized houses he did not build.
Job 20:18-20 (in Context) Job 20 (Whole Chapter)
3. Psalm 9:9
The LORD is a refuge for the oppressed, a stronghold in times of trouble.
Psalm 9:8-10 (in Context) Psalm 9 (Whole Chapter)
4. Psalm 10:18
defending the fatherless and the oppressed, in order that man, who is of the earth, may terrify no more.
Psalm 10:17-18 (in Context) Psalm 10 (Whole Chapter)
5. Psalm 42:9
I say to God my Rock, "Why have you forgotten me? Why must I go about mourning, oppressed by the enemy?"
Psalm 42:8-10 (in Context) Psalm 42 (Whole Chapter)
6. Psalm 43:2
You are God my stronghold. Why have you rejected me? Why must I go about mourning, oppressed by the enemy?
Psalm 43:1-3 (in Context) Psalm 43 (Whole Chapter)
7. Psalm 74:21
Do not let the oppressed retreat in disgrace; may the poor and needy praise your name.
Psalm 74:20-22 (in Context) Psalm 74 (Whole Chapter)
8. Psalm 82:3
Defend the cause of the weak and fatherless; maintain the rights of the poor and oppressed.
Psalm 82:2-4 (in Context) Psalm 82 (Whole Chapter)
9. Psalm 103:6
The LORD works righteousness and justice for all the oppressed.
Psalm 103:5-7 (in Context) Psalm 103 (Whole Chapter)
10. Psalm 106:42
Their enemies oppressed them and subjected them to their power.
Psalm 106:41-43 (in Context) Psalm 106 (Whole Chapter)
11. Psalm 129:1
[ A song of ascents. ] They have greatly oppressed me from my youth— let Israel say-
Psalm 129:1-3 (in Context) Psalm 129 (Whole Chapter)
12. Psalm 129:2
they have greatly oppressed me from my youth, but they have not gained the victory over me.
Psalm 129:1-3 (in Context) Psalm 129 (Whole Chapter)
13. Psalm 146:7
He upholds the cause of the oppressed and gives food to the hungry. The LORD sets prisoners free,
Psalm 146:6-8 (in Context) Psalm 146 (Whole Chapter)
26. Proverbs 15:15
All the days of the oppressed are wretched, but the cheerful heart has a continual feast.
Proverbs 15:14-16 (in Context) Proverbs 15 (Whole Chapter)
27. Proverbs 16:19
Better to be lowly in spirit and among the oppressed than to share plunder with the proud.
Proverbs 16:18-20 (in Context) Proverbs 16 (Whole Chapter)
28. Proverbs 31:5
lest they drink and forget what the law decrees, and deprive all the oppressed of their rights.
Proverbs 31:4-6 (in Context) Proverbs 31 (Whole Chapter)
29. Ecclesiastes 4:1
[ Oppression, Toil, Friendlessness ] Again I looked and saw all the oppression that was taking place under the sun: I saw the tears of the oppressed— and they have no comforter; power was on the side of their oppressors— and they have no comforter.
Ecclesiastes 4:1-3 (in Context) Ecclesiastes 4 (Whole Chapter)
30. Ecclesiastes 5:8
[ Riches Are Meaningless ] If you see the poor oppressed in a district, and justice and rights denied, do not be surprised at such things; for one official is eyed by a higher one, and over them both are others higher still.
Ecclesiastes 5:7-9 (in Context) Ecclesiastes 5 (Whole Chapter)
31. Isaiah 1:17
learn to do right! Seek justice, encourage the oppressed. Defend the cause of the fatherless, plead the case of the widow.
Isaiah 1:16-18 (in Context) Isaiah 1 (Whole Chapter)
32. Isaiah 10:2
to deprive the poor of their rights and withhold justice from the oppressed of my people, making widows their prey and robbing the fatherless.
Isaiah 10:1-3 (in Context) Isaiah 10 (Whole Chapter)
33. Isaiah 26:6
Feet trample it down— the feet of the oppressed, the footsteps of the poor.
Isaiah 26:5-7 (in Context) Isaiah 26 (Whole Chapter)
34. Isaiah 52:4
For this is what the Sovereign LORD says: "At first my people went down to Egypt to live; lately, Assyria has oppressed them.
Isaiah 52:3-5 (in Context) Isaiah 52 (Whole Chapter)
35. Isaiah 53:7
He was oppressed and afflicted, yet he did not open his mouth; he was led like a lamb to the slaughter, and as a sheep before her shearers is silent, so he did not open his mouth.
Isaiah 53:6-8 (in Context) Isaiah 53 (Whole Chapter)
36. Isaiah 58:6
"Is not this the kind of fasting I have chosen: to loose the chains of injustice and untie the cords of the yoke, to set the oppressed free and break every yoke?
Isaiah 58:5-7 (in Context) Isaiah 58 (Whole Chapter)
37. Isaiah 58:10
and if you spend yourselves in behalf of the hungry and satisfy the needs of the oppressed, then your light will rise in the darkness, and your night will become like the noonday.
Isaiah 58:9-11 (in Context) Isaiah 58 (Whole Chapter)
38. Jeremiah 50:33
This is what the LORD Almighty says: "The people of Israel are oppressed, and the people of Judah as well. All their captors hold them fast, refusing to let them go.
Jeremiah 50:32-34 (in Context) Jeremiah 50 (Whole Chapter)
39. Ezekiel 22:7
In you they have treated father and mother with contempt; in you they have oppressed the alien and mistreated the fatherless and the widow.
Ezekiel 22:6-8 (in Context) Ezekiel 22 (Whole Chapter)
40. Daniel 4:27
Therefore, O king, be pleased to accept my advice: Renounce your sins by doing what is right, and your wickedness by being kind to the oppressed. It may be that then your prosperity will continue."
Daniel 4:26-28 (in Context) Daniel 4 (Whole Chapter)
41. Hosea 5:11
Ephraim is oppressed, trampled in judgment, intent on pursuing idols.
Hosea 5:10-12 (in Context) Hosea 5 (Whole Chapter)
42. Amos 2:7
They trample on the heads of the poor as upon the dust of the ground and deny justice to the oppressed. Father and son use the same girl and so profane my holy name.
Amos 2:6-8 (in Context) Amos 2 (Whole Chapter)
43. Zephaniah 3:19
At that time I will deal with all who oppressed you; I will rescue the lame and gather those who have been scattered. I will give them praise and honor in every land where they were put to shame.
Zephaniah 3:18-20 (in Context) Zephaniah 3 (Whole Chapter)
44. Zechariah 10:2
The idols speak deceit, diviners see visions that lie; they tell dreams that are false, they give comfort in vain. Therefore the people wander like sheep oppressed for lack of a shepherd.
Zechariah 10:1-3 (in Context) Zechariah 10 (Whole Chapter)
45. Zechariah 11:7
So I pastured the flock marked for slaughter, particularly the oppressed of the flock. Then I took two staffs and called one Favor and the other Union, and I pastured the flock.
Zechariah 11:6-8 (in Context) Zechariah 11 (Whole Chapter)
46. Luke 4:18
"The Spirit of the Lord is on me, because he has anointed me to preach good news to the poor. He has sent me to proclaim freedom for the prisoners and recovery of sight for the blind, to release the oppressed,
Luke 4:17-19 (in Context) Luke 4 (Whole Chapter)
47. Acts 7:19
He dealt treacherously with our people and oppressed our forefathers by forcing them to throw out their newborn babies so that they would die.
Acts 7:18-20 (in Context) Acts 7 (Whole Chapter)
What a stunning and comprehensive list of hundreds of Bible passages showing our obligation to seek out and love and care for the poor and oppressed peoples of the world! And we should always remember that whenever we generously help those in need it is just the same as if we were helping the Lord Himself. May God bless the time and labor it took to assemble all of the verses here!
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