Bible Cross References
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James 2:3
If you show more respect to the well-dressed man and say to him, "Have this best seat here," but say to the poor man, "Stand over there, or sit here on the floor by my feet,"
Psalm 14:6
Evildoers frustrate the plans of the humble, but the LORD is their protection.
Proverbs 14:31
If you oppress poor people, you insult the God who made them; but kindness shown to the poor is an act of worship.
Proverbs 17:5
If you make fun of poor people, you insult the God who made them. You will be punished if you take pleasure in someone's misfortune.
Ecclesiastes 9:15
Someone lived there who was poor, but so clever that he could have saved the town. But no one thought about him.
Ecclesiastes 9:16
I have always said that wisdom is better than strength, but no one thinks of the poor as wise or pays any attention to what they say.
Isaiah 53:3
We despised him and rejected him; he endured suffering and pain. No one would even look at him--- we ignored him as if he were nothing.
John 8:49
"I have no demon," Jesus answered. "I honor my Father, but you dishonor me.
1 Corinthians 11:22
Don't you have your own homes in which to eat and drink? Or would you rather despise the church of God and put to shame the people who are in need? What do you expect me to say to you about this? Shall I praise you? Of course I don't!
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James 5:4
You have not paid any wages to those who work in your fields. Listen to their complaints! The cries of those who gather in your crops have reached the ears of God, the Lord Almighty.
Job 20:19
because they oppressed and neglected the poor and seized houses someone else had built.
Psalm 10:2
The wicked are proud and persecute the poor; catch them in the traps they have made.
Psalm 10:8
They hide themselves in the villages, waiting to murder innocent people. They spy on their helpless victims;
Psalm 10:10
The helpless victims lie crushed; brute strength has defeated them.
Psalm 10:14
But you do see; you take notice of trouble and suffering and are always ready to help. The helpless commit themselves to you; you have always helped the needy.
Psalm 12:5
"But now I will come," says the LORD, "because the needy are oppressed and the persecuted groan in pain. I will give them the security they long for."
Proverbs 22:16
If you make gifts to rich people or oppress the poor to get rich, you will become poor yourself.
Ecclesiastes 5:8
Don't be surprised when you see that the government oppresses the poor and denies them justice and their rights. Every official is protected by someone higher, and both are protected by still higher officials.
Isaiah 3:14
The LORD is bringing the elders and leaders of his people to judgment. He makes this accusation: "You have plundered vineyards, and your houses are full of what you have taken from the poor.
Isaiah 3:15
You have no right to crush my people and take advantage of the poor. I, the Sovereign LORD Almighty, have spoken."
Amos 2:6
The LORD says, "The people of Israel have sinned again and again, and for this I will certainly punish them. They sell into slavery honest people who cannot pay their debts, the poor who cannot repay even the price of a pair of sandals.
Amos 2:7
They trample down the weak and helpless and push the poor out of the way. A man and his father have intercourse with the same slave woman, and so profane my holy name.
Amos 4:1
Listen to this, you women of Samaria, who grow fat like the well-fed cows of Bashan, who mistreat the weak, oppress the poor, and demand that your husbands keep you supplied with liquor!
Amos 5:11
You have oppressed the poor and robbed them of their grain. And so you will not live in the fine stone houses you build or drink wine from the beautiful vineyards you plant.
Amos 8:4-6
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Listen to this, you that trample on the needy and try to destroy the poor of the country.
5
You say to yourselves, "We can hardly wait for the holy days to be over so that we can sell our grain. When will the Sabbath end, so that we can start selling again? Then we can overcharge, use false measures, and fix the scales to cheat our customers.
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We can sell worthless wheat at a high price. We'll find someone poor who can't pay his debts, not even the price of a pair of sandals, and we'll buy him as a slave."
Micah 6:11
How can I forgive those who use false scales and weights?
Micah 6:12
Your rich people exploit the poor, and all of you are liars.
Habakkuk 3:14
Your arrows pierced the commander of his army when it came like a storm to scatter us, gloating like those who secretly oppress the poor.
Zechariah 7:10
Do not oppress widows, orphans, foreigners who live among you, or anyone else in need. And do not plan ways of harming one another.'
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James 5:6
You have condemned and murdered innocent people, and they do not resist you.
1 Kings 21:11-13
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The officials and leading citizens of Jezreel did what Jezebel had commanded.
12
They proclaimed a day of fasting, called the people together, and gave Naboth the place of honor.
13
The two scoundrels publicly accused him of cursing God and the king, and so he was taken outside the city and stoned to death.
Acts 4:1-3
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Peter and John were still speaking to the people when some priests, the officer in charge of the Temple guards, and some Sadducees arrived.
2
They were annoyed because the two apostles were teaching the people that Jesus had risen from death, which proved that the dead will rise to life.
3
So they arrested them and put them in jail until the next day, since it was already late.
Acts 4:26-28
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The kings of the earth prepared themselves, and the rulers met together against the Lord and his Messiah.'
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For indeed Herod and Pontius Pilate met together in this city with the Gentiles and the people of Israel against Jesus, your holy Servant, whom you made Messiah.
28
They gathered to do everything that you by your power and will had already decided would happen.
Acts 5:17
Then the High Priest and all his companions, members of the local party of the Sadducees, became extremely jealous of the apostles; so they decided to take action.
Acts 5:18
They arrested the apostles and put them in the public jail.
Acts 5:26
So the officer went off with his men and brought the apostles back. They did not use force, however, because they were afraid that the people might stone them.
Acts 5:27
They brought the apostles in, made them stand before the Council, and the High Priest questioned them.
Acts 13:50
But the Jews stirred up the leading men of the city and the Gentile women of high social standing who worshiped God. They started a persecution against Paul and Barnabas and threw them out of their region.
Acts 16:19
When her owners realized that their chance of making money was gone, they seized Paul and Silas and dragged them to the authorities in the public square.
Acts 16:20
They brought them before the Roman officials and said, "These men are Jews, and they are causing trouble in our city.
Acts 17:6
But when they did not find them, they dragged Jason and some other believers before the city authorities and shouted, "These men have caused trouble everywhere! Now they have come to our city,
Acts 18:12
When Gallio was made the Roman governor of Achaia, Jews there got together, seized Paul, and took him into court.