Exodus 22:23
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23 If you do abuse them, when they cry out to me, I will surely heed their cry;(A)
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Luke 18:7
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7 And will not God grant justice to his chosen ones who cry to him day and night? Will he delay long in helping them?
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Psalm 18:6
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6 In my distress I called upon the Lord;
to my God I cried for help.
From his temple he heard my voice,
and my cry to him reached his ears.(A)
Job 34:28
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28 so that they caused the cry of the poor to come to him,
and he heard the cry of the afflicted—(A)
Psalm 10:17-18
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17 O Lord, you will hear the desire of the meek;
you will strengthen their heart; you will incline your ear(A)
18 to do justice for the orphan and the oppressed,
so that those from earth may strike terror no more.[a](B)
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- 10.18 Meaning of Heb uncertain
James 5:4
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4 Listen! The wages of the laborers who mowed your fields, which you kept back by fraud, cry out, and the cries of the harvesters have reached the ears of the Lord of hosts.(A)
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Job 35:9
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9 “Because of the multitude of oppressions people cry out;
they call for help because of the arm of the mighty.(A)
Deuteronomy 15:9
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9 Be careful that you do not entertain a mean thought, thinking, ‘The seventh year, the year of remission, is near,’ and therefore view your needy neighbor with hostility and give nothing; your neighbor[a] might cry to the Lord against you, and you would incur guilt.(A)
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- 15.9 Heb he
Psalm 145:19
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19 He fulfills the desire of all who fear him;
he also hears their cry and saves them.(A)
Proverbs 23:10-11
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10 Do not remove an ancient landmark
or encroach on the fields of orphans,(A)
11 for their vindicator[a] is strong;
he will plead their cause against you.(B)
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- 23.11 Or redeemer
Proverbs 22:22-23
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22 Do not rob the poor because they are poor
or crush the afflicted at the gate,(A)
23 for the Lord pleads their cause
and despoils of life those who despoil them.(B)
Psalm 146:7-9
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7 who executes justice for the oppressed;
who gives food to the hungry.
The Lord sets the prisoners free;(A)
8 the Lord opens the eyes of the blind.
The Lord lifts up those who are bowed down;
the Lord loves the righteous.(B)
9 The Lord watches over the strangers;
he upholds the orphan and the widow,
but the way of the wicked he brings to ruin.(C)
Psalm 140:12
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12 I know that the Lord maintains the cause of the needy
and executes justice for the poor.(A)
Job 31:38-39
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38 “If my land has cried out against me
and its furrows have wept together,(A)
39 if I have eaten its yield without payment
and caused the death of its owners,(B)
Deuteronomy 24:15
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15 You shall pay them their wages daily before sunset, because they are poor and their livelihood depends on them; otherwise they might cry to the Lord against you, and you would incur guilt.(A)
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