Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
Summary
Defend the poor and fatherless: do justice to the afflicted and needy.
General references
Bible References
Defend
Psalm 10:18
You provide justice for orphans and oppressed people so that no man will terrify them again.
Deuteronomy 10:18
He executes justice for the orphan and the widow. He shows His love for the alien by giving him food and clothing.
Isaiah 1:17
Learn to do good (well) (right). Seek justice. Correct oppressors. Defend orphans. Plead the case of widows.
Do
Jeremiah 5:28
They grow big and fat. Their evil deeds have no limits. They have no respect for the rights of others. They have no respect for the rights of orphans. But they still prosper. They do not defend the rights of the poor.
Jeremiah 22:3
This is what Jehovah says: Judge fairly, and do what is right. Rescue those who have been robbed from those who oppress them. Do not mistreat foreigners, orphans, or widows, and do not oppress them. Do not kill innocent people in this place.
James 1:27
Pure and undefiled religion before our God and Father is this: to care for the fatherless persons and widows in their affliction, and to keep oneself without spot from the world.
General references
Exodus 23:3
Do not show partiality to a poor man at his trial.
Deuteronomy 25:1
When there is a dispute between men and they go to court, and the judges decide their case. They justify the righteous and condemn the wicked.
Deuteronomy 27:19
Cursed is he who withholds justice due an alien, orphan, and widow. The people all say: Amen.
2 Kings 8:3
When the seven years ended she returned to Israel. She went to the king to ask that her house and her land be restored to her.
Ecclesiastes 3:16
I saw under the sun the place of judgment and wickedness was there. And wickedness was in the place of righteousness.
Isaiah 59:14
Justice is turned back, and righteousness stands far away. Truth has fallen in the street, and honesty cannot come in.