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Proverbs 22:16
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Proverbs 22:16
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16 Whoever oppresses the poor to increase his own wealth,
or gives to the rich, (A)will only come to poverty.
Proverbs 22:16
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Proverbs 22:16
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16 One who oppresses the poor to increase his wealth
and one who gives gifts to the rich—both come to poverty.
Proverbs 22:22-23
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Proverbs 22:22-23
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22 (A)Do not rob the poor, because he is poor,
or (B)crush the afflicted at (C)the gate,
23 for (D)the Lord will plead their cause
and rob of life those who rob them.
Proverbs 22:22-23
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Proverbs 22:22-23
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Saying 2
James 2:13
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James 2:13
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13 For (A)judgment is without mercy to one who has shown no mercy. Mercy triumphs over judgment.
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James 2:13
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James 2:13
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13 because judgment without mercy will be shown to anyone who has not been merciful.(A) Mercy triumphs over judgment.
Psalm 12:5
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Psalm 12:5
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5 “Because (A)the poor are plundered, because the needy groan,
(B)I will now arise,” says the Lord;
“I will place him in the (C)safety for which he longs.”
Psalm 12:5
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Psalm 12:5
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James 5:1-5
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James 5:1-5
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Warning to the Rich
5 Come now, (A)you rich, weep and howl for the (B)miseries that are coming upon you. 2 (C)Your riches have rotted and (D)your garments are moth-eaten. 3 Your gold and silver have corroded, and their corrosion will be evidence against you and will eat your flesh like fire. (E)You have laid up treasure (F)in the last days. 4 Behold, (G)the wages of the laborers who mowed your fields, which you kept back by fraud, are crying out against you, and (H)the cries of the harvesters have reached the ears of (I)the Lord of hosts. 5 (J)You have lived on the earth in luxury and (K)in self-indulgence. You have fattened your hearts in (L)a day of slaughter.
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James 5:1-5
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James 5:1-5
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Warning to Rich Oppressors
5 Now listen,(A) you rich people,(B) weep and wail(C) because of the misery that is coming on you. 2 Your wealth has rotted, and moths have eaten your clothes.(D) 3 Your gold and silver are corroded. Their corrosion will testify against you and eat your flesh like fire. You have hoarded wealth in the last days.(E) 4 Look! The wages you failed to pay the workers(F) who mowed your fields are crying out against you. The cries(G) of the harvesters have reached the ears of the Lord Almighty.(H) 5 You have lived on earth in luxury and self-indulgence. You have fattened yourselves(I) in the day of slaughter.[a](J)
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- James 5:5 Or yourselves as in a day of feasting
Luke 14:12-14
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Luke 14:12-14
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The Parable of the Great Banquet
12 He said also to the man who had invited him, “When you give (A)a dinner or a banquet, do not invite your friends or your brothers[a] or your relatives or rich neighbors, (B)lest they also invite you in return and you be repaid. 13 But when you give a feast, (C)invite (D)the poor, the crippled, the lame, the blind, 14 and you will be blessed, because they cannot repay you. For you will be repaid (E)at (F)the resurrection of the just.”
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- Luke 14:12 Or your brothers and sisters
Luke 14:12-14
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Luke 14:12-14
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12 Then Jesus said to his host, “When you give a luncheon or dinner, do not invite your friends, your brothers or sisters, your relatives, or your rich neighbors; if you do, they may invite you back and so you will be repaid. 13 But when you give a banquet, invite the poor, the crippled, the lame, the blind,(A) 14 and you will be blessed. Although they cannot repay you, you will be repaid at the resurrection of the righteous.”(B)
Luke 6:33-35
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Luke 6:33-35
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33 And if you do good to those who do good to you, what benefit is that to you? For even sinners do the same. 34 And (A)if you (B)lend to those from whom you expect to receive, what credit is that to you? Even sinners lend to sinners, to get back the same amount. 35 But (C)love your enemies, and do good, and lend, expecting nothing in return, and your reward will be great, and (D)you will be sons of (E)the Most High, for (F)he is kind to the ungrateful and the evil.
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Luke 6:33-35
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Luke 6:33-35
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33 And if you do good to those who are good to you, what credit is that to you? Even sinners do that. 34 And if you lend to those from whom you expect repayment, what credit is that to you?(A) Even sinners lend to sinners, expecting to be repaid in full. 35 But love your enemies, do good to them,(B) and lend to them without expecting to get anything back. Then your reward will be great, and you will be children(C) of the Most High,(D) because he is kind to the ungrateful and wicked.
Proverbs 28:3
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Proverbs 28:3
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3 (A)A poor man who oppresses the poor
is a beating rain that leaves no food.
Proverbs 28:3
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Proverbs 28:3
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3 A ruler[a] who oppresses the poor
is like a driving rain that leaves no crops.
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- Proverbs 28:3 Or A poor person
Proverbs 14:31
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Proverbs 14:31
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31 Whoever oppresses a poor man (A)insults his (B)Maker,
(C)but he who is generous to the needy honors him.
Proverbs 14:31
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Proverbs 14:31
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Luke 16:24
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Luke 16:24
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24 And he called out, (A)‘Father Abraham, have mercy on me, and send Lazarus to dip the end of his finger in water and (B)cool my tongue, for (C)I am in anguish in this flame.’
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Luke 16:24
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Luke 16:24
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24 So he called to him, ‘Father Abraham,(A) have pity on me and send Lazarus to dip the tip of his finger in water and cool my tongue, because I am in agony in this fire.’(B)
Zechariah 7:9-14
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Zechariah 7:9-14
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9 “Thus says the Lord of hosts, (A)Render true judgments, show kindness and mercy to one another, 10 (B)do not oppress the widow, the fatherless, the sojourner, (C)or the poor, and (D)let none of you devise evil against another in your heart.” 11 But (E)they refused to pay attention (F)and turned a stubborn shoulder and stopped their ears that they might not hear.[a] 12 (G)They made their hearts diamond-hard (H)lest they should hear the law and the words that the Lord of hosts had sent (I)by his Spirit through (J)the former prophets. (K)Therefore great anger came from the Lord of hosts. 13 (L)“As I[b] called, and they would not hear, (M)so they called, and I would not hear,” says the Lord of hosts, 14 (N)“and I scattered them with a whirlwind among all (O)the nations that they had not known. (P)Thus the land they left was desolate, (Q)so that no one went to and fro, (R)and the pleasant land was made desolate.”
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- Zechariah 7:11 Hebrew and made their ears too heavy to hear
- Zechariah 7:13 Hebrew he
Zechariah 7:9-14
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Zechariah 7:9-14
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9 “This is what the Lord Almighty said: ‘Administer true justice;(A) show mercy and compassion to one another.(B) 10 Do not oppress the widow(C) or the fatherless, the foreigner(D) or the poor.(E) Do not plot evil against each other.’(F)
11 “But they refused to pay attention; stubbornly(G) they turned their backs(H) and covered their ears.(I) 12 They made their hearts as hard as flint(J) and would not listen to the law or to the words that the Lord Almighty had sent by his Spirit through the earlier prophets.(K) So the Lord Almighty was very angry.(L)
13 “‘When I called, they did not listen;(M) so when they called, I would not listen,’(N) says the Lord Almighty.(O) 14 ‘I scattered(P) them with a whirlwind(Q) among all the nations, where they were strangers. The land they left behind them was so desolate that no one traveled through it.(R) This is how they made the pleasant land desolate.(S)’”
Proverbs 28:22
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Proverbs 28:22
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- Proverbs 28:22 Hebrew A man whose eye is evil
Proverbs 28:22
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Proverbs 28:22
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22 The stingy are eager to get rich
and are unaware that poverty awaits them.(A)
Job 20:19-29
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Job 20:19-29
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19 For he has crushed and abandoned the poor;
he has seized a house that he did not build.
20 “Because he (A)knew no (B)contentment in his belly,
(C)he will not let anything in which he delights escape him.
21 There was nothing left after he had eaten;
therefore his prosperity will not endure.
22 In the fullness of his sufficiency he will be in distress;
the hand of everyone in misery will come against him.
23 To fill his belly to the full,
God[a] will send his burning anger against him
and rain it upon him (D)into his body.
24 (E)He will flee from an iron weapon;
(F)a bronze arrow will strike (G)him through.
25 It (H)is drawn forth and comes out of his body;
(I)the glittering point comes out of his (J)gallbladder;
(K)terrors come upon him.
26 Utter darkness is laid up for his treasures;
(L)a fire not fanned will devour him;
what is left in his tent will be consumed.
27 (M)The heavens will reveal his iniquity,
and the earth will rise up against him.
28 The possessions of his house will be carried away,
dragged off in the day of God's[b] wrath.
29 (N)This is the wicked man's portion from God,
(O)the heritage decreed for him by God.”
Job 20:19-29
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Job 20:19-29
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19 For he has oppressed the poor(A) and left them destitute;(B)
he has seized houses(C) he did not build.
20 “Surely he will have no respite from his craving;(D)
he cannot save himself by his treasure.(E)
21 Nothing is left for him to devour;
his prosperity will not endure.(F)
22 In the midst of his plenty, distress will overtake him;(G)
the full force of misery will come upon him.(H)
23 When he has filled his belly,(I)
God will vent his burning anger(J) against him
and rain down his blows on him.(K)
24 Though he flees(L) from an iron weapon,
a bronze-tipped arrow pierces him.(M)
25 He pulls it out of his back,
the gleaming point out of his liver.
Terrors(N) will come over him;(O)
26 total darkness(P) lies in wait for his treasures.
A fire(Q) unfanned will consume him(R)
and devour what is left in his tent.(S)
27 The heavens will expose his guilt;
the earth will rise up against him.(T)
28 A flood will carry off his house,(U)
rushing waters[a] on the day of God’s wrath.(V)
29 Such is the fate God allots the wicked,
the heritage appointed for them by God.”(W)
Footnotes
- Job 20:28 Or The possessions in his house will be carried off, / washed away
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