Jeremiah 49:11
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11 But I will protect the orphans who remain among you.
Your widows, too, can depend on me for help.”
Psalm 68:5
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5 Father to the fatherless, defender of widows—
this is God, whose dwelling is holy.
James 1:27
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27 Pure and genuine religion in the sight of God the Father means caring for orphans and widows in their distress and refusing to let the world corrupt you.
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Hosea 14:3
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3 Assyria cannot save us,
nor can our warhorses.
Never again will we say to the idols we have made,
‘You are our gods.’
No, in you alone
do the orphans find mercy.”
1 Timothy 5:5
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5 Now a true widow, a woman who is truly alone in this world, has placed her hope in God. She prays night and day, asking God for his help.
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Malachi 3:5
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5 “At that time I will put you on trial. I am eager to witness against all sorcerers and adulterers and liars. I will speak against those who cheat employees of their wages, who oppress widows and orphans, or who deprive the foreigners living among you of justice, for these people do not fear me,” says the Lord of Heaven’s Armies.
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Jonah 4:11
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11 But Nineveh has more than 120,000 people living in spiritual darkness,[a] not to mention all the animals. Shouldn’t I feel sorry for such a great city?”
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- 4:11 Hebrew people who don’t know their right hand from their left.
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.
Psalm 146:9
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9 The Lord protects the foreigners among us.
He cares for the orphans and widows,
but he frustrates the plans of the wicked.
Psalm 82:3
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3 “Give justice to the poor and the orphan;
uphold the rights of the oppressed and the destitute.
Psalm 10:14-18
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14 But you see the trouble and grief they cause.
You take note of it and punish them.
The helpless put their trust in you.
You defend the orphans.
15 Break the arms of these wicked, evil people!
Go after them until the last one is destroyed.
16 The Lord is king forever and ever!
The godless nations will vanish from the land.
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.
Deuteronomy 10:18
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18 He ensures that orphans and widows receive justice. He shows love to the foreigners living among you and gives them food and clothing.
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