30 Bible Verses about Bad Leadership

All my bones shall say, Jehovah, who is like unto thee, who deliverest the afflicted from one stronger than he, yea, the afflicted and the needy from him that spoileth him!

He that oppresseth the poor reproacheth his Maker; but he that honoureth Him is gracious to the needy.

Happy art thou, O land, when thy king is a son of nobles, and thy princes eat in due season, for strength, and not for drunkenness!

who executeth the judgment of the fatherless and the widow, and loveth the stranger, to give him food and clothing.

At the end of three years thou shalt bring forth all the tithe of thine increase the same year, and shalt lay it up within thy gates; and the Levite for he hath no portion nor inheritance with thee and the stranger, and the fatherless, and the widow, that are within thy gates, shall come, and shall eat and be satisfied; that Jehovah thy God may bless thee in all the work of thy hand which thou doest.

For the needy shall never cease from within the land; therefore I command thee, saying, Thou shalt open thy hand bountifully unto thy brother, to thy poor and to thy needy, in thy land.

He that hath a bountiful eye shall be blessed, for he giveth of his bread to the poor.

He that giveth unto the poor shall not lack; but he that withdraweth his eyes shall have many a curse.

Open thy mouth for the dumb, for the cause of all those that are left desolate. Open thy mouth, judge righteously, and minister justice to the afflicted and needy.

Fear not, for I am with thee; be not dismayed, for I am thy God: I will strengthen thee, yea, I will help thee, yea, I will uphold thee with the right hand of my righteousness.

Be careful about nothing; but in everything, by prayer and supplication with thanksgiving, let your requests be made known to God; and the peace of God, which surpasses every understanding, shall guard your hearts and your thoughts by Christ Jesus.

Come to me, all ye who labour and are burdened, and I will give you rest. Take my yoke upon you, and learn from me; for I am meek and lowly in heart; and ye shall find rest to your souls; for my yoke is easy, and my burden is light.

For I know the thoughts that I think toward you, saith Jehovah, thoughts of peace, and not of evil, to give you in your latter end a hope.

And Jehovah will be a refuge to the oppressed one, a refuge in times of distress.

For the needy one shall not be forgotten alway; the hope of the meek shall not perish for ever.

Because of the oppression of the afflicted, because of the sighing of the needy, now will I arise, saith Jehovah, I will set him in safety, at whom they puff.

The meek shall eat and be satisfied; they shall praise Jehovah that seek him: your heart shall live for ever.

I have been young, and now am old, and I have not seen the righteous forsaken, nor his seed seeking bread:

He will do justice to the afflicted of the people; he will save the children of the needy, and will break in pieces the oppressor.

Judge the poor and the fatherless, do justice to the afflicted and the destitute; Rescue the poor and needy, deliver them out of the hand of the wicked.

For he standeth at the right hand of the needy, to save him from those that judge his soul.

He raiseth up the poor out of the dust; from the dung-hill he lifteth up the needy,

I know that Jehovah will maintain the cause of the afflicted one, the right of the needy.

He that is gracious to the poor lendeth unto Jehovah; and what he hath bestowed will he repay unto him.

He that oppresseth the poor, it is to enrich him; he that giveth to the rich, bringeth only to want.

Rob not the poor, because he is poor, neither oppress the afflicted in the gate; for Jehovah will plead their cause, and despoil the soul of those that despoil them.

Give, and it shall be given to you; good measure, pressed down, and shaken together, and running over, shall be given into your bosom: for with the same measure with which ye mete it shall be measured to you again.

but they that wait upon Jehovah shall renew their strength: they shall mount up with wings as eagles; they shall run, and not tire; they shall walk, and not faint.

that thou mayest walk in the way of the good, And keep the paths of the righteous. For the upright shall dwell in the land, and the perfect shall remain in it;

And be not afraid of those who kill the body, but cannot kill the soul; but fear rather him who is able to destroy both soul and body in hell.