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 68:5
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5 Father of orphans and protector of widows
is God in his holy habitation.(A)
Psalm 147:6
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6 The Lord lifts up the downtrodden;
he casts the wicked to the ground.
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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Jeremiah 49:11
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11 Leave your orphans; I will keep them alive,
and let your widows trust in me.(A)
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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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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Proverbs 15:25
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25 The Lord tears down the house of the proud
but maintains the widow’s boundaries.(A)
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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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)
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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19 The way of the wicked is like deep darkness;
they do not know what they stumble over.(A)
Psalm 145:20
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20 The Lord watches over all who love him,
but all the wicked he will destroy.(A)
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