6 But you have insulted the poor. Is it not the rich who are exploiting you? Are they not the ones who are dragging you into court?
7 Are they not the ones who are slandering the noble name of him to whom you belong?
8 If you really keep the royal law found in Scripture, “Love your neighbor as yourself,” you are doing right.
9 But if you show favoritism, you sin and are convicted by the law as lawbreakers.
James 5:4 - Look! The wages you failed to pay the workmen who mowed your fields are crying out against you.... Click to read the verse James 5:4 Click to read the verse James 5:4
James 5:1 - Warning to Rich Oppressors Now listen, you rich people, weep and wail because of the misery tha... Click to read the verse James 5:1 Click to read the verse James 5:1
Luke 7:44 - Then he turned toward the woman and said to Simon, “Do you see this woman? I came into your hou... Click to read the verse Luke 7:44 Click to read the verse Luke 7:44
1 Thessalonians 4:6 - and that in this matter no one should wrong his brother or take advantage of him. The Lord will... Click to read the verse 1 Thessalonians 4:6 Click to read the verse 1 Thessalonians 4:6
Ecclesiastes 5:8 - Riches Are Meaningless If you see the poor oppressed in a district, and justice and rights deni... Click to read the verse Ecclesiastes 5:8 Click to read the verse Ecclesiastes 5:8
Psalms 12:5 - “Because of the oppression of the weak and the groaning of the needy, I will now arise,” says t... Click to read the verse Psalms 12:5 Click to read the verse Psalms 12:5
Acts 13:50 - But the Jews incited the God-fearing women of high standing and the leading men of the city. Th... Click to read the verse Acts 13:50 Click to read the verse Acts 13:50
Ecclesiastes 9:15-16 - Now there lived in that city a man poor but wise, and he saved the city by his wisdom. But nobo... Click to read the verse Ecclesiastes 9:15-16 Click to read the verse Ecclesiastes 9:15-16
Acts 8:3 - But Saul began to destroy the church. Going from house to house, he dragged off men and women a... Click to read the verse Acts 8:3 Click to read the verse Acts 8:3
Psalms 10:2 - In his arrogance the wicked man hunts down the weak, who are caught in the schemes he devises. Click to read the verse Psalms 10:2 Click to read the verse Psalms 10:2
Amos 4:1 - Israel Has Not Returned to God Hear this word, you cows of Bashan on Mount Samaria, you women w... Click to read the verse Amos 4:1 Click to read the verse Amos 4:1
Habakkuk 3:14 - With his own spear you pierced his head when his warriors stormed out to scatter us, gloating a... Click to read the verse Habakkuk 3:14 Click to read the verse Habakkuk 3:14
John 12:6 - He did not say this because he cared about the poor but because he was a thief; as keeper of th... Click to read the verse John 12:6 Click to read the verse John 12:6
Amos 8:4-6 - Hear this, you who trample the needy and do away with the poor of the land, Click to read the verse Amos 8:4-6 Click to read the verse Amos 8:4-6
2 Timothy 3:3 - without love, unforgiving, slanderous, without self-control, brutal, not lovers of the good, Click to read the verse 2 Timothy 3:3 Click to read the verse 2 Timothy 3:3
Amos 2:6-7 - Judgment on Israel This is what the Lord says: “For three sins of Israel, even for four, I will... Click to read the verse Amos 2:6-7 Click to read the verse Amos 2:6-7
Psalms 10:14 - But you, O God, do see trouble and grief; you consider it to take it in hand. The victim commit... Click to read the verse Psalms 10:14 Click to read the verse Psalms 10:14
Zechariah 7:10 - Do not oppress the widow or the fatherless, the alien or the poor. In your hearts do not think ... Click to read the verse Zechariah 7:10 Click to read the verse Zechariah 7:10
Deuteronomy 24:17 - Do not deprive the alien or the fatherless of justice, or take the cloak of the widow as a pledge. Click to read the verse Deuteronomy 24:17 Click to read the verse Deuteronomy 24:17
Acts 4:26-28 - The kings of the earth take their stand and the rulers gather together against the Lord and aga... Click to read the verse Acts 4:26-28 Click to read the verse Acts 4:26-28
Ezekiel 18:12 - He oppresses the poor and needy. He commits robbery. He does not return what he took in pledge.... Click to read the verse Ezekiel 18:12 Click to read the verse Ezekiel 18:12
Job 20:19 - For he has oppressed the poor and left them destitute; he has seized houses he did not build. Click to read the verse Job 20:19 Click to read the verse Job 20:19
Proverbs 17:5 - He who mocks the poor shows contempt for their Maker; whoever gloats over disaster will not go ... Click to read the verse Proverbs 17:5 Click to read the verse Proverbs 17:5
Isaiah 3:5 - People will oppress each other— man against man, neighbor against neighbor. The young will rise... Click to read the verse Isaiah 3:5 Click to read the verse Isaiah 3:5
Proverbs 22:16 - He who oppresses the poor to increase his wealth and he who gives gifts to the rich—both come t... Click to read the verse Proverbs 22:16 Click to read the verse Proverbs 22:16
Proverbs 14:31 - He who oppresses the poor shows contempt for their Maker, but whoever is kind to the needy hono... Click to read the verse Proverbs 14:31 Click to read the verse Proverbs 14:31
Amos 5:11 - You trample on the poor and force him to give you grain. Therefore, though you have built stone... Click to read the verse Amos 5:11 Click to read the verse Amos 5:11
Psalms 103:6 - The Lord works righteousness and justice for all the oppressed. Click to read the verse Psalms 103:6 Click to read the verse Psalms 103:6
Deuteronomy 23:16 - Let him live among you wherever he likes and in whatever town he chooses. Do not oppress him. Click to read the verse Deuteronomy 23:16 Click to read the verse Deuteronomy 23:16
Proverbs 22:7 - The rich rule over the poor, and the borrower is servant to the lender. Click to read the verse Proverbs 22:7 Click to read the verse Proverbs 22:7
Micah 6:11-12 - Shall I acquit a man with dishonest scales, with a bag of false weights? Click to read the verse Micah 6:11-12 Click to read the verse Micah 6:11-12
Proverbs 18:23 - A poor man pleads for mercy, but a rich man answers harshly. Click to read the verse Proverbs 18:23 Click to read the verse Proverbs 18:23
John 8:49 - “I am not possessed by a demon,” said Jesus, “but I honor my Father and you dishonor me. Click to read the verse John 8:49 Click to read the verse John 8:49
Isaiah 53:3 - He was despised and rejected by men, a man of sorrows, and familiar with suffering. Like one fr... Click to read the verse Isaiah 53:3 Click to read the verse Isaiah 53:3
1 Kings 21:11-13 - So the elders and nobles who lived in Naboth’s city did as Jezebel directed in the letters she ... Click to read the verse 1 Kings 21:11-13 Click to read the verse 1 Kings 21:11-13
Psalms 14:6 - You evildoers frustrate the plans of the poor, but the Lord is their refuge. Click to read the verse Psalms 14:6 Click to read the verse Psalms 14:6
Acts 17:6 - But when they did not find them, they dragged Jason and some other brothers before the city off... Click to read the verse Acts 17:6 Click to read the verse Acts 17:6
Proverbs 19:7 - A poor man is shunned by all his relatives— how much more do his friends avoid him! Though he p... Click to read the verse Proverbs 19:7 Click to read the verse Proverbs 19:7
Isaiah 3:14-15 - The Lord enters into judgment against the elders and leaders of his people: “It is you who have... Click to read the verse Isaiah 3:14-15 Click to read the verse Isaiah 3:14-15
Isaiah 3:14 - The Lord enters into judgment against the elders and leaders of his people: “It is you who have... Click to read the verse Isaiah 3:14 Click to read the verse Isaiah 3:14
Psalms 10:8 - He lies in wait near the villages; from ambush he murders the innocent, watching in secret for ... Click to read the verse Psalms 10:8 Click to read the verse Psalms 10:8
Psalms 10:10 - His victims are crushed, they collapse; they fall under his strength. Click to read the verse Psalms 10:10 Click to read the verse Psalms 10:10
Ecclesiastes 3:16 - And I saw something else under the sun: In the place of judgment—wickedness was there, in the p... Click to read the verse Ecclesiastes 3:16 Click to read the verse Ecclesiastes 3:16
James 2:3 - If you show special attention to the man wearing fine clothes and say, “Here’s a good seat for ... Click to read the verse James 2:3 Click to read the verse James 2:3
James 5:6 - You have condemned and murdered innocent men, who were not opposing you. Click to read the verse James 5:6 Click to read the verse James 5:6
1 Corinthians 11:22 - Don’t you have homes to eat and drink in? Or do you despise the church of God and humiliate tho... Click to read the verse 1 Corinthians 11:22 Click to read the verse 1 Corinthians 11:22
Ezekiel 45:8 - This land will be his possession in Israel. And my princes will no longer oppress my people but... Click to read the verse Ezekiel 45:8 Click to read the verse Ezekiel 45:8
Acts 5:17-18 - The Apostles Persecuted Then the high priest and all his associates, who were members of the pa... Click to read the verse Acts 5:17-18 Click to read the verse Acts 5:17-18
Acts 18:12 - While Gallio was proconsul of Achaia, the Jews made a united attack on Paul and brought him int... Click to read the verse Acts 18:12 Click to read the verse Acts 18:12
Acts 16:19 - When the owners of the slave girl realized that their hope of making money was gone, they seize... Click to read the verse Acts 16:19 Click to read the verse Acts 16:19
Matthew 19:23 - Then Jesus said to his disciples, “I tell you the truth, it is hard for a rich man to enter the... Click to read the verse Matthew 19:23 Click to read the verse Matthew 19:23
Luke 6:24 - “But woe to you who are rich, for you have already received your comfort. Click to read the verse Luke 6:24 Click to read the verse Luke 6:24
Acts 4:1-3 - Peter and John Before the Sanhedrin The priests and the captain of the temple guard and the Sad... Click to read the verse Acts 4:1-3 Click to read the verse Acts 4:1-3
Acts 25:6 - After spending eight or ten days with them, he went down to Caesarea, and the next day he conve... Click to read the verse Acts 25:6 Click to read the verse Acts 25:6
Acts 16:19-20 - When the owners of the slave girl realized that their hope of making money was gone, they seize... Click to read the verse Acts 16:19-20 Click to read the verse Acts 16:19-20
Acts 5:26-27 - At that, the captain went with his officers and brought the apostles. They did not use force, b... Click to read the verse Acts 5:26-27 Click to read the verse Acts 5:26-27
