Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
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They turn the needy out of the way: the poor of the earth hide themselves together.
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Job 24:14 The murderer rises at dawn
to kill the poor and needy,
and by night he becomes a thief.
to kill the poor and needy,
and by night he becomes a thief.
Job 31:16 If I have refused the wishes of the poor
or let the widow’s eyes go blind,
or let the widow’s
Psalm 109:16 For he did not think to show kindness,
but pursued the afflicted, poor, and brokenhearted
in order to put them to death.
but pursued the afflicted, poor, and brokenhearted
in order to put them to death.
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.
Proverbs 30:14 There is a generation whose teeth are swords,
whose fangs are knives,
devouring the oppressed from the land
and the needy from among mankind.
whose fangs are knives,
devouring the oppressed from the land
and the needy from among mankind.
Isaiah 10:2 to keep the poor from getting a fair trial
and to deprive the afflicted among my people of justice,
so that widows can be their spoil
and they can plunder the fatherless.
and to deprive the afflicted among my people of justice,
so that widows can be their spoil
and they can plunder the fatherless.
Ezekiel 18:12
and when he oppresses the poor and needy, commits robbery, and does not return collateral, and when he raises his eyes to the idols, commits detestable acts,
Ezekiel 22:29
The people of the land have practiced extortion and committed robbery. They have oppressed the poor and needy and unlawfully exploited the foreign resident.
Amos 2:7 They trample the heads of the poor
on the dust of the ground
and block the path of the needy.
A man and his father have sexual relations
with the same girl,
profaning My holy name.
on the dust of the ground
and block the path of the needy.
A man and his father have sexual relations
with the same girl,
profaning My holy name.
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 2:1 Woe to those who dream up wickedness
and prepare evil plans on their beds!
At morning light they accomplish it
because the power is in their hands.
and prepare evil plans
At morning light
because the power is in their hands.
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Proverbs 28:12 When the righteous triumph,
there is great rejoicing,
but when the wicked come to power,
people hide themselves.
there is great rejoicing,
but when the wicked come to power,
people hide themselves.
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.