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Leviticus 25:14

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“ ‘If you sell your land to your neighbor, or if you buy land from your neighbor, don’t cheat each other.

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Asa was angry with Hanani the seer because of what he had said; he was so angry that he put Hanani in prison. And Asa was cruel to some of the people at the same time.

Protect the orphans and put an end to suffering so they will no longer be afraid of evil people.

Whoever mistreats the poor insults their Maker, but whoever is kind to the needy honors God.

Whoever ignores the poor when they cry for help will also cry for help and not be answered.

Whoever gets rich by mistreating the poor, and gives presents to the wealthy, will become poor.

A ruler without wisdom will be cruel, but the one who refuses to take dishonest money will rule a long time.

Rulers who mistreat the poor are like a hard rain that destroys the crops.

Some people get rich by overcharging others, but their wealth will be given to those who are kind to the poor.

In some places you will see poor people mistreated. Don’t be surprised when they are not treated fairly or given their rights. One officer is cheated by a higher officer who in turn is cheated by even higher officers.

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

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—

The vineyard belonging to the Lord All-Powerful is the nation of Israel; the garden that he loves is the people of Judah. He looked for justice, but there was only killing. He hoped for right living, but there were only cries of pain.

“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.

“But you only look for and think about what you can get dishonestly. You are even willing to kill innocent people to get it. You feel free to hurt people and to steal from them.”

The people in you hate their fathers and mothers. They mistreat the foreigners in you and wrong the orphans and widows in you.

“ ‘You must not cheat your neighbor or rob him. You must not keep a hired worker’s salary all night until morning.

If you want to buy your neighbor’s land, count the number of years since the last Jubilee, and use that number to decide the right price. If your neighbor sells the land to you, count the number of years left for harvesting crops, and use that number to decide the right price.

You must not cheat each other, but you must respect your God. I am the Lord your God.

With both hands they are doing evil. Rulers ask for money, and judges’ decisions are bought for a price. Rich people tell what they want, and they get it.

The soldiers asked John, “What about us? What should we do?” John said to them, “Don’t force people to give you money, and don’t lie about them. Be satisfied with the pay you get.”

But you yourselves do wrong and cheat, and you do this to other believers!

Because he had nine hundred iron chariots and was very cruel to the people of Israel for twenty years, they cried to the Lord for help.




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