Job 24:4

Contemporary English Version (Anglicised) 2012

The poor are trampled and forced to hide

Cross References

Job 24:14

Soon after sunset they murder the poor and the needy, and at night they steal.

Job 29:12

When poor people or orphans cried out for help, I came to their rescue.

Job 29:16

I was a father to the needy, and I defended them in court, even if they were strangers.

Job 30:25

I mourned for the poor and those who suffered.

Job 31:16

I have never cheated widows or others in need,

Job 31:19

I provided clothes for the poor,

Psalm 109:16

He was so cruel to the poor, homeless, and discouraged that they died young.

Psalm 41:1

You, LORD God, bless everyone who cares for the poor, and you rescue those people in times of trouble.

Proverbs 14:31

If you ill-treat the poor, you insult your Creator; if you are kind to them, you show him respect.

Proverbs 22:16

Cheat the poor to make profit or give gifts to the rich— either way you lose.

Proverbs 28:12

When an honest person wins, it's time to celebrate; when crooks are in control, it's best to hide.

Proverbs 28:28

When crooks are in control, everyone tries to hide, but when they lose power, good people are everywhere.

Proverbs 30:14

others are so greedy that they gobble up the poor and homeless.

Isaiah 10:2

that let you cheat the poor and needy and rob widows and orphans.

Ezekiel 18:12

cheats the poor, and robs people. He keeps what is given to him as security for a loan. He worships idols, does disgusting things,

Ezekiel 18:18

It is his father who will die for cheating and robbing and doing evil.

Ezekiel 22:29

The people themselves cheat and rob; they abuse the poor and take advantage of foreigners.

Amos 2:7

They throw the poor to the ground and push aside those who are helpless. My holy name is dishonoured, because fathers and sons sleep with the same young women.

Amos 4:1

You women of Samaria are fat cows! You ill-treat and abuse the poor and needy, then you say to your husbands, “Bring us more drinks!”