Thematic Bible
Thematic Bible
ears » Not to be stopped at cry of the poor
He who closes his ear from the cry of the poor, he also will cry out and not be heard.
Hearing » Who shall not be heard
He who closes his ear from the cry of the poor, he also will cry out and not be heard.
Mercy » Neglect of
I was a stranger and you did not welcome me as a guest, naked and you did not clothe me, sick and in prison and you did not care for me.'
because he did not remember to show loyal love, but he pursued anyone, poor or needy or brokenhearted, to slay [them].
Therefore, to the one who knows to do good and does not do [it], to him it is sin.
He who closes his ear from the cry of the poor, he also will cry out and not be heard.
The weak you [have] not strengthened, and the sick you [have] not healed, and {with respect to} the hurt you have not bound [them up], and you [have] not brought back the scattered, and you [have] not sought the lost, but [rather] you ruled over them with force and with ruthlessness.
For look, I [am] raising up a shepherd in the land who will not attend to the [ones that are] perishing; he will not seek the young man, he will not heal the [ones that are] crushed and he will not sustain the healthy [ones]; he will devour the flesh of the {fattened ones} and tear apart [even] their hoofs.
And a certain poor man {named} Lazarus, covered with sores, lay at his gate, and was longing to be filled with what fell from the table of the rich man. But even the dogs came [and] licked his sores.
the Needy » Justice to, encouraged
A king who judges with truthfulness [to] the poor, his throne will be established forever.
Judge [on behalf of the] helpless and [the] orphan; provide justice [to the] afflicted and [the] poor.
He who closes his ear from the cry of the poor, he also will cry out and not be heard.
He judged [the] legal cause of [the] needy and [the] poor, [and] then it was well. {Is that not what it means to know me}?" {declares} Yahweh.
Neglect » Of mercy and help
I was a stranger and you did not welcome me as a guest, naked and you did not clothe me, sick and in prison and you did not care for me.'
because he did not remember to show loyal love, but he pursued anyone, poor or needy or brokenhearted, to slay [them].
Therefore, to the one who knows to do good and does not do [it], to him it is sin.
He who closes his ear from the cry of the poor, he also will cry out and not be heard.
The weak you [have] not strengthened, and the sick you [have] not healed, and {with respect to} the hurt you have not bound [them up], and you [have] not brought back the scattered, and you [have] not sought the lost, but [rather] you ruled over them with force and with ruthlessness.
For look, I [am] raising up a shepherd in the land who will not attend to the [ones that are] perishing; he will not seek the young man, he will not heal the [ones that are] crushed and he will not sustain the healthy [ones]; he will devour the flesh of the {fattened ones} and tear apart [even] their hoofs.
And a certain poor man {named} Lazarus, covered with sores, lay at his gate, and was longing to be filled with what fell from the table of the rich man. But even the dogs came [and] licked his sores.
Parsimony » General references to
"{Why} was this ointment not sold for three hundred denarii and given to the poor?"
[For] he who gives to the poor, there is no lacking, but [for] he who turns his eyes, [there are] many curses.
He who closes his ear from the cry of the poor, he also will cry out and not be heard.
You have not brought me your sheep for a burnt offering nor honored me [with] your sacrifice. I have not made you serve with offerings, nor have I made you weary with frankincense.
a woman came up to him holding an alabaster flask of very expensive perfumed oil, and poured [it] out on his head [while he] was reclining at table. And [when] the disciples saw [it] they were indignant, saying, "{Why} this waste?
Will a human [dare to] rob God? Yet you [are] robbing me! And you say, 'How have we robbed you?' In the tithes and the contributions!
There is one who gives yet {grows richer}, but he who withholds {what is right} only [finds] need.
There is a grievous evil which I have seen under the sun: wealth {hoarded} by its owner to his harm.
The poor » Justice to, encouraged
A king who judges with truthfulness [to] the poor, his throne will be established forever.
Judge [on behalf of the] helpless and [the] orphan; provide justice [to the] afflicted and [the] poor.
He who closes his ear from the cry of the poor, he also will cry out and not be heard.
He judged [the] legal cause of [the] needy and [the] poor, [and] then it was well. {Is that not what it means to know me}?" {declares} Yahweh.
Prayer » Causes of failure in » Neglect of mercy
He who closes his ear from the cry of the poor, he also will cry out and not be heard.
Prayer, answers to » Denied to those who » Are deaf to the cry of the poor
He who closes his ear from the cry of the poor, he also will cry out and not be heard.
Social duties » Fidelity in business » Justice » The poor » Encouraged
A king who judges with truthfulness [to] the poor, his throne will be established forever.
Judge [on behalf of the] helpless and [the] orphan; provide justice [to the] afflicted and [the] poor.
He who closes his ear from the cry of the poor, he also will cry out and not be heard.
He judged [the] legal cause of [the] needy and [the] poor, [and] then it was well. {Is that not what it means to know me}?" {declares} Yahweh.
The wicked » Causes of failure in » Neglect of mercy
He who closes his ear from the cry of the poor, he also will cry out and not be heard.