Bible Cross References
that oppresseth
Proverbs 17:5
He who mocks the poor reproaches his Maker; he who is glad at calamities shall not go unpunished.
Proverbs 22:2
The rich and poor have this in common: Jehovah is the maker of them all.
Proverbs 22:16
He who oppresses the poor to make increase for himself, and he who gives to the rich, shall surely come to poverty.
Proverbs 22:22
Do not rob the poor, because he is poor; nor oppress the afflicted in the gate;
Proverbs 22:23
for Jehovah will plead their case, and plunder the soul of those who plunder them.
Job 31:13-16
13
If I despised the cause of my male or female servant when they have a dispute with me,
14
what then shall I do when the Mighty God rises up? When He reviews my case, what shall I answer Him?
15
Did not He who made me in the womb make them? Did not the same One fashion us in the womb?
16
If I have withheld from the poor their desire, or caused the eyes of the widow to fail,
Psalm 12:5
For the oppression of the poor, for the sighing of the needy, I will now arise, says Jehovah; I will set him in the safety for which he pants.
Ecclesiastes 5:8
If you see the oppression of the poor, and violent perverting of judgment and justice in a province, do not be astonished at the matter; for He who is higher than the highest watches; so there are those higher than they.
Matthew 25:40-46
40
And the King will answer and say to them, Truly, I say to you, inasmuch as you did it to one of the least of these My brethren, you did it to Me.
41
Then He will also say to those on the left hand, Depart from Me, you cursed, into the everlasting fire having been prepared for the devil and his angels:
42
for I was hungry and you did not give Me a thing to eat; I was thirsty and you did not give Me a thing to drink;
43
I was a stranger and you did not take Me in, naked and you did not clothe Me, sick and in prison and you did not visit Me.
44
Then they also will answer Him, saying, Lord, when did we see You hungry or thirsty or a stranger or naked or sick or in prison, and did not minister to You?
45
Then He will answer them, saying, Truly, I say to you, inasmuch as you did not do it to one of the least of these, you did not do it to Me.
46
And these will go away into everlasting punishment, but the righteous into eternal life.
but
Proverbs 14:21
He who despises his neighbor sins, but he who has mercy on the poor, happy is he.
Proverbs 19:17
He who has pity upon the poor lends to Jehovah, and He will make compensation for what he has given.
Matthew 25:40
And the King will answer and say to them, Truly, I say to you, inasmuch as you did it to one of the least of these My brethren, you did it to Me.
John 12:8
For the poor you have with you always, but Me you do not have always.
2 Corinthians 8:7-9
7
But as you abound in everything (in faith, in speech, in knowledge, in all diligence, and in your love for us), see that you abound in this grace also.
8
I speak not by commandment, but I am testing the sincerity of your love through the diligence of others.
9
For you know the grace of our Lord Jesus Christ, that though He was rich, yet for your sakes He became poor, that you through His poverty might become rich.
1 John 3:17-21
17
But whoever has this world's goods, and sees his brother in need, and shuts up his heart from him, how does the love of God abide in him?
18
My little children, let us not love in word or in tongue, but in deed and in truth.
19
And by this we know that we are of the truth, and shall assure our hearts before Him.
20
For if our heart condemns us, God is greater than our heart, and knows all things.
21
Beloved, if our heart does not condemn us, we have confidence toward God.
1 John 4:21
And this commandment we have from Him: that he who loves God also loves his brother.