Job 24:4

New International Reader's Version

They push those who are needy out of their way. They force all the poor people in the land to go into hiding.

Cross References

Job 24:14

When daylight is gone, murderers get up. They kill poor people and those who are in need. In the night they sneak around like robbers.

Job 29:12

That’s because I saved poor people who cried out for help. I saved helpless children whose fathers had died.

Job 29:16

I was like a father to needy people. I stood up for strangers in court.

Job 30:25

Haven’t I wept for those who are in trouble? Haven’t I felt sorry for poor people?

Job 31:16

“I haven’t said no to what poor people have wanted. I haven’t let widows lose their hope.

Job 31:19

Suppose I’ve seen people dying because they didn’t have enough clothes. I’ve seen needy people who didn’t have enough to keep warm.

Psalm 109:16

They never thought about doing anything kind. Instead, they drove those who were poor and needy to their deaths. They did the same thing to those whose hearts were broken.

Psalm 41:1

Blessed are those who care about weak people. When they are in trouble, the Lord saves them.

Proverbs 14:31

Anyone who crushes poor people makes fun of their Maker. But anyone who is kind to those in need honors God.

Proverbs 22:16

You might treat poor people badly or give gifts to rich people. Trying to get rich in these ways will instead make you poor.

Proverbs 28:12

When godly people win, everyone is very happy. But when sinners take charge, everyone hides.

Proverbs 28:28

When those who are evil take charge, other people hide. But when those who are evil die, godly people grow stronger.

Proverbs 30:14

Some people have teeth like swords. The teeth in their jaws are as sharp as knives. They are ready to eat up the poor people of the earth. They are ready to eat up those who are the most needy.

Isaiah 10:2

You take away the rights of poor people. You hold back what is fair from my people who are suffering. You take for yourselves what belongs to widows. You rob children whose fathers have died.

Ezekiel 18:12

He treats poor and needy people badly. He steals. He does not pay back what he owes. He worships statues of gods. He does other things I hate.

Ezekiel 18:18

But his father will die because of his own sin. He got rich by cheating others. He robbed his relatives. He also did what was wrong among his people.

Ezekiel 22:29

The people of the land get rich by cheating others. They steal. They crush those who are poor and in need. They treat outsiders badly. They refuse to be fair to them.

Amos 2:7

They grind the heads of the poor into the dust of the ground. They refuse to be fair to those who are crushed. A father and his son have sex with the same girl. They treat my name as if it were not holy.

Amos 4:1

Listen to the Lord’s message, you women who live on the hill of Samaria. You treat poor people badly. You crush those who are in need. You say to your husbands, “Bring us some drinks!” But you are already as fat as the cows in Bashan.