Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
Summary
If thou seest the oppression of the poor, and violent perverting of judgment and justice in a province, marvel not at the matter: for he that is higher than the highest regardeth; and there be higher than they.
Thou seest
Regardeth
Higher than they
General references
Bible References
Thou seest
Ecclesiastes 3:16
Furthermore, I have seen under the sun that in the place of justice there is wickedness and in the place of righteousness there is wickedness.
Ecclesiastes 4:1
Then I looked again at all the acts of oppression which were being done under the sun. And behold I saw the tears of the oppressed and that they had no one to comfort them; and on the side of their oppressors was power, but they had no one to comfort them.
Psalm 12:5 “Because of the devastation of the afflicted, because of the groaning of the needy,
NowI will arise,” says the Lord; “I will set him in the safety for which he longs.”
Now
Psalm 55:9 Confuse, O Lord, divide their tongues,
For I have seenviolence and strife in the city.
For I have seen
Psalm 58:11 And men will say, “Surely there is a reward for the righteous;
Surely there is a God whojudges on earth!”
Surely there is a God who
Proverbs 8:17 “I love those who love me;
Andthose who diligently seek me will find me.
And
Habakkuk 1:2 How long, O Lord, will I call for help,
And You will not hear?
I cry out to You, “Violence!”
Yet You donot save.
And You will not hear?
I cry out to You, “Violence!”
Yet You do
Marvel
Zechariah 8:6
Thus says the Lord of hosts, ‘If it is too difficult in the sight of the remnant of this people in those days, will it also be too difficult in My sight?’ declares the Lord of hosts.
1 John 3:13
Do not be surprised, brethren, if the world hates you.
Revelation 17:6
And I saw the woman drunk with the blood of the saints, and with the blood of the witnesses of Jesus. When I saw her, I wondered greatly.
Matter
Isaiah 10:5 Woe to Assyria, the rod of My anger
And the staff in whose hands isMy indignation,
And the staff in whose hands is
Isaiah 46:10 Declaring the end from the beginning,
And from ancient times things which have not been done,
Saying, ‘My purpose will be established,
And I will accomplish all My good pleasure’;
And from ancient times things which have not been done,
Saying, ‘
And I will accomplish all My good pleasure’;
Habakkuk 1:12 Are You not from everlasting,
O Lord, my God, my Holy One?
We will not die.
You, O Lord, haveappointed them to judge;
And You, ORock, have established them to correct.
O Lord, my God, my Holy One?
We will not die.
You, O Lord, have
And You, O
Acts 4:27
For truly in this city there were gathered together against Your holy servant Jesus, whom You anointed, both Herod and Pontius Pilate, along with the Gentiles and the peoples of Israel,
Romans 11:33
Oh, the depth of the riches both of the wisdom and knowledge of God! How unsearchable are His judgments and unfathomable His ways!
For
Isaiah 57:15 For thus says the high and exalted One
Wholives forever, whose name is Holy,
“Idwell on a high and holy place,
And also with thecontrite and lowly of spirit
In order torevive the spirit of the lowly
And to revive the heart of the contrite.
Who
“I
And also with the
In order to
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 father David;
Regardeth
1 Kings 21:19
You shall speak to him, saying, ‘Thus says the Lord, “Have you murdered and also taken possession?”’ And you shall speak to him, saying, ‘Thus says the Lord, “In the place where the dogs licked up the blood of Naboth the dogs will lick up your blood, even yours.”’”
Job 20:19 “For he has oppressed and forsaken the poor;
He has seized a house which he has not built.
He has seized a house which he has not built.
Job 27:8 “For what is the hope of the godless when he is cut off,
When God requireshis life?
When God requires
Psalm 10:17 O Lord, You have heard the desire of the humble;
You willstrengthen their heart, You will incline Your ear
You will
Psalm 12:5 “Because of the devastation of the afflicted, because of the groaning of the needy,
NowI will arise,” says the Lord; “I will set him in the safety for which he longs.”
Now
Psalm 58:10 The righteous will rejoice when he sees the vengeance;
He willwash his feet in the blood of the wicked.
He will
Psalm 82:1
A Psalm of Asaph.
God takes Hisstand in His own congregation;
Hejudges in the midst of the rulers.
God takes His
He
Psalm 83:18 That they may know that You alone, whose name is the Lord,
Are theMost High over all the earth.
Are the
Psalm 140:11 “May a slanderer not be established in the earth;
May evil hunt the violent man speedily.”
Isaiah 3:15 “What do you mean by crushing My people
And grinding the face of the poor?”
Declares the LordGod of hosts.
And grinding the face of the poor?”
Declares the Lord
Isaiah 5:7 For the vineyard of the Lord of hosts is the house of Israel
And the men of Judah His delightful plant.
Thus He looked for justice, but behold,bloodshed;
For righteousness, but behold, a cry of distress.
And the men of Judah His delightful plant.
Thus He looked for justice, but behold,
For righteousness, but behold, a cry of distress.
Isaiah 59:13 Transgressing and denying the Lord,
And turning away from our God,
Speakingoppression and revolt,
Conceiving in anduttering from the heart lying words.
And turning away from our God,
Speaking
Conceiving in and
Jeremiah 22:17 “But your eyes and your heart
Are intent only upon your owndishonest gain,
And onshedding innocent blood
And on practicing oppression and extortion.”
Are intent only upon your own
And on
And on practicing oppression and extortion.”
Ezekiel 22:6
“Behold, the rulers of Israel, each according to his power, have been in you for the purpose of shedding blood.
Amos 5:12 For I know your transgressions are many and your sins are great,
You whodistress the righteous and accept bribes
Andturn aside the poor in the gate.
You who
And
Amos 6:2 Go over to Calneh and look,
And go from there toHamath the great,
Then go down toGath of the Philistines.
Arethey better than these kingdoms,
Or is their territory greater than yours?
And go from there to
Then go down to
Are
Or is their territory greater than yours?
Amos 8:4
Hear this, you who trample the needy, to do away with the humble of the land,
Micah 2:1 Woe to those who scheme iniquity,
Who work out evil on their beds!
When morning comes, they do it,
For it is in thepower of their hands.
Who work out evil on their beds!
For it is in the
Micah 3:1
And I said,
“Hear now, heads of Jacob
And rulers of the house of Israel.
Is it not for you toknow justice?
“
And rulers of the house of Israel.
Is it not for you to
Micah 6:10 “Is there yet a man in the wicked house,
Along with treasures ofwickedness
And ashort measure that is cursed?
Along with treasures of
And a
Zechariah 7:9
“Thus has the Lord of hosts said, ‘Dispense true justice and practice kindness and compassion each to his brother;
Malachi 3:5
“Then I will draw near to you for judgment; and I will be a swift witness against the sorcerers and against the adulterers and against those who swear falsely, and against those who oppress the wage earner in his wages, the widow and the orphan, and those who turn aside the alien and do not fear Me,” says the Lord of hosts.
James 2:13
For judgment will be merciless to one who has shown no mercy; mercy triumphs over judgment.
James 5:2 Your riches have rotted and your garments have become moth-eaten.
Higher than they
1 Chronicles 21:15
And God sent an angel to Jerusalem to destroy it; but as he was about to destroy it, the Lord saw and was sorry over the calamity, and said to the destroying angel, “It is enough; now relax your hand.” And the angel of the Lord was standing by the threshing floor of Ornan the Jebusite.
Psalm 95:3 For the Lord is a great God
And a great Kingabove all gods,
And a great King
Isaiah 37:36
Then the angel of the Lord went out and struck 185,000 in the camp of the Assyrians; and when men arose early in the morning, behold, all of these were dead.
Matthew 13:41 The Son of Man will send forth His angels, and they will gather out of His kingdom all stumbling blocks, and those who commit lawlessness,
Acts 12:7
And behold, an angel of the Lord suddenly appeared and a light shone in the cell; and he struck Peter’s side and woke him up, saying, “Get up quickly.” And his chains fell off his hands.
General references
Exodus 23:6
“You shall not pervert the justice due to your needy brother in his dispute.
Leviticus 25:14
If you make a sale, moreover, to your friend or buy from your friend’s hand, you shall not wrong one another.
Ecclesiastes 3:16
Furthermore, I have seen under the sun that in the place of justice there is wickedness and in the place of righteousness there is wickedness.
Habakkuk 1:3 Why do You make me see iniquity,
And cause me to look on wickedness?
Yes,destruction and violence are before me;
Strife exists and contention arises.
And cause me to look on wickedness?
Yes,