Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Summary

He preserveth not the life of the wicked: but giveth right to the poor.

Bible References

Preserveth

Job 21:7
“Why do the wicked still live,
Continue on, also become very powerful?
Psalm 55:23
But You, O God, will bring them down to the pit of destruction;
Men of bloodshed and deceit will not live out half their days.
But I will trust in You.
Jeremiah 12:1
Righteous are You, O Lord, that I would plead my case with You;
Indeed I would discuss matters of justice with You:
Why has the way of the wicked prospered?
Why are all those who deal in treachery at ease?
2 Peter 2:9
then the Lord knows how to rescue the godly from temptation, and to keep the unrighteous under punishment for the day of judgment,

Giveth

Job 29:12
Because I delivered the poor who cried for help,
And the orphan who had no helper.
Psalm 9:12
For He who requires blood remembers them;
He does not forget the cry of the afflicted.
Psalm 10:14
You have seen it, for You have beheld mischief and vexation to take it into Your hand.
The unfortunate commits himself to You;
You have been the helper of the orphan.
Psalm 72:4
May he vindicate the afflicted of the people,
Save the children of the needy
And crush the oppressor.
Psalm 82:1
A Psalm of Asaph.
God takes His stand in His own congregation;
He judges in the midst of the rulers.
Proverbs 22:22
Do not rob the poor because he is poor,
Or crush the afflicted at the gate;
Isaiah 11:4
But with righteousness He will judge the poor,
And decide with fairness for the afflicted of the earth;
And He will strike the earth with the rod of His mouth,
And with the breath of His lips He will slay the wicked.

Poor

Exodus 22:22
You shall not afflict any widow or orphan.
Psalm 140:12
I know that the Lord will maintain the cause of the afflicted
And justice for the poor.