Ezekiel 45:9
‘Thus says the Lord God, “Enough, O princes of Israel! Put away violence and destruction, and practice justice and righteousness. Stop your
Jeremiah 22:3
Thus says the Lord, “Execute justice and righteousness, and rescue the one who has been robbed from the hand of his oppressor. And do no wrong; do no violence to the stranger, the fatherless, or the widow, nor shed innocent blood in this place.
Ezekiel 44:6
You shall say to the rebellious ones, to the house of Israel, ‘Thus says the Lord God, “Enough of all your repulsive acts, O house of Israel!
Zechariah 8:16
These are the things which you should do: speak the truth with one another; judge with truth and pronounce the judgment that brings peace in [the courts at] your gates.
Nehemiah 5:1-13
Now there was a great outcry of the [poorer] people and their wives against their Jewish brothers [to whom they were deeply in debt].
Job 20:19
“For he has oppressed and neglected the poor;
He has violently taken away houses which he did not build.
Job 22:9
“You have sent widows away empty-handed,
And the arms (strength) of the fatherless have been broken.
Job 24:2-12
“Some remove the landmarks;
They [violently] seize and pasture flocks [appropriating land and flocks openly].
Psalm 82:2-5
How long will you judge unjustly
And show partiality to the wicked? Selah.
Isaiah 1:17
Learn to do good.
Seek justice,
Rebuke the ruthless,
Defend the fatherless,
Plead for the [rights of the] widow [in court].
Ezekiel 43:14-16
From the base on the ground to the lower ledge shall be two cubits and the width one cubit; and from the smaller ledge to the larger ledge shall be four cubits and the width one cubit.
Micah 2:1-2
And plot evil on their beds!
When morning comes, they practice evil
Because it is in the power of their hands.
Micah 2:9
“You evict the women (widows) of My people,
Each one from her pleasant house;
From her [young, fatherless] children you take away My splendor and blessing forever [by putting them among the pagans, away from Me].
Luke 3:14
Some soldiers asked him, “And what about us, what are we to do?” And he replied to them, “Do not
1 Corinthians 6:7-8
Why, the very fact that you have lawsuits with one another is already a defeat. Why not rather be wronged? Why not rather be defrauded?
1 Peter 4:3
For the time already past is [more than] enough for doing what the [unsaved] Gentiles like to do—
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How long will you judge unjustly
And show partiality to the wicked? Selah.
Learn to do good.
Seek justice,
Rebuke the ruthless,
Defend the fatherless,
Plead for the [rights of the] widow [in court].
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“For he has oppressed and neglected the poor;
He has violently taken away houses which he did not build.
“You have sent widows away empty-handed,
And the arms (strength) of the fatherless have been broken.
“Some remove the landmarks;
They [violently] seize and pasture flocks [appropriating land and flocks openly].
And plot evil on their beds!
When morning comes, they practice evil
Because it is in the power of their hands.