Job 29:17

Job 29:17
By me the great teeth of the evil-doer were broken, and I made him give up what he had violently taken away.

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Deuteronomy 16:18
You are to make judges and overseers in all your towns which the Lord your God gives you, for every tribe: and they are to be upright men, judging the people in righteousness.

Proverbs 22:22
Do not take away the property of the poor man because he is poor, or be cruel to the crushed ones when they come before the judge:

Amos 5:10
They have hate for him who makes protest against evil in the public place, and he whose words are upright is disgusting to them.

Amos 5:12
For I have seen how your evil-doing is increased and how strong are your sins, you troublers of the upright, who take rewards and do wrong to the cause of the poor in the public place.

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Job 18:21
Truly, these are the houses of the sinner, and this is the place of him who has no knowledge of God.

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Job 29:20
My glory will be ever new, and my bow will be readily bent in my hand.

Job 29:21
Men gave ear to me, waiting and keeping quiet for my suggestions.

Job 29:22
After I had said what was in my mind, they were quiet and let my words go deep into their hearts;

Job 29:23
They were waiting for me as for the rain, opening their mouths wide as for the spring rains.

Job 29:24
I was laughing at them when they had no hope, and the light of my face was never clouded by their fear.

Job 29:25
I took my place as a chief, guiding them on their way, and I was as a king among his army. ...

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Job 22:8
For it was the man with power who had the land, and the man with an honoured name who was living in it.

Psalms 10:15
Let the arm of the sinner and the evil-doer be broken; go on searching for his sin till there is no more.

Psalms 72:4
May he be a judge of the poor among the people, may he give salvation to the children of those who are in need; by him let the violent be crushed.

Psalms 72:14
He will keep their souls free from evil designs and violent attacks; and their blood will be of value in his eyes.

Psalms 82:3
Give ear to the cause of the poor and the children without fathers; let those who are troubled and in need have their rights.

Isaiah 1:17
Take pleasure in well-doing; let your ways be upright, keep down the cruel, give a right decision for the child who has no father, see to the cause of the widow.

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Psalms 101:5
I will put to death anyone who says evil of his neighbour secretly; the man with a high look and a heart of pride is disgusting to me.

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Psalms 124:6
Praise be to the Lord, who has not let us be wounded by their teeth.

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Proverbs 25:23
As the north wind gives birth to rain, so is an angry face caused by a tongue saying evil secretly.

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Joel 1:6
For a nation has come up over my land, strong and without number; his teeth are the teeth of a lion, and he has the back teeth of a great lion.

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