Job 29:12

for I rescued the poor who cried out for help, and the orphan who had no one to assist him;

Psalm 72:12

For he will rescue the needy when they cry out for help, and the oppressed who have no defender.

Proverbs 21:13

The one who shuts his ears to the cry of the poor, he too will cry out and will not be answered.

Exodus 22:22-24

"You must not afflict any widow or orphan.

Deuteronomy 10:18

who justly treats the orphan and widow, and who loves resident foreigners, giving them food and clothing.

Nehemiah 5:2-13

There were those who said, "With our sons and daughters, we are many. We must obtain grain in order to eat and stay alive."

Job 22:5-9

Is not your wickedness great and is there no end to your iniquity?

Job 24:4

They turn the needy from the pathway, and the poor of the land hide themselves together.

Job 31:17

If I ate my morsel of bread myself, and did not share any of it with orphans --

Job 31:21

if I have raised my hand to vote against the orphan, when I saw my support in the court,

Psalm 68:5

He is a father to the fatherless and an advocate for widows. God rules from his holy palace.

Psalm 82:2-4

He says, "How long will you make unjust legal decisions and show favoritism to the wicked? (Selah)

Proverbs 24:11-12

Deliver those being taken away to death, and hold back those slipping to the slaughter.

Jeremiah 22:16

He upheld the cause of the poor and needy. So things went well for Judah.' The Lord says, 'That is a good example of what it means to know me.'

James 1:27

Pure and undefiled religion before God the Father is this: to care for orphans and widows in their misfortune and to keep oneself unstained by the world.

Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Summary

Because I delivered the poor that cried, and the fatherless, and him that had none to help him.

General references

Bible References

I delivered

Job 22:5
Is not your wickedness great and is there no end to your iniquity?
Nehemiah 5:2
There were those who said, "With our sons and daughters, we are many. We must obtain grain in order to eat and stay alive."
Psalm 72:12
For he will rescue the needy when they cry out for help, and the oppressed who have no defender.
Psalm 82:2
He says, "How long will you make unjust legal decisions and show favoritism to the wicked? (Selah)
Proverbs 21:13
The one who shuts his ears to the cry of the poor, he too will cry out and will not be answered.
Proverbs 24:11
Deliver those being taken away to death, and hold back those slipping to the slaughter.
Jeremiah 22:16
He upheld the cause of the poor and needy. So things went well for Judah.' The Lord says, 'That is a good example of what it means to know me.'

General references

Proverbs 31:9
Open your mouth, judge in righteousness, and plead the cause of the poor and needy.

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