Thematic Bible: Specially to be avoided towards
Thematic Bible
Injustice » Specially to be avoided towards » The poor
Rob not the poor [being tempted by their helplessness], neither oppress the afflicted at the gate [where the city court is held], For the Lord will plead their cause and deprive of life those who deprive [the poor or afflicted].
He who oppresses or exploits the poor to get more for himself
Or who gives to the rich [to gain influence and favor], will only come to poverty.
“You shall not pervert (bend) the justice due to your poor in his dispute.
Injustice » Specially to be avoided towards » The stranger and fatherless
You shall not wrong a stranger or oppress him; for you were strangers in the land of Egypt. You shall not afflict any widow or fatherless child.
Injustice » Specially to be avoided towards » Servants
If I have despised and rejected the cause of my manservant or my maidservant when they contended or brought a complaint against me, What then shall I do when God rises up [to judge]? When He visits [to inquire of me], what shall I answer Him?