Proverbs 22:23

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For the LORD will plead their case and will rob of life those who rob them.

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  • 1 Sam 25:39 : 39 When David heard that Nabal had died, he said, 'Blessed be the Lord, who has upheld my cause against Nabal for insulting me, and has kept me, his servant, from wrongdoing. The Lord has brought Nabal’s wickedness upon his own head.' Then David sent word to Abigail, asking her to become his wife.
  • Ps 12:5 : 5 Those who say, 'By our tongue we will prevail; our lips are our own—who is lord over us?'
  • Ps 140:12 : 12 May slanderers not be established in the land; may evil hunt down violent men to their destruction.
  • Prov 23:11 : 11 For their Redeemer is strong; He will plead their case against you.
  • Ps 35:10 : 10 All my bones will say, 'Lord, who is like You? You rescue the afflicted from those too strong for them, the poor and needy from their oppressors.'
  • Jer 51:36 : 36 Therefore, this is what the Lord says: 'Behold, I will defend your cause and take vengeance for you. I will dry up her sea and make her fountains dry.'
  • Mic 7:9 : 9 Because I have sinned against Him, I will bear the indignation of the LORD until He pleads my case and executes justice for me. He will bring me into the light, and I will see His righteousness.
  • Ps 68:5 : 5 Sing to God, sing praises to His name; prepare the way for Him who rides through the deserts—His name is Yah, and rejoice before Him.
  • Mal 3:5 : 5 I will come near to you for judgment. I will be a swift witness against sorcerers, adulterers, and those who swear falsely; against those who defraud workers of their wages, oppress widows and orphans, and deprive foreigners of justice. They do not fear me, says the Lord of Hosts.
  • Ps 43:1 : 1 Vindicate me, O God, and defend my cause against an ungodly nation; rescue me from deceitful and unjust people.
  • Isa 33:1 : 1 Woe to you, destroyer, who has not been destroyed! Woe to you, betrayer, who has not been betrayed! When you finish destroying, you will be destroyed. When you stop betraying, you will be betrayed.
  • Jer 50:34 : 34 But their Redeemer is strong; the LORD of Hosts is His name. He will vigorously defend their cause to bring rest to the land but unrest to the inhabitants of Babylon.
  • Ps 35:1 : 1 O Lord, stand up against those who oppose me; fight against those who fight me.
  • 1 Sam 24:12 : 12 Look, my father, see the corner of your robe in my hand! I cut off the corner of your robe but did not kill you. Know and understand that I am not guilty of wrongdoing or rebellion. I have not sinned against you, but you are hunting me down to take my life.
  • 1 Sam 24:15 : 15 Against whom has the king of Israel come out? Who are you pursuing? A dead dog? A flea?
  • Hab 2:8 : 8 Because you have plundered many nations, the remnant of peoples will plunder you—because of human bloodshed and violence against the land, the cities, and everyone who lives in them.

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  • Prov 22:22
    82%

    22 Do not rob the poor because he is poor, and do not crush the afflicted at the gate.

  • Prov 23:11
    78%

    11 For their Redeemer is strong; He will plead their case against you.

  • Prov 21:7
    77%

    7 The violence of the wicked will sweep them away because they refuse to act justly.

  • Isa 10:2
    77%

    2 They deprive the poor of justice and rob the rights of the needy among my people, making widows their spoil and leaving orphans to be plundered.

  • Isa 3:13-15
    3 verses
    76%

    13 The LORD takes His stand to argue His case; He rises to judge the peoples.

    14 The LORD enters into judgment against the elders and leaders of His people: 'It is you who have ruined the vineyard; the plunder taken from the poor is in your houses.'

    15 'Why do you crush My people and grind the faces of the poor?' declares the Lord, the LORD of Hosts.

  • Isa 42:22
    75%

    22 But this is a people plundered and looted, all of them trapped in holes or hidden away in prisons. They have become plunder, with no one to rescue them; they are loot, with no one to say, 'Restore them.'

  • Ezek 23:46
    75%

    46 For this is what the Sovereign LORD says: ‘Bring a great assembly against them and hand them over to terror and plunder.'

  • Isa 33:1
    75%

    1 Woe to you, destroyer, who has not been destroyed! Woe to you, betrayer, who has not been betrayed! When you finish destroying, you will be destroyed. When you stop betraying, you will be betrayed.

  • Exod 23:6
    75%

    6 Do not deny justice to your poor among you in their lawsuit.

  • Amos 5:9
    75%

    9 He flashes destruction upon the mighty and brings ruin upon the fortified city.

  • Hab 2:8
    74%

    8 Because you have plundered many nations, the remnant of peoples will plunder you—because of human bloodshed and violence against the land, the cities, and everyone who lives in them.

  • Ps 82:3-4
    2 verses
    74%

    3 Defend the weak and the fatherless; uphold the cause of the poor and the oppressed.

    4 Rescue the weak and the needy; deliver them from the hand of the wicked.

  • Isa 5:23
    74%

    23 who acquit the guilty for a bribe and deny justice to the righteous!

  • Jer 30:16
    74%

    16 But all who devour you will be devoured, and all your adversaries will go into captivity. Those who plunder you will be plundered, and all who loot you I will give as loot.

  • Ps 109:11
    74%

    11 May a creditor seize all he owns, and may strangers plunder the fruits of his labor.

  • Isa 42:24
    73%

    24 Who handed Jacob over to be plundered, and Israel to the looters? Was it not the LORD, against whom we have sinned? They refused to walk in His ways or obey His law.

  • Prov 24:15
    73%

    15 Do not lie in ambush, wicked person, at the house of the righteous; do not destroy their resting place.

  • Jer 5:28-29
    2 verses
    73%

    28 They have grown fat and sleek. They excel in evil deeds; they do not defend the rights of the fatherless so they might prosper, nor do they uphold the cause of the needy.

    29 Should I not punish them for these things? declares the Lord. Should I not avenge Myself on such a nation as this?

  • Jer 22:3
    73%

    3 This is what the LORD says: Practice justice and righteousness. Rescue the one who has been robbed from the hand of the oppressor. Do not mistreat or harm the foreigner, the fatherless, or the widow. Do not shed innocent blood in this place.

  • Ezek 22:29
    73%

    29 The people of the land practice extortion and commit robbery; they oppress the poor and needy and mistreat the foreigner, denying them justice.

  • Ps 140:12
    73%

    12 May slanderers not be established in the land; may evil hunt down violent men to their destruction.

  • Prov 31:8-9
    2 verses
    73%

    8 Speak up for those who cannot speak for themselves, for the rights of all who are destitute.

    9 Speak up and judge fairly; defend the rights of the poor and needy.

  • Isa 17:14
    73%

    14 In the evening, sudden terror! Before morning, they are no more. This is the fate of those who plunder us and the lot of those who pillage us.

  • Job 20:19
    73%

    19 For he has crushed and abandoned the poor; he has seized a house he did not build.

  • Job 24:2-3
    2 verses
    73%

    2 People remove landmarks; they seize flocks and pasture them.

    3 They drive away the orphan’s donkey and take the widow’s ox as security.

  • Ps 94:21
    73%

    21 They band together against the life of the righteous and condemn innocent blood.

  • Mic 2:2
    72%

    2 They covet fields and seize them; they take houses and rob them. They oppress a man and his house, a person and their inheritance.

  • Exod 22:22-24
    3 verses
    72%

    22 If you do afflict them and they cry out to me, I will certainly hear their cry.

    23 My anger will burn, and I will kill you with the sword; your wives will become widows and your children fatherless.

    24 If you lend money to my people, to the poor among you, you must not act as a creditor to him; do not charge him interest.

  • Job 24:9
    72%

    9 They snatch the orphan from the breast and take the poor as a pledge.

  • Prov 22:16
    72%

    16 One who oppresses the poor to increase their wealth and one who gives gifts to the rich will both come to poverty.

  • Isa 29:21
    72%

    21 Those who cause humanity to sin with a word, who set traps for the one who rebukes in the gate, and who twist justice by making the righteous nothing, will be judged.

  • Ps 94:5-6
    2 verses
    72%

    5 They crush Your people, LORD, and oppress Your inheritance.

    6 They kill the widow and the foreigner; they murder the fatherless.

  • Isa 1:24
    72%

    24 Therefore, this is the declaration of the Lord, the LORD of Hosts, the Mighty One of Israel: "I will gain relief from My adversaries and avenge Myself on My enemies.

  • Zeph 1:13
    72%

    13 Their wealth will become plunder, and their houses a desolation. They will build houses but not live in them, and they will plant vineyards but not drink their wine.

  • Ps 34:21
    72%

    21 He protects all his bones; not one of them is broken.

  • Ps 35:10
    72%

    10 All my bones will say, 'Lord, who is like You? You rescue the afflicted from those too strong for them, the poor and needy from their oppressors.'

  • Amos 5:11
    72%

    11 Therefore, because you trample on the poor and exact a grain tax from them, though you have built houses of cut stone, you will not live in them; though you have planted delightful vineyards, you will not drink their wine.

  • Ps 79:7
    72%

    7 For they have devoured Jacob and ruined his dwelling place.

  • Jer 21:12
    72%

    12 House of David, this is what the LORD says: Execute justice in the morning and rescue the one who is robbed from the hand of the oppressor, or my wrath will go out like fire and burn with no one to extinguish it, because of the evil of your deeds.

  • Jer 18:21
    71%

    21 So give their children over to famine; hand them over to the power of the sword. Let their wives become childless and widowed, and let their men die by deadly disease; let their young men be struck down in battle.

  • Isa 49:24
    71%

    24 Can plunder be taken from the mighty, or can captives of a righteous man be freed?