Job 36:6

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He does not allow the wicked to live, but he gives justice to the poor.

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Referenced Verses

  • Ps 72:12-14 : 12 For he will rescue the needy when they cry out for help, and the oppressed who have no defender. 13 He will take pity on the poor and needy; the lives of the needy he will save. 14 From harm and violence he will defend them; he will value their lives.
  • Ps 140:12 : 12 I know that the LORD defends the cause of the oppressed and vindicates the poor.
  • Prov 22:22-23 : 22 Do not exploit a poor person because he is poor and do not crush the needy in court, 23 for the LORD will plead their case and will rob the life those who are robbing them.
  • Isa 11:4 : 4 He will treat the poor fairly, and make right decisions for the downtrodden of the earth. He will strike the earth with the rod of his mouth, and order the wicked to be executed.
  • Jer 12:1-2 : 1 LORD, you have always been fair whenever I have complained to you. However, I would like to speak with you about the disposition of justice. Why are wicked people successful? Why do all dishonest people have such easy lives? 2 You plant them like trees and they put down their roots. They grow prosperous and are very fruitful. They always talk about you, but they really care nothing about you.
  • 2 Pet 2:9 : 9 – if so, then the Lord knows how to rescue the godly from their trials, and to reserve the unrighteous for punishment at the day of judgment,
  • Ps 82:1-4 : 1 A psalm of Asaph. God stands in the assembly of El; in the midst of the gods he renders judgment. 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!
  • Exod 22:22-24 : 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.
  • Job 5:15 : 15 So he saves from the sword that comes from their mouth, even the poor from the hand of the powerful.
  • Job 8:22 : 22 Those who hate you will be clothed with shame, and the tent of the wicked will be no more.”
  • Job 21:7-9 : 7 The Wicked Prosper“Why do the wicked go on living, grow old, even increase in power? 8 Their children are firmly established in their presence, their offspring before their eyes. 9 Their houses are safe and without fear; and no rod of punishment from God is upon them.
  • Job 21:30 : 30 that the evil man is spared from the day of his misfortune, that he is delivered from the day of God’s wrath?
  • Job 29:12-17 : 12 for I rescued the poor who cried out for help, and the orphan who had no one to assist him; 13 the blessing of the dying man descended on me, and I made the widow’s heart rejoice; 14 I put on righteousness and it clothed me, my just dealing was like a robe and a turban; 15 I was eyes for the blind and feet for the lame; 16 I was a father to the needy, and I investigated the case of the person I did not know; 17 I broke the fangs of the wicked, and made him drop his prey from his teeth.
  • Ps 9:12 : 12 For the one who takes revenge against murderers took notice of the oppressed; he did not overlook their cry for help
  • Ps 10:14-15 : 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. 15 Break the arm of the wicked and evil man! Hold him accountable for his wicked deeds, which he thought you would not discover.
  • Ps 55:23 : 23 But you, O God, will bring them down to the deep Pit. Violent and deceitful people will not live even half a normal lifespan. But as for me, I trust in you.
  • Ps 72:4 : 4 He will defend the oppressed among the people; he will deliver the children of the poor and crush the oppressor.

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    21He preys on the barren and childless woman, and does not treat the widow well.

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  • Job 5:15-16
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    15So he saves from the sword that comes from their mouth, even the poor from the hand of the powerful.

    16Thus the poor have hope, and iniquity shuts its mouth.

  • Ps 140:12
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    12I know that the LORD defends the cause of the oppressed and vindicates the poor.

  • Job 34:12
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    12Indeed, in truth, God does not act wickedly, and the Almighty does not pervert justice.

  • Ps 82:3-4
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    3Defend the cause of the poor and the fatherless! Vindicate the oppressed and suffering!

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  • Prov 13:6
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    6Righteousness guards the one who lives with integrity, but wickedness overthrows the sinner.

  • Exod 23:6
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    6“You must not turn away justice for your poor people in their lawsuits.

  • Ps 1:5-6
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    5For this reason the wicked cannot withstand judgment, nor can sinners join the assembly of the godly.

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  • Job 36:15
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    15He delivers the afflicted by their afflictions, he reveals himself to them by their suffering.

  • Ps 146:9
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    9The LORD protects the resident foreigner; he lifts up the fatherless and the widow, but he opposes the wicked.

  • Prov 14:31-32
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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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    5Indeed, God is mighty; and he does not despise people, he is mighty, and firm in his intent.

  • Ps 37:32-33
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    32Evil men set an ambush for the godly and try to kill them.

    33But the LORD does not surrender the godly, or allow them to be condemned in a court of law.

  • Eccl 8:13
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    13But it will not go well with the wicked, nor will they prolong their days like a shadow, because they do not stand in fear before God.

  • Ps 41:1
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  • Prov 10:30
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    30The righteous will never be moved, but the wicked will not inhabit the land.

  • Ps 37:16-17
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    16The little bit that a godly man owns is better than the wealth of many evil men,

    17for evil men will lose their power, but the LORD sustains the godly.

  • Ps 9:18
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    18for the needy are not permanently ignored, the hopes of the oppressed are not forever dashed.

  • Prov 11:4
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    4Wealth does not profit in the day of wrath, but righteousness delivers from death.

  • Ps 37:28
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    28For the LORD promotes justice, and never abandons his faithful followers. They are permanently secure, but the children of evil men are wiped out.

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    21Evil men borrow, but do not repay their debt, but the godly show compassion and are generous.

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    14If a king judges the poor in truth, his throne will be established forever.

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    36to defraud a person in a lawsuit– the Lord does not approve of such things!

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    10If the wicked are shown mercy, they do not learn about justice. Even in a land where right is rewarded, they act unjustly; they do not see the LORD’s majesty revealed.

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    7The wicked are overthrown and perish, but the righteous household will stand.

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    16For he never bothered to show kindness; he harassed the oppressed and needy, and killed the disheartened.

  • Ps 72:2
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    2Then he will judge your people fairly, and your oppressed ones equitably.

  • Prov 21:7
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    7The violence done by the wicked will drag them away because they have refused to do what is right.

  • 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.

  • Job 34:23
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    23For he does not still consider a person, that he should come before God in judgment.

  • Ps 72:13
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    13He will take pity on the poor and needy; the lives of the needy he will save.

  • Prov 28:6
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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.

  • Job 34:19
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    19who shows no partiality to princes, and does not take note of the rich more than the poor, because all of them are the work of his hands?

  • Job 36:17
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    17But now you are preoccupied with the judgment due the wicked, judgment and justice take hold of you.

  • Prov 18:5
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    5It is terrible to show partiality to the wicked, by depriving a righteous man of justice.

  • Prov 12:10
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    10A righteous person cares for the life of his animal, but even the most compassionate acts of the wicked are cruel.

  • Prov 2:8
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    8to guard the paths of the righteous and to protect the way of his pious ones.

  • Job 9:24
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    24If a land has been given into the hand of a wicked man, he covers the faces of its judges; if it is not he, then who is it?

  • Hab 1:4
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    4For this reason the law lacks power, and justice is never carried out. Indeed, the wicked intimidate the innocent. For this reason justice is perverted.