30 Bible Verses about Bad Leadership

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

He who oppresses the poor shows contempt for his Maker, but he who is kind to the needy honors him.

Blessed are you, land, when your king is the son of nobles, and your princes eat in due season, for strength, and not for drunkenness.

He does execute justice for the fatherless and widow, and loves the foreigner, in giving him food and clothing.

At the end of every three years you shall bring forth all the tithe of your increase in the same year, and shall lay it up within your gates: and the Levite, because he has no portion nor inheritance with you, and the foreigner living among you, and the fatherless, and the widow, who are within your gates, shall come, and shall eat and be satisfied; that the LORD your God may bless you in all the work of your hand which you do.

For the poor will never cease out of the land: therefore I command you, saying, You shall surely open your hand to your brother, to your needy, and to your poor, in your land.

He who has a generous eye will be blessed; for he shares his food with the poor.

One who gives to the poor has no lack; but one who closes his eyes will have many curses.

Open your mouth for the mute, in the cause of all who are left desolate. Open your mouth, judge righteously, and serve justice to the poor and needy."

Do not be afraid, for I am with you. Do not be dismayed, for I am your God. I will strengthen you. Yes, I will help you. Yes, I will uphold you with the right hand of my righteousness.

Do not be anxious about anything, but in everything, by prayer and petition 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 thoughts in Christ Jesus.

"Come to me, all you who labor and are heavily burdened, and I will give you rest. Take my yoke upon you, and learn from me, for I am gentle and humble 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 that I have for you,' says the LORD, 'plans for your welfare, and not for calamity, to give you hope and a future.

The LORD will also be a refuge for the oppressed, a refuge in times of trouble.

For the needy shall not always be forgotten, nor the hope of the poor perish forever.

"Because of the oppression of the weak and because of the groaning of the needy, I will now arise," says the LORD; "I will set him in safety from those who malign him."

The humble shall eat and be satisfied. They shall praise the LORD who seek after him. Let your hearts live forever.

I have been young, and now am old, yet I have not seen the righteous forsaken, nor his children begging for bread.

He will judge the poor of the people. He will save the children of the needy, and will break the oppressor in pieces.

"Defend the weak, the poor, and the fatherless. Maintain the rights of the poor and oppressed. Rescue the weak and needy. Deliver them out of the hand of the wicked."

For he will stand at the right hand of the needy, to save him from those who judge his soul.

He raises up the poor out of the dust. Lifts up the needy from the ash heap;

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

He who has pity on the poor lends to the LORD; he will reward him.

Whoever oppresses the poor for his own increase and whoever gives to the rich, both come to poverty.

Do not exploit the poor, because he is poor; and do not crush the needy in court; for the LORD will plead their case, and plunder the life of those who plunder them.

"Give, and it will be given to you: good measure, pressed down, shaken together, and running over, will be given to you. For with the same measure you measure it will be measured back to you."

But those who wait for the LORD will renew their strength. They will mount up with wings like eagles. They will run, and not be weary. They will walk, and not faint.

that you may walk in the way of good men, and keep the paths of the righteous. For the upright will dwell in the land. The perfect will remain in it.

And do not be afraid of those who kill the body, but are not able to kill the soul. Rather, fear him who is able to destroy both soul and body in hell.