1 Thessalonians 4:6

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No one should take advantage of or exploit other believers that way. The Lord is the one who punishes people for all these things. We’ve already told you and warned you about this.

Cross References

Psalm 140:12

I know that the Lord will defend the rights of those who are oppressed and the cause of those who are needy.

Psalm 94:1

O Lord, God of vengeance, O God of vengeance, appear!

Exodus 20:15

“Never steal.

Exodus 20:17

“Never desire to take your neighbor’s household away from him. “Never desire to take your neighbor’s wife, his male or female slave, his ox, his donkey, or anything else that belongs to him.”

Proverbs 11:1

Dishonest scales are disgusting to the Lord, but accurate weights are pleasing to him.

Proverbs 16:11

Honest balances and scales belong to the Lord. He made the entire set of weights.

Proverbs 20:14

“Bad! Bad!” says the buyer. Then, as he goes away, he brags ⌞about his bargain⌟.

Proverbs 20:23

A double standard of weights is disgusting to the Lord, and dishonest scales are no good.

Proverbs 28:24

The one who robs his father or his mother and says, “It isn’t wrong!” is a companion to a vandal.

Ecclesiastes 5:8

Don’t be surprised if you see poor people being oppressed, denied justice, or denied their rights in any district. One authority is watching over another, and they both have authorities watching over them.

Isaiah 5:7

The vineyard of the Lord of Armies is the nation of Israel, and the people of Judah are the garden of his delight. He hoped for justice but saw only slaughter, for righteousness but heard only cries of distress.

Jeremiah 7:6

Suppose you do not oppress foreigners, orphans, and widows, or kill anyone in this place. And suppose you do not follow other gods that lead you to your own destruction.

Jeremiah 9:4

“Beware of your neighbors. Don’t trust your relatives. Every relative cheats. Every neighbor goes around slandering.

Ezekiel 22:13

“ ‘I will use my power against you because of the excessive profits you have made and the murders you have committed.

Leviticus 19:11

“Never steal, lie, or deceive your neighbor.

Leviticus 19:13

“Never oppress or rob your neighbor. Never keep the pay you owe a hired worker overnight.

Leviticus 25:14

If you sell anything to your neighbor or buy anything from him, don’t take advantage of him.

Leviticus 25:17

Never take advantage of each other. Fear your God, because I am the Lord your God.

Micah 2:2

They desire ⌞other people’s⌟ fields, so they seize them. They desire ⌞people’s⌟ houses, so they take them. They cheat a man and his family, a man and his inheritance.

Zephaniah 3:1

How horrible it will be for that rebellious and corrupt place, the city of violence.

Zephaniah 3:5

The righteous Lord is in that city. He does no wrong. He brings his judgment to light every morning. He does not fail. But those who are perverted are shameless.

Malachi 3:5

“I will come to judge you. I will be quick to testify against sorcerers, adulterers, lying witnesses, and those who cheat workers out of their wages and oppress widows and orphans. I will also testify against those who deprive foreigners of their rights. None of them fear me,” says the Lord of Armies.

Mark 10:19

You know the commandments: Never murder. Never commit adultery. Never steal. Never give false testimony. Never cheat. Honor your father and mother.”

Luke 12:5

I’ll show you the one you should be afraid of. Be afraid of the one who has the power to throw you into hell after killing you. I’m warning you to be afraid of him.

Luke 16:28

I have five brothers. He can warn them so that they won’t end up in this place of torture.’

Romans 1:18

God’s anger is revealed from heaven against every ungodly and immoral thing people do as they try to suppress the truth by their immoral living.

Romans 12:19

Don’t take revenge, dear friends. Instead, let God’s anger take care of it. After all, Scripture says, “I alone have the right to take revenge. I will pay back, says the Lord.”

Romans 13:4

The government is God’s servant working for your good. But if you do what is wrong, you should be afraid. The government has the right to carry out the death sentence. It is God’s servant, an avenger to execute God’s anger on anyone who does what is wrong.

2 Corinthians 7:11

When you became distressed in a godly way, look at how much devotion it caused you to have. You were ready to clear yourselves of the charges against you. You were disgusted with the wrong that had been done. You were afraid. You wanted to see us. You wanted to show your concern for us. You were ready to punish the wrong that had been done. In every way you have demonstrated that you are people who are innocent in this matter.

Galatians 5:21

envy, drunkenness, wild partying, and similar things. I’ve told you in the past and I’m telling you again that people who do these kinds of things will not inherit God’s kingdom.

Ephesians 4:17

So I tell you and encourage you in the Lord’s name not to live any longer like other people in the world. Their minds are set on worthless things.

Ephesians 4:28

Thieves must quit stealing and, instead, they must work hard. They should do something good with their hands so that they’ll have something to share with those in need.

Ephesians 5:6

Don’t let anyone deceive you with meaningless words. It is because of sins like these that God’s anger comes to those who refuse to obey him.

Deuteronomy 24:7

Whoever kidnaps another Israelite must die. The kidnapper must die, whether he treated the other person like a slave or sold him. You must get rid of this evil.

Deuteronomy 32:35

I will take revenge and be satisfied. In due time their foot will slip, because their day of disaster is near. Their doom is coming quickly.

1 Thessalonians 2:11

You know very well that we treated each of you the way a father treats his children. We comforted you and encouraged you. Yet, we insisted that

2 Thessalonians 1:8

He will take revenge on those who refuse to acknowledge God and on those who refuse to respond to the Good News about our Lord Jesus.

Hebrews 13:4

Marriage is honorable in every way, so husbands and wives should be faithful to each other. God will judge those who commit sexual sins, especially those who commit adultery.

Hebrews 2:6

Instead, someone has declared this somewhere in Scripture: “What is a mortal that you should remember him, or the Son of Man  that you take care of him?

James 2:6

Yet, you show no respect to poor people. Don’t rich people oppress you and drag you into court?

James 5:4

The wages you refused to pay the people who harvested your fields shout ⌞to God⌟ against you. The Lord of Armies has heard the cries of those who gather the crops.