James 2:6

New American Bible - revised edition

But you dishonored the poor person. Are not the rich oppressing you? And do they themselves not haul you off to court?

Cross References

Proverbs 17:5

Whoever mocks the poor reviles their Maker; whoever rejoices in their misfortune will not go unpunished.

1 Corinthians 11:22

Do you not have houses in which you can eat and drink? Or do you show contempt for the church of God and make those who have nothing feel ashamed? What can I say to you? Shall I praise you? In this matter I do not praise you. Tradition of the Institution.

Proverbs 14:31

Those who oppress the poor revile their Maker, but those who are kind to the needy honor him.

Psalm 14:6

They would crush the hopes of the poor, but the poor have the Lord as their refuge.

James 5:4

Behold, the wages you withheld from the workers who harvested your fields are crying aloud, and the cries of the harvesters have reached the ears of the Lord of hosts.

James 2:3

and you pay attention to the one wearing the fine clothes and say, “Sit here, please,” while you say to the poor one, “Stand there,” or “Sit at my feet,”

Acts 17:6

When they could not find them, they dragged Jason and some of the brothers before the city magistrates, shouting, “These people who have been creating a disturbance all over the world have now come here,

Acts 13:50

The Jews, however, incited the women of prominence who were worshipers and the leading men of the city, stirred up a persecution against Paul and Barnabas, and expelled them from their territory.

Acts 8:3

Saul, meanwhile, was trying to destroy the church; entering house after house and dragging out men and women, he handed them over for imprisonment. Philip in Samaria.

Zechariah 7:10

Do not oppress the widow or the orphan, the resident alien or the poor; do not plot evil against one another in your hearts.

Amos 5:11

Therefore, because you tax the destitute and exact from them levies of grain, Though you have built houses of hewn stone, you shall not live in them; Though you have planted choice vineyards, you shall not drink their wine.

Ecclesiastes 5:8

But profitable for a land in such circumstances is a king concerned about cultivation.

Proverbs 22:16

Oppressing the poor for enrichment, giving to the rich: both are sheer loss.

Psalm 12:5

Those who say, “By our tongues we prevail; when our lips speak, who can lord it over us?”

Psalm 10:14

But you do see; you take note of misery and sorrow; you take the matter in hand. To you the helpless can entrust their cause; you are the defender of orphans.

James 5:6

You have condemned; you have murdered the righteous one; he offers you no resistance. Patience and Oaths.

Acts 18:12

But when Gallio was proconsul of Achaia, the Jews rose up together against Paul and brought him to the tribunal,

Habakkuk 3:14

You pierced his head with your shafts; his princes you scattered with your stormwind, as food for the poor in unknown places.

Amos 4:1

Hear this word, you cows of Bashan, who live on the mount of Samaria: Who oppress the destitute and abuse the needy; Who say to your husbands, “Bring us a drink!”

Isaiah 53:3

He was spurned and avoided by men, a man of suffering, knowing pain, Like one from whom you turn your face, spurned, and we held him in no esteem.

Psalm 10:10

The helpless are crushed, laid low; they fall into the power of the wicked,

Psalm 10:8

They wait in ambush near towns; their eyes watch for the helpless to murder the innocent in secret.

Psalm 10:2

Arrogant scoundrels pursue the poor; they trap them by their cunning schemes.

Job 20:19

Because he has oppressed and neglected the poor, and stolen a house he did not build;

John 8:49

Jesus answered, “I am not possessed; I honor my Father, but you dishonor me.

Proverbs 18:23

The poor implore, but the rich answer harshly.

Proverbs 22:7

The rich rule over the poor, and the borrower is the slave of the lender.