Deuteronomy 27:19
‘Cursed is the one who perverts justice for the resident foreigner, the orphan, and the widow.’ Then all the people will say,‘Amen!’
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- Deut 10:18 : 18 who justly treats the orphan and widow, and who loves resident foreigners, giving them food and clothing.
- Deut 24:17 : 17 You must not pervert justice due a resident foreigner or an orphan, or take a widow’s garment as security for a loan.
- Ps 82:2-4 : 2 He says,“How long will you make unjust legal decisions and show favoritism to the wicked?(Selah) 3 Defend the cause of the poor and the fatherless! Vindicate the oppressed and suffering! 4 Rescue the poor and needy! Deliver them from the power of the wicked!
- Prov 17:23 : 23 A wicked person receives a bribe secretly to pervert the ways of justice.
- Exod 23:2 : 2 “You must not follow a crowd in doing evil things; in a lawsuit you must not offer testimony that agrees with a crowd so as to pervert justice,
- Mic 3:9 : 9 Listen to this, you leaders of the family of Jacob, you rulers of the nation of Israel! You hate justice and pervert all that is right.
- Mal 3:5 : 5 “I will come to you in judgment. I will be quick to testify against those who practice divination, those who commit adultery, those who break promises, and those who exploit workers, widows, and orphans, who refuse to help the resident foreigner and in this way show they do not fear me,” says the LORD of Heaven’s Armies.
- Exod 23:8-9 : 8 “You must not accept a bribe, for a bribe blinds those who see and subverts the words of the righteous. 9 “You must not oppress a resident foreigner, since you know the life of a foreigner, for you were foreigners in the land of Egypt.
- Prov 31:5 : 5 lest they drink and forget what is decreed, and remove from all the poor their legal rights.
- Exod 22:21-24 : 21 “You must not wrong a resident foreigner nor oppress him, for you were foreigners in the land of Egypt. 22 “You must not afflict any widow or orphan. 23 If you afflict them in any way and they cry to me, I will surely hear their cry, 24 and my anger will burn and I will kill you with the sword, and your wives will be widows and your children will be fatherless.
Similar Verses (AI)
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- Deut 27:15-184 verses86%
15‘Cursed is the one who makes a carved or metal image– something abhorrent to the LORD, the work of the craftsman– and sets it up in a secret place.’ Then all the people will say,‘Amen!’
16‘Cursed is the one who disrespects his father and mother.’ Then all the people will say,‘Amen!’
17‘Cursed is the one who moves his neighbor’s boundary marker.’ Then all the people will say,‘Amen!’
18‘Cursed is the one who misleads a blind person on the road.’ Then all the people will say,‘Amen!’
- Deut 27:20-267 verses82%
20‘Cursed is the one who goes to bed with his father’s former wife, for he dishonors his father.’ Then all the people will say,‘Amen!’
21‘Cursed is the one who commits bestiality.’ Then all the people will say,‘Amen!’
22‘Cursed is the one who goes to bed with his sister, the daughter of either his father or mother.’ Then all the people will say,‘Amen!’
23‘Cursed is the one who goes to bed with his mother-in-law.’ Then all the people will say,‘Amen!’
24‘Cursed is the one who kills his neighbor in private.’ Then all the people will say,‘Amen!’
25‘Cursed is the one who takes a bribe to kill an innocent person.’ Then all the people will say,‘Amen!’
26‘Cursed is the one who refuses to keep the words of this law.’ Then all the people will say,‘Amen!’
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17You must not pervert justice due a resident foreigner or an orphan, or take a widow’s garment as security for a loan.
- Isa 10:1-22 verses78%
1Beware, those who enact unjust policies, those who are always instituting unfair regulations,
2to keep the poor from getting fair treatment, and to deprive the oppressed among my people of justice, so they can steal what widows own, and loot what belongs to orphans.
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7They have treated father and mother with contempt within you; they have oppressed the resident foreigner among you; they have wronged the orphan and the widow within you.
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6They kill the widow and the resident foreigner, and they murder the fatherless.
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9The LORD protects the resident foreigner; he lifts up the fatherless and the widow, but he opposes the wicked.
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6“You must not turn away justice for your poor people in their lawsuits.
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6Stop oppressing resident foreigners who live in your land, children who have lost their fathers, and women who have lost their husbands. Stop killing innocent people in this land. Stop paying allegiance to other gods. That will only bring about your ruin.
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18who justly treats the orphan and widow, and who loves resident foreigners, giving them food and clothing.
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22“You must not afflict any widow or orphan.
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3The LORD says,“Do what is just and right. Deliver those who have been robbed from those who oppress them. Do not exploit or mistreat resident foreigners who live in your land, children who have no fathers, or widows. Do not kill innocent people in this land.
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9you sent widows away empty-handed, and the arms of the orphans you crushed.
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24The one who says to the guilty,“You are innocent,” peoples will curse him, and nations will denounce him.
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29The people of the land have practiced extortion and committed robbery. They have wronged the poor and needy; they have oppressed the resident foreigner and denied them justice.
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17So the Lord was not pleased with their young men, he took no pity on their orphans and widows; for the whole nation was godless and did wicked things, every mouth was speaking disgraceful words. Despite all this, his anger does not subside, and his hand is ready to strike again.
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15Justice, Love, and Propriety“‘You must not deal unjustly in judgment: you must neither show partiality to the poor nor honor the rich. You must judge your fellow citizen fairly.
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10You must not oppress the widow, the orphan, the resident foreigner, or the poor, nor should anyone secretly plot evil against his fellow citizen.’
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5“I will come to you in judgment. I will be quick to testify against those who practice divination, those who commit adultery, those who break promises, and those who exploit workers, widows, and orphans, who refuse to help the resident foreigner and in this way show they do not fear me,” says the LORD of Heaven’s Armies.
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3Defend the cause of the poor and the fatherless! Vindicate the oppressed and suffering!
- Ps 109:9-113 verses72%
9May his children be fatherless, and his wife a widow!
10May his children roam around begging, asking for handouts as they leave their ruined home!
11May the creditor seize all he owns! May strangers loot his property!
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22Surely those favored by the LORD will possess the land, but those rejected by him will be wiped out.
- Deut 24:19-213 verses72%
19Whenever you reap your harvest in your field and leave some unraked grain there, you must not return to get it; it should go to the resident foreigner, orphan, and widow so that the LORD your God may bless all the work you do.
20When you beat your olive tree you must not repeat the procedure; the remaining olives belong to the resident foreigner, orphan, and widow.
21When you gather the grapes of your vineyard you must not do so a second time; they should go to the resident foreigner, orphan, and widow.
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29Then the Levites(because they have no allotment or inheritance with you), the resident foreigners, the orphans, and the widows of your villages may come and eat their fill so that the LORD your God may bless you in all the work you do.
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3The speaker went on to say,“This is a curse traveling across the whole earth. For example, according to the curse whoever steals will be removed from the community; or on the other hand(according to the curse) whoever swears falsely will suffer the same fate.”
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9Open your mouth, judge in righteousness, and plead the cause of the poor and needy.
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21He preys on the barren and childless woman, and does not treat the widow well.
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3They drive away the orphan’s donkey; they take the widow’s ox as a pledge.
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27Yes, you would gamble for the fatherless, and auction off your friend.
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9You are bound for judgment because you are robbing me– this whole nation is guilty.
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19You must not pervert justice or show favor. Do not take a bribe, for bribes blind the eyes of the wise and distort the words of the righteous.
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17Learn to do what is right! Promote justice! Give the oppressed reason to celebrate! Take up the cause of the orphan! Defend the rights of the widow!
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7The Israelites turn justice into bitterness; they throw what is fair and right to the ground.
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33The LORD’s curse is on the household of the wicked, but he blesses the home of the righteous.
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23for the LORD will plead their case and will rob the life those who are robbing them.
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23They pronounce the guilty innocent for a payoff, they ignore the just cause of the innocent.