Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
Summary
He preserveth not the life of the wicked: but giveth right to the poor.
Preserveth
Poor
Bible References
Preserveth
Job 21:7
Why do the wicked live, reach old age, and grow mighty in power?
Psalm 55:23
But you, O God, will cast them down into the pit of destruction; men of blood and treachery shall not live out half their days. But I will trust in you.
Jeremiah 12:1
Righteous are you, O LORD, when I complain to you; yet I would plead my case before you. Why does the way of the wicked prosper? Why do all who are treacherous thrive?
2 Peter 2:9
then the Lord knows how to rescue the godly from trials, and to keep the unrighteous under punishment until the day of judgment,
Giveth
Job 29:12
because I delivered the poor who cried for help, and the fatherless who had none to help him.
Psalm 9:12
For he who avenges blood is mindful of them; he does not forget the cry of the afflicted.
Psalm 10:14
But you do see, for you note mischief and vexation, that you may take it into your hands; to you the helpless commits himself; you have been the helper of the fatherless.
Psalm 72:4
May he defend the cause of the poor of the people, give deliverance to the children of the needy, and crush the oppressor!
Psalm 82:1
God has taken his place in the divine council; in the midst of the gods he holds judgment:
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 shall judge the poor, and decide with equity for the meek of the earth; and he shall strike the earth with the rod of his mouth, and with the breath of his lips he shall kill the wicked.
Poor
Exodus 22:22
You shall not mistreat any widow or fatherless child.
Psalm 140:12
I know that the LORD will maintain the cause of the afflicted, and will execute justice for the needy.