Proverbs 22:22

Catholic Public Domain Version

Do not act with violence toward the pauper because he is poor. And do not weary the needy at the gate.

Cross References

Job 31:16

If I have denied the poor what they wanted and have made the eyes of the widow wait;

Job 31:21

if I have lifted up my hand over an orphan, even when it might seem to me that I the advantage over him at the gate;

Exodus 23:3

Likewise, you shall not show pity in judgment of the poor.

Exodus 23:6

You shall not deviate in judgment of the poor.

Proverbs 21:7

The robberies of the impious will drag them down, because they were not willing to do judgment.

Proverbs 22:16

Whoever slanders the poor, so as to augment his own riches, will give it away to one who is richer, and will be in need.

Isaiah 10:2

in order to oppress the poor in judgment, and to do violence to the case of the humble of my people, in order that widows may be their prey, and that they might plunder the orphan.

Ezekiel 22:29

The people of the land have oppressed with slander and have seized with violence. They have afflicted the needy and the poor, and they have oppressed the new arrival by accusations without judgment.

Leviticus 19:13

You shall not slander your neighbor, nor shall you oppress him by violence. The wages of a hired hand, you shall not delay with you until tomorrow.

Leviticus 25:17

Do be willing to afflict your countrymen, but let each one fear his God. For I am the Lord your God.

Zechariah 7:10

And do not find fault with the widow, and the orphan, and the newcomer, and the poor. And let not a man consider evil in his heart towards his brother.

Malachi 3:5

And I will approach you in judgment, and I will be a swift witness against evil-doers, and adulterers, and perjurers, and those who cheat the hired hand in his wages, the widows and the orphans, and who oppress the traveler, and who have not feared me, says the Lord of hosts.

Deuteronomy 23:16

He shall live with you in a place that pleases him, and he shall rest in one of your cities. You shall not grieve him.