Job 36:6

Webster's Bible (1833)

He doesn't preserve the life of the wicked, But gives to the afflicted their right.

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  • Ps 72:12-14 : 12 For he will deliver the needy when he cries; The poor, who has no helper. 13 He will have pity on the poor and needy. He will save the souls of the needy. 14 He will redeem their soul from oppression and violence. Their blood will be precious in his sight.
  • Ps 140:12 : 12 I know that Yahweh will maintain the cause of the afflicted, And justice for the needy.
  • Prov 22:22-23 : 22 Don't exploit the poor, because he is poor; And don't crush the needy in court; 23 For Yahweh will plead their case, And plunder the life of those who plunder them.
  • Isa 11:4 : 4 but with righteousness shall he judge the poor, and decide with equity for the humble of the earth; and he shall strike the earth with the rod of his mouth; and with the breath of his lips shall he kill the wicked.
  • Jer 12:1-2 : 1 Righteous are you, Yahweh, when I contend with you; yet would I reason the cause with you: why does the way of the wicked prosper? why are all they at ease who deal very treacherously? 2 You have planted them, yes, they have taken root; they grow, yes, they bring forth fruit: you are near in their mouth, and far from their heart.
  • 2 Pet 2:9 : 9 the Lord knows how to deliver the godly out of temptation and to keep the unrighteous under punishment for the day of judgment;
  • Ps 82:1-4 : 1 > God presides in the great assembly. He judges among the gods. 2 "How long will you judge unjustly, And show partiality to the wicked?" Selah. 3 "Defend the weak, the poor, and the fatherless. Maintain the rights of the poor and oppressed. 4 Rescue the weak and needy. Deliver them out of the hand of the wicked."
  • Exod 22:22-24 : 22 "You shall not take advantage of any widow or fatherless child. 23 If you take advantage of them at all, and they cry at all to me, I will surely hear their cry; 24 and my wrath will grow hot, and I will kill you with the sword; and your wives shall be widows, and your children fatherless.
  • Job 5:15 : 15 But he saves from the sword of their mouth, Even the needy from the hand of the mighty.
  • Job 8:22 : 22 Those who hate you shall be clothed with shame. The tent of the wicked shall be no more."
  • Job 21:7-9 : 7 "Why do the wicked live, Become old, yes, and grow mighty in power? 8 Their child is established with them in their sight, Their offspring before their eyes. 9 Their houses are safe from fear, Neither is the rod of God upon them.
  • Job 21:30 : 30 That the evil man is reserved to the day of calamity? That they are led forth to the day of wrath?
  • Job 29:12-17 : 12 Because I delivered the poor who cried, And the fatherless also, who had none to help him. 13 The blessing of him who was ready to perish came on me, And I caused the widow's heart to sing for joy. 14 I put on righteousness, and it clothed me. My justice was as a robe and a diadem. 15 I was eyes to the blind, And feet to the lame. 16 I was a father to the needy. The cause of him who I didn't know, I searched out. 17 I broke the jaws of the unrighteous, And plucked the prey out of his teeth.
  • Ps 9:12 : 12 For he who avenges blood remembers them. He doesn't forget the cry of the afflicted.
  • Ps 10:14-15 : 14 But you do see trouble and grief; You consider it to take it into your hand. You help the victim and the fatherless. 15 Break the arm of the wicked. As for the evil man, seek out his wickedness until you find none.
  • Ps 55:23 : 23 But you, God, will bring them down into the pit of destruction. Bloodthirsty and deceitful men shall not live out half their days, But I will trust in you.
  • Ps 72:4 : 4 He will judge the poor of the people. He will save the children of the needy, And will break the oppressor in pieces.

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    2 Treasures of wickedness profit nothing, But righteousness delivers from death.

    3 Yahweh will not allow the soul of the righteous to go hungry, But he thrusts away the desire of the wicked.

  • 7 The righteous care about justice for the poor. The wicked aren't concerned about knowledge.

  • Job 24:21-22
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    21 He devours the barren who don't bear. He shows no kindness to the widow.

    22 Yet God preserves the mighty by his power. He rises up who has no assurance of life.

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    15 But he saves from the sword of their mouth, Even the needy from the hand of the mighty.

    16 So the poor has hope, And injustice shuts her mouth.

  • 12 I know that Yahweh will maintain the cause of the afflicted, And justice for the needy.

  • 12 Yes surely, God will not do wickedly, Neither will the Almighty pervert justice.

  • Ps 82:3-4
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    3 "Defend the weak, the poor, and the fatherless. Maintain the rights of the poor and oppressed.

    4 Rescue the weak and needy. Deliver them out of the hand of the wicked."

  • 6 Righteousness guards the way of integrity, But wickedness overthrows the sinner.

  • 6 "You shall not deny justice to your poor people in their lawsuits.

  • Ps 1:5-6
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    5 Therefore the wicked shall not stand in the judgment, Nor sinners in the congregation of the righteous.

    6 For Yahweh knows the way of the righteous, But the way of the wicked shall perish.

  • 15 He delivers the afflicted by their affliction, And opens their ear in oppression.

  • 9 Yahweh preserves the foreigners. He upholds the fatherless and widow, But the way of the wicked he turns upside down.

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    31 He who oppresses the poor shows contempt for his Maker, But he who is kind to the needy honors him.

    32 The wicked is brought down in his calamity, But in death, the righteous has a refuge.

  • 5 "Behold, God is mighty, and doesn't despise anyone. He is mighty in strength of understanding.

  • Ps 37:32-33
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    32 The wicked watches the righteous, And seeks to kill him.

    33 Yahweh will not leave him in his hand, Nor condemn him when he is judged.

  • 13 But it shall not be well with the wicked, neither shall he lengthen days like a shadow; because he doesn't fear God.

  • 1 > Blessed is he who considers the poor: Yahweh will deliver him in the day of evil.

  • 30 The righteous will never be removed, But the wicked will not dwell in the land.

  • Ps 37:16-17
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    16 Better is a little that the righteous has, Than the abundance of many wicked.

    17 For the arms of the wicked shall be broken, But Yahweh upholds the righteous.

  • 18 For the needy shall not always be forgotten, Nor the hope of the poor perish forever.

  • 4 Riches don't profit in the day of wrath, But righteousness delivers from death.

  • 28 For Yahweh loves justice, And doesn't forsake his saints. They are preserved forever, But the children of the wicked shall be cut off.

  • 21 The wicked borrow, and don't pay back, But the righteous give generously.

  • 14 The king who fairly judges the poor, His throne shall be established forever.

  • 36 To subvert a man in his cause, the Lord doesn't approve.

  • 10 Let favor be shown to the wicked, yet will he not learn righteousness; in the land of uprightness will he deal wrongfully, and will not see the majesty of Yahweh.

  • 7 The wicked are overthrown, and are no more, But the house of the righteous shall stand.

  • 16 Because he didn't remember to show kindness, But persecuted the poor and needy man, The broken in heart, to kill them.

  • 2 He will judge your people with righteousness, And your poor with justice.

  • 7 The violence of the wicked will drive them away, Because they refuse to do what is right.

  • 2 to turn aside the needy from justice, and to rob the poor of my people of their right, that widows may be their spoil, and that they may make the fatherless their prey!

  • 23 For he doesn't need to consider a man further, That he should go before God in judgment.

  • 13 He will have pity on the poor and needy. He will save the souls of the needy.

  • 6 Better is the poor who walks in his integrity, Than he who is perverse in his ways, and he is rich.

  • 19 Who doesn't respect the persons of princes, Nor regards the rich more than the poor; For they all are the work of his hands.

  • 17 "But you are full of the judgment of the wicked. Judgment and justice take hold of you.

  • 5 To be partial to the faces of the wicked is not good, Nor to deprive the innocent of justice.

  • 10 A righteous man regards the life of his animal, But the tender mercies of the wicked are cruel.

  • 8 That he may guard the paths of justice, And preserve the way of his saints.

  • 24 The earth is given into the hand of the wicked. He covers the faces of the judges of it. If not he, then who is it?

  • 4 Therefore the law is paralyzed, and justice never goes forth; for the wicked surround the righteous; therefore justice goes forth perverted.