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Psalm 146:9
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Psalm 146:9
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9 The Lord watches over the strangers;
he upholds the orphan and the widow,
but the way of the wicked he brings to ruin.(A)
Psalm 146:9
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Psalm 146:9
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Psalm 68:5
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Psalm 68:5
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5 Father of orphans and protector of widows
is God in his holy habitation.(A)
Psalm 68:5
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Psalm 68:5
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Psalm 147:6
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Psalm 147:6
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6 The Lord lifts up the downtrodden;
he casts the wicked to the ground.
Psalm 147:6
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Psalm 147:6
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Deuteronomy 10:18-19
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Deuteronomy 10:18-19
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18 who executes justice for the orphan and the widow, and who loves the strangers, providing them food and clothing.(A) 19 You shall also love the stranger, for you were strangers in the land of Egypt.(B)
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Deuteronomy 10:18-19
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Deuteronomy 10:18-19
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Jeremiah 49:11
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Jeremiah 49:11
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11 Leave your orphans; I will keep them alive,
and let your widows trust in me.(A)
Jeremiah 49:11
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Jeremiah 49:11
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James 1:27
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James 1:27
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27 Religion that is pure and undefiled before God the Father is this: to care for orphans and widows in their distress and to keep oneself unstained by the world.(A)
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James 1:27
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James 1:27
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27 Religion that God our Father accepts as pure and faultless is this: to look after(A) orphans and widows(B) in their distress and to keep oneself from being polluted by the world.(C)
Malachi 3:5
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Malachi 3:5
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5 Then I will draw near to you for judgment; I will be swift to bear witness against the sorcerers, against the adulterers, against those who swear falsely, against those who oppress the hired workers in their wages, the widow, and the orphan, against those who thrust aside the alien and do not fear me, says the Lord of hosts.(A)
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Malachi 3:5
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Malachi 3:5
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5 “So I will come to put you on trial. I will be quick to testify against sorcerers,(A) adulterers(B) and perjurers,(C) against those who defraud laborers of their wages,(D) who oppress the widows(E) and the fatherless, and deprive the foreigners(F) among you of justice, but do not fear(G) me,” says the Lord Almighty.
Proverbs 15:25
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Proverbs 15:25
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25 The Lord tears down the house of the proud
but maintains the widow’s boundaries.(A)
Proverbs 15:25
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Proverbs 15:25
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Exodus 22:21-22
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Exodus 22:21-22
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21 “You shall not wrong or oppress a resident alien, for you were aliens in the land of Egypt.(A) 22 You shall not abuse any widow or orphan.(B)
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Exodus 22:21-22
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Exodus 22:21-22
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21 “Do not mistreat or oppress a foreigner,(A) for you were foreigners(B) in Egypt.
22 “Do not take advantage of the widow or the fatherless.(C)
1 Corinthians 3:19
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1 Corinthians 3:19
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19 For the wisdom of this world is foolishness with God. For it is written,
“He catches the wise in their craftiness,”(A)
1 Corinthians 3:19
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1 Corinthians 3:19
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19 For the wisdom of this world is foolishness(A) in God’s sight. As it is written: “He catches the wise in their craftiness”[a];(B)
Footnotes
- 1 Corinthians 3:19 Job 5:13
Hosea 14:3
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Hosea 14:3
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3 Assyria shall not save us;
we will not ride upon horses;
we will say no more, ‘Our God,’
to the work of our hands.
In you the orphan finds mercy.”(A)
Proverbs 4:19
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Proverbs 4:19
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19 The way of the wicked is like deep darkness;
they do not know what they stumble over.(A)
Proverbs 4:19
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Proverbs 4:19
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Psalm 145:20
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Psalm 145:20
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20 The Lord watches over all who love him,
but all the wicked he will destroy.(A)
Psalm 145:20
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Psalm 145:20
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