Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
Summary
Yea, ye overwhelm the fatherless, and ye dig a pit for your friend.
The fatherless
Ye dig
Bible References
The fatherless
Job 22:9
“You have sent widows away empty-handed,
And the arms (strength) of the fatherless have been broken.
“You have sent widows away empty-handed,
And the arms (strength) of the fatherless have been broken.
Job 24:3
“They drive away the donkeys of the orphans;
They take the widow’s ox for a pledge.
“They drive away the donkeys of the orphans;
They take the widow’s ox for a pledge.
Job 29:12
Because I rescued the poor who cried for help,
And the orphan who had no helper.
Because I rescued the poor who cried for help,
And the orphan who had no helper.
Job 31:17
Or have eaten my morsel [of food] alone,
And did not share it with the orphan
Or have eaten my morsel [of food] alone,
And did not share it with the orphan
Exodus 22:22
You shall not harm or oppress any widow or fatherless child.
Psalm 82:3
Vindicate the weak and fatherless;
Do justice and maintain the rights of the afflicted and destitute.
Vindicate the weak and fatherless;
Do justice and maintain the rights of the afflicted and destitute.
Proverbs 23:10
Do not move the ancient landmark [at the boundary of the property]
And do not go into the fields of the fatherless [to take what is theirs],
Do not move the ancient landmark [at the boundary of the property]
And do not go into the fields of the fatherless [to take what is theirs],
Ezekiel 22:7
In you they have treated father and mother lightly. They have oppressed the stranger among you; and in your presence they have wronged the fatherless and the widow.
Malachi 3:5
“Then I will come near you for judgment; I will be a swift witness against sorcerers, against adulterers, against perjurers, and against those who oppress the laborer in his wages and widows and the fatherless, and against those who turn away the alien [from his right], and those who do not fear Me [with awe-filled reverence],” says the Lord of hosts.
James 1:27
Pure and unblemished religion [as it is expressed in outward acts] in the sight of our God and Father is this: to visit and look after the fatherless and the widows in their distress, and to keep oneself uncontaminated by the [secular] world.
Ye dig
Psalm 7:15
He has dug a pit and hollowed it out,
And has fallen into the [very] pit which he made [as a trap].
He has dug a pit and hollowed it out,
And has fallen into the [very] pit which he made [as a trap].
Psalm 57:6
Theyset a net for my steps;
My very life was bowed down.
They dug a pit before me;
Into the midst of it they themselves have fallen. Selah.
They
My very life was bowed down.
They dug a pit before me;
Into the midst of it they themselves have fallen. Selah.
Jeremiah 18:20
Should good be repaid with evil?
Yet they have dug a pit for me.
Remember [with compassion] that I stood before You
To speak good on their behalf,
To turn Your anger away from them.
Should good be repaid with evil?
Yet they have dug a pit for me.
Remember [with compassion] that I stood before You
To speak good on their behalf,
To turn Your anger away from them.