Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
Summary
But ye have despised the poor. Do not rich men oppress you, and draw you before the judgment seats?
Do
General references
Bible References
Do
James 5:4
Look! The pay that you withheld from the workers who reaped your fields cries out, and the outcry of the harvesters has reached the ears of the Lord of Hosts.
Job 20:19 For he oppressed and abandoned the poor;
he seized a house he did not build.
he seized a house he did not build.
Psalm 10:2
In arrogance the wicked relentlessly pursue the afflicted;
let them be caught in the schemes they have devised.
let them be caught in the schemes they have devised.
Psalm 12:5 “Because of the oppression of the afflicted
and the groaning of the poor,
I will now rise up,” says the Lord.
“I will put the one who longs for it in a safe place.”
and the groaning of the poor,
I will now rise up,” says the Lord.
“I will put the one who longs for it in a safe place.”
Proverbs 22:16 Oppressing the poor to enrich oneself,
and giving to the rich—both lead only to poverty.
and giving to the rich—both lead only to poverty.
Ecclesiastes 5:8
If you see oppression of the poor and perversion of justice and righteousness in the province, don’t be astonished at the situation, because one official protects another official, and higher officials protect them.
Isaiah 3:14 The Lord brings this charge
against the elders and leaders of His people:
“You have devastated the vineyard.
The plunder from the poor is in your houses.
against the elders and leaders of His people:
“You have devastated the vineyard.
The plunder from the poor is in your houses.
Amos 2:6
The Lord says:
I will not relent from punishing Israel
for three crimes, even four,
because they sell a righteous person for silver
and a needy person for a pair of sandals.
for three crimes, even four,
because they sell a righteous person for silver
and a needy person for a pair of sandals.
Amos 4:1 Listen to this message, you cows of Bashan
who are on the hill of Samaria,
women who oppress the poor
and crush the needy,
who say to their husbands,
“Bring us something to drink.”
who are on the hill of Samaria,
women who oppress the poor
and crush the needy,
who say to their husbands,
“Bring us something to drink.”
Amos 5:11 Therefore, because you trample on the poor
and exact a grain tax from him,
you will never live in the houses of cut stone
you have built;
you will never drink the wine
from the lush vineyards
you have planted.
and exact a grain tax from him,
you will never live in the houses of cut stone
you have built;
you will never drink the wine
from the lush vineyards
you have planted.
Amos 8:4 Hear this, you who trample on the needy
and do away with the poor of the land,
and do away with the poor of the land,
Micah 6:11 Can I excuse wicked scales
or bags of deceptive weights?
or bags of deceptive weights?
Habakkuk 3:14 You pierce his head
with his own spears;
his warriors storm out to scatter us,
gloating as if ready to secretly devour the weak.
with his own spears;
his warriors storm out to scatter us,
gloating as if ready to secretly devour the weak.
Zechariah 7:10
Do not oppress the widow or the fatherless, the foreigner or the poor, and do not plot evil in your hearts against one another.
General references
Exodus 23:6
“You must not deny justice to a poor person among you in his lawsuit.
Leviticus 19:15
“You must not act unjustly when deciding a case. Do not be partial to the poor or give preference to the rich; judge your neighbor fairly.
Ecclesiastes 3:16
I also observed under the sun: there is wickedness at the place of judgment and there is wickedness at the place of righteousness.