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

Read full chapter

28 When (A)the wicked rise, (B)people hide themselves,
    but when they perish, the righteous increase.

Read full chapter

those who trample the head of the poor (A)into the dust of the earth
    and (B)turn aside the way of the afflicted;
(C)a man and his father go in to the same girl,
    so that my holy name is profaned;

Read full chapter

14 The murderer rises before it is light,
    that he (A)may kill the poor and needy,
    and in the night he is like a thief.

Read full chapter

Behold, (A)the wages of the laborers who mowed your fields, which you kept back by fraud, are crying out against you, and (B)the cries of the harvesters have reached the ears of (C)the Lord of hosts. (D)You have lived on the earth in luxury and (E)in self-indulgence. You have fattened your hearts in (F)a day of slaughter. You have condemned and (G)murdered (H)the righteous person. He does not resist you.

Read full chapter

Woe to the Oppressors

(A)Woe to those who devise wickedness
    and work evil (B)on their beds!
When the morning dawns, they perform it,
    because it is in the power of their hand.
They covet fields and (C)seize them,
    and houses, and take them away;
they oppress a man and his house,
    a man and his inheritance.

Read full chapter

Hear this, (A)you who trample on the needy
    and bring the poor of the land to an end,
saying, “When will (B)the new moon be over,
    that we may sell grain?
And (C)the Sabbath,
    that we may offer wheat for sale,
that we may make (D)the ephah small and the shekel[a] great
    and deal deceitfully with false balances,
that we may buy the poor for (E)silver
    and the needy for a pair of sandals
    and sell the chaff of the wheat?”

Read full chapter

Footnotes

  1. Amos 8:5 An ephah was about 3/5 bushel or 22 liters; a shekel was about 2/5 ounce or 11 grams

29 The people of the land (A)have practiced extortion and committed robbery. They have oppressed the poor and needy, and (B)have extorted from the sojourner without justice.

Read full chapter

18 As for his father, because he practiced extortion, robbed his brother, and did what is not good among his people, (A)behold, he shall die for his iniquity.

Read full chapter

12 oppresses the poor and needy, (A)commits robbery, (B)does not restore the pledge, (C)lifts up his eyes to the idols, (D)commits abomination,

Read full chapter

to turn aside the needy from justice
    and (A)to rob the poor of my people of their right,
that widows may be their spoil,
    and that they may make the fatherless their prey!

Read full chapter

14 There are those whose teeth are (A)swords,
    whose (B)fangs are knives,
to (C)devour the poor from off the earth,
    the needy from among mankind.

Read full chapter

12 When (A)the righteous triumph, there is great glory,
    but when (B)the wicked rise, people hide themselves.

Read full chapter

16 Whoever oppresses the poor to increase his own wealth,
    or gives to the rich, (A)will only come to poverty.

Read full chapter

16 For he did not remember to show kindness,
    but pursued (A)the poor and needy
    and (B)the brokenhearted, to put them to death.

Read full chapter

O Lord, Be Gracious to Me

To the choirmaster. A Psalm of David.

41 (A)Blessed is the one who considers the poor![a]
    (B)In the day of trouble the Lord delivers him;

Read full chapter

Footnotes

  1. Psalm 41:1 Or weak

16 “If I have (A)withheld anything that the poor desired,
    or have (B)caused the eyes of the widow to fail,

Read full chapter

25 Did not I (A)weep for him whose day was hard?
    Was not my soul grieved for the needy?

Read full chapter

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

Read full chapter

Bible Gateway Recommends

ESV Large Print Personal Size Bible--soft leather-look, chestnut
ESV Large Print Personal Size Bible--soft leather-look, chestnut
Retail: $49.99
Our Price: $33.99
Save: $16.00 (32%)
4.5 of 5.0 stars
ESV Study Bible, Burgundy Genuine Leather with Thumb Index
ESV Study Bible, Burgundy Genuine Leather with Thumb Index
Retail: $124.99
Our Price: $69.99
Save: $55.00 (44%)
4.5 of 5.0 stars
ESV Economy Bible, Large Print Softcover
ESV Economy Bible, Large Print Softcover
Retail: $7.99
Our Price: $5.49
Save: $2.50 (31%)
4.0 of 5.0 stars
Fire Bible ESV Version, Imitation Leather, Tan/Berry
Fire Bible ESV Version, Imitation Leather, Tan/Berry
Retail: $79.95
Our Price: $56.49
Save: $23.46 (29%)
4.5 of 5.0 stars