Proverbs 22:22

A Conservative Version

Do not rob a poor man, because he is poor, nor oppress an afflicted man in the gate.

Cross References

Zechariah 7:10

And do not oppress the widow, nor the fatherless, the sojourner, nor the poor man. And let none of you devise evil against his brother in your heart.

Malachi 3:5

And I will come near to you to judgment, and I will be a swift witness against the sorcerers, and against the adulterers, and against the FALSE swearers, and against those who oppress the hireling in his wages, the widow, and the f

Proverbs 22:16

He who oppresses a poor man to his increase, [and] he who gives to a rich man, [comes] only to want.

Exodus 23:6

Thou shall not distort the justice [due] to thy poor in his case.

Job 31:21

if I have lifted up my hand against the fatherless, because I saw my help in the gate,

Job 31:16

If I have withheld the poor from [their] desire, or have caused the eyes of the widow to fail,

Ezekiel 22:29

The people of the land have used oppression, and exercised robbery. Yea, they have vexed the poor and needy man, and have oppressed the sojourner wrongfully.

Leviticus 25:17

And ye shall not wrong each other, but thou shall fear thy God, for I am LORD your God.

Deuteronomy 23:16

He shall dwell with thee, in the midst of thee, in the place which he shall choose within one of thy gates, where it pleases him best. Thou shall not oppress him.

Exodus 23:3

neither shall thou favor a poor man in his case.

Leviticus 19:13

Thou shall not oppress thy neighbor, nor rob him. The wages of a hired servant shall not abide with thee all night until the morning.

Proverbs 21:7

The violence of the wicked shall sweep them away, because they refuse to do justice.

Isaiah 10:2

to turn aside the needy from justice, and to rob the poor of my people of their right, that widows may be their spoil, and that they may make the fatherless their prey!