Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Bible References

General references

Leviticus 25:17
So you shall not wrong one another, but you shall fear your God; for I am the Lord your God.
Leviticus 19:13
You shall not oppress your neighbor, nor rob him. The wages of a hired man are not to remain with you all night until morning.
Deuteronomy 16:19
You shall not distort justice; you shall not be partial, and you shall not take a bribe, for a bribe blinds the eyes of the wise and perverts the words of the righteous.
Judges 4:3
The sons of Israel cried to the Lord; for he had nine hundred iron chariots, and he oppressed the sons of Israel severely for twenty years.
1 Samuel 12:3
Here I am; bear witness against me before the Lord and His anointed. Whose ox have I taken, or whose donkey have I taken, or whom have I defrauded? Whom have I oppressed, or from whose hand have I taken a bribe to blind my eyes with it? I will restore it to you.”
2 Chronicles 16:10
Then Asa was angry with the seer and put him in prison, for he was enraged at him for this. And Asa oppressed some of the people at the same time.
Nehemiah 9:36
“Behold, we are slaves today,
And as to the land which You gave to our fathers to eat of its fruit and its bounty,
Behold, we are slaves in it.
Job 20:19
“For he has oppressed and forsaken the poor;
He has seized a house which he has not built.
Psalm 10:18
To vindicate the orphan and the oppressed,
So that man who is of the earth will no longer cause terror.
Proverbs 14:31
He who oppresses the poor taunts his Maker,
But he who is gracious to the needy honors Him.
Proverbs 21:13
He who shuts his ear to the cry of the poor
Will also cry himself and not be answered.
Proverbs 22:16
He who oppresses the poor to make more for himself
Or who gives to the rich, will only come to poverty.
Proverbs 28:3
A poor man who oppresses the lowly
Is like a driving rain which leaves no food.
Ecclesiastes 5:8
If you see oppression of the poor and denial of justice and righteousness in the province, do not be shocked at the sight; for one official watches over another official, and there are higher officials over them.
Isaiah 1:17
Learn to do good;
Seek justice,
Reprove the ruthless,
Defend the orphan,
Plead for the widow.
Isaiah 3:12
O My people! Their oppressors are children,
And women rule over them.
O My people! Those who guide you lead you astray
And confuse the direction of your paths.
Isaiah 5:7
For the vineyard of the Lord of hosts is the house of Israel
And the men of Judah His delightful plant.
Thus He looked for justice, but behold, bloodshed;
For righteousness, but behold, a cry of distress.
Isaiah 33:15
He who walks righteously and speaks with sincerity,
He who rejects unjust gain
And shakes his hands so that they hold no bribe;
He who stops his ears from hearing about bloodshed
And shuts his eyes from looking upon evil;
Isaiah 58:6
“Is this not the fast which I choose,
To loosen the bonds of wickedness,
To undo the bands of the yoke,
And to let the oppressed go free
And break every yoke?
Jeremiah 22:17
“But your eyes and your heart
Are intent only upon your own dishonest gain,
And on shedding innocent blood
And on practicing oppression and extortion.”
Ezekiel 22:7
They have treated father and mother lightly within you. The alien they have oppressed in your midst; the fatherless and the widow they have wronged in you.
Amos 5:11
Therefore because you impose heavy rent on the poor
And exact a tribute of grain from them,
Though you have built houses of well-hewn stone,
Yet you will not live in them;
You have planted pleasant vineyards, yet you will not drink their wine.
Amos 8:4
Hear this, you who trample the needy, to do away with the humble of the land,
Micah 2:2
They covet fields and then seize them,
And houses, and take them away.
They rob a man and his house,
A man and his inheritance.
Micah 6:10
“Is there yet a man in the wicked house,
Along with treasures of wickedness
And a short measure that is cursed?
Micah 7:3
Concerning evil, both hands do it well.
The prince asks, also the judge, for a bribe,
And a great man speaks the desire of his soul;
So they weave it together.
Luke 3:14
Some soldiers were questioning him, saying, “And what about us, what shall we do?” And he said to them, “Do not take money from anyone by force, or accuse anyone falsely, and be content with your wages.”
1 Corinthians 6:8
On the contrary, you yourselves wrong and defraud. You do this even to your brethren.
James 5:1
Come now, you rich, weep and howl for your miseries which are coming upon you.