6 Bible Verses about Poor, Oppression Of

The rich rules over the poor, and the borrower is servant to the lender.

To turn aside the needy from justice, and to take away the right from the poor of my people, that widows may be their prey, and that they may rob the fatherless!

The poor is hated even of his own neighbor: but the rich has many friends.

They drive the needy off the road: the poor of the earth hide themselves together.

Hear this, O you that swallow up the needy, even to make the poor of the land to fail,

Since therefore you tread upon the poor, and you take from him burdens of wheat: you have built houses of hewn stone, but you shall not dwell in them; you have planted pleasant vineyards, but you shall not drink wine of them.