30 Bible Verses about Bad Leadership

All my bones shall say, "O LORD, who is like you, delivering the poor from him who is too strong for him, the poor and needy from him who robs him?"

Whoever oppresses a poor man insults his Maker, but he who is generous to the needy honors him.

Happy are you, O land, when your king is the son of the nobility, and your princes feast at the proper time, for strength, and not for drunkenness!

He executes justice for the fatherless and the widow, and loves the sojourner, giving him food and clothing.

"At the end of every three years you shall bring out all the tithe of your produce in the same year and lay it up within your towns. And the Levite, because he has no portion or inheritance with you, and the sojourner, the fatherless, and the widow, who are within your towns, shall come and eat and be filled, that the LORD your God may bless you in all the work of your hands that you do.

For there will never cease to be poor in the land. Therefore I command you, 'You shall open wide your hand to your brother, to the needy and to the poor, in your land.'

Whoever has a bountiful eye will be blessed, for he shares his bread with the poor.

Whoever gives to the poor will not want, but he who hides his eyes will get many a curse.

Open your mouth for the mute, for the rights of all who are destitute. Open your mouth, judge righteously, defend the rights of the poor and needy.

fear not, for I am with you; be not dismayed, for I am your God; I will strengthen you, I will help you, I will uphold you with my righteous right hand.

do not be anxious about anything, but in everything by prayer and supplication with thanksgiving let your requests be made known to God. And the peace of God, which surpasses all understanding, will guard your hearts and your minds in Christ Jesus.

Come to me, all who labor and are heavy laden, and I will give you rest. Take my yoke upon you, and learn from me, for I am gentle and lowly in heart, and you will find rest for your souls. For my yoke is easy, and my burden is light."

For I know the plans I have for you, declares the LORD, plans for welfare and not for evil, to give you a future and a hope.

The LORD is a stronghold for the oppressed, a stronghold in times of trouble.

For the needy shall not always be forgotten, and the hope of the poor shall not perish forever.

"Because the poor are plundered, because the needy groan, I will now arise," says the LORD; "I will place him in the safety for which he longs."

The afflicted shall eat and be satisfied; those who seek him shall praise the LORD! May your hearts live forever!

I have been young, and now am old, yet I have not seen the righteous forsaken or his children begging for bread.

May he defend the cause of the poor of the people, give deliverance to the children of the needy, and crush the oppressor!

Give justice to the weak and the fatherless; maintain the right of the afflicted and the destitute. Rescue the weak and the needy; deliver them from the hand of the wicked."

For he stands at the right hand of the needy one, to save him from those who condemn his soul to death.

He raises the poor from the dust and lifts the needy from the ash heap,

I know that the LORD will maintain the cause of the afflicted, and will execute justice for the needy.

Whoever is generous to the poor lends to the LORD, and he will repay him for his deed.

Whoever oppresses the poor to increase his own wealth, or gives to the rich, will only come to poverty.

Do not rob the poor, because he is poor, or crush the afflicted at the gate, for the LORD will plead their cause and rob of life those who rob them.

give, and it will be given to you. Good measure, pressed down, shaken together, running over, will be put into your lap. For with the measure you use it will be measured back to you."

but they who wait for the LORD shall renew their strength; they shall mount up with wings like eagles; they shall run and not be weary; they shall walk and not faint.

So you will walk in the way of the good and keep to the paths of the righteous. For the upright will inhabit the land, and those with integrity will remain in it,

And do not fear those who kill the body but cannot kill the soul. Rather fear him who can destroy both soul and body in hell.