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:
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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:
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Exodus 1:11
So they put overseers of forced work over them, in order to make their strength less by the weight of their work. And they made store-towns for Pharaoh, Pithom and Raamses.
Exodus 1:13
And they gave the children of Israel even harder work to do:
Exodus 1:14
And made their lives bitter with hard work, making building-material and bricks, and doing all sorts of work in the fields under the hardest conditions.
Exodus 1:22
And Pharaoh gave orders to all his people, saying, Every son who comes to birth is to be put into the river, but every daughter may go on living.
Exodus 2:23
Now after a long time the king of Egypt came to his end: and the children of Israel were crying in their grief under the weight of their work, and their cry for help came to the ears of God.
Exodus 2:24
And at the sound of their weeping the agreement which God had made with Abraham and Isaac and Jacob came to his mind.
Exodus 3:8
And I have come down to take them out of the hands of the Egyptians, guiding them out of that land into a good land and wide, into a land flowing with milk and honey; into the place of the Canaanite and the Hittite and the Amorite and the Perizzite and the Hivite and the Jebusite.
Judges 10:16
So they put away the strange gods from among them, and became the Lord's servants; and his soul was angry because of the sorrows of Israel.
Psalms 10:12
Up! O Lord; let your hand be lifted: give thought to the poor.
Psalms 18:6
In my trouble my voice went up to the Lord, and my cry to my God: my voice came to his hearing in his holy Temple, and my prayer came before him, even into his ears.
Psalms 74:21
O let not the crushed be turned back in shame; let the low man and the poor give praise to your name.
Isaiah 9:4
For by your hand the yoke on his neck and the rod on his back, even the rod of his cruel master, have been broken, as in the day of Midian.
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Leviticus 25:14
And in the business of trading goods for money, do no wrong to one another.
1 Samuel 12:3
Here I am: give witness against me before the Lord and before the man on whom he has put the holy oil: whose ox or ass have I taken? to whom have I been untrue? who has been crushed down by me? from whose hand have I taken a price for the blinding of my eyes? I will give it all back to you.
1 Samuel 12:4
And they said, You have never been untrue to us or cruel to us; you have taken nothing from any man.
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Leviticus 25:35
And if your brother becomes poor and is not able to make a living, then you are to keep him with you, helping him as you would a man from another country who is living among you.
Deuteronomy 15:18
Let it not seem hard to you that you have to send him away free; for he has been working for you for six years, which is twice the regular time for a servant: and the blessing of the Lord your God will be on you in everything you do.
Deuteronomy 23:16
Let him go on living among you in whatever place is most pleasing to him: do not be hard on him.
Deuteronomy 24:19
When you get in the grain from your field, if some of the grain has been dropped by chance in the field, do not go back and get it, but let it be for the man from a strange land, the child without a father, and the widow: so that the blessing of the Lord your God may be on all the work of your hands.
Psalms 146:9
The Lord takes care of those who are in a strange land; he gives help to the widow and to the child who has no father; but he sends destruction on the way of sinners.
Proverbs 17:5
Whoever makes sport of the poor puts shame on his Maker; and he who is glad because of trouble will not go free from punishment.
Proverbs 20:10
Unequal weights and unequal measures, they are all disgusting to the Lord.
Proverbs 23:6
Do not take the food of him who has an evil eye, or have any desire for his delicate meat:
Proverbs 28:3
A man of wealth who is cruel to the poor is like a violent rain causing destruction of food.
Proverbs 28:8
He who makes his wealth greater by taking interest, only gets it together for him who has pity on the poor.
Ezekiel 22:7
In you they have had no respect for father and mother; in you they have been cruel to the man from a strange land; in you they have done wrong to the child without a father and to the widow.
Zephaniah 3:1
Sorrow to her who is uncontrolled and unclean, the cruel town!
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Exodus 23:6
Let no wrong decisions be given in the poor man's cause.
Exodus 23:9
Do not be hard on the man from a strange country who is living among you; for you have had experience of the feelings of one who is far from the land of his birth, because you yourselves were living in Egypt, in a strange land.
Leviticus 19:33
And if a man from another country is living in your land with you, do not make life hard for him;
Deuteronomy 10:19
So be kind to the man from a strange country who is living among you, for you yourselves were living in a strange country in the land of Egypt.
Deuteronomy 16:19
You are not to be moved in your judging by a man's position, you are not to take rewards; for rewards make the eyes of the wise man blind, and the decisions of the upright false.
Psalms 82:2
How long will you go on judging falsely, having respect for the persons of evil-doers? (Selah.)
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.
Psalms 82:4
Be the saviour of the poor and those who have nothing: take them out of the hand of the evil-doers.
Isaiah 10:2
Who do wrong to the poor in their cause, and take away the right of the crushed among my people, so that they may have the property of widows, and get under their power those who have no father.
Isaiah 29:21
Who give help to a man in a wrong cause, and who put a net for the feet of him who gives decisions in the public place, taking away a man's right without cause.
Jeremiah 22:3
This is what the Lord has said: Do what is right, judging uprightly, and make free from the hands of the cruel one him whose goods have been violently taken away: do no wrong and be not violent to the man from a strange country and the child without a father and the widow, and let not those who have done no wrong be put to death in this place.
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.
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Deuteronomy 32:35
Punishment is mine and reward, at the time of the slipping of their feet: for the day of their downfall is near, sudden will be their fate.
Psalms 94:1
O God, in whose hands is punishment, O God of punishment, let your shining face be seen.
Romans 1:18
For there is a revelation of the wrath of God from heaven against all the wrongdoing and evil thoughts of men who keep down what is true by wrongdoing;
Romans 12:19
Do not give punishment for wrongs done to you, dear brothers, but give way to the wrath of God; for it is said in the holy Writings, Punishment is mine, I will give reward, says the Lord.
Ephesians 5:6
Do not be turned from the right way by foolish words; for because of these things the punishment of God comes on those who do not put themselves under him.
2 Thessalonians 1:8
To give punishment to those who have no knowledge of God, and to those who do not give ear to the good news of our Lord Jesus:
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Ruth 3:11
And now, my daughter, have no fear; I will do for you whatever you say: for it is clear to all my townspeople that you are a woman of virtue.
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1 Kings 8:45
Give ear in heaven to their prayer and their cry for grace, and see right done to them.
1 Kings 8:49
Then give ear to their prayer and to their cry in heaven your living-place, and see right done to them;
Psalms 9:4
For you gave approval to my right and my cause; you were seated in your high place judging in righteousness.
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Deuteronomy 15:9
And see that there is no evil thought in your heart, moving you to say to yourself, The seventh year, the year of forgiveness is near; and so looking coldly on your poor countryman you give him nothing; and he will make an outcry to the Lord against you, and it will be judged as sin in you.
Nehemiah 5:5
But our flesh is the same as the flesh of our countrymen, and our children as their children: and now we are giving our sons and daughters into the hands of others, to be their servants, and some of our daughters are servants even now: and we have no power to put a stop to it; for other men have our fields and our vine-gardens.
Job 31:38
If my land has made an outcry against me, or the ploughed earth has been in sorrow;
Job 35:9
Because the hand of the cruel is hard on them, men are making sounds of grief; they are crying out for help because of the arm of the strong.
Proverbs 21:13
He whose ears are stopped at the cry of the poor, will himself get no answer to his cry for help.
Proverbs 28:15
Like a loud-voiced lion and a wandering bear, is an evil ruler over a poor people.
Ecclesiastes 3:16
And again, I saw under the sun, in the place of the judges, that evil was there; and in the place of righteousness, that evil was there.
Isaiah 5:7
For the vine-garden of the Lord of armies is the people of Israel, and the men of Judah are the plant of his delight: and he was looking for upright judging, and there was blood; for righteousness, and there was a cry for help.
Isaiah 10:1
Cursed are those who make evil decisions, and the writers who make the records of their cruel acts:
Jeremiah 22:13
A curse is on him who is building his house by wrongdoing, and his rooms by doing what is not right; who makes use of his neighbour without payment, and gives him nothing for his work;
Amos 8:7
The Lord has taken an oath by the pride of Jacob, Truly I will ever keep in mind all their works.
Micah 2:3
For this cause the Lord has said, See, against this family I am purposing an evil from which you will not be able to take your necks away, and you will be weighted down by it; for it is an evil time.
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Job 29:7
When I went out of my door to go up to the town, and took my seat in the public place,
Job 29:8
The young men saw me, and went away, and the old men got up from their seats;
Job 29:9
The rulers kept quiet, and put their hands on their mouths;
Job 29:10
The chiefs kept back their words, and their tongues were joined to the roofs of their mouths.
Job 29:11
For when it came to their ears, men said that I was truly happy; and when their eyes saw, they gave witness to me;
Job 29:18
Then I said, I will come to my end with my children round me, my days will be as the sand in number;
Job 29:19
My root will be open to the waters, and the night mist will be on my branches,
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 5:15
But he keeps safe from their sword those who have no father, and the poor from the power of the strong.
Job 5:16
So the poor man has hope, and the mouth of the evil-doer is stopped.
Psalms 34:6
This poor man's cry came before the Lord, and he gave him salvation from all his troubles.
Psalms 35:10
All my bones will say, Lord, who is like you? The saviour of the poor man from the hands of the strong, of him who is poor and in need from him who takes his goods.
Psalms 69:33
For the ears of the Lord are open to the poor, and he takes thought for his prisoners.
Psalms 102:18
This will be put in writing for the coming generation, and the people of the future will give praise to the Lord.
Psalms 102:19
For from his holy place the Lord has seen, looking down on the earth from heaven;
Psalms 102:20
Hearing the cry of the prisoner, making free those for whom death is ordered;
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Psalms 49:1
Alamoth. To the chief music-maker. Of the sons of Korah. A Psalm. Give attention to this, all you peoples; let your ears be open, all you who are living in the world.
Psalms 49:2
High and low together, the poor, and those who have wealth.
Psalms 49:3
From my mouth will come words of wisdom; and in the thoughts of my heart will be knowledge.
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Psalms 4:1
To the chief music-maker on corded instruments. A Psalm. Of David. Give answer to my cry, O God of my righteousness; make me free from my troubles; have mercy on me, and give ear to my prayer.
Psalms 74:22
Up! O God, be the judge of your cause; keep in mind the bitter things which the man of evil behaviour says against you every day.
Psalms 79:10
Why may the nations say, Where is their God? Let payment for the blood of your servants be made openly among the nations before our eyes.
Psalms 79:11
Let the cry of the prisoner come before you; with your strong arm make free the children of death;
Psalms 103:6
The Lord gives decisions in righteousness for all who are in trouble.
Psalms 145:19
To his worshippers, he will give their desire; their cry comes to his ears, and he gives them salvation.
Isaiah 19:20
And it will be a sign and a witness to the Lord of armies in the land of Egypt: when they are crying out to the Lord because of their cruel masters, then he will send them a saviour and a strong one to make them free.
Ezekiel 18:13
And has given out his money at interest and taken great profits: he will certainly not go on living: he has done all these disgusting things: death will certainly be his fate; his blood will be on him.
Ezekiel 18:18
As for his father, because he was cruel, took goods by force, and did what is not good among his people, truly, death will overtake him in his evil-doing.
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Proverbs 1:15
My son, do not go with them; keep your feet from their ways:
Proverbs 1:16
For their feet are running after evil, and they are quick to take a man's life.
Proverbs 1:17
Truly, to no purpose is the net stretched out before the eyes of the bird:
Proverbs 1:19
Such is the fate of everyone who goes in search of profit; it takes away the life of its owners.
Proverbs 2:12
Giving you salvation from the evil man, from those whose words are false;
Proverbs 2:13
Who give up the way of righteousness, to go by dark roads;
Proverbs 2:14
Who take pleasure in wrongdoing, and have joy in the evil designs of the sinner;
Proverbs 2:15
Whose ways are not straight, and whose footsteps are turned to evil:
Proverbs 3:31
Have no envy of the violent man, or take any of his ways as an example.
Proverbs 12:12
The resting-place of the sinner will come to destruction, but the root of upright men is for ever.
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Proverbs 10:15
The property of the man of wealth is his strong town: the poor man's need is his destruction.
Proverbs 14:20
The poor man is hated even by his neighbour, but the man of wealth has numbers of friends.
Proverbs 18:23
The poor man makes requests for grace, but the man of wealth gives a rough answer.
Proverbs 19:4
Wealth makes a great number of friends; but the poor man is parted from his friend.
Proverbs 19:7
All the brothers of the poor man are against him: how much more do his friends go far from him! ...
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Proverbs 22:10
Send away the man of pride, and argument will go out; truly fighting and shame will come to an end.
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Proverbs 1:1
The wise sayings of Solomon, the son of David, king of Israel.
Proverbs 5:18
Let blessing be on your fountain; have joy in the wife of your early years.
Proverbs 9:12
If you are wise, you are wise for yourself; if your heart is full of pride, you only will have the pain of it.
Proverbs 10:1
A wise son makes a glad father, but a foolish son is a sorrow to his mother.
Proverbs 14:4
Where there are no oxen, their food-place is clean; but much increase comes through the strength of the ox.
Proverbs 18:10
The name of the Lord is a strong tower: the upright man running into it is safe.
Proverbs 19:25
When blows overtake the man of pride, the simple will get sense; say sharp words to the wise, and knowledge will be made clear to him.
Proverbs 22:17
Let your ear be bent down for hearing my words, and let your heart give thought to knowledge.
Proverbs 24:22
For their downfall will come suddenly; and who has knowledge of the destruction of those in high positions?
Proverbs 25:13
As the cold of snow in the time of grain-cutting, so is a true servant to those who send him; for he gives new life to the soul of his master.
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Proverbs 24:30
I went by the field of the hater of work, and by the vine-garden of the man without sense;
Proverbs 24:31
And it was all full of thorns, and covered with waste plants, and its stone wall was broken down.
Proverbs 24:32
Then looking at it, I gave thought: I saw, and I got teaching from it.
Proverbs 24:33
A little sleep, a little rest, a little folding of the hands in sleep:
Proverbs 24:34
So loss will come on you like an outlaw, and your need like an armed man.
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Ecclesiastes 5:9
It is good generally for a country where the land is worked to have a king.
Jeremiah 22:14
Who says, I will make a wide house for myself, and rooms of great size, and has windows cut out, and has it roofed with cedar and painted with bright red.
James 5:12
But most of all, my brothers, do not take oaths, not by the heaven, or by the earth, or by any other thing: but let your Yes be Yes, and your No be No: so that you may not be judged.
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Isaiah 54:17
No instrument of war which is formed against you will be of any use; and every tongue which says evil against you will be judged false. This is the heritage of the servants of the Lord, and their righteousness comes from me, says the Lord.
Acts 4:10
Take note, all of you, and all the people of Israel, that in the name of Jesus Christ of Nazareth, whom you put to death on the cross, whom God gave back from the dead, even through him is this man now before you completely well.
Acts 4:11
He is the stone which you builders had no use for, but which has been made the chief stone of the building.
Acts 4:12
And in no other is there salvation: for there is no other name under heaven, given among men, through which we may have salvation.
Acts 5:30
The God of our fathers gave Jesus back to life, whom you had put to death, hanging him on a tree.
Acts 5:31
Him God has put on high at his right hand, as a Ruler and a Saviour, to give to Israel a change of heart and forgiveness of sins.
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Isaiah 3:13
The Lord is ready to take up his cause against his people, and is about to come forward as their judge.
Jeremiah 7:11
Has this house, which is named by my name, become a hole of thieves to you? Truly I, even I, have seen it, says the Lord.
Jeremiah 7:15
And I will send you away from before my face, as I have sent away all your brothers, even all the seed of Ephraim.
Ezekiel 22:14
Will your heart be high or your hands strong in the days when I take you in hand? I the Lord have said it and will do it.
Hosea 4:2
There is cursing and broken faith, violent death and attacks on property, men are untrue in married life, houses are broken into, and there is blood touching blood.
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Deuteronomy 22:15
Then let the girl's father and mother put before the responsible men of the town, in the public place, signs that the girl was a virgin:
Deuteronomy 25:7
But if the man says he will not take his brother's wife, then let the wife go to the responsible men of the town, and say, My husband's brother will not keep his brother's name living in Israel; he will not do what it is right for a husband's brother to do.
Joshua 20:4
And if anyone goes in flight to one of those towns, and comes into the public place of the town, and puts his cause before the responsible men of the town, they will take him into the town and give him a place among them where he may be safe.
Judges 4:5
(And she had her seat under the palm-tree of Deborah between Ramah and Beth-el in the hill-country of Ephraim; and the children of Israel came up to her to be judged.)
Ruth 4:2
Then he got ten of the responsible men of the town, and said, Be seated here. And they took their seats.
Ruth 4:11
And all the people who were in the public place, and the responsible men, said, We are witnesses. May the Lord make this woman, who is about to come into your house, like Rachel and Leah, which two were the builders of the house of Israel: and may you have wealth in Ephrathah, and be great in Beth-lehem;
1 Kings 22:10
Now the king of Israel and Jehoshaphat, the king of Judah, were seated on their seats of authority, dressed in their robes, by the doorway into Samaria; and all the prophets were acting as prophets before them.
Proverbs 1:21
Her words are sounding in the meeting-places, and in the doorways of the town:
Proverbs 31:23
Her husband is a man of note in the public place, when he takes his seat among the responsible men of the land.
Jeremiah 14:2
Judah is weeping and its doors are dark with sorrow, and people are seated on the earth clothed in black; and the cry of Jerusalem has gone up.
Amos 5:15
Be haters of evil and lovers of good, and let right be done in the public place: it may be that the Lord, the God of armies, will have mercy on the rest of Joseph.
Zechariah 8:16
These are the things which you are to do: Let every man say what is true to his neighbour; and let your judging give peace in your towns.
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Jeremiah 50:33
This is what the Lord of armies has said: The children of Israel and the children of Judah are crushed down together: all those who took them prisoner keep them in a tight grip; they will not let them go.
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Jeremiah 50:34
Their saviour is strong; the Lord of armies is his name: he will certainly take up their cause, so that he may give rest to the earth and trouble to the people of Babylon.
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Psalms 82:1
A Psalm. Of Asaph. God is in the meeting-place of God; he is judging among the gods.
Proverbs 22:7
The man of wealth has rule over the poor, and he who gets into debt is a servant to his creditor.
Proverbs 28:16
The prince who has no sense is a cruel ruler; but he who has no desire to get profit for himself will have long life.
Proverbs 29:7
The upright man gives attention to the cause of the poor: the evil-doer gives no thought to it.
Proverbs 29:14
The king who is a true judge in the cause of the poor, will be safe for ever on the seat of his power.
Jeremiah 22:15
Are you to be a king because you make more use of cedar than your father? did not your father take food and drink and do right, judging in righteousness, and then it was well for him?
Jeremiah 22:17
But your eyes and your heart are fixed only on profit for yourself, on causing the death of him who has done no wrong, and on violent and cruel acts.
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;
Zechariah 11:7
So I took care of the flock of death, for those who made profit out of the flock; and I took for myself two rods, naming one Beautiful, and the other Bands; and I took care of the flock.
Matthew 11:5
The blind see; those who were not able to, are walking; lepers are made clean; those who were without hearing, now have their ears open; the dead come to life again, and the poor have the good news given to them.
Mark 10:19
You have knowledge of what is said in the law, Do not put any one to death, Do not be untrue in married life, Do not take what is not yours, Do not give false witness, Do not get money by deceit, Give honour to your father and mother.
Luke 3:13
And he said to them, Do not make an attempt to get more money than the right amount.
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Psalms 7:16
His wrongdoing will come back to him, and his violent behaviour will come down on his head.
Proverbs 10:6
Blessings are on the head of the upright, but the face of sinners will be covered with sorrow.
Proverbs 21:7
By their violent acts the evil-doers will be pulled away, because they have no desire to do what is right.
Jeremiah 7:9
Will you take the goods of others, put men to death, and be untrue to your wives, and take false oaths, and have perfumes burned to the Baal, and go after other gods which are strange to you;
Jeremiah 7:10
And come and take your place before me in this house, which is named by my name, and say, We have been made safe; so that you may do all these disgusting things?
Ezekiel 22:13
See, then, I have made my hands come together in wrath against your taking of goods by force and against the blood which has been flowing in you.
Hosea 4:1
Give ear to the word of the Lord, O children of Israel; for the Lord has a cause against the people of this land, because there is no good faith in it, and no mercy and no knowledge of God in the land.
Micah 3:9
Then give ear to this, you heads of the children of Jacob, you rulers of the children of Israel, hating what is right, twisting what is straight.
Micah 3:10
They are building up Zion with blood, and Jerusalem with evil-doing.
Micah 3:11
Its heads take rewards for judging, and the priests take payment for teaching, and the prophets get silver for reading the future: but still, supporting themselves on the Lord, they say, Is not the Lord among us? no evil will overtake us.
Micah 3:12
For this reason, Zion will be ploughed like a field because of you, and Jerusalem will become a mass of broken walls, and the mountain of the house like a high place in the woods.
Micah 6:2
Give ear, O you mountains, to the Lord's cause, and take note, you bases of the earth: for the Lord has a cause against his people, and he will take it up with Israel.
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Matthew 25:40
And the King will make answer and say to them, Truly I say to you, Because you did it to the least of these my brothers, you did it to me.
Matthew 25:41
Then will he say to those on the left, Go from me, you cursed ones, into the eternal fire which is ready for the Evil One and his angels:
Matthew 25:42
For I was in need of food, and you gave it not to me; I was in need of drink, and you gave it not to me:
Matthew 25:43
I was wandering, and you took me not in; without clothing, and you gave me no clothing; ill, and in prison, and you came not to me.
Matthew 25:44
Then will they make answer, saying, Lord, when did we see you in need of food or drink, or wandering, or without clothing, or ill, or in prison, and did not take care of you?
Matthew 25:45
Then will he make answer to them, saying, Truly I say to you, Because you did it not to the least of these, you did it not to me.
Matthew 25:46
And these will go away into eternal punishment; but the upright into eternal life.
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Exodus 21:20
If a man gives his man-servant or his woman-servant blows with a rod, causing death, he is certainly to undergo punishment.
Exodus 21:26
If a man gives his man-servant or his woman-servant a blow in the eye, causing its destruction, he is to let him go free on account of the damage to his eye.
Ephesians 6:9
And, you masters, do the same things to them, not making use of violent words: in the knowledge that their Master and yours is in heaven, and he has no respect for a man's position.
Colossians 4:1
Masters, give your servants what is right and equal, conscious that you have a Master in heaven.
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Philippians 3:1
For the rest, my brothers, be glad in the Lord. Writing the same things to you is no trouble to me, and for you it is safe.
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Job 36:5
Truly, God gives up the hard-hearted, and will not give life to the sinner.
Matthew 19:27
Then Peter said to him, See, we have given up everything and have come after you; what then will we have?
James 5:2
Your wealth is unclean and insects have made holes in your clothing.
James 5:3
Your gold and your silver are wasted and their waste will be a witness against you, burning into your flesh. You have put by your store in the last days.
James 5:5
You have been living delicately on earth and have taken your pleasure; you have made your hearts fat for a day of destruction.
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