Isaiah 58:6

New Century Version

“I will tell you the kind of fast I want: Free the people you have put in prison unfairly and undo their chains. Free those to whom you are unfair and stop their hard labor.

Cross References

2 Chronicles 10:11

He forced you to work hard, but I will make you work even harder. My father beat you with whips, but I will beat you with whips that have sharp points.’ ”

2 Chronicles 28:11

Now listen to me. Send back your brothers and sisters whom you captured, because the Lord is very angry with you.”

Proverbs 24:11

Save those who are being led to their death; rescue those who are about to be killed.

Isaiah 1:17

Learn to do good. Seek justice. Punish those who hurt others. Help the orphans. Stand up for the rights of widows.”

Isaiah 33:15

A person who does what is right and speaks what is right, who refuses to take money unfairly, who refuses to take money to hurt others, who does not listen to plans of murder, who refuses to think about evil—

Isaiah 55:7

The wicked should stop doing wrong, and they should stop their evil thoughts. They should return to the Lord so he may have mercy on them. They should come to our God, because he will freely forgive them.

Isaiah 58:9

Then you will call out, and the Lord will answer. You will cry out, and he will say, ‘Here I am.’ “If you stop making trouble for others, if you stop using cruel words and pointing your finger at others,

Jeremiah 22:3

This is what the Lord says: Do what is fair and right. Save the one who has been robbed from the power of his attacker. Don’t mistreat or hurt the foreigners, orphans, or widows. Don’t kill innocent people here.

Jeremiah 50:33

This is what the Lord All-Powerful says: “The people of Israel and Judah are slaves. The enemy took them as prisoners and won’t let them go.

Daniel 4:27

So, O king, please accept my advice. Stop sinning and do what is right. Stop doing wicked things and be kind to the poor. Then you might continue to be successful.”

Leviticus 6:5

or what he made a false promise about. He must pay the full price plus an extra one-fifth of the value of what he took. He must give the money to the true owner on the day he brings his penalty offering.

Jonah 3:8

But every person and animal should be covered with rough cloth, and people should cry loudly to God. Everyone must turn away from evil living and stop doing harm all the time.

Zechariah 7:9

“This is what the Lord All-Powerful says: ‘Do what is right and true. Be kind and merciful to each other.

Acts 8:23

I see that you are full of bitter jealousy and ruled by sin.”

1 Timothy 6:1

All who are slaves under a yoke should show full respect to their masters so no one will speak against God’s name and our teaching.