Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
Summary
To turn aside the needy from judgment, and to take away the right from the poor of my people, that widows may be their prey, and that they may rob the fatherless!
Turn aside
General references
Bible References
Turn aside
Isaiah 29:21
God will destroy those who slander others. He will destroy those who prevent the punishment of criminals and those who tell lies to keep honest people from getting justice.
Lamentations 3:35
He turns away the judgment of a man before the face of the Most High.
Amos 2:7
They pant after the dust of the earth on the head of lowly (meek) persons. They reject the humble! A man and his father have sexual relations with the same maiden, to profane my holy name.
Amos 5:11
You impose unfair rent on the poor and defraud a tribute of grain from them. You haave built houses of hewn stone yet you will not live in them. You planted pleasant vineyards, but you will not drink the wine from them.
Malachi 3:5
I will approach you people for judgment! I will be a swift witness against the sorcerers, the adulterers and those acting fraudulently with the wages of the worker, the widow and the fatherless. I will be a speedy witness against those who swear falsely and take advantage of the stranger, and do not show me reverence, said Jehovah of Hosts.
That widows
Isaiah 1:23
Your rulers are rebels, friends with thieves. They all love bribes and run after gifts. They never defend orphans. They do not listen to the widows' pleas.
Isaiah 3:14
Jehovah enters into judgment with the elders and princes of his people: It is you who have devoured the vineyard. The plunder of the poor is in your houses.
Isaiah 5:7
I am Jehovah of Hosts (All Powerful)! Israel is the vineyard, and Judah is the garden I tended with care. I had hoped for honesty and for justice, but dishonesty and cries for mercy were all I found.
Jeremiah 7:6
if you do not oppress the alien, the orphan, or the widow, and do not shed innocent blood in this place, nor walk after other gods to your own ruin,
Ezekiel 22:7
People in you hate their fathers and mothers. They oppress foreigners in you. They oppress orphans and widows in you.'
Matthew 23:14
[Verse not found in oldest manuscripts.]
General references
Exodus 22:22
Do not mistreat any widow or orphan.
Exodus 23:6
Do not deny justice to a poor person at his trial.
Psalm 94:6
They kill widows and foreigners, and they murder orphans.
Isaiah 59:14
Justice is turned back, and righteousness stands far away. Truth has fallen in the street, and honesty cannot come in.