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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;
He kills the poor and the needy,
And at night he becomes a thief.
“The murderer rises at dawn;
He kills the poor and the needy,
And at night he becomes a thief.
Job 31:16
“If I have withheld from the poor what they desired,
Or have caused the eyes of the widow to look in vain [for relief],
“If I have withheld from the poor what they desired,
Or have caused the eyes of the widow to look in vain [for relief],
Psalm 109:16
Because the man did not remember to show kindness,
But persecuted the suffering and needy man,
And the brokenhearted, to put them to death.
Because the man did not remember to show kindness,
But persecuted the suffering and needy man,
And the brokenhearted, to put them to death.
Proverbs 22:16
He who oppresses or exploits the poor to get more for himself
Or who gives to the rich [to gain influence and favor], will only come to poverty.
He who oppresses or exploits the poor to get more for himself
Or who gives to the rich [to gain influence and favor], will only come to poverty.
Proverbs 30:14
There is a generation (class of people) whose teeth are like swords
And whose jaw teeth are like knives,
To devour the afflicted from the earth
And the needy from among men.
There is a generation (class of people) whose teeth are like swords
And whose jaw teeth are like knives,
To devour the afflicted from the earth
And the needy from among men.
Isaiah 10:2
So as to deprive the needy of justice
And rob the poor of My people of rightful claims,
So that widows may be their spoil
And that they may plunder the fatherless.
So as to deprive the needy of justice
And rob the poor of My people of rightful claims,
So that widows may be their spoil
And that they may plunder the fatherless.
Ezekiel 18:12
oppresses the poor and needy, commits robbery, does not restore [to the debtor] his pledge, but raises his eyes to the idols, and commits repulsive acts,
Ezekiel 22:29
The people of the land have practiced oppression and extortion and have committed robbery; they have wronged the poor and needy and they have oppressed the stranger without justice.
Amos 2:7
“These who pant after (long to see) the dust of the earth on the head of the helpless [as sign of their grief and distress]
Also turn aside the way of the humble;
And a man and his father will go to the samegirl
So that My holy name is profaned.
“These who pant after (long to see) the dust of the earth on the head of the helpless [as sign of their grief and distress]
Also turn aside the way of the humble;
And a man and his father will go to the same
So that My holy name is profaned.
Amos 8:4
Hear this, you who trample down the needy, and do away with the poor of the land,
Micah 2:1 Woe (judgment is coming) to those who devise wickedness
And plot evil on their beds!
When morning comes, they practice evil
Because it is in the power of their hands.
And plot evil on their beds!
When morning comes, they practice evil
Because it is in the power of their hands.
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Proverbs 28:12
When the righteous triumph, there is great glory and celebration;
But when the wicked rise [to prominence], men hide themselves.
When the righteous triumph, there is great glory and celebration;
But when the wicked rise [to prominence], men hide themselves.
James 5:4
Look! The wages that you have [fraudulently] withheld from the laborers who have mowed your fields are crying out [against you for vengeance]; and the cries of the harvesters have come to the ears of the Lord of Sabaoth.