Proverbs 22:22
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Malachi 3:5
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5 “Then I will draw near to you for judgment. I will be (A)a swift witness against the sorcerers, against the adulterers, against those who swear falsely, against those (B)who oppress the hired worker in his wages, (C)the widow and the fatherless, against those who thrust aside the sojourner, and do not fear me, says the Lord of hosts.
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Zechariah 7:10
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10 (A)do not oppress the widow, the fatherless, the sojourner, (B)or the poor, and (C)let none of you devise evil against another in your heart.”
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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.
Exodus 23:6
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6 (A)“You shall not pervert the justice due to your poor in his lawsuit.
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Job 31:21
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Job 31:16
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16 “If I have (A)withheld anything that the poor desired,
or have (B)caused the eyes of the widow to fail,
Proverbs 23:10-11
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10 (A)Do not move an ancient landmark
or enter the fields of the fatherless,
11 for their (B)Redeemer is strong;
he will (C)plead their cause against you.
Ezekiel 22:29
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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.
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Job 29:12-16
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12 because I (A)delivered the poor who cried for help,
and the fatherless who had none to help him.
13 (B)The blessing of him who was (C)about to perish came upon me,
and I caused (D)the widow's heart to sing for joy.
14 I (E)put on righteousness, and it clothed me;
my justice was like a robe and (F)a turban.
15 I was (G)eyes to the blind
and feet to the lame.
16 I was a father to the needy,
and I searched out (H)the cause of him whom I did not know.
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