Psalm 82:3

Amplified Bible - Classic Edition

Do justice to the weak (poor) and fatherless; maintain the rights of the afflicted and needy.

Cross References

Job 29:12

Because I delivered the poor who cried, the fatherless and him who had none to help him.

Job 31:21

If I have lifted my hand against the fatherless when I saw [that the judges would be favorable and be] my help at the [council] gate,

Psalm 10:18

To do justice to the fatherless and the oppressed, so that man, who is of the earth, may not terrify them any more.

Exodus 23:3

Neither shall you be partial to a poor man in his trial [just because he is poor].

Exodus 23:6

You shall not pervert the justice due to your poor in his cause.

Proverbs 31:9

Open your mouth, judge righteously, and administer justice for the poor and needy. [Lev. 19:15; Deut. 1:16; Job 29:12; Isa. 1:17; Jer. 22:16.]

Isaiah 1:17

Learn to do right! Seek justice, relieve the oppressed, and correct the oppressor. Defend the fatherless, plead for the widow.

Isaiah 1:23

Your princes are rebels and companions of thieves; everyone loves bribes and runs after compensation and rewards. They judge not for the fatherless nor defend them, neither does the cause of the widow come to them [for they delay or turn a deaf ear].

Jeremiah 21:12

O house of David, thus says the Lord: Execute justice in the morning, and deliver from the hand of the oppressor him who has been robbed, lest My wrath go forth like fire and burn so that none can quench it–because of the evil of your doings.

Jeremiah 22:16

He judged and defended the cause of the poor and needy; then it was well. Was not [all] this [what it means] to know and recognize Me? says the Lord.

Jeremiah 22:3

Thus says the Lord: Execute justice and righteousness, and deliver out of the hand of the oppressor him who has been robbed. And do no wrong; do no violence to the stranger or temporary resident, the fatherless, or the widow, nor shed innocent blood in this place.

Jeremiah 5:28

They have grown fat and sleek. Yes, they surpass in deeds of wickedness; they do not judge and plead with justice the cause of the fatherless, that they may prosper, and they do not defend the rights of the needy.

Zechariah 7:9

Thus has the Lord of hosts spoken: Execute true judgment and show mercy and kindness and tender compassion, every man to his brother;

Deuteronomy 10:18

He executes justice for the fatherless and the widow, and loves the stranger or temporary resident and gives him food and clothing.

Deuteronomy 24:17

You shall not pervert the justice due the stranger or the sojourner or the fatherless, or take a widow's garment in pledge.

James 1:27

External religious worship [religion as it is expressed in outward acts] that is pure and unblemished in the sight of God the Father is this: to visit and help and care for the orphans and widows in their affliction and need, and to keep oneself unspotted and uncontaminated from the world.