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.
Was not
General references
Bible References
Judged
Jeremiah 5:28
and have grown fat and sleek. There is no limit to their evil deeds. They don't argue the case of the orphan to secure justice. They don't defend the rights of the poor.
Job 29:12
because I delivered the poor who were crying for help, along with orphans who had no one to help them.
Psalm 72:1
God, endow the king with ability to render your justice, and the king's son to render your right decisions.
Psalm 82:3
"Defend the poor and the fatherless. Vindicate the afflicted and the poor.
Psalm 109:31
for he stands at the right hand of the needy one, to deliver him from his accusers. A Davidic psalm
Proverbs 24:11
Rescue those who are being led away to death, and save those who stumble toward slaughter.
Isaiah 1:17
Learn to practice what is good; seek justice, alleviate oppression, defend orphans in court, and plead the widow's case.
Was not
Jeremiah 9:3
They use their tongues like a bow. Lies rather than truth fly throughout the land. They progress from one evil to another, and they don't know me," declares the LORD.
Jeremiah 31:33
"Rather, this is the covenant that I'll make with the house of Israel after those days," declares the LORD. "I'll put my Law within them and will write it on their hearts. I'll be their God and they will be my people.
1 Samuel 2:2
Indeed, there is no one holy like the LORD, indeed, there is no one besides you, there is no rock like our God.
1 Chronicles 28:9
"Now as for you, my son Solomon, get to know the God of your father. Serve him with a sound heart and a devoted soul, because the LORD is searching every heart, every plan and thought. He will be found by you, assuming you are seeking him, but if you abandon him, he will abandon you forever.
Psalm 9:10
Those who know your name will trust you, for you have not forsaken those who seek you, LORD.
John 8:19
Then they asked him, "Where is this Father of yours?"
John 16:3
They'll do this because they haven't known the Father or me.
John 17:3
And this is eternal life: to know you, the only true God, and the one whom you sent Jesus the Messiah.
Titus 1:16
They claim to know God, but they deny him by their actions. They are detestable, disobedient, and disqualified to do anything good.
1 John 2:3
This is how we can be sure that we have come to know him: if we continually keep his commandments.
General references
2 Kings 8:3
At the end of the seven years, the woman returned from the territory of the Philistines and went to the king in order to file an appeal regarding her house and her grain field.
Proverbs 1:13
We'll find all kinds of valuable wealth, and we'll fill our houses with spoil.
Proverbs 31:9
Speak up, judge righteously, and defend the rights of the afflicted and oppressed.