James 2:6

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But you have dishonored the poor! Are not the rich oppressing you and dragging you into the courts?

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  • 1 Cor 11:22 : 22 Do you not have houses so that you can eat and drink? Or are you trying to show contempt for the church of God by shaming those who have nothing? What should I say to you? Should I praise you? I will not praise you for this!
  • Acts 17:6 : 6 When they did not find them, they dragged Jason and some of the brothers before the city officials, screaming,“These people who have stirred up trouble throughout the world have come here too,
  • Acts 18:12 : 12 Paul Before the Proconsul Gallio Now while Gallio was proconsul of Achaia, the Jews attacked Paul together and brought him before the judgment seat,
  • Acts 8:3 : 3 But Saul was trying to destroy the church; entering one house after another, he dragged off both men and women and put them in prison.
  • Acts 13:50 : 50 But the Jews incited the God-fearing women of high social standing and the prominent men of the city, stirred up persecution against Paul and Barnabas, and threw them out of their region.
  • Ps 14:6 : 6 You want to humiliate the oppressed, even though the LORD is their shelter.
  • Prov 14:31 : 31 The one who oppresses the poor has insulted his Creator, but whoever honors him shows favor to the needy.
  • Prov 17:5 : 5 The one who mocks the poor has insulted his Creator; whoever rejoices over disaster will not go unpunished.
  • Jas 5:6 : 6 You have condemned and murdered the righteous person, although he does not resist you.
  • Prov 22:16 : 16 The one who oppresses the poor to increase his own gain and the one who gives to the rich– both end up only in poverty.
  • Eccl 5:8 : 8 Government Corruption If you see the extortion of the poor, or the perversion of justice and fairness in the government, do not be astonished by the matter. For the high official is watched by a higher official, and there are higher ones over them!
  • Eccl 9:15-16 : 15 However, a poor but wise man lived in the city, and he could have delivered the city by his wisdom, but no one listened to that poor man. 16 So I concluded that wisdom is better than might, but a poor man’s wisdom is despised; no one ever listens to his advice.
  • Isa 3:14-15 : 14 The LORD comes to pronounce judgment on the leaders of his people and their officials. He says,“It is you who have ruined the vineyard! You have stashed in your houses what you have stolen from the poor. 15 Why do you crush my people and grind the faces of the poor?” The Sovereign LORD of Heaven’s Armies has spoken.
  • Isa 53:3 : 3 He was despised and rejected by people, one who experienced pain and was acquainted with illness; people hid their faces from him; he was despised, and we considered him insignificant.
  • Amos 2:6-7 : 6 God Will Judge Israel This is what the LORD says:“Because Israel has committed three covenant transgressions– make that four!– I will not revoke my decree of judgment. They sold the innocent for silver, the needy for a pair of sandals. 7 They trample on the dirt-covered heads of the poor; they push the destitute away. A man and his father go to the same girl; in this way they show disrespect for my moral purity.
  • Amos 4:1 : 1 Listen to this message, you cows of Bashan who live on Mount Samaria! You oppress the poor; you crush the needy. You say to your husbands,“Bring us more to drink!”
  • Amos 5:11 : 11 Therefore, because you make the poor pay taxes on their crops and exact a grain tax from them, you will not live in the houses you built with chiseled stone, nor will you drink the wine from the fine vineyards you planted.
  • Amos 8:4-6 : 4 Listen to this, you who trample the needy, and do away with the destitute in the land. 5 You say,“When will the new moon festival be over, so we can sell grain? When will the Sabbath end, so we can open up the grain bins? We’re eager to sell less for a higher price, and to cheat the buyer with rigged scales! 6 We’re eager to trade silver for the poor, a pair of sandals for the needy! We want to mix in some chaff with the grain!”
  • Mic 6:11-12 : 11 I do not condone the use of rigged scales, or a bag of deceptive weights. 12 The city’s wealthy people readily resort to violence; her inhabitants tell lies, their tongues speak deceptive words.
  • Hab 3:14 : 14 You pierce the heads of his warriors with a spear. They storm forward to scatter us; they shout with joy as if they were plundering the poor with no opposition.
  • Zech 7:10 : 10 You must not oppress the widow, the orphan, the resident foreigner, or the poor, nor should anyone secretly plot evil against his fellow citizen.’
  • Acts 16:19-20 : 19 But when her owners saw their hope of profit was gone, they seized Paul and Silas and dragged them into the marketplace before the authorities. 20 When they had brought them before the magistrates, they said,“These men are throwing our city into confusion. They are Jews
  • 1 Kgs 21:11-13 : 11 The men of the city, the leaders and the nobles who lived there, followed the written orders Jezebel had sent them. 12 They observed a time of fasting and put Naboth in front of the people. 13 The two villains arrived and sat opposite him. Then the villains testified against Naboth right before the people, saying,“Naboth cursed God and the king.” So they dragged him outside the city and stoned him to death.
  • Jas 2:3 : 3 do you pay attention to the one who is finely dressed and say,“You sit here in a good place,” and to the poor person,“You stand over there,” or“Sit on the floor”?
  • Jas 5:4 : 4 Look, the pay you have held back from the workers who mowed your fields cries out against you, and the cries of the reapers have reached the ears of the Lord of Heaven’s Armies.
  • Ps 10:2 : 2 The wicked arrogantly chase the oppressed; the oppressed are trapped by the schemes the wicked have dreamed up.
  • Ps 10:8 : 8 He waits in ambush near the villages; in hidden places he kills the innocent. His eyes look for some unfortunate victim.
  • Ps 10:10 : 10 His victims are crushed and beaten down; they are trapped in his sturdy nets.
  • Ps 10:14 : 14 You have taken notice, for you always see one who inflicts pain and suffering. The unfortunate victim entrusts his cause to you; you deliver the fatherless.
  • Ps 12:5 : 5 “Because of the violence done to the oppressed, because of the painful cries of the needy, I will spring into action,” says the LORD.“I will provide the safety they so desperately desire.”
  • Acts 4:1-3 : 1 The Arrest and Trial of Peter and John While Peter and John were speaking to the people, the priests and the commander of the temple guard and the Sadducees came up to them, 2 angry because they were teaching the people and announcing in Jesus the resurrection of the dead. 3 So they seized them and put them in jail until the next day(for it was already evening).
  • Acts 4:26-28 : 26 The kings of the earth stood together, and the rulers assembled together, against the Lord and against his Christ.’ 27 “For indeed both Herod and Pontius Pilate, with the Gentiles and the people of Israel, assembled together in this city against your holy servant Jesus, whom you anointed, 28 to do as much as your power and your plan had decided beforehand would happen.
  • Acts 5:17-18 : 17 Further Trouble for the Apostles Now the high priest rose up, and all those with him(that is, the religious party of the Sadducees), and they were filled with jealousy. 18 They laid hands on the apostles and put them in a public jail.
  • Acts 5:26-27 : 26 Then the commander of the temple guard went with the officers and brought the apostles without the use of force(for they were afraid of being stoned by the people). 27 When they had brought them, they stood them before the council, and the high priest questioned them,
  • Job 20:19 : 19 For he has oppressed the poor and abandoned them; he has seized a house which he did not build.
  • John 8:49 : 49 Jesus answered,“I am not possessed by a demon, but I honor my Father– and yet you dishonor me.

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    31The one who oppresses the poor has insulted his Creator, but whoever honors him shows favor to the needy.

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  • Prov 22:22
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    3A poor person who oppresses the weak is like a driving rain without food.

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  • Isa 3:14-15
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    15Why do you crush my people and grind the faces of the poor?” The Sovereign LORD of Heaven’s Armies has spoken.

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    6You have condemned and murdered the righteous person, although he does not resist you.

  • Isa 10:2
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    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.

  • Prov 14:20-21
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    20A poor person will be disliked even by his neighbors, but those who love the rich are many.

    21The one who despises his neighbor sins, but whoever is kind to the needy is blessed.

  • 1 Cor 6:1
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    23A poor person makes supplications, but a rich man answers harshly.

  • Lev 19:15
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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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    4Listen to this, you who trample the needy, and do away with the destitute in the land.

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    6A poor person who walks in his integrity is better than one who is perverse in his ways even though he is rich.

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    4They turn the needy from the pathway, and the poor of the land hide themselves together.

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    8The ransom of a person’s life is his wealth, thus the poor person has never heard a threat.

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    5The one who mocks the poor has insulted his Creator; whoever rejoices over disaster will not go unpunished.

  • Job 6:27
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    27Yes, you would gamble for the fatherless, and auction off your friend.

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    20Then he looked up at his disciples and said:“Blessed are you who are poor, for the kingdom of God belongs to you.

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    4So if you have ordinary lawsuits, do you appoint as judges those who have no standing in the church?

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    28That is how they have grown fat and sleek. There is no limit to the evil things they do. They do not plead the cause of the fatherless in such a way as to win it. They do not defend the rights of the poor.

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    7They trample on the dirt-covered heads of the poor; they push the destitute away. A man and his father go to the same girl; in this way they show disrespect for my moral purity.

  • Ps 10:2
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    2The wicked arrogantly chase the oppressed; the oppressed are trapped by the schemes the wicked have dreamed up.

  • Job 22:6
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    6“For you took pledges from your brothers for no reason, and you stripped the clothing from the naked.

  • Eccl 5:8
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    2The rich and the poor are met together; the LORD is the Creator of them both.

  • Prov 28:11
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    11A rich person is wise in his own opinion, but a discerning poor person can evaluate him properly.

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    3Defend the cause of the poor and the fatherless! Vindicate the oppressed and suffering!