Best matchProverbs 22:16
16 Oppressing the poor to enrich oneself or giving gifts to the rich will surely lead to poverty.
Bible passages about “oppression of the poor”
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Job 20:19
19 For he has oppressed and forsaken the poor; he has seized houses he did not build.
Wisdom of Solomon 2:10
10 Let’s oppress the righteous poor. Let’s not spare the widow, nor regard the gray hair of the old man. (WEB)
Ezekiel 22:29
29 The people of the land have practiced extortion and committed robbery. They have oppressed the poor and needy and have exploited the foreign resident without justice.
Proverbs 22:22
22 Do not rob a poor man because he is poor, and do not crush the afflicted at the gate,
Ecclesiastes 5:8
8 If you see the oppression of the poor and the denial of justice and righteousness in the province, do not be astonished at the matter; for one official is watched by a superior, and others higher still are over them.
Proverbs 28:3
3 A destitute leader who oppresses the poor is like a driving rain that leaves no food.
James 2:6
6 But you have dishonored the poor. Is it not the rich who oppress you and drag you into court?
Proverbs 14:31
31 Whoever oppresses the poor taunts their Maker, but whoever is kind to the needy honors Him.
Deuteronomy 24:14
14 Do not oppress a hired hand who is poor and needy, whether he is a brother or a foreigner residing in one of your towns.
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