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Psalm 103:6
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Psalm 103:6
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6 The Lord gives righteousness
and justice to all who are treated unfairly.
Psalm 103:6
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Psalm 103:6
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Psalm 12:5
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Psalm 12:5
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5 The Lord replies, “I have seen violence done to the helpless,
and I have heard the groans of the poor.
Now I will rise up to rescue them,
as they have longed for me to do.”
Psalm 12:5
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Psalm 12:5
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Psalm 9:9
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Psalm 9:9
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9 The Lord is a shelter for the oppressed,
a refuge in times of trouble.
Psalm 9:9
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Psalm 9:9
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Psalm 72:12
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Psalm 72:12
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12 He will rescue the poor when they cry to him;
he will help the oppressed, who have no one to defend them.
Psalm 72:12
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Psalm 72:12
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12 For he will deliver the needy who cry out,
the afflicted who have no one to help.
Proverbs 14:31
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Proverbs 14:31
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31 Those who oppress the poor insult their Maker,
but helping the poor honors him.
Proverbs 14:31
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Proverbs 14:31
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Psalm 146:7
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Psalm 146:7
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7 He gives justice to the oppressed
and food to the hungry.
The Lord frees the prisoners.
Psalm 146:7
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Psalm 146:7
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Deuteronomy 24:14-15
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Deuteronomy 24:14-15
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14 “Never take advantage of poor and destitute laborers, whether they are fellow Israelites or foreigners living in your towns. 15 You must pay them their wages each day before sunset because they are poor and are counting on it. If you don’t, they might cry out to the Lord against you, and it would be counted against you as sin.
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Deuteronomy 24:14-15
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Deuteronomy 24:14-15
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14 Do not take advantage of a hired worker who is poor and needy, whether that worker is a fellow Israelite or a foreigner residing in one of your towns.(A) 15 Pay them their wages each day before sunset, because they are poor(B) and are counting on it.(C) Otherwise they may cry to the Lord against you, and you will be guilty of sin.(D)
James 2:6
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James 2:6
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6 But you dishonor the poor! Isn’t it the rich who oppress you and drag you into court?
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James 2:6
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James 2:6
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6 But you have dishonored the poor.(A) Is it not the rich who are exploiting you? Are they not the ones who are dragging you into court?(B)
Psalm 109:31
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Psalm 109:31
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31 For he stands beside the needy,
ready to save them from those who condemn them.
Psalm 109:31
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Psalm 109:31
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31 For he stands at the right hand(A) of the needy,
to save their lives from those who would condemn them.
Micah 3:2-4
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Micah 3:2-4
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2 but you are the very ones
who hate good and love evil.
You skin my people alive
and tear the flesh from their bones.
3 Yes, you eat my people’s flesh,
strip off their skin,
and break their bones.
You chop them up
like meat for the cooking pot.
4 Then you beg the Lord for help in times of trouble!
Do you really expect him to answer?
After all the evil you have done,
he won’t even look at you!”
Micah 3:2-4
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Micah 3:2-4
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Proverbs 22:22-23
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Proverbs 22:22-23
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22 Don’t rob the poor just because you can,
or exploit the needy in court.
23 For the Lord is their defender.
He will ruin anyone who ruins them.
Proverbs 22:22-23
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Proverbs 22:22-23
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Saying 2
Micah 2:1-3
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Micah 2:1-3
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Judgment against Wealthy Oppressors
2 What sorrow awaits you who lie awake at night,
thinking up evil plans.
You rise at dawn and hurry to carry them out,
simply because you have the power to do so.
2 When you want a piece of land,
you find a way to seize it.
When you want someone’s house,
you take it by fraud and violence.
You cheat a man of his property,
stealing his family’s inheritance.
3 But this is what the Lord says:
“I will reward your evil with evil;
you won’t be able to pull your neck out of the noose.
You will no longer walk around proudly,
for it will be a terrible time.”
Micah 2:1-3
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Micah 2:1-3
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Human Plans and God’s Plans
2 Woe to those who plan iniquity,
to those who plot evil(A) on their beds!(B)
At morning’s light they carry it out
because it is in their power to do it.
2 They covet fields(C) and seize them,(D)
and houses, and take them.
They defraud(E) people of their homes,
they rob them of their inheritance.(F)
3 Therefore, the Lord says:
Ezekiel 22:12-14
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Ezekiel 22:12-14
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12 There are hired murderers, loan racketeers, and extortioners everywhere. They never even think of me and my commands, says the Sovereign Lord.
13 “But now I clap my hands in indignation over your dishonest gain and bloodshed. 14 How strong and courageous will you be in my day of reckoning? I, the Lord, have spoken, and I will do what I said.
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Ezekiel 22:12-14
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Ezekiel 22:12-14
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12 In you are people who accept bribes(A) to shed blood; you take interest(B) and make a profit from the poor. You extort unjust gain from your neighbors.(C) And you have forgotten(D) me, declares the Sovereign Lord.(E)
13 “‘I will surely strike my hands(F) together at the unjust gain(G) you have made and at the blood(H) you have shed in your midst.(I) 14 Will your courage endure(J) or your hands(K) be strong in the day I deal with you? I the Lord have spoken,(L) and I will do it.(M)
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