Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Summary

He judged the cause of the poor and needy; then it was well with him: was not this to know me? saith the LORD.

Bible References

Judged

Jeremiah 5:28

‘They are fat and they are sleek (prosperous),
They excel in acts of wickedness;
They do not plead the cause,
The cause of the orphan, so that they [the wicked] may prosper,
And they do not defend the rights of the poor.
Job 29:12

Because I rescued the poor who cried for help,
And the orphan who had no helper.
Psalm 72:1
Give the king [knowledge of] Your judgments, O God,
And [the spirit of] Your righteousness to the king’s son [to guide all his ways].
Psalm 82:3

Vindicate the weak and fatherless;
Do justice and maintain the rights of the afflicted and destitute.
Psalm 109:31

For He will stand at the right hand of the needy,
To save him from those who judge his soul.
Proverbs 24:11

Rescue those who are being taken away to death,
And those who stagger to the slaughter, Oh hold them back [from their doom]!
Isaiah 1:17

Learn to do good.
Seek justice,
Rebuke the ruthless,
Defend the fatherless,
Plead for the [rights of the] widow [in court].

Was not

Jeremiah 9:3

“They bend their tongue like their bow;
[Their] lies and not truth prevail and grow strong in the land;
For they proceed from evil to evil,
And they do not know and understand and acknowledge Me,” says the Lord.
Jeremiah 31:33
“But this is the covenant which I will make with the house of Israel after those days,” says the Lord, “I will put My law within them, and I will write it on their hearts; and I will be their God, and they will be My people.
1 Samuel 2:2

“There is no one holy like the Lord,
There is no one besides You,
There is no Rock like our God.
1 Chronicles 28:9
“As for you, Solomon my son, know the God of your father [have personal knowledge of Him, be acquainted with, and understand Him; appreciate, heed, and cherish Him] and serve Him with a blameless heart and a willing mind; for the Lord searches all hearts and minds, and understands every intent and inclination of the thoughts. If you seek Him [inquiring for and of Him and requiring Him as your first and vital necessity] He will let you find Him; but if you abandon (turn away from) Him, He will reject you forever.
Psalm 9:10

And those who know Your name [who have experienced Your precious mercy] will put their confident trust in You,
For You, O Lord, have not abandoned those who seek You.
John 8:19
Then the Pharisees said to Him, “Where is this Father of Yours?” Jesus answered, “You know neither Me nor My Father; if you knew Me, you would know My Father also.”
John 16:3
And they will do these things because they have not known the Father or Me.
John 17:3
Now this is eternal life: that they may know You, the only true [supreme and sovereign] God, and [in the same manner know] Jesus [as the] Christ whom You have sent.
Titus 1:16
They profess to know God [to recognize and be acquainted with Him], but by their actions they deny and disown Him. They are detestable and disobedient and worthless for good work of any kind.
1 John 2:3
And this is how we know [daily, by experience] that we have come to know Him [to understand Him and be more deeply acquainted with Him]: if we habitually keep [focused on His precepts and obey] His commandments (teachings).

General references

2 Kings 8:3
At the end of the seven years the woman returned from the land of the Philistines; and she went to appeal to the king [of Israel] for her house and for her land.
Proverbs 1:13

We will find and take all kinds of precious possessions,
We will fill our houses with spoil;
Proverbs 31:9

Open your mouth, judge righteously,
And administer justice for the afflicted and needy.