Job 5:16
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16 So the poor have hope,
and injustice shuts its mouth.(A)
Psalm 107:42
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42 The upright see it and are glad,
and all wickedness stops its mouth.(A)
Psalm 63:11
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11 But the king shall rejoice in God;
all who swear by him shall exult,
for the mouths of liars will be stopped.(A)
1 Samuel 2:8-9
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8 He raises up the poor from the dust;
he lifts the needy from the ash heap
to make them sit with princes
and inherit a seat of honor.
For the pillars of the earth are the Lord’s,
and on them he has set the world.(A)
9 He will guard the feet of his faithful ones,
but the wicked will perish in darkness,
for not by might does one prevail.(B)
Romans 3:19
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19 Now we know that, whatever the law says, it speaks to those who are under the law, so that every mouth may be silenced and the whole world may be held accountable to God.(A)
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Zechariah 9:12
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12 Return to your stronghold, O prisoners of hope;
today I declare that I will restore to you double.(A)
Isaiah 14:32
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32 What will one answer the messengers of the nation?
“The Lord has founded Zion,
and the needy among his people
will find refuge in her.”(A)
Psalm 9:18
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18 For the needy shall not always be forgotten,
nor the hope of the poor perish forever.(A)
Exodus 11:7
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7 But not a dog shall growl at any of the Israelites—not at people, not at animals—so that you may know that the Lord makes a distinction between Egypt and Israel.’(A)
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