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 sent widows away empty-handed,
and the strength of the fatherless was crushed.
and the strength of the fatherless
Job 24:3 They drive away the donkeys owned by the fatherless
and take the widow’s ox as collateral.
and take the widow’s ox as collateral.
Job 29:12 For I rescued the poor man who cried out for help,
and the fatherless child who had no one to support him.
and the fatherless child who had no one to support him.
Job 31:17 if I have eaten my few crumbs alone
without letting the fatherless eat any of it—
without letting the fatherless eat any of it—
Exodus 22:22
“You must not mistreat any widow or fatherless child.
Psalm 82:3 Provide justice for the needy and the fatherless;
uphold the rights of the oppressed and the destitute.
uphold the rights of the oppressed and the destitute.
Proverbs 23:10 Don’t move an ancient boundary marker,
and don’t encroach on the fields of the fatherless,
and don’t encroach on the fields of the fatherless,
Ezekiel 22:7
Father and mother are treated with contempt, and the foreign resident is exploited within you. The fatherless and widow are oppressed in you.
Malachi 3:5
“I will come to you in judgment, and I will be ready to witness against sorcerers and adulterers; against those who swear falsely; against those who oppress the widow and the fatherless, and cheat the wage earner; and against those who deny justice to the foreigner. They do not fear Me,” says the Lord of Hosts.
James 1:27
Pure and undefiled religion before our God and Father is this: to look after orphans and widows in their distress and to keep oneself unstained by the world.
Ye dig
Psalm 7:15 He dug a pit and hollowed it out
but fell into the hole he had made.
but fell into the hole he had made.
Psalm 57:6 They prepared a net for my steps;
I was despondent.
They dug a pit ahead of me,
but they fell into it!Selah
I was despondent.
They dug a pit ahead of me,
but they fell into it!
Jeremiah 18:20 Should good be repaid with evil?
Yet they have dug a pit for me.
Remember how I stood before You
to speak good on their behalf,
to turn Your anger from them.
Yet they have dug a pit for me.
Remember how I stood before You
to speak good on their behalf,
to turn Your anger from them.