4 Bible Verses about Oppression, Nature Of

But you, in contrast, have humiliated the poor man. Are not the rich men those who oppress you and drag you to court?

men who eat up widows' houses and to cover it up make long prayers. They will get a much heavier sentence!"

Because he saw one of them being mistreated, he defended and avenged the man who was suffering ill-treatment by striking down the Egyptian.

See, the wages that you have kept back from the laborers who reaped your fields are crying aloud, and the cries of the reapers have reached the ears of the Lord of hosts.