Exodus 22:23
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23 If you exploit them in any way and they cry out to me, then I will certainly hear their cry.
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Luke 18:7
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7 Even he rendered a just decision in the end. So don’t you think God will surely give justice to his chosen people who cry out to him day and night? Will he keep putting them off?
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Psalm 18:6
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6 But in my distress I cried out to the Lord;
yes, I prayed to my God for help.
He heard me from his sanctuary;
my cry to him reached his ears.
Job 34:28
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28 They cause the poor to cry out, catching God’s attention.
He hears the cries of the needy.
Psalm 10:17-18
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17 Lord, you know the hopes of the helpless.
Surely you will hear their cries and comfort them.
18 You will bring justice to the orphans and the oppressed,
so mere people can no longer terrify them.
James 5:4
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4 For listen! Hear the cries of the field workers whom you have cheated of their pay. The cries of those who harvest your fields have reached the ears of the Lord of Heaven’s Armies.
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Job 35:9
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9 “People cry out when they are oppressed.
They groan beneath the power of the mighty.
Deuteronomy 15:9
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9 Do not be mean-spirited and refuse someone a loan because the year for canceling debts is close at hand. If you refuse to make the loan and the needy person cries out to the Lord, you will be considered guilty of sin.
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Psalm 146:7-9
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7 He gives justice to the oppressed
and food to the hungry.
The Lord frees the prisoners.
8 The Lord opens the eyes of the blind.
The Lord lifts up those who are weighed down.
The Lord loves the godly.
9 The Lord protects the foreigners among us.
He cares for the orphans and widows,
but he frustrates the plans of the wicked.
Psalm 145:19
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19 He grants the desires of those who fear him;
he hears their cries for help and rescues them.
Proverbs 23:10-11
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10 Don’t cheat your neighbor by moving the ancient boundary markers;
don’t take the land of defenseless orphans.
11 For their Redeemer[a] is strong;
he himself will bring their charges against you.
Footnotes
- 23:11 Or redeemer.
Proverbs 22:22-23
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22 Don’t rob the poor just because you can,
or exploit the needy in court.
23 For the Lord is their defender.
He will ruin anyone who ruins them.
Psalm 140:12
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12 But I know the Lord will help those they persecute;
he will give justice to the poor.
Job 31:38-39
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38 “If my land accuses me
and all its furrows cry out together,
39 or if I have stolen its crops
or murdered its owners,
Deuteronomy 24:15
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15 You must pay them their wages each day before sunset because they are poor and are counting on it. If you don’t, they might cry out to the Lord against you, and it would be counted against you as sin.
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