Proverbs 29:7

The righteous person knows the rights of the poor,
but the wicked one does not understand these concerns.

Job 29:16

I was a father to the needy,
and I examined the case of the stranger.

Psalm 41:1

For the choir director. A Davidic psalm.Happy is one who cares for the poor;
the Lord will save him in a day of adversity.

1 Samuel 25:9-11

David’s young men went and said all these things to Nabal on David’s behalf, and they waited.

Job 31:13

If I have dismissed the case of my male or female servants
when they made a complaint against me,

Job 31:21

if I ever cast my vote against a fatherless child
when I saw that I had support in the city gate,

Psalm 31:7

I will rejoice and be glad in Your faithful love
because You have seen my affliction.
You have known the troubles of my life

Proverbs 21:13

The one who shuts his ears to the cry of the poor
will himself also call out and not be answered.

Proverbs 31:8-9

Speak up for those who have no voice,
for the justice of all who are dispossessed.

They have become fat and sleek.
They have also excelled in evil matters.
They have not taken up cases,
such as the case of the fatherless, so they might prosper,
and they have not defended the rights of the needy.

Jeremiah 22:15-17

Are you a king because you excel in cedar?
Didn’t your father eat and drink
and administer justice and righteousness?
Then it went well with him.

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.

Ezekiel 22:29-31

The people of the land have practiced extortion and committed robbery. They have oppressed the poor and needy and unlawfully exploited the foreign resident.

Micah 3:1-4

Then I said, “Now listen, leaders of Jacob,
you rulers of the house of Israel.
Aren’t you supposed to know what is just?

Galatians 6:1

Brothers, if someone is caught in any wrongdoing, you who are spiritual should restore such a person with a gentle spirit, watching out for yourselves so you also won’t be tempted.

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