Deuteronomy 24:14
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14 “Do not oppress a hired hand who is poor and needy, whether one of your brothers or one of the foreigners residing within a town[a] in your land.
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- Deuteronomy 24:14 Lit within the gates
Job 29:16
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16 I was a father to the needy,
and I examined the case of the stranger.
Job 30:25
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25 Have I not wept for those who have fallen on hard times?
Has my soul not grieved for the needy?(A)
Job 31:19
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19 if I have seen anyone dying for lack of clothing
or a needy person without a cloak,(A)
Psalm 82:3-4
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3 Provide justice for the needy and the fatherless;
uphold the rights of the oppressed and the destitute.(A)
4 Rescue the poor and needy;
save them from the power of the wicked.”(B)
Psalm 140:12
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- Psalm 140:12 Alt Hb tradition reads You
Proverbs 14:31
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31 The one who oppresses the poor person insults his Maker,(A)
but one who is kind to the needy honors Him.(B)
Proverbs 31:9
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- Proverbs 31:9 Lit Open your mouth
- Proverbs 31:9 Lit and justice for
Isaiah 1:23
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23 Your rulers are rebels,
friends of thieves.(A)
They all love graft
and chase after bribes.(B)
They do not defend the rights of the fatherless,
and the widow’s case never comes before them.(C)
Zechariah 7:10
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10 Do not oppress the widow or the fatherless, the foreigner or the poor,(A) and do not plot evil in your hearts against one another.(B)
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Acts 4:34
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34 For there was not a needy person among them, because all those who owned lands or houses sold them, brought the proceeds of the things that were sold,(A)
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