Proverbs 22:7
The man of wealth has rule over the poor, and he who gets into debt is a servant to his creditor.
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Proverbs 22:7
The man of wealth has rule over the poor, and he who gets into debt is a servant to his creditor.
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Genesis 46:6
And they took their cattle and all the goods which they had got in the land of Canaan, and came to Egypt, even Jacob and all his seed:
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Exodus 22:25
If you let any of the poor among my people have the use of your money, do not be a hard creditor to him, and do not take interest.
Deuteronomy 23:19
Do not take interest from an Israelite on anything, money or food or any other goods, which you let him have:
Deuteronomy 23:20
From men of other nations you may take interest, but not from an Israelite: so that the blessing of the Lord your God may be on everything to which you put your hand, in the land which you are about to take as your heritage.
Nehemiah 5:1
Then there was a great outcry from the people and their wives against their countrymen the Jews.
Nehemiah 5:2
For there were some who said, We, our sons and our daughters, are a great number: let us get grain, so that we may have food for our needs.
Proverbs 6:3
Do this, my son, and make yourself free, because you have come into the power of your neighbour; go without waiting, and make a strong request to your neighbour.
Isaiah 24:2
And it will be the same for the people as for the priest; for the servant as for his master; and for the woman-servant as for her owner; the same for the one offering goods for a price as for him who takes them; the same for him who gives money at interest and for him who takes it; the same for him who lets others have the use of his property as for those who make use of it.
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2 Kings 4:2
Then Elisha said to her, What am I to do for you? say now, what have you in the house? And she said, Your servant has nothing in the house but a pot of oil.
2 Kings 4:4
Then go in, and, shutting the door on yourself and your sons, put oil into all these vessels, putting on one side the full ones.
2 Kings 4:5
So she went away, and when the door was shut on her and her sons, they took the vessels to her and she put oil into them.
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Proverbs 22:3
The sharp man sees the evil and takes cover: the simple go straight on and get into trouble.
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Proverbs 22:4
The reward of a gentle spirit and the fear of the Lord is wealth and honour and life.
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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:
Proverbs 24:34
So loss will come on you like an outlaw, and your need like an armed man.
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Psalms 37:26
All the day he is ready to have mercy and to give; his children are a blessing.
Psalms 112:5
All is well for the man who is kind and gives freely to others; he will make good his cause when he is judged.
Luke 6:35
But be loving to those who are against you and do them good, and give them your money, not giving up hope, and your reward will be great and you will be the sons of the Most High: for he is kind to evil men, and to those who have hard hearts.
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Romans 13:6
For the same reason, make payment of taxes; because the authority is God's servant, to take care of such things at all times.
Romans 13:7
Give to all what is their right: taxes to him whose they are, payment to him whose right it is, fear to whom fear, honour to whom honour is to be given.
Romans 13:8
Be in debt for nothing, but to have love for one another: for he who has love for his neighbour has kept all the law.
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Psalms 10:9
He keeps himself in a secret place like a lion in his hole, waiting to put his hands on the poor man, and pulling him into his net.
Proverbs 6:11
Then loss will come on you like an outlaw, and your need like an armed man
Proverbs 14:31
He who is hard on the poor puts shame on his Maker; but he who has mercy on those who are in need gives him honour.
Proverbs 18:23
The poor man makes requests for grace, but the man of wealth gives a rough answer.
Proverbs 19:17
He who has pity on the poor gives to the Lord, and the Lord will give him his reward.
Proverbs 28:3
A man of wealth who is cruel to the poor is like a violent rain causing destruction of food.
Amos 2:6
These are the words of the Lord: For three crimes of Israel, and for four, I will not let its fate be changed; because they have given the upright man for silver, and the poor for the price of two shoes;
Amos 4:1
Give ear to this word, you cows of Bashan, who are in the hill of Samaria, by whom the poor are kept down, and those in need are crushed; who say to their lords, Get out the wine and give us drink.
Amos 5:11
So because the poor man is crushed under your feet, and you take taxes from him of grain: you have made for yourselves houses of cut stone, but you will not take your rest in them; the fair vine-gardens planted by your hands will not give you wine.
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.
Amos 8:4
Give ear to this, you who are crushing the poor, and whose purpose is to put an end to those who are in need in the land,
Amos 8:6
Getting the poor for silver, and him who is in need for the price of two shoes, and taking a price for the waste parts of the grain.
Matthew 18:25
And because he was not able to make payment, his lord gave orders for him, and his wife, and his sons and daughters, and all he had, to be given for money, and payment to be made.
James 5:1
Come now, you men of wealth, give yourselves to weeping and crying because of the bitter troubles which are coming to you.
James 5:4
See, the money which you falsely kept back from the workers cutting the grass in your field, is crying out against you; and the cries of those who took in your grain have come to the ears of the Lord of armies.
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