20 Bible Verses about Abuse Of Authority, Warnings Against

And, lords, do ye the same things to them, letting go threatening: knowing that also your own Lord is in the heavens; and distinction of persons is not with him.

Thou shalt not rule over him with crushing, and thou shalt be afraid of thy God.

Thou shalt not oppress the poor and needy hireling from thy brethren, or from thy stranger which is in thy land in thy gates.

And, fathers, be not angry with your children: but bring them up in the instruction and reminding of the Lord.

Fathers, irritate not your children, lest they be discouraged.

Men, love ye the wives, and be not embittered against them.

Tend the flock of God which among you, inspecting, not by force, but voluntarily; neither occupied in sordid gain, but of a ready will; Neither as ruling over the portions obtained by lot, but being types of the flock.

Thou shalt not treat evil the stranger, and thou shalt not press him: for ye were strangers in the land of Egypt.

Thou shalt not press the stranger: and ye knew the soul of the stranger, for ye were strangers in the land of Egypt

But Jesus, having called them, said, Ye know that the rulers rule over their nations, and the great exercise authority over them. But it shall not be so among you; but whoever should wish to be great among you, let him be your attendant; And whoever would be first among you, let him be your servant:

And Jesus having called them, says to them, Ye know that they thinking to be first of the nations rule over them; and their great ones exercise authority over them. And it shall not be so among you: but whoever should wish to be great among you, shall be your attendant: And whoever of you should wish to be the first, he shall be the servant of all.

And he said to them, The kings of the nations rule over them; and they exercising power over them are called benefactors. And ye not so: but let the greater with you be as the younger; and he leading, as he serving.

Every widow and orphan ye shall not afflict.

Thou shalt not strip the poor because he is poor: and thou shalt not crush the humble in the gate.

The people of the land oppressed with violence and stripped off robbery, and oppressed the poor and needy, and did violence to the stranger without judgment

And the widow and the orphan, the stranger and the poor, ye shall not oppress; and ye shall not purpose evil in your heart a man to his brother.

For thine eyes and thy heart not but for thy plunder and for guiltless blood to pour out, and for oppression and for running, to do.

They will mock and speak in evil of oppression: they will speak from elevation.

Redeem me from the oppression of man, and I will watch thy charges.

They made light of father and mother in thee: they did with violence to the stranger in the midst of thee: they oppresed the orphan and the widow in thee.