Verse 6
Thou shalt not wrest{H5186} the justice{H4941} [due] to thy poor{H34} in his cause.{H7379}
Referenced Verses
- Exod 23:2-3 : 2 Thou shalt not follow{H310} a multitude{H7227} to do evil;{H7451} neither shalt thou speak{H6030} in a cause{H7379} to turn aside{H5186} after{H310} a multitude{H7227} to wrest{H5186} [justice]: 3 neither shalt thou favor{H1921} a poor{H1800} man in his cause.{H7379}
- Lev 19:15 : 15 Ye shall do{H6213} no unrighteousness{H5766} in judgment:{H4941} thou shalt not respect{H5375} the person{H6440} of the poor,{H1800} nor honor{H1921} the person{H6440} of the mighty;{H1419} but in righteousness{H6664} shalt thou judge{H8199} thy neighbor.{H5997}
- Deut 16:19 : 19 Thou shalt not wrest{H5186} justice:{H4941} thou shalt not respect{H5234} persons;{H6440} neither shalt thou take{H3947} a bribe;{H7810} for a bribe{H7810} doth blind{H5786} the eyes{H5869} of the wise,{H2450} and pervert{H5557} the words{H1697} of the righteous.{H6662}
- Deut 27:19 : 19 Cursed{H779} be he that wresteth{H5186} the justice{H4941} [due] to the sojourner,{H1616} fatherless,{H3490} and widow.{H490} And all the people{H5971} shall say,{H559} Amen.{H543}
- Eccl 5:8 : 8 If thou seest{H7200} the oppression{H6233} of the poor,{H7326} and the violent{H1499} taking away of justice{H6664} and righteousness{H4941} in a province,{H4082} marvel{H8539} not at the matter:{H2656} for one higher{H1364} than the high{H1364} regardeth;{H8104} and there are higher{H1364} than they.{H5921}
- Isa 10:1-2 : 1 Woe{H1945} unto them that decree{H2710} unrighteous{H205} decrees,{H2711} and to the writers{H3789} that write{H3789} perverseness;{H5999} 2 to turn aside{H5186} the needy{H1800} from justice,{H1779} and to rob{H1497} the poor{H6041} of my people{H5971} of their right,{H4941} that widows{H490} may be their spoil,{H7998} and that they may make the fatherless{H3490} their prey!{H962}
- Jer 5:28 : 28 They are waxed fat,{H8080} they shine:{H6245} yea, they overpass{H5674} in deeds{H1697} of wickedness;{H7451} they plead{H1777} not the cause,{H1779} the cause of the fatherless,{H3490} that they may prosper;{H6743} and the right{H4941} of the needy{H34} do they not judge.{H8199}
- Mal 3:5 : 5 And I will come near{H7126} to you to judgment;{H4941} and I will be a swift{H4116} witness{H5707} against the sorcerers,{H3784} and against the adulterers,{H5003} and against the false{H8267} swearers,{H7650} and against those that oppress{H6231} the hireling{H7916} in his wages,{H7939} the widow,{H490} and the fatherless,{H3490} and that turn aside{H5186} the sojourner{H1616} [from his right], and fear{H3372} not me, saith{H559} Jehovah{H3068} of hosts.{H6635}
- Jas 2:5-6 : 5 Hearken,{G191} my{G3450} beloved{G27} brethren;{G80} did{G1586} not{G3756} God{G2316} choose{G1586} them that are poor{G4434} as to the{G5127} world{G2889} [to be] rich{G4145} in{G1722} faith,{G4102} and{G2532} heirs{G2818} of the kingdom{G932} which{G3739} he promised{G1861} to them that{G3588} love{G25} him?{G846} 6 But{G1161} ye{G5210} have dishonored{G818} the poor{G4434} man. Do{G2616} not{G3756} the rich{G4145} oppress{G2616} you,{G5216} and{G2532} themselves{G846} drag{G1670} you{G5209} before{G1519} the judgment-seats?{G2922}
- Jer 6:28 : 28 They are all grievous{H5493} revolters,{H5637} going{H1980} about with slanders;{H7400} they are brass{H5178} and iron:{H1270} they all of them deal corruptly.{H7843}
- Jer 7:6 : 6 if ye oppress{H6231} not the sojourner,{H1616} the fatherless,{H3490} and the widow,{H490} and shed{H8210} not innocent{H5355} blood{H1818} in this place,{H4725} neither walk{H3212} after{H310} other{H312} gods{H430} to your own hurt:{H7451}
- Amos 5:11-12 : 11 Forasmuch{H3282} therefore as ye trample{H1318} upon the poor,{H1800} and take{H3947} exactions{H4864} from him of wheat:{H1250} ye have built{H1129} houses{H1004} of hewn stone,{H1496} but ye shall not dwell{H3427} in them; ye have planted{H5193} pleasant{H2531} vineyards,{H3754} but ye shall not drink{H8354} the wine{H3196} thereof. 12 For I know{H3045} how manifold{H7227} are your transgressions,{H6588} and how mighty{H6099} are your sins—{H2403} ye that afflict{H6887} the just,{H6662} that take{H3947} a bribe,{H3724} and that turn aside{H5186} the needy{H34} in the gate{H8179} [from their right].
- Mic 3:1-4 : 1 And I said,{H559} Hear,{H8085} I pray you, ye heads{H7218} of Jacob,{H3290} and rulers{H7101} of the house{H1004} of Israel:{H3478} is it not for you to know{H3045} justice?{H4941} 2 ye who hate{H8130} the good,{H2896} and love{H157} the evil;{H7451} who pluck off{H1497} their skin{H5785} from off them, and their flesh{H7607} from off their bones;{H6106} 3 who also eat{H398} the flesh{H7607} of my people,{H5971} and flay{H6584} their skin{H5785} from off them, and break{H6476} their bones,{H6106} and chop them in pieces,{H6566} as for the pot,{H5518} and as flesh{H1320} within{H8432} the caldron.{H7037} 4 Then shall they cry{H2199} unto Jehovah,{H3068} but he will not answer{H6030} them; yea, he will hide{H5641} his face{H6440} from them at that time,{H6256} according as they have wrought evil{H7489} in their doings.{H4611}
- Zeph 3:1-4 : 1 Woe{H1945} to her that is rebellious{H4754} and polluted!{H1351} to the oppressing{H3238} city!{H5892} 2 She obeyed{H8085} not the voice;{H6963} she received{H3947} not correction;{H4148} she trusted{H982} not in Jehovah;{H3068} she drew not near{H7126} to her God.{H430} 3 Her princes{H8269} in the midst{H7130} of her are roaring{H7580} lions;{H738} her judges{H8199} are evening{H6153} wolves;{H2061} they leave nothing{H1633} till the morrow.{H1242} 4 Her prophets{H5030} are light{H6348} and treacherous{H900} persons;{H582} her priests{H3548} have profaned{H2490} the sanctuary,{H6944} they have done violence{H2554} to the law.{H8451}
- 2 Chr 19:7 : 7 Now therefore let the fear{H6343} of Jehovah{H3068} be upon you; take heed{H8104} and do{H6213} it: for there is no iniquity{H5766} with Jehovah{H3068} our God,{H430} nor respect{H4856} of persons,{H6440} nor taking{H4727} of bribes.{H7810}
- Job 31:13 : 13 If I have despised{H3988} the cause{H4941} of my man-servant{H5650} or of my maid-servant,{H519} When they contended{H7379} with me;
- Job 31:21-22 : 21 If I have lifted up{H5130} my hand{H3027} against the fatherless,{H3490} Because I saw{H7200} my help{H5833} in the gate:{H8179} 22 Then let my shoulder fall{H5307} from the shoulder-blade,{H7929} And mine arm{H248} be broken{H7665} from the bone.{H7070}
- Ps 82:3-4 : 3 Judge{H8199} the poor{H1800} and fatherless:{H3490} Do justice{H6663} to the afflicted{H6041} and destitute.{H7326} 4 Rescue{H6403} the poor{H1800} and needy:{H34} Deliver{H6403} them out of the hand{H3027} of the wicked.{H7563}