Verse 16

If I have withheld the desires of the poor or caused the eyes of the widow to fail,

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Referenced Verses

  • Deut 15:7-9 : 7 If there is a poor person among your brothers within any of your gates in the land the Lord your God is giving you, do not harden your heart or shut your hand against your poor brother. 8 Instead, you shall freely open your hand to him and generously lend him whatever he needs. 9 Be careful not to harbor this wicked thought in your heart: 'The seventh year, the year of release, is near,' and you look grudgingly on your poor brother and give him nothing. He will cry out to the Lord against you, and you will be guilty of sin. 10 You shall surely give to him, and your heart shall not be grieved when you give to him, because for this thing the Lord your God will bless you in all your work and in everything you undertake.
  • Deut 28:32 : 32 Your sons and daughters will be given to another people while you watch with longing eyes all day, but you will be powerless to act.
  • Job 5:16 : 16 So the poor have hope, and injustice shuts its mouth.
  • Job 20:19 : 19 For he has crushed and abandoned the poor; he has seized a house he did not build.
  • Job 22:7-9 : 7 You have not given water to the weary to drink, and you have withheld bread from the hungry. 8 But the powerful man owns the land, and the honored man dwells in it. 9 You sent widows away empty-handed, and the arms of the fatherless were crushed.
  • Ps 69:3 : 3 I am sinking in deep mire where there is no foothold. I have come into deep waters, and the current has overwhelmed me.
  • Ps 112:9 : 9 He has freely given to the poor; his righteousness endures forever. His horn will be exalted with honor.
  • Ps 119:82 : 82 My eyes fail, longing for Your promise, saying, 'When will You comfort me?
  • Ps 119:123 : 123 My eyes long for Your salvation and for the fulfillment of Your righteous promise.
  • Isa 38:14 : 14 I chirp like a swift or a crane, I moan like a dove. My eyes grow weak as I look to the heavens. Lord, I am oppressed; be my security.
  • Lam 4:17 : 17 Our eyes still fail as we look in vain for help; we have watched eagerly for a nation that could not save us.
  • Luke 16:21 : 21 He longed to eat what fell from the rich man’s table. Even the dogs came and licked his sores.
  • Acts 11:29 : 29 The disciples, each according to his ability, decided to send relief to the brothers and sisters living in Judea.
  • Gal 2:10 : 10 They asked only that we remember the poor, the very thing I was eager to do.