Poor: Oppressions of

Scripture references

Neh 5:1–13 About that time there was a great outcry from the people and their wives
Job 20:19–21 For he has oppressed and forsaken the poor; he has seized houses he
Job 22:6, 7, 9–11 For you needlessly demanded security from your brothers and
Job 24:4 They push the needy off the road and force all the poor of the land into
Psa 10:2 In pride the wicked pursue the needy; let them be caught in the schemes
Psa 37:14 The wicked have drawn the sword and bent the bow to bring down the poor
Pro 14:20 The poor man is hated even by his neighbor, but many are those who love
Pro 17:5 He who mocks the poor insults their Maker; whoever gloats over calamity
Pro 19:7 All the brothers of a poor man hate him—how much more do his friends avoid
Pro 22:7, 16 The rich rule over the poor, and the borrower is slave to the lender.
Pro 28:3, 15 A destitute leader who oppresses the poor is like a driving rain that
Pro 30:14 there is a generation whose teeth are swords and whose jaws are knives,
Ecc 5:8 If you see the oppression of the poor and the denial of justice and
Isa 3:14, 15 The LORD brings this charge against the elders and leaders of His
Isa 10:1, 2 Woe to those who enact unjust statutes and issue oppressive decrees, /
Isa 32:6, 7 For a fool speaks foolishness; his mind plots iniquity. He practices
Eze 18:12 He oppresses the poor and needy; he commits robbery and does not restore
Eze 22:29 The people of the land have practiced extortion and committed robbery.
Amo 2:6–8 This is what the LORD says: “For three transgressions of Israel, even
Amo 4:1, 2 Hear this word, you cows of Bashan on Mount Samaria, you women who
Amo 5:11, 12 Therefore, because you trample on the poor and exact from him a tax of
Amo 8:4, 6 Hear this, you who trample the needy, who do away with the poor of the
Hab 3:14 With his own spear You pierced his head, when his warriors stormed out to
Jam 2:6 But you have dishonored the poor. Is it not the rich who oppress you and