Thematic Bible
Thematic Bible
Contempt » Saints sometimes guilty of
and ye did dishonour the poor one; do not the rich oppress you and themselves draw you to judgment-seats;
the Needy » Despised
And I said, 'Better is wisdom than might, and the wisdom of the poor is despised, and his words are not heard.' --
and ye did dishonour the poor one; do not the rich oppress you and themselves draw you to judgment-seats;
Even of his neighbour is the poor hated, And those loving the rich are many.
All the brethren of the poor have hated him, Surely also his friends have been far from him, He is pursuing words -- they are not!
Oppression » Examples of
The people of the land have used oppression, And have taken plunder violently away, And humble and needy have oppressed, And the sojourner oppressed -- without judgment.
and make their lives bitter in hard service, in clay, and in brick, and in every kind of service in the field; all their service in which they have served is with rigour.
lo, the reward of the workmen, of those who in-gathered your fields, which hath been fraudulently kept back by you -- doth cry out, and the exclamations of those who did reap into the ears of the Lord of Sabaoth have entered;
And a certain woman of the wives of the sons of the prophets hath cried unto Elisha, saying, 'Thy servant, my husband, is dead, and thou hast known that thy servant was fearing Jehovah, and the lender hath come to take my two children to him for servants.'
And I have turned, and I see all the oppressions that are done under the sun, and lo, the tear of the oppressed, and they have no comforter; and at the hand of their oppressors is power, and they have no comforter.
and ye did dishonour the poor one; do not the rich oppress you and themselves draw you to judgment-seats;
and the proper quantity of the bricks which they are making heretofore ye do put on them, ye do not diminish from it, for they are remiss, therefore they are crying, saying, Let us go, let us sacrifice to our God;
And there is a great cry of the people and their wives, concerning their brethren the Jews,
Because the vineyard of Jehovah of Hosts Is the house of Israel, And the man of Judah His pleasant plant, And He waiteth for judgment, and lo, oppression, For righteousness, and lo, a cry.
The poor » Despised
And I said, 'Better is wisdom than might, and the wisdom of the poor is despised, and his words are not heard.' --
and ye did dishonour the poor one; do not the rich oppress you and themselves draw you to judgment-seats;
Even of his neighbour is the poor hated, And those loving the rich are many.
All the brethren of the poor have hated him, Surely also his friends have been far from him, He is pursuing words -- they are not!
Respect of persons » Partiality
To discern faces is not good, And for a piece of bread doth a man transgress.
These also are for the wise: -- To discern faces in judgment is not good.
My brethren, hold not, in respect of persons, the faith of the glory of our Lord Jesus Christ, for if there may come into your synagogue a man with gold ring, in gay raiment, and there may come in also a poor man in vile raiment, and ye may look upon him bearing the gay raiment, and may say to him, 'Thou -- sit thou here well,' and to the poor man may say, 'Thou -- stand thou there, or, Sit thou here under my footstool,' -- read more.
ye did not judge fully in yourselves, and did become ill-reasoning judges. Hearken, my brethren beloved, did not God choose the poor of this world, rich in faith, and heirs of the reign that He promised to those loving Him? and ye did dishonour the poor one; do not the rich oppress you and themselves draw you to judgment-seats; do they not themselves speak evil of the good name that was called upon you? If, indeed, royal law ye complete, according to the Writing, 'Thou shalt love thy neighbour as thyself,' -- ye do well; and if ye accept persons, sin ye do work, being convicted by the law as transgressors;
ye did not judge fully in yourselves, and did become ill-reasoning judges. Hearken, my brethren beloved, did not God choose the poor of this world, rich in faith, and heirs of the reign that He promised to those loving Him? and ye did dishonour the poor one; do not the rich oppress you and themselves draw you to judgment-seats; do they not themselves speak evil of the good name that was called upon you? If, indeed, royal law ye complete, according to the Writing, 'Thou shalt love thy neighbour as thyself,' -- ye do well; and if ye accept persons, sin ye do work, being convicted by the law as transgressors;
Riches » Often lead to » Oppression
and ye did dishonour the poor one; do not the rich oppress you and themselves draw you to judgment-seats;