Proverbs 22:22

New English Translation

Do not exploit a poor person because he is poor and do not crush the needy in court,

Cross References

Job 31:16

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

Job 31:21

if I have raised my hand to vote against the orphan, when I saw my support in the court,

Exodus 23:3

and you must not show partiality to a poor man in his lawsuit.

Exodus 23:6

“You must not turn away justice for your poor people in their lawsuits.

Proverbs 21:7

The violence done by the wicked will drag them away because they refuse to do what is right.

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.

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 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.

Leviticus 19:13

You must not oppress your neighbor or commit robbery against him. You must not withhold the wages of the hired laborer overnight until morning.

Leviticus 25:17

No one is to oppress his fellow citizen, but you must fear your God, because I am the Lord your God.

Zechariah 7:10

You must not oppress the widow, the orphan, the foreigner, or the poor, nor should anyone secretly plot evil against his fellow human being.’

Malachi 3:5

“I will come to you in judgment. I will be quick to testify against those who practice divination, those who commit adultery, those who break promises, and those who exploit workers, widows, and orphans, who refuse to help the immigrant and in this way show they do not fear me,” says the Lord who rules over all.

Deuteronomy 23:16

Indeed, he may live among you in any place he chooses, in whichever of your villages he prefers; you must not oppress him.