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Proverbs 28:28
When those who are evil take charge, other people hide. But when those who are evil die, godly people grow stronger.
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Amos 2:7
They grind the heads of the poor into the dust of the ground. They refuse to be fair to those who are crushed. A father and his son have sex with the same girl. They treat my name as if it were not holy.
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Job 24:14
When daylight is gone, murderers get up. They kill poor people and those who are in need. In the night they sneak around like robbers.
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Isaiah 10:2
You take away the rights of poor people. You hold back what is fair from my people who are suffering. You take for yourselves what belongs to widows. You rob children whose fathers have died.
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Psalms 41:1
Blessed are those who care about weak people. When they are in trouble, the Lord saves them.
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Ezekiel 22:29
The people of the land get rich by cheating others. They steal. They crush those who are poor and in need. They treat outsiders badly. They refuse to be fair to them.
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Job 30:25
Haven’t I wept for those who are in trouble? Haven’t I felt sorry for poor people?
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Ezekiel 18:18
But his father will die because of his own sin. He got rich by cheating others. He robbed his relatives. He also did what was wrong among his people.
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Amos 8:4-6
Listen to me, you who walk all over needy people. You crush those who are poor in the land.You say,“ When will the New Moon feast be over? Then we can sell our grain. When will the Sabbath day come to an end? Then people can buy our wheat.” But you measure out less than the right amount. You raise your prices. You cheat others by using dishonest scales.You buy poor people to make slaves out of them. You buy those who are in need for a mere pair of sandals. You even sell the worthless parts of your wheat.
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Job 29:12
That’s because I saved poor people who cried out for help. I saved helpless children whose fathers had died.
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Ezekiel 18:12
He treats poor and needy people badly. He steals. He does not pay back what he owes. He worships statues of gods. He does other things I hate.
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Proverbs 30:14
Some people have teeth like swords. The teeth in their jaws are as sharp as knives. They are ready to eat up the poor people of the earth. They are ready to eat up those who are the most needy.
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Micah 2:1-2
How terrible it will be for those who plan to harm others! How terrible for those who make evil plans before they even get out of bed! As soon as daylight comes, they carry out their plans. That’s because they have the power to do it.If they want fields or houses, they take them. They cheat people out of their homes. They rob them of their property.
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Psalms 109:16
They never thought about doing anything kind. Instead, they drove those who were poor and needy to their deaths. They did the same thing to those whose hearts were broken.
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Proverbs 22:16
You might treat poor people badly or give gifts to rich people. Trying to get rich in these ways will instead make you poor.
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James 5:4-6
You have even failed to pay the workers who mowed your fields. Their pay is crying out against you. The cries of those who gathered the harvest have reached the ears of the Lord. He rules over all.You have lived an easy life on earth. You have given yourselves everything you wanted. You have made yourselves fat like cattle that will soon be butchered.You have judged and murdered people who aren’t guilty. And they weren’t even opposing you.
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Proverbs 28:12
When godly people win, everyone is very happy. But when sinners take charge, everyone hides.
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Job 31:16
“ I haven’t said no to what poor people have wanted. I haven’t let widows lose their hope.