Job 24:4

New English Translation

They turn the needy from the pathway, and the poor of the land hide themselves together.

Cross References

Job 24:14

Before daybreak the murderer rises up; he kills the poor and the needy; in the night he is like a thief.

Job 29:12

for I rescued the poor who cried out for help, and the orphan who had no one to assist him;

Job 29:16

I was a father to the needy, and I investigated the case of the person I did not know;

Job 30:25

Have I not wept for the unfortunate? Was not my soul grieved for the poor?

Job 31:16

If I have refused to give the poor what they desired, or caused the eyes of the widow to fail,

Job 31:19

If I have seen anyone about to perish for lack of clothing, or a poor man without a coat,

Psalm 109:16

For he never bothered to show kindness; he harassed the oppressed and needy, and killed the disheartened.

Psalm 41:1

How blessed is the one who treats the poor properly! When trouble comes, the Lord delivers him.

Proverbs 14:31

The one who oppresses the poor insults his Creator, but whoever shows favor to the needy honors him.

Proverbs 22:16

The one who oppresses the poor to increase his own gain and the one who gives to the rich – both end up only in poverty.

Proverbs 28:12

When the righteous rejoice, great is the glory, but when the wicked rise to power, people are sought out.

Proverbs 28:28

When the wicked gain control, people hide themselves, but when they perish, the righteous increase.

Proverbs 30:14

There is a generation whose teeth are like swords and whose molars are like knives to devour the poor from the earth and the needy from among the human race.

Isaiah 10:2

to keep the poor from getting fair treatment, and to deprive the oppressed among my people of justice, so they can steal what widows own, and loot what belongs to orphans.

Ezekiel 18:12

oppresses the poor and the needy, commits robbery, does not give back what was given in pledge, prays to idols, performs abominable acts,

Ezekiel 18:18

As for his father, because he practices extortion, robs his brother, and does what is not good among his people, he will die for his iniquity.

Ezekiel 22:29

The people of the land have practiced extortion and committed robbery. They have wronged the poor and needy; they have oppressed the foreigner who lives among them and denied them justice.

Amos 2:7

They trample on the dirt-covered heads of the poor; they push the destitute away. A man and his father go to the same girl; in this way they show disrespect for my moral purity.

Amos 4:1

Listen to this message, you cows of Bashan who live on Mount Samaria! You oppress the poor; you crush the needy. You say to your husbands, “Bring us more to drink!”