Bible Cross References
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Job 22:5-9
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No, it's because you have sinned so much; it's because of all the evil you do.
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To make a brother repay you the money he owed, you took away his clothes and left him nothing to wear.
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You refused water to those who were tired, and refused to feed those who were hungry.
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You used your power and your position to take over the whole land.
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You not only refused to help widows, but you also robbed and mistreated orphans.
Nehemiah 5:2-13
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Some said, "We have large families, we need grain to keep us alive."
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Others said, "We have had to mortgage our fields and vineyards and houses to get enough grain to keep us from starving."
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Still others said, "We had to borrow money to pay the royal tax on our fields and vineyards.
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We are of the same race as the other Jews. Aren't our children just as good as theirs? But we have to make slaves of our children. Some of our daughters have already been sold as slaves. We are helpless because our fields and vineyards have been taken away from us."
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When I heard their complaints, I grew angry
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and decided to act. I denounced the leaders and officials of the people and told them, "You are oppressing your own relatives!" I called a public assembly to deal with the problem
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and said, "As far as we have been able, we have been buying back our Jewish relatives who had to sell themselves to foreigners. Now you are forcing your own relatives to sell themselves to you, their own people!" The leaders were silent and could find nothing to say.
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Then I said, "What you are doing is wrong! You ought to obey God and do what's right. Then you would not give our enemies, the Gentiles, any reason to ridicule us.
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I have let the people borrow money and grain from me, and so have my companions and those who work for me. Now let's give up all our claims to repayment.
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Cancel all the debts they owe you---money or grain or wine or olive oil. And give them back their fields, vineyards, olive groves, and houses right now!"
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The leaders replied, "We'll do as you say. We'll give the property back and not try to collect the debts." I called in the priests and made the leaders swear in front of them to keep the promise they had just made.
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Then I took off the sash I was wearing around my waist and shook it out. "This is how God will shake any of you who don't keep your promise," I said. "God will take away your houses and everything you own, and will leave you with nothing." Everyone who was present said, "Amen!" and praised the LORD. And the leaders kept their promise.
Psalm 72:12
He rescues the poor who call to him, and those who are needy and neglected.
Psalm 82:2-4
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"You must stop judging unjustly; you must no longer be partial to the wicked!
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Defend the rights of the poor and the orphans; be fair to the needy and the helpless.
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Rescue them from the power of evil people.
Proverbs 21:13
If you refuse to listen to the cry of the poor, your own cry for help will not be heard.
Proverbs 24:11
Don't hesitate to rescue someone who is about to be executed unjustly.
Proverbs 24:12
You may say that it is none of your business, but God knows and judges your motives. He keeps watch on you; he knows. And he will reward you according to what you do.
Jeremiah 22:16
He gave the poor a fair trial, and all went well with him. That is what it means to know the LORD.
the fatherless
Exodus 22:22-24
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Do not mistreat any widow or orphan.
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If you do, I, the LORD, will answer them when they cry out to me for help,
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and I will become angry and kill you in war. Your wives will become widows, and your children will be fatherless.
Deuteronomy 10:18
He makes sure that orphans and widows are treated fairly; he loves the foreigners who live with our people, and gives them food and clothes.
Psalm 68:5
God, who lives in his sacred Temple, cares for orphans and protects widows.
James 1:27
What God the Father considers to be pure and genuine religion is this: to take care of orphans and widows in their suffering and to keep oneself from being corrupted by the world.