Exodus 21:26
“If a man hits the eye of his male servant or female servant and it is destroyed, he must let the servant go free because of [the loss of] the eye.
Exodus 21:20
“If a man strikes his male or his female servant with a staff and the servant dies at his hand, he must be punished.
Deuteronomy 16:19
You shall not distort justice; you shall not be partial, and you shall not take a bribe, for a bribe blinds the eyes of the wise and perverts the words of the righteous.
Nehemiah 5:5
Now our flesh (skin) is the same as that of our brothers (relatives), and our children are like their children, yet here we are forcing (selling) our sons and our daughters to be slaves; and some of our daughters are forced into bondage already, and
Job 31:13-15
“If I have despised and rejected the claim of my male or female servants
When they filed a complaint against me,
Psalm 9:12
For He who avenges blood [unjustly shed] remembers them (His people);
He does not forget the cry of the afflicted and abused.
Psalm 10:14
You have seen it, for You have noted mischief and vexation (irritation) to take it into Your hand.
The unfortunate commits himself to You;
You are the helper of the fatherless.
Psalm 10:18
To vindicate and obtain justice for the fatherless and the oppressed,
So that man who is of the earth will no longer terrify them.
Psalm 72:12-14
For he will rescue the needy when he cries for help,
The afflicted and abused also, and him who has no helper.
Proverbs 22:22-23
Do not rob the poor because he is poor [and defenseless],
Nor crush the afflicted [by legal proceedings] at the gate [where the city court is held],
Ephesians 6:9
You masters, do the same [showing goodwill] toward them, and give up threatening and abusive words, knowing that [He who is] both their true Master and yours is in heaven, and that there is no partiality with Him [regardless of one’s earthly status].
Colossians 4:1
Masters, [on your part] deal with your slaves justly and fairly, knowing that you also have a Master in heaven.
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“If I have despised and rejected the claim of my male or female servants
When they filed a complaint against me,
For He who avenges blood [unjustly shed] remembers them (His people);
He does not forget the cry of the afflicted and abused.
You have seen it, for You have noted mischief and vexation (irritation) to take it into Your hand.
The unfortunate commits himself to You;
You are the helper of the fatherless.
For he will rescue the needy when he cries for help,
The afflicted and abused also, and him who has no helper.
Do not rob the poor because he is poor [and defenseless],
Nor crush the afflicted [by legal proceedings] at the gate [where the city court is held],