30 Bible Verses about Bad Leadership

All my bones shall say, LORD, who is like thee, who deliverest the poor from him that is too strong for him, even the poor and the needy from him that spoileth him?

He that oppresseth the poor reproacheth his Maker: but he that honoreth him hath mercy on the poor.

Blessed art thou, O land, when thy king is the son of nobles, and thy princes eat in due season, for strength, and not for drunkenness!

He executeth the judgment of the fatherless and widow, and loveth the stranger, in giving him food and raiment.

At the end of three years thou shalt bring forth all the tithe of thy increase the same year, and shalt lay it up within thy gates: And the Levite, (because he hath no part nor inheritance with thee) and the stranger, and the fatherless, and the widow, who are within thy gates, shall come, and shall eat and be satisfied; that the LORD thy God may bless thee in all the work of thy hand which thou doest.

For the poor shall never cease from the land: therefore I command thee, saying, Thou shalt open thy hand wide to thy brother, to thy poor, and to thy needy, in thy land.

He that hath a bountiful eye shall be blessed; for he giveth of his bread to the poor.

He that giveth to the poor shall not want: but he that hideth his eyes shall have many a curse.

Open thy mouth for the dumb in the cause of all such as are appointed to destruction. Open thy mouth, judge righteously, and plead the cause of the poor and needy.

Fear thou not; for I am with thee: be not dismayed; for I am thy God: I will strengthen thee; yes, I will help thee; yes, I will uphold thee with the right hand of my righteousness.

Be anxious for nothing; but in every thing by prayer and supplication with thanksgiving let your requests be made known to God. And the peace of God, which passeth all understanding, will keep your hearts and minds through Christ Jesus.

Come to me, all ye that labor, and are heavy laden, and I will give you rest. Take my yoke upon you, and learn from me: for I am meek and lowly in heart; and ye shall find rest to your souls. For my yoke is easy, and my burden is light.

For I know the thoughts that I think towards you, saith the LORD, thoughts of peace, and not of evil, to give you an expected end.

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

For the needy shall not always be forgotten: the expectation of the poor shall not perish for ever.

For the oppression of the poor, for the sighing of the needy, now will I arise, saith the LORD; I will set him in safety from him that puffeth at him.

The meek shall eat and be satisfied: they shall praise the LORD that seek him: your heart shall live for ever.

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

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

Defend the poor and fatherless: do justice to the afflicted and needy. Deliver the poor and needy: deliver them from the hand of the wicked.

For he will stand at the right hand of the poor, to save him from those that condemn his soul.

He raiseth the poor out of the dust, and lifteth the needy out of the dunghill;

I know that the LORD will maintain the cause of the afflicted, and the right of the poor.

He that hath pity upon the poor, lendeth to the LORD; and that which he hath given will he pay him again.

He that oppresseth the poor to increase his riches, and he that giveth to the rich, shall surely come to want.

Rob not the poor, because he is poor: neither oppress the afflicted in the gate: For the LORD will plead their cause, and spoil the soul of those that spoiled them.

Give, and it shall be given to you; good measure, pressed down, and shaken together, and running over, shall men give into your bosom. For with the same measure that ye give to others, it shall be measured to you again.

But they that wait upon the LORD shall renew their strength; they shall mount up with wings as eagles; they shall run, and not be weary; they shall walk, and not faint.

That thou mayest walk in the way of good men, and keep the paths of the righteous. For the upright shall dwell in the land, and the perfect shall remain in it.

And fear not them who kill the body, but are not able to kill the soul: but rather fear him who is able to destroy both soul and body in hell.