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Job 29:12
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12 because I (A)delivered the poor who cried for help,
    and the fatherless who had none to help him.

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Job 29:12
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12 because I rescued the poor(A) who cried for help,
    and the fatherless(B) who had none to assist them.(C)

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Psalm 72:12
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12 For he delivers (A)the needy when he calls,
    the poor and him who has no helper.

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Psalm 72:12
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12 For he will deliver the needy who cry out,
    the afflicted who have no one to help.

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Proverbs 21:13
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13 (A)Whoever closes his ear to the cry of the poor
    will himself call out and not be answered.

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Proverbs 21:13
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13 Whoever shuts their ears to the cry of the poor
    will also cry out(A) and not be answered.(B)

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James 1:27
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27 Religion that is pure and undefiled before God the Father is this: (A)to visit (B)orphans and widows in their affliction, and (C)to keep oneself (D)unstained from the world.

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James 1:27
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27 Religion that God our Father accepts as pure and faultless is this: to look after(A) orphans and widows(B) in their distress and to keep oneself from being polluted by the world.(C)

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James 2
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Proverbs 24:11-12
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11 (A)Rescue those who are being taken away to death;
    hold back those who are stumbling to the slaughter.
12 If you say, “Behold, we did not know this,”
    (B)does not he who (C)weighs the heart perceive it?
Does not he who (D)keeps watch over your soul know it,
    and will he not repay man (E)according to his work?

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Proverbs 24:11-12
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11 Rescue those being led away to death;
    hold back those staggering toward slaughter.(A)
12 If you say, “But we knew nothing about this,”
    does not he who weighs(B) the heart perceive it?
Does not he who guards your life know it?
    Will he not repay(C) everyone according to what they have done?(D)

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Psalm 82:2-4
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2 “How long will you judge unjustly
    and (A)show partiality to (B)the wicked? Selah
3 (C)Give justice to (D)the weak and the fatherless;
    (E)maintain the right of the afflicted and the destitute.
4 (F)Rescue the weak and the needy;
    (G)deliver them from the hand of the wicked.”

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Psalm 82:2-4
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2 “How long will you[a] defend the unjust
    and show partiality(A) to the wicked?[b](B)
3 Defend the weak and the fatherless;(C)
    uphold the cause of the poor(D) and the oppressed.
4 Rescue the weak and the needy;
    deliver them from the hand of the wicked.

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Footnotes

  1. Psalm 82:2 The Hebrew is plural.
  2. Psalm 82:2 The Hebrew has Selah (a word of uncertain meaning) here.
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Psalm 83
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Psalm 68:5
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5 (A)Father of the fatherless and (B)protector of widows
    is God in his holy habitation.

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Psalm 68:5
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5 A father to the fatherless,(A) a defender of widows,(B)
    is God in his holy dwelling.(C)

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Psalm 67
Psalm 69
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Deuteronomy 10:18
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18 (A)He executes justice for the fatherless and the widow, and loves the sojourner, giving him food and clothing.

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Deuteronomy 10:18
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18 He defends the cause of the fatherless and the widow,(A) and loves the foreigner residing among you, giving them food and clothing.(B)

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Exodus 22:22-24
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22 (A)You shall not mistreat any widow or fatherless child. 23 If you do mistreat them, and they (B)cry out to me, I will surely (C)hear their cry, 24 and my wrath will burn, and I will kill you with the sword, and (D)your wives shall become widows and your children fatherless.

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Exodus 22:22-24
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22 “Do not take advantage of the widow or the fatherless.(A) 23 If you do and they cry out(B) to me, I will certainly hear their cry.(C) 24 My anger will be aroused, and I will kill you with the sword; your wives will become widows and your children fatherless.(D)

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Jeremiah 22:16
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16 (A)He judged the cause of the poor and needy;
    (B)then it was well.
Is not this (C)to know me?
    declares the Lord.

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Jeremiah 22:16
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16 He defended the cause of the poor and needy,(A)
    and so all went well.
Is that not what it means to know(B) me?”
    declares the Lord.

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Jeremiah 21
Jeremiah 23
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Job 31:21
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21 if I have raised my hand against (A)the fatherless,
    because I saw my help in (B)the gate,

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Job 31:21
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21 if I have raised my hand against the fatherless,(A)
    knowing that I had influence in court,(B)

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Job 32
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Job 31:17
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17 or have eaten my morsel alone,
    and the fatherless has not eaten of it

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Job 31:17
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17 if I have kept my bread to myself,
    not sharing it with the fatherless(A)—

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Job 24:4
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4 They (A)thrust the poor off the road;
    the poor of the earth (B)all hide themselves.

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Job 24:4
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4 They thrust the needy(A) from the path
    and force all the poor(B) of the land into hiding.(C)

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