Proverbs 29:14
The king who fairly judges the poor, his throne shall be established forever.
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Proverbs 29:14
The king who fairly judges the poor, his throne shall be established forever.
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Exodus 23:3
You shall not favor a poor man in his cause.
Isaiah 10:1
Woe to those who decree unrighteous decrees, and to the writers who write oppressive decrees
Isaiah 10:2
to deprive the needy of justice, and to rob the poor among my people of their rights, that widows may be their plunder, and that they may make the fatherless their prey!
Isaiah 10:3
What will you do in the day of visitation, and in the desolation which will come from afar? To whom will you flee for help? Where will you leave your wealth?
Jeremiah 22:3
Yahweh says: “Execute justice and righteousness, and deliver him who is robbed out of the hand of the oppressor. Do no wrong. Do no violence to the foreigner, the fatherless, or the widow. Don’t shed innocent blood in this place.
Jeremiah 22:4
For if you do this thing indeed, then kings sitting on David’s throne will enter in by the gates of this house, riding in chariots and on horses—they, their servants, and their people.
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1 Samuel 23:3
David’s men said to him, “Behold, we are afraid here in Judah. How much more then if we go to Keilah against the armies of the Philistines?”
1 Samuel 23:4
Then David inquired of Yahweh yet again. Yahweh answered him, and said, “Arise, go down to Keilah; for I will deliver the Philistines into your hand.”
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2 Samuel 8:15
David reigned over all Israel; and David executed justice and righteousness for all his people.
2 Samuel 23:4
shall be as the light of the morning when the sun rises, a morning without clouds, when the tender grass springs out of the earth, through clear shining after rain.’
Psalms 92:9
For behold, your enemies, Yahweh, for behold, your enemies shall perish. All the evildoers will be scattered.
Psalms 101:1
I will sing of loving kindness and justice. To you, Yahweh, I will sing praises.
Psalms 101:6
My eyes will be on the faithful of the land, that they may dwell with me. He who walks in a perfect way, he will serve me.
Psalms 101:7
He who practices deceit won’t dwell within my house. He who speaks falsehood won’t be established before my eyes.
Psalms 101:8
Morning by morning, I will destroy all the wicked of the land, to cut off all the workers of iniquity from Yahweh’s city.
Proverbs 20:26
A wise king winnows out the wicked, and drives the threshing wheel over them.
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Job 29:16
I was a father to the needy. I researched the cause of him whom I didn’t know.
Proverbs 6:11
so your poverty will come as a robber, and your scarcity as an armed man.
Proverbs 19:4
Wealth adds many friends, but the poor is separated from his friend.
Proverbs 19:17
He who has pity on the poor lends to Yahweh; he will reward him.
Proverbs 22:9
He who has a generous eye will be blessed, for he shares his food with the poor.
Proverbs 22:16
Whoever oppresses the poor for his own increase and whoever gives to the rich, both come to poverty.
Proverbs 22:22
Don’t exploit the poor because he is poor; and don’t crush the needy in court;
Proverbs 28:8
He who increases his wealth by excessive interest gathers it for one who has pity on the poor.
Proverbs 28:15
As a roaring lion or a charging bear, so is a wicked ruler over helpless people.
Ezekiel 18:8
he who hasn’t lent to them with interest, hasn’t taken any increase from them, who has withdrawn his hand from iniquity, has executed true justice between man and man,
Ezekiel 18:17
who has withdrawn his hand from the poor, who hasn’t received interest or increase, has executed my ordinances, has walked in my statutes; he shall not die for the iniquity of his father. He shall surely live.
Daniel 4:27
Therefore, O king, let my counsel be acceptable to you, and break off your sins by righteousness, and your iniquities by showing mercy to the poor. Perhaps there may be a lengthening of your tranquility.”
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Psalms 9:18
For the needy shall not always be forgotten, nor the hope of the poor perish forever.
Psalms 9:19
Arise, Yahweh! Don’t let man prevail. Let the nations be judged in your sight.
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Psalms 11:3
If the foundations are destroyed, what can the righteous do?
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Psalms 21:7
For the king trusts in Yahweh. Through the loving kindness of the Most High, he shall not be moved.
Psalms 26:1
Judge me, Yahweh, for I have walked in my integrity. I have trusted also in Yahweh without wavering.
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Psalms 25:21
Let integrity and uprightness preserve me, for I wait for you.
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Psalms 61:6
You will prolong the king’s life. His years will be for generations.
Psalms 85:10
Mercy and truth meet together. Righteousness and peace have kissed each other.
Psalms 89:1
I will sing of the loving kindness of Yahweh forever. With my mouth, I will make known your faithfulness to all generations.
Psalms 89:2
I indeed declare, “Love stands firm forever. You established the heavens. Your faithfulness is in them.”
Luke 1:69
and has raised up a horn of salvation for us in the house of his servant David
Luke 1:70
(as he spoke by the mouth of his holy prophets who have been from of old),
Luke 1:71
salvation from our enemies and from the hand of all who hate us;
Luke 1:72
to show mercy toward our fathers, to remember his holy covenant,
Luke 1:73
the oath which he swore to Abraham our father,
Luke 1:74
to grant to us that we, being delivered out of the hand of our enemies, should serve him without fear,
Luke 1:75
in holiness and righteousness before him all the days of our life.
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1 Samuel 13:13
Samuel said to Saul, “You have done foolishly. You have not kept the commandment of Yahweh your God, which he commanded you; for now Yahweh would have established your kingdom on Israel forever.
1 Kings 2:12
Solomon sat on David his father’s throne; and his kingdom was firmly established.
Psalms 72:1
God, give the king your justice; your righteousness to the royal son.
Proverbs 8:13
The fear of Yahweh is to hate evil. I hate pride, arrogance, the evil way, and the perverse mouth.
Proverbs 20:18
Plans are established by advice; by wise guidance you wage war!
Proverbs 31:9
Open your mouth, judge righteously, and serve justice to the poor and needy.”
Isaiah 9:6
For a child is born to us. A son is given to us; and the government will be on his shoulders. His name will be called Wonderful Counselor, Mighty God, Everlasting Father, Prince of Peace.
Isaiah 32:1
Behold, a king shall reign in righteousness, and princes shall rule in justice.
Isaiah 49:8
Yahweh says, “I have answered you in an acceptable time. I have helped you in a day of salvation. I will preserve you and give you for a covenant of the people, to raise up the land, to make them inherit the desolate heritage,
Isaiah 60:12
For that nation and kingdom that will not serve you shall perish; yes, those nations shall be utterly wasted.
Luke 1:32
He will be great and will be called the Son of the Most High. The Lord God will give him the throne of his father David,
Luke 1:33
and he will reign over the house of Jacob forever. There will be no end to his Kingdom.”
Hebrews 1:8
But of the Son he says, “Your throne, O God, is forever and ever. The scepter of uprightness is the scepter of your Kingdom.
Hebrews 1:9
You have loved righteousness and hated iniquity; therefore God, your God, has anointed you with the oil of gladness above your fellows.”
Revelation 19:11
I saw the heaven opened, and behold, a white horse, and he who sat on it is called Faithful and True. In righteousness he judges and makes war.
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Proverbs 29:2
When the righteous thrive, the people rejoice; but when the wicked rule, the people groan.
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Proverbs 29:16
When the wicked increase, sin increases; but the righteous will see their downfall.
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Proverbs 29:17
Correct your son, and he will give you peace; yes, he will bring delight to your soul.
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Daniel 3:9
They answered Nebuchadnezzar the king, “O king, live for ever!
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Isaiah 3:13
Yahweh stands up to contend, and stands to judge the peoples.
Isaiah 3:14
Yahweh will enter into judgment with the elders of his people and their leaders: “It is you who have eaten up the vineyard. The plunder of the poor is in your houses.
Isaiah 3:15
What do you mean that you crush my people, and grind the face of the poor?” says the Lord, Yahweh of Armies.
Amos 5:11
Therefore, because you trample on the poor and take taxes from him of wheat, you have built houses of cut stone, but you will not dwell in them. You have planted pleasant vineyards, but you shall not drink their wine.
Amos 5:12
For I know how many are your offenses, and how great are your sins— you who afflict the just, who take a bribe, and who turn away the needy in the courts.
Amos 8:4
Hear this, you who desire to swallow up the needy, and cause the poor of the land to fail,
Amos 8:5
saying, ‘When will the new moon be gone, that we may sell grain? And the Sabbath, that we may market wheat, making the ephah small, and the shekel large, and dealing falsely with balances of deceit;
Amos 8:6
that we may buy the poor for silver, and the needy for a pair of sandals, and sell the sweepings with the wheat?’ ”
Zephaniah 3:12
But I will leave among you an afflicted and poor people, and they will take refuge in Yahweh’s name.
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Matthew 18:27
The lord of that servant, being moved with compassion, released him and forgave him the debt.
Matthew 18:28
“But that servant went out and found one of his fellow servants who owed him one hundred denarii, and he grabbed him and took him by the throat, saying, ‘Pay me what you owe!’
Matthew 18:29
“So his fellow servant fell down at his feet and begged him, saying, ‘Have patience with me, and I will repay you!’
Matthew 18:30
He would not, but went and cast him into prison until he should pay back that which was due.
Matthew 18:31
So when his fellow servants saw what was done, they were exceedingly sorry, and came and told their lord all that was done.
Matthew 18:32
Then his lord called him in and said to him, ‘You wicked servant! I forgave you all that debt because you begged me.
Matthew 18:33
Shouldn’t you also have had mercy on your fellow servant, even as I had mercy on you?’
Matthew 18:34
His lord was angry, and delivered him to the tormentors until he should pay all that was due to him.
Matthew 18:35
So my heavenly Father will also do to you, if you don’t each forgive your brother from your hearts for his misdeeds.”
Luke 19:8
Zacchaeus stood and said to the Lord, “Behold, Lord, half of my goods I give to the poor. If I have wrongfully exacted anything of anyone, I restore four times as much.”
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