James 2:6

Holy Bible: Easy-to-Read Version

But you show no respect to those who are poor. And you know that the rich are the ones who always try to control your lives. And they are the ones who take you to court.

Cross References

Proverbs 17:5

Whoever makes fun of beggars insults their Maker. Whoever laughs at someone else’s trouble will be punished.

1 Corinthians 11:22

You can eat and drink in your own homes. It seems that you think God’s church is not important. You embarrass those who are poor. What can I say? Should I praise you? No, I cannot praise you for this.

Proverbs 14:31

Whoever takes advantage of the poor insults their Maker, but whoever is kind to them honors him.

Psalm 14:6

You wicked people want to spoil the hopes of the poor, but the Lord will protect them.

James 5:4

People worked in your fields, but you did not pay them. They are crying out against you. They harvested your crops. Now the Lord All-Powerful has heard their cries.

James 2:3

You show special attention to the person wearing nice clothes. You say, “Sit here in this good seat.” But you say to the poor person, “Stand there!” or “Sit on the floor by our feet!”

Acts 17:6

When they did not find them, they dragged Jason and some of the other believers to the city leaders. The people shouted, “These men have made trouble everywhere in the world, and now they have come here too!

Acts 13:50

But the Jews there caused some of the important religious women and the leaders of the city to be angry and turn against Paul and Barnabas and throw them out of town.

Zechariah 7:10

Don’t hurt widows and orphans, strangers, or poor people. Don’t even think of doing bad things to each other!’”

Amos 5:11

You take unfair taxes from the poor. You take loads of wheat from them. You build fancy houses with cut stone, but you will not live in them. You plant beautiful vineyards, but you will not drink the wine from them.

Ecclesiastes 5:8

In some country you will see poor people who are forced to work very hard. You will see that this is not fair to them. It is against their rights. But don’t be surprised! The ruler who forces them to work has another ruler who forces him. And there is still another ruler who forces both of these rulers.

Proverbs 22:16

These two things will make you poor: hurting the poor to make yourself rich and giving gifts to the rich.

Psalm 12:5

They took advantage of the poor and stole what little they had. But the Lord knows what they did, and he says, “I will rescue those who are poor and helpless, and I will punish those who hurt them.”

Psalm 10:14

But, Lord, you do see the pain and suffering they cause. You see it, so punish them. Those who were left helpless put their trust in you. After all, you are the one who cares for orphans.

James 5:6

You showed no mercy to good people. They were not against you, but you killed them.

Acts 18:12

During the time that Gallio was the governor of Achaia, some of the Jews came together against Paul. They took him to court.

Habakkuk 3:14

You used Moses’ walking stick to stop the enemy soldiers. Those soldiers came like a powerful storm to fight against us. They thought they could defeat us easily, as robbing the poor in secret.

Amos 4:1

Listen to me, you cows of Bashan on Samaria’s mountain. You hurt the poor and crush those in need. You tell your husbands, “Bring us something to drink!”

Isaiah 53:3

People made fun of him, and even his friends left him. He was a man who suffered a lot of pain and sickness. We treated him like someone of no importance, like someone people will not even look at but turn away from in disgust.

Psalm 10:10

Again and again they hurt people who are already weak and suffering.

Psalm 10:8

They hide just outside the villages, waiting to kill innocent people, always looking for any helpless person they can hurt.

Psalm 10:2

The wicked are proud and make evil plans to hurt the poor, who are caught in their traps and made to suffer.

Job 20:19

because he hurt the poor and left them with nothing. He took houses he did not build.

John 8:49

Jesus answered, “I have no demon in me. I give honor to my Father, but you give no honor to me.

Proverbs 18:23

The poor are polite when they beg for help. The rich are rude with their answer.

Proverbs 22:7

The rich rule over the poor. The one who borrows is a slave to the one who lends.