Proverbs 28:3

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A poor man who oppresses the needy is like a driving rain that leaves no food.

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  • Matt 18:28-30 : 28 But when that servant went out, he found one of his fellow servants who owed him a hundred denarii. He seized him and began to choke him, saying, 'Pay back what you owe me!' 29 His fellow servant fell to his knees and begged him, 'Be patient with me, and I will repay you.' 30 But he refused. Instead, he went off and had the man thrown into prison until he could pay the debt.

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  • Prov 22:16
    82%

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

  • Prov 14:31
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    31Whoever oppresses the poor shows contempt for their Maker, but whoever is kind to the needy honors Him.

  • Prov 28:15-16
    2 verses
    77%

    15Like a roaring lion or a charging bear is a wicked ruler over helpless people.

    16A ruler lacking understanding is abundant in extortions, but one who hates unjust gain will prolong his days.

  • Prov 22:22
    76%

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

  • Prov 13:23
    76%

    23An abundance of food may come from the land of the poor, but it is sometimes swept away for lack of justice.

  • Prov 28:8
    76%

    8Whoever increases his wealth by charging interest and unfair gain gathers it for one who is kind to the poor.

  • Prov 29:7
    75%

    7The righteous care about the justice of the poor, but the wicked have no understanding of it.

  • Prov 28:27
    75%

    27Whoever gives to the poor will lack nothing, but one who hides his eyes will receive many curses.

  • Amos 5:11
    75%

    11Therefore, 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.

  • Amos 8:4
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    4Hear this, you who trample on the needy and seek to destroy the poor of the land,

  • Prov 21:13
    74%

    13Whoever shuts their ears to the cry of the poor will also cry out and not be answered.

  • Job 20:19
    74%

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

  • Prov 10:15
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    15The wealth of the rich is their fortified city, but poverty is the ruin of the poor.

  • Prov 28:6
    74%

    6Better is a poor man who walks in his integrity than one who is crooked in his ways and rich.

  • Prov 19:17
    74%

    17Whoever is gracious to the poor lends to the LORD, and he will repay him for his good deed.

  • Job 22:7
    73%

    7You have not given water to the weary to drink, and you have withheld bread from the hungry.

  • Ps 82:3-4
    2 verses
    73%

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

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

  • Prov 28:4
    73%

    4Those who forsake the law praise the wicked, but those who keep the law contend with them.

  • Prov 28:11
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    11A rich man may be wise in his own eyes, but a poor man with understanding will see right through him.

  • Prov 14:20-21
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    73%

    20The poor are hated even by their own neighbors, but the rich have many friends.

    21Whoever despises their neighbor sins, but blessed is the one who is kind to the poor.

  • Prov 29:13-14
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    73%

    13The poor and the oppressor meet together; the LORD gives light to the eyes of both.

    14A king who judges the poor with truth will have his throne established forever.

  • Prov 18:23
    73%

    23The poor speak with supplications, but the rich answer harshly.

  • Isa 26:6
    73%

    6The feet of the oppressed, the footsteps of the needy, will trample it.

  • Eccl 5:8
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    8The benefit of the land is for everyone; even a king depends on the field being cultivated.

  • Ps 41:1
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    1For the director of music, a psalm of David.

  • Exod 23:6
    73%

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

  • Job 24:4
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    4They turn the needy off the path, and the poor of the land are forced to hide together.

  • Prov 22:7
    72%

    7The rich rule over the poor, and the borrower is servant to the lender.

  • Prov 17:5
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    5Whoever mocks the poor insults their Maker; whoever rejoices at calamity will not go unpunished.

  • Jas 2:6
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    6But you have dishonored the poor man. Are not the rich the ones who oppress you and drag you into court?

  • Exod 23:3
    72%

    3Do not show partiality to a poor person in his lawsuit.

  • Isa 10:2
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    2They 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.

  • Job 5:16
    72%

    16So the poor have hope, and injustice shuts its mouth.

  • Job 24:9
    72%

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

  • Prov 28:19
    72%

    19Whoever works his land will have plenty of bread, but the one who chases worthless pursuits will have plenty of poverty.

  • Prov 22:9
    72%

    9The generous person will be blessed, for they share their food with the poor.

  • Deut 15:11
    72%

    11For there will never cease to be poor people in the land. Therefore, I command you to freely open your hand to your brother, to the needy, and to the poor in your land.

  • Prov 31:9
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    9Speak up and judge fairly; defend the rights of the poor and needy.

  • Prov 6:11
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    11and poverty will come upon you like a thief and scarcity like an armed man.

  • Job 34:28
    71%

    28He causes the cry of the poor to come before Him, and He hears the cry of the afflicted.

  • Deut 24:14
    71%

    14Do not take advantage of a hired worker who is poor and needy, whether that worker is a fellow Israelite or a foreigner residing in one of your towns.

  • Prov 13:8
    71%

    8A person's wealth may ransom their life, but the poor hear no threat.

  • Isa 3:14
    71%

    14The 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.'

  • Ps 10:2
    71%

    2In arrogance the wicked hotly pursue the afflicted; let them be caught in the schemes they have devised.

  • Prov 28:2
    71%

    2When a land is in rebellion, it has many rulers, but with a man of understanding and knowledge, its stability will endure.

  • Job 36:15
    71%

    15He delivers the afflicted through their suffering and opens their ears in oppression.