Psalm 82:3

Holy Bible: Easy-to-Read Version

“Defend the poor and orphans. Protect the rights of the poor.

Cross References

Psalm 10:18

Protect the orphans and those who have been hurt. Don’t let powerful people drive us from our land!

James 1:27

The worship that God wants is this: caring for orphans or widows who need help and keeping yourself free from the world’s evil influence. This is the kind of worship that God accepts as pure and good.

Jeremiah 22:16

Josiah helped poor and needy people, so everything went well for him. Jehoiakim, what does it mean “to know God”? It means living right and being fair. That is what it means to know me. This message is from the Lord.

Jeremiah 22:3

This is what the Lord says: Do what is right and fair. Protect those who have been robbed from the ones who robbed them. Don’t hurt or do anything wrong to orphans or widows. Don’t kill innocent people.

Jeremiah 5:28

They have grown big and fat from the evil they have done. There is no end to the evil they do. They will not plead the case of children who have no parents. They will not help these orphans. They will not let the poor be judged fairly.

Deuteronomy 24:17

“You must make sure that foreigners and orphans are treated fairly. And you must never take clothes from a widow as security.

Isaiah 1:23

Your rulers are rebels and friends of thieves. They demand bribes and accept money for doing wrong. They take money to cheat people, and they don’t speak up for widows and orphans. They will not even listen to their cries for help.

Isaiah 1:17

Learn to do good. Treat people fairly. Punish those who hurt others. Speak up for the widows and orphans. Argue their cases for them in court.

Deuteronomy 10:18

He defends widows and orphans. He loves even the strangers living among us. He gives them food and clothes.

Exodus 23:3

“In court, don’t treat a person in a special way simply because that person is poor.

Exodus 23:6

“In court, don’t let anyone take advantage of a person simply because that person is poor.

Job 29:12

because I helped the poor when they cried out. I helped the orphans who had no one to care for them.

Job 31:21

I never threatened an orphan, even when I knew I had support in court.

Proverbs 31:9

Stand up for what you know is right, and judge all people fairly. Protect the rights of the poor and those who need help.

Jeremiah 21:12

Family of David, this is what the Lord says: “‘You must judge people fairly every day. Protect the victims from the criminals. If you don’t do that, I will become very angry. My anger will be like a fire that no one will be able to put out. This will happen because you have done evil things.’

Zechariah 7:9

“This is what the Lord All-Powerful said: ‘You must do what is right and fair. You must be kind and show mercy to each other.