6 Bible Verses about Poor, Oppression Of

The rich ruleth over the poor, and the borrower is servant to the lender.

To turn aside the needy from judgment, and to take away the right from the poor of my people, that widows may be their prey, and that they may rob the fatherless!

The poor is hated even of his own neighbour: but the rich hath many friends.

They turn the needy out of the way: the poor of the earth hide themselves together.

Hear this, O ye that swallow up the needy, even to make the poor of the land to fail,

Forasmuch therefore as your treading is upon the poor, and ye take from him burdens of wheat: ye have built houses of hewn stone, but ye shall not dwell in them; ye have planted pleasant vineyards, but ye shall not drink wine of them.