Bible Cross References
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Job 29:16
I was like a father to the poor and took the side of strangers in trouble.
Job 31:13
When any of my servants complained against me, I would listen and treat them fairly.
Job 31:21
If I have ever cheated an orphan, knowing I could win in court,
Psalm 31:7
I will be glad and rejoice because of your constant love. You see my suffering; you know my trouble.
Psalm 41:1
Happy are those who are concerned for the poor; the LORD will help them when they are in trouble.
Galatians 6:1
My friends, if someone is caught in any kind of wrongdoing, those of you who are spiritual should set him right; but you must do it in a gentle way. And keep an eye on yourselves, so that you will not be tempted, too.
but
Proverbs 21:13
If you refuse to listen to the cry of the poor, your own cry for help will not be heard.
1 Samuel 25:9-11
9
David's men delivered this message to Nabal in David's name. Then they waited there,
10
and Nabal finally answered, "David? Who is he? I've never heard of him! The country is full of runaway slaves nowadays!
11
I'm not going to take my bread and water, and the animals I have butchered for my sheepshearers, and give them to people who come from I don't know where!"
Jeremiah 5:28
why they are fat and well fed. There is no limit to their evil deeds. They do not give orphans their rights or show justice to the oppressed.
Jeremiah 22:15-17
15
Does it make you a better king if you build houses of cedar, finer than those of others? Your father enjoyed a full life. He was always just and fair, and he prospered in everything he did.
16
He gave the poor a fair trial, and all went well with him. That is what it means to know the LORD.
17
But you can only see your selfish interests; you kill the innocent and violently oppress your people. The LORD has spoken.
Ezekiel 22:7
None of you in the city honor your parents. You cheat foreigners and take advantage of widows and orphans.
Ezekiel 22:29-31
29
The wealthy cheat and rob. They mistreat the poor and take advantage of foreigners.
30
I looked for someone who could build a wall, who could stand in the places where the walls have crumbled and defend the land when my anger is about to destroy it, but I could find no one.
31
So I will turn my anger loose on them, and like a fire I will destroy them for what they have done." The Sovereign LORD has spoken.
Micah 3:1-4
1
Listen, you rulers of Israel! You are supposed to be concerned about justice,
2
yet you hate what is good and you love what is evil. You skin my people alive and tear the flesh off their bones.
3
You eat my people up. You strip off their skin, break their bones, and chop them up like meat for the pot.
4
The time is coming when you will cry out to the LORD, but he will not answer you. He will not listen to your prayers, for you have done evil.