20 Bible Verses about Abuse Of Authority, Warnings Against

Masters, treat your slaves the same way. Do not threaten them, for you know that both of you have the same Master in heaven, and there is no favoritism with him.

You are not to rule over them with harshness. You are to fear your God."

Don't take advantage of a hired person who is poor and needy, whether he's your fellow citizen or a foreigner who lives in your city.

Fathers, do not provoke your children to anger, but bring them up by training and instructing them about the Lord.

Fathers, do not make your children resentful. Otherwise, they'll become discouraged.

Husbands, love your wives, and do not be harsh with them.

Be shepherds of God's flock that is among you, watching over it, not because you must but because you want to, and not greedily but eagerly, as God desires. Do not lord it over the people entrusted to you, but be examples to the flock.

"You are not to wrong or oppress an alien, because you were aliens in the land of Egypt.

You are not to oppress the resident alien, because you were aliens in the land of Egypt."

But Jesus called the disciples and said, "You know that the rulers of the unbelievers lord it over them and their superiors act like tyrants over them. That's not the way it should be among you. Instead, whoever wants to be great among you must be your servant, and whoever wants to be first among you must be your slave.

Jesus called his disciples and told them, "You know that those who are recognized as rulers among the unbelievers lord it over them, and their superiors act like tyrants over them. That's not the way it should be among you. Instead, whoever wants to become great among you must be your servant, and whoever wants to be first among you must be a slave to everyone,

But he told them, "The kings of the unbelievers lord it over them, and those who exercise authority over them are called benefactors. But you are not to do so. On the contrary, the greatest among you should become like the youngest, and the one who leads should become like the one who serves.

"You are not to mistreat any widow or orphan.

Don't rob the poor person because he is poor, and don't crush the helpless in court,

The people of the land were vigorously oppressive and took possession of plunder by violence. They've afflicted the poor and the needy and unjustly treated the foreigner.

You are not to wrong the widow, orphans, the foreigner, or the poor, and you are not to plan evil against each other.

But your eyes and heart are on nothing but your dishonest gain, shedding the blood of innocent people, and practicing oppression and extortion."

In their mockery they speak evil; from their arrogant position they speak oppression.

Deliver me from human oppression and I will keep your precepts.

They've treated mothers and fathers among you with contempt. They've oppressed the foreigner among you. They've maltreated the orphan and the widow among you.