30 Bible Verses about Bad Leadership

All my bones shall say, LORD, who is like unto thee, who delivers the poor from him that is too strong for him, yea, the poor and the needy from him that spoils him?

He that oppresses the poor reproaches his Maker, but he that has mercy on the poor, honours him.

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

he executes the rights of the fatherless and the widow and also loves the stranger, giving 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, who has no part nor inheritance with thee, and the stranger and the fatherless and the widow who are within thy gates, shall come and shall eat and be satisfied, that the LORD thy God may bless thee in all the work of thy hands which thou doest.

For the poor shall never cease out of the land; therefore, I command thee, saying, Thou shalt open thine hand wide unto thy brother, to thy poor and to thy needy, in thy land.

He that has a merciful eye shall be blessed, for he gives of his bread to the destitute.

He that gives unto the poor shall never lack, but he that hides his eyes from the poor shall have many a curse.

Open thy mouth for those who cannot speak in the judgment of all the sons of death. Open thy mouth, judge righteously, and plead the cause of the poor and destitute.

Do not fear for I am with thee; do not be dismayed, for I am thy God, who strengthens thee; I will help thee always; I will always uphold thee with the right hand of my righteousness.

Be anxious for nothing, but in every thing by prayer and supplication with thanksgiving, let your requests be made known unto God. And the peace of God, which passes all understanding, shall keep your hearts and minds through Christ Jesus.

Come unto me, all ye that labour and are heavy laden, and I will give you rest. Take my yoke upon you and learn of me, for I am meek and humble of heart, and ye shall find rest for your souls. For my yoke is easy, and my burden is light.

For I know the thoughts that I think concerning you, said the LORD, thoughts of peace, and not of evil, to give you the end that you wait for.

The LORD also will be a refuge to the humble, a refuge for the time of trouble.

For the humble shall not always be forgotten: the hope of the poor shall not perish for ever.

For the oppression of the poor, for the sighing of the needy, now I will arise, saith the LORD; I will set in safety the one whom the wicked one has ensnared.

The poor shall eat and be satisfied: those that seek him shall praise the LORD; your heart shall live for ever.

Nun I have been young and now am old; yet I have not seen the righteous forsaken, nor his seed begging bread.

He shall judge the poor of the people; he shall save the children of the destitute and shall break in pieces the violent.

Do right concerning the poor and fatherless; do justice to the poor and destitute. Deliver the poor and destitute; deliver them out of the hand of the wicked.

For he shall stand at the right hand of the poor in spirit to save his soul from those that judge him.

He raises up the poor out of the dust and lifts the destitute out of the dunghill;

I know that the LORD will effect the judgment of the poor and the judgment of the destitute.

He that gives unto the poor lends unto the LORD, and he will give him his reward.

He that oppresses the poor to increase his riches and who gives to the rich shall surely come to want.

Rob not the poor, because he is poor: neither destroy the destitute in judgment: For the LORD will judge their cause and spoil the soul of those that spoiled them.

give, and it shall be given unto you; good measure, pressed down and shaken together and running over, shall men give into your bosom. For with the same measure that ye measure out it shall be measured to you again.

but those that wait for the LORD shall have new strength; they shall mount up with wings as eagles; they shall run and not be weary; and they shall walk, and not faint.

That thou may walk in the way of good men and keep the paths of the righteous. For the upright shall dwell in the land, and the perfect shall remain in it.

And fear not those who kill the body but are not able to kill the soul, but rather fear him who is able to destroy both soul and body in hell.