Proverbs 31:9

The Oracle Of King Lemuel

⁸ Open your mouth on behalf of those unable to speak, for the legal rights of all the dying. ⁹ Open your mouth, judge in righteousness, and plead the cause of the poor and needy. ¹⁰ Who can find a wife of noble character? For her value is far more than rubies.

Cause of the Poor

Justice for the Poor

Justice to the Afflicted

Poor and Needy

Rights Of The Poor

Leviticus 19:15

"'You must not deal unjustly in judgment: you must neither show partiality to the poor nor honor the rich. You must judge your fellow citizen fairly.

Deuteronomy 1:16

I furthermore admonished your judges at that time that they should pay attention to issues among your fellow citizens and judge fairly, whether between one citizen and another or a citizen and a resident foreigner.

Isaiah 1:17

Learn to do what is right! Promote justice! Give the oppressed reason to celebrate! Take up the cause of the orphan! Defend the rights of the widow!

Deuteronomy 16:18-20

You must appoint judges and civil servants for each tribe in all your villages that the Lord your God is giving you, and they must judge the people fairly.

2 Samuel 8:15

David reigned over all Israel; he guaranteed justice for all his people.

Job 29:12

for I rescued the poor who cried out for help, and the orphan who had no one to assist him;

Job 29:15-16

I was eyes for the blind and feet for the lame;

Psalm 58:1-2

For the music director; according to the al-tashcheth style; a prayer of David. Do you rulers really pronounce just decisions? Do you judge people fairly?

Psalm 72:1-2

For Solomon. O God, grant the king the ability to make just decisions! Grant the king's son the ability to make fair decisions!

Proverbs 16:12

Doing wickedness is an abomination to kings, because a throne is established in righteousness.

Proverbs 20:8

A king sitting on the throne to judge separates out all evil with his eyes.

Isaiah 1:23

Your officials are rebels, they associate with thieves. All of them love bribery, and look for payoffs. They do not take up the cause of the orphan, or defend the rights of the widow.

Isaiah 11:4

He will treat the poor fairly, and make right decisions for the downtrodden of the earth. He will strike the earth with the rod of his mouth, and order the wicked to be executed.

Isaiah 32:1-2

Look, a king will promote fairness; officials will promote justice.

Jeremiah 5:28

That is how they have grown fat and sleek. There is no limit to the evil things they do. They do not plead the cause of the fatherless in such a way as to win it. They do not defend the rights of the poor.

Jeremiah 22:3

The Lord says, "Do what is just and right. Deliver those who have been robbed from those who oppress them. Do not exploit or mistreat foreigners who live in your land, children who have no fathers, or widows. Do not kill innocent people in this land.

Jeremiah 22:15-16

Does it make you any more of a king that you outstrip everyone else in building with cedar? Just think about your father. He was content that he had food and drink. He did what was just and right. So things went well with him.

Jeremiah 23:5

"I, the Lord, promise that a new time will certainly come when I will raise up for them a righteous branch, a descendant of David. He will rule over them with wisdom and understanding and will do what is just and right in the land.

Daniel 4:27

Therefore, O king, may my advice be pleasing to you. Break away from your sins by doing what is right, and from your iniquities by showing mercy to the poor. Perhaps your prosperity will be prolonged."

Amos 5:11-12

Therefore, because you make the poor pay taxes on their crops and exact a grain tax from them, you will not live in the houses you built with chiseled stone, nor will you drink the wine from the fine vineyards you planted.

Zechariah 7:9

"The Lord who rules over all said, 'Exercise true judgment and show brotherhood and compassion to each other.

Zechariah 9:9

Rejoice greatly, daughter of Zion! Shout, daughter of Jerusalem! Look! Your king is coming to you: he is legitimate and victorious, humble and riding on a donkey -- on a young donkey, the foal of a female donkey.

John 7:24

Do not judge according to external appearance, but judge with proper judgment."

Hebrews 1:9

You have loved righteousness and hated lawlessness. So God, your God, has anointed you over your companions with the oil of rejoicing."

Revelation 19:11

Then I saw heaven opened and here came a white horse! The one riding it was called "Faithful" and "True," and with justice he judges and goes to war.