Job 30:25
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25 (A)Have I not wept for him who was in trouble?
Has not my soul grieved for the poor?
Romans 12:15
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15 (A)Rejoice with those who rejoice, and weep with those who weep.
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Psalm 35:13-14
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13 But as for me, (A)when they were sick,
My clothing was sackcloth;
I humbled myself with fasting;
And my prayer would return to my own [a]heart.
14 I paced about as though he were my friend or brother;
I bowed down [b]heavily, as one who mourns for his mother.
Footnotes
- Psalm 35:13 Lit. bosom
- Psalm 35:14 in mourning
Jeremiah 13:17
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17 But if you will not hear it,
My soul will (A)weep in secret for your pride;
My eyes will weep bitterly
And run down with tears,
Because the Lord’s flock has been taken captive.
2 Corinthians 9:9
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9 As it is written:
(A)“He has dispersed abroad,
He has given to the poor;
His righteousness endures forever.”
John 11:35
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35 (A)Jesus wept.
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Luke 19:41
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Jesus Weeps over Jerusalem
41 Now as He drew near, He saw the city and (A)wept over it,
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Daniel 4:27
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27 Therefore, O king, let my advice be acceptable to you; (A)break off your sins by being righteous, and your iniquities by showing mercy to the poor. (B)Perhaps there may be (C)a [a]lengthening of your prosperity.”
Footnotes
- Daniel 4:27 prolonging
Jeremiah 18:20
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20 (A)Shall evil be repaid for good?
For they have (B)dug a pit for my life.
Remember that I (C)stood before You
To speak good [a]for them,
To turn away Your wrath from them.
Footnotes
- Jeremiah 18:20 concerning
Isaiah 58:7-8
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7 Is it not (A)to share your bread with the hungry,
And that you bring to your house the poor who are [a]cast out;
(B)When you see the naked, that you cover him,
And not hide yourself from (C)your own flesh?
8 (D)Then your light shall break forth like the morning,
Your healing shall spring forth speedily,
And your righteousness shall go before you;
(E)The glory of the Lord shall be your rear guard.
Footnotes
- Isaiah 58:7 wandering
Proverbs 28:8
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8 One who increases his possessions by usury and extortion
Gathers it for him who will pity the poor.
Proverbs 19:17
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17 (A)He who has pity on the poor lends to the Lord,
And He will pay back what he has given.
Proverbs 17:5
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5 (A)He who mocks the poor reproaches his Maker;
(B)He who is glad at calamity will not go unpunished.
Proverbs 14:31
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31 (A)He who oppresses the poor reproaches (B)his Maker,
But he who honors Him has mercy on the needy.
Proverbs 14:21
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21 He who despises his neighbor sins;
(A)But he who has mercy on the poor, happy is he.
Psalm 12:1
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Man’s Treachery and God’s Constancy
To the Chief Musician. (A)On [a]an eight-stringed harp. A Psalm of David.
12 Help,[b] Lord, for the godly man (B)ceases!
For the faithful disappear from among the sons of men.
Footnotes
- Psalm 12:1 Heb. sheminith
- Psalm 12:1 Save
Job 31:16-21
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16 “If I have kept the poor from their desire,
Or caused the eyes of the widow to (A)fail,
17 Or eaten my morsel by myself,
So that the fatherless could not eat of it
18 (But from my youth I reared him as a father,
And from my mother’s womb I guided [a]the widow);
19 If I have seen anyone perish for lack of clothing,
Or any poor man without covering;
20 If his [b]heart has not (B)blessed me,
And if he was not warmed with the fleece of my sheep;
21 If I have raised my hand (C)against the fatherless,
When I saw I had help in the gate;
Job 24:4
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4 They push the needy off the road;
All the (A)poor of the land are forced to hide.
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