That pant after the dust of the earth on the head of the poor, and turn aside the way of the meek: and a man and his father will go in unto the same maid, to profane my holy name:
Hear this word, ye kine of Bashan, that are in the mountain of Samaria, which oppress the poor, which crush the needy, which say to their masters, Bring, and let us drink.
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.
That we may buy the poor for silver, and the needy for a pair of shoes; yea, and sell the refuse of the wheat?
Neither shalt thou countenance a poor man in his cause.
The rich shall not give more, and the poor shall not give less than half a shekel, when they give an offering unto the LORD, to make an atonement for your souls.
He raiseth up the poor out of the dust, and lifteth up the beggar from the dunghill, to set them among princes, and to make them inherit the throne of glory: for the pillars of the earth are the LORD'S, and he hath set the world upon them.
Now there was long war between the house of Saul and the house of David: but David waxed stronger and stronger, and the house of Saul waxed weaker and weaker.
And he said unto him, Why art thou, being the king's son, lean from day to day? wilt thou not tell me? And Amnon said unto him, I love Tamar, my brother Absalom's sister.
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!
But with righteousness shall he judge the poor, and reprove with equity for the meek of the earth: and he shall smite the earth with the rod of his mouth, and with the breath of his lips shall he slay the wicked.
And the firstborn of the poor shall feed, and the needy shall lie down in safety: and I will kill thy root with famine, and he shall slay thy remnant.
For thou hast been a strength to the poor, a strength to the needy in his distress, a refuge from the storm, a shadow from the heat, when the blast of the terrible ones is as a storm against the wall.
The foot shall tread it down, even the feet of the poor, and the steps of the needy.
Therefore I said, Surely these are poor; they are foolish: for they know not the way of the LORD, nor the judgment of their God.
But Nebuzar-adan the captain of the guard left of the poor of the people, which had nothing, in the land of Judah, and gave them vineyards and fields at the same time.
So the poor hath hope, and iniquity stoppeth her mouth.
His children shall seek to please the poor, and his hands shall restore their goods.
Because he hath oppressed and hath forsaken the poor; because he hath violently taken away an house which he builded not;
If I have withheld the poor from their desire, or have caused the eyes of the widow to fail;
How much less to him that accepteth not the persons of princes, nor regardeth the rich more than the poor? for they all are the work of his hands.
So that they cause the cry of the poor to come unto him, and he heareth the cry of the afflicted.
And he said unto him, Oh my Lord, wherewith shall I save Israel? behold, my family is poor in Manasseh, and I am the least in my father's house.
And if he be poor, and cannot get so much; then he shall take one lamb for a trespass offering to be waved, to make an atonement for him, and one tenth deal of fine flour mingled with oil for a meat offering, and a log of oil;
Ye shall do no unrighteousness in judgment: thou shalt not respect the person of the poor, nor honour the person of the mighty: but in righteousness shalt thou judge thy neighbour.
The rich man's wealth is his strong city: the destruction of the poor is their poverty.
He that oppresseth the poor reproacheth his Maker: but he that honoureth him hath mercy on the poor.
Wealth maketh many friends; but the poor is separated from his neighbour.
He that hath pity upon the poor lendeth unto the LORD; and that which he hath given will he pay him again.
Whoso stoppeth his ears at the cry of the poor, he also shall cry himself, but shall not be heard.
He that hath a bountiful eye shall be blessed; for he giveth of his bread to the poor.
He that oppresseth the poor to increase his riches, and he that giveth to the rich, shall surely come to want.
Rob not the poor, because he is poor: neither oppress the afflicted in the gate:
A poor man that oppresseth the poor is like a sweeping rain which leaveth no food.
He that by usury and unjust gain increaseth his substance, he shall gather it for him that will pity the poor.
The rich man is wise in his own conceit; but the poor that hath understanding searcheth him out.
As a roaring lion, and a ranging bear; so is a wicked ruler over the poor people.
The righteous considereth the cause of the poor: but the wicked regardeth not to know it.
The king that faithfully judgeth the poor, his throne shall be established for ever.
Blessed is he that considereth the poor: the LORD will deliver him in time of trouble.
He shall spare the poor and needy, and shall save the souls of the needy.
Defend the poor and fatherless: do justice to the afflicted and needy.
Deliver the poor and needy: rid them out of the hand of the wicked.
He raiseth up the poor out of the dust, and lifteth the needy out of the dunghill;
And he said, Blessed be thou of the LORD, my daughter: for thou hast shewed more kindness in the latter end than at the beginning, inasmuch as thou followedst not young men, whether poor or rich.
I will also leave in the midst of thee an afflicted and poor people, and they shall trust in the name of the LORD.