Ecclesiastes 5:8

Don't be surprised when you see the poor oppressed and the violent perverting both justice and verdicts in a province, for one high official watches another, and there are ones higher still over them.

Psalm 12:5

"Because the poor are being oppressed, because the needy are sighing, I will now arise," says the LORD, "I will establish in safety those who yearn for it."

Ecclesiastes 4:1

Next I turned to consider all kinds of oppression that exists on earth. Look at the tears of the oppressed there is no one to comfort them. Power is on the side of their oppressors; so they have no comforters.

Psalm 82:1

God takes his stand in the divine assembly; among the divine beings he renders judgment:

Ecclesiastes 3:16

I also examined on earth: where the halls of justice were supposed to be, there was lawlessness; and where the righteous were supposed to be, there was lawlessness. 17I told myself, "God will judge both the righteous and the wicked, because there is a time set to judge every event and every work."

1 Kings 21:19-20

Ask the king, "Did you commit murder? And now you're going to steal as well?' Also tell him, "This is what the LORD says: "Where the dogs were licking up Naboth's blood, dogs will also lick up your blood that's right yours!"'"

1 Chronicles 21:15-16

God also sent an angel to destroy Jerusalem, but as he was about to do so, the LORD looked and withdrew the calamity by saying to the destroying angel, "Enough! Stop what you're doing!"

Job 20:19-29

because he has crushed and abandoned the poor; he has seized a house that he didn't build.

Job 27:8-23

For where is the hope of the godless when he is eliminated; when God takes away his life?

Psalm 10:17-18

LORD, you heard the desire of the afflicted; you will strengthen them, you will listen carefully,

Psalm 55:9

Confound them, Lord, and confuse their speech, because I have seen violence and strife in the city.

Psalm 58:10-11

The righteous person will rejoice when he sees your vengeance; when he washes his feet in the blood of the wicked.

Psalm 83:18

Then they will know that you alone whose name is LORD are the Most High over all the earth. To the Director: On the Gittith. A Psalm by the descendants of Korah.

Psalm 95:3

For the LORD is an awesome God; a great king above all divine beings.

Psalm 140:11-12

Let not the slanderer become established in the land. May evil quickly hunt down the violent man.

Proverbs 8:17

I love those who love me, and those who seek me will find me.

Isaiah 3:15

How dare you crush my people as you grind down the face of the poor?" declares the Lord GOD of the Heavenly Armies.

Isaiah 5:7

For the vineyard of the LORD of the Heavenly Armies is the house of Israel, and the men of Judah are the garden in which he delights. He looked for justice, but saw only bloodshed; he searched for righteousness, but heard only an outcry!

Isaiah 10:5-7

"How terrible it will be for Assyria, the rod of my anger! The club is in their hands!

Isaiah 10:12

"For the Lord has finished all his work against Mount Zion and against Jerusalem; he will punish the speech that comes from that willful heart of Assyria's king and the haughty look in his eyes.

Isaiah 37:36

After this, the angel of the LORD went out and put to death 185,000 men in the Assyrian camp. When Hezekiah's army awakened in the morning there were all the dead bodies!

Isaiah 46:10-11

I declare from the beginning things to follow, and from ancient times things that have not yet been done; saying, "My purpose will stand, and he will accomplish everything that I please.'

Isaiah 57:15

"For this is what the high and lofty One says, who inhabits eternity, whose name is Holy: "He lives in the height and in holiness, and also with the one who is of a contrite and humble spirit, to revive the spirit of the humble, and to revive the heart of the contrite.

Isaiah 59:13-16

they've rebelled in treachery against the LORD, and are turning away from following our God; and they've spoken oppression and revolt, and are conceiving lying words from the heart.

Jeremiah 22:17-19

But your eyes and heart are on nothing but your dishonest gain, shedding the blood of innocent people, and practicing oppression and extortion."

Ezekiel 22:6-14

"""Watch out! Each of the princes of Israel has misused his authority to shed blood.

Amos 5:12

and because I know that your transgressions are many, and your sins are numerous as you oppose the righteous, taking bribes as a ransom, and turning away the poor in court

Amos 6:2-6

Cross over to Calneh and look around, then go on to that great city of Hamath, and from there go down to Gath of the Philistines. Are you better than these kingdoms? Or is their territory more extensive than yours?

Amos 6:12

"Horses don't run over bare rock, do they? One doesn't plow rock with oxen, does he? But you have turned justice to gall, and the fruit of righteousness into bitterness.

Amos 8:4-7

"Hear this, you who are swallowing up the needy, who intend to make the poor of the land fail,

Micah 2:1-3

"Woe to those who are crafting iniquity, planning evil well into the night! When morning's light comes, they carry out their plans because they have the power to do so.

Micah 2:9

You have evicted the wives of my people from their dream homes; you have removed my majesty from their children permanently.

Micah 3:1-4

"He will say, "Listen, you leaders of Jacob, you officials of the house of Israel! You should know justice, should you not?

Micah 3:9-12

Please listen to this, you leaders of the house of Jacob, you officials of the house of Israel, you who hate administering justice, who pervert the very meaning of equity,

Micah 6:10-13

Are there still wicked treasures in the house of the wicked, along with deceitful and abominable measuring standards?

Habakkuk 1:2-3

"How long, LORD, must I cry out for help, but you won't listen? I'm crying out to you, "Violence!' but you aren't providing deliverance.

Habakkuk 1:12-13

"Haven't you existed forever, LORD my God, my Holy One? We won't die! LORD, you've prepared them for judgment; Rock, you've sentenced them to correction.

Zechariah 7:9-13

"This is what the LORD of the Heavenly Armies says: "Administer true justice, and show gracious love and mercy toward each other.

Zechariah 8:6

"This is what the LORD of the Heavenly Armies says: "It may seem impossible to the survivors of this people, but is it impossible for me?' declares the LORD of the Heavenly Armies.

Malachi 3:5

"I'll come near to you for judgment. I'll be a witness, quick to speak against sorcerers, against adulterers, against those who swear falsely, against those who defraud the laborer of his wage, against those who defraud the widow and the orphan, against those who deprive the alien of justice, and against those who don't fear me," says the LORD of the Heavenly Armies.

Matthew 13:41-42

The Son of Man will send his angels, and they will gather from his kingdom everything that causes others to sin and those who practice lawlessness

Luke 1:32

He will be great and will be called the Son of the Most High, and the Lord God will give him the throne of his ancestor David.

Luke 1:35

The angel answered her, "The Holy Spirit will come over you, and the power of the Most High will surround you. Therefore, the child will be holy and will be called the Son of God.

Luke 1:76

And you, child, will be called a prophet of the Most High, because you will go ahead of the Lord to prepare his way

Acts 4:27-28

For in this city both Herod and Pontius Pilate actually met together with unbelievers and the people of Israel to oppose your holy servant Jesus, whom you anointed,

Acts 12:7-10

Suddenly, an angel of the Lord appeared and a light shone in the cell. He tapped Peter on his side, woke him up, and said, "Get up quickly!" His chains fell from his wrists.

Acts 12:23

Immediately the angel of the Lord struck him down because he did not give glory to God, and he was eaten by worms and died.

Romans 11:33

O how deep are God's riches, and wisdom, and knowledge! How unfathomable are his decisions and unexplainable are his ways!

James 2:13

For the one who has shown no mercy will be judged without mercy. Mercy triumphs over judgment.

James 5:2-7

Your riches are rotten, your clothes have been eaten by moths,

1 Peter 4:12

Dear friends, do not be surprised by the fiery ordeal that is taking place among you to test you, as though something strange were happening to you.

1 John 3:13

So do not be surprised, brothers, if the world hates you.

Revelation 17:6-7

I saw that the woman was drunk with the blood of the saints and the blood of the witnesses to Jesus. I was very surprised when I saw her.

Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Bible References

Thou seest

Ecclesiastes 3:16
I also examined on earth: where the halls of justice were supposed to be, there was lawlessness; and where the righteous were supposed to be, there was lawlessness. 17I told myself, "God will judge both the righteous and the wicked, because there is a time set to judge every event and every work."
Ecclesiastes 4:1
Next I turned to consider all kinds of oppression that exists on earth. Look at the tears of the oppressed there is no one to comfort them. Power is on the side of their oppressors; so they have no comforters.
Psalm 12:5
"Because the poor are being oppressed, because the needy are sighing, I will now arise," says the LORD, "I will establish in safety those who yearn for it."
Psalm 55:9
Confound them, Lord, and confuse their speech, because I have seen violence and strife in the city.
Psalm 58:11
A person will say, "Certainly, the righteous are rewarded; certainly there is a God who judges the earth." To the Director: A special Davidic psalm to the tune of "Do Not Destroy," when Saul sent men to watch the house in order to kill him.
Proverbs 8:17
I love those who love me, and those who seek me will find me.
Habakkuk 1:2
"How long, LORD, must I cry out for help, but you won't listen? I'm crying out to you, "Violence!' but you aren't providing deliverance.

Marvel

Zechariah 8:6
"This is what the LORD of the Heavenly Armies says: "It may seem impossible to the survivors of this people, but is it impossible for me?' declares the LORD of the Heavenly Armies.
1 John 3:13
So do not be surprised, brothers, if the world hates you.
Revelation 17:6
I saw that the woman was drunk with the blood of the saints and the blood of the witnesses to Jesus. I was very surprised when I saw her.

Matter

Isaiah 10:5
"How terrible it will be for Assyria, the rod of my anger! The club is in their hands!
Isaiah 46:10
I declare from the beginning things to follow, and from ancient times things that have not yet been done; saying, "My purpose will stand, and he will accomplish everything that I please.'
Habakkuk 1:12
"Haven't you existed forever, LORD my God, my Holy One? We won't die! LORD, you've prepared them for judgment; Rock, you've sentenced them to correction.
Acts 4:27
For in this city both Herod and Pontius Pilate actually met together with unbelievers and the people of Israel to oppose your holy servant Jesus, whom you anointed,
Romans 11:33
O how deep are God's riches, and wisdom, and knowledge! How unfathomable are his decisions and unexplainable are his ways!

For

Isaiah 57:15
"For this is what the high and lofty One says, who inhabits eternity, whose name is Holy: "He lives in the height and in holiness, and also with the one who is of a contrite and humble spirit, to revive the spirit of the humble, and to revive the heart of the contrite.
Luke 1:32
He will be great and will be called the Son of the Most High, and the Lord God will give him the throne of his ancestor David.

Regardeth

1 Kings 21:19
Ask the king, "Did you commit murder? And now you're going to steal as well?' Also tell him, "This is what the LORD says: "Where the dogs were licking up Naboth's blood, dogs will also lick up your blood that's right yours!"'"
Job 20:19
because he has crushed and abandoned the poor; he has seized a house that he didn't build.
Job 27:8
For where is the hope of the godless when he is eliminated; when God takes away his life?
Psalm 10:17
LORD, you heard the desire of the afflicted; you will strengthen them, you will listen carefully,
Psalm 12:5
"Because the poor are being oppressed, because the needy are sighing, I will now arise," says the LORD, "I will establish in safety those who yearn for it."
Psalm 58:10
The righteous person will rejoice when he sees your vengeance; when he washes his feet in the blood of the wicked.
Psalm 82:1
God takes his stand in the divine assembly; among the divine beings he renders judgment:
Psalm 83:18
Then they will know that you alone whose name is LORD are the Most High over all the earth. To the Director: On the Gittith. A Psalm by the descendants of Korah.
Psalm 140:11
Let not the slanderer become established in the land. May evil quickly hunt down the violent man.
Isaiah 3:15
How dare you crush my people as you grind down the face of the poor?" declares the Lord GOD of the Heavenly Armies.
Isaiah 5:7
For the vineyard of the LORD of the Heavenly Armies is the house of Israel, and the men of Judah are the garden in which he delights. He looked for justice, but saw only bloodshed; he searched for righteousness, but heard only an outcry!
Isaiah 59:13
they've rebelled in treachery against the LORD, and are turning away from following our God; and they've spoken oppression and revolt, and are conceiving lying words from the heart.
Jeremiah 22:17
But your eyes and heart are on nothing but your dishonest gain, shedding the blood of innocent people, and practicing oppression and extortion."
Ezekiel 22:6
"""Watch out! Each of the princes of Israel has misused his authority to shed blood.
Amos 5:12
and because I know that your transgressions are many, and your sins are numerous as you oppose the righteous, taking bribes as a ransom, and turning away the poor in court
Amos 6:2
Cross over to Calneh and look around, then go on to that great city of Hamath, and from there go down to Gath of the Philistines. Are you better than these kingdoms? Or is their territory more extensive than yours?
Amos 8:4
"Hear this, you who are swallowing up the needy, who intend to make the poor of the land fail,
Micah 2:1
"Woe to those who are crafting iniquity, planning evil well into the night! When morning's light comes, they carry out their plans because they have the power to do so.
Micah 3:1
"He will say, "Listen, you leaders of Jacob, you officials of the house of Israel! You should know justice, should you not?
Micah 6:10
Are there still wicked treasures in the house of the wicked, along with deceitful and abominable measuring standards?
Zechariah 7:9
"This is what the LORD of the Heavenly Armies says: "Administer true justice, and show gracious love and mercy toward each other.
Malachi 3:5
"I'll come near to you for judgment. I'll be a witness, quick to speak against sorcerers, against adulterers, against those who swear falsely, against those who defraud the laborer of his wage, against those who defraud the widow and the orphan, against those who deprive the alien of justice, and against those who don't fear me," says the LORD of the Heavenly Armies.
James 2:13
For the one who has shown no mercy will be judged without mercy. Mercy triumphs over judgment.
James 5:2
Your riches are rotten, your clothes have been eaten by moths,

Higher than they

1 Chronicles 21:15
God also sent an angel to destroy Jerusalem, but as he was about to do so, the LORD looked and withdrew the calamity by saying to the destroying angel, "Enough! Stop what you're doing!"
Psalm 95:3
For the LORD is an awesome God; a great king above all divine beings.
Isaiah 37:36
After this, the angel of the LORD went out and put to death 185,000 men in the Assyrian camp. When Hezekiah's army awakened in the morning there were all the dead bodies!
Matthew 13:41
The Son of Man will send his angels, and they will gather from his kingdom everything that causes others to sin and those who practice lawlessness
Acts 12:7
Suddenly, an angel of the Lord appeared and a light shone in the cell. He tapped Peter on his side, woke him up, and said, "Get up quickly!" His chains fell from his wrists.

General references

Exodus 23:6
"You are not to pervert justice for the poor among you in their lawsuits.
Leviticus 25:14
So if you had sold property to a neighbor or had acquired land from your neighbor, you are not to cheat one another.
Ecclesiastes 3:16
I also examined on earth: where the halls of justice were supposed to be, there was lawlessness; and where the righteous were supposed to be, there was lawlessness. 17I told myself, "God will judge both the righteous and the wicked, because there is a time set to judge every event and every work."
Habakkuk 1:3
Why are you forcing me to look at iniquity and to stare at wickedness? Social havoc and oppression are all around me; there are legal conflicts, and disputes abound.

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