Proverbs 22:22

New International Version

Do not exploit the poor because they are poor and do not crush the needy in court,

Cross References

Job 31:16

“If I have denied the desires of the poor or let the eyes of the widow grow weary,

Job 31:21

if I have raised my hand against the fatherless, knowing that I had influence in court,

Exodus 23:3

and do not show favoritism to a poor person in a lawsuit.

Exodus 23:6

“Do not deny justice to your poor people in their lawsuits.

Proverbs 21:7

The violence of the wicked will drag them away, for they refuse to do what is right.

Proverbs 22:16

One who oppresses the poor to increase his wealth and one who gives gifts to the rich—both come to poverty.

Isaiah 10:2

to deprive the poor of their rights and withhold justice from the oppressed of my people, making widows their prey and robbing the fatherless.

Ezekiel 22:29

The people of the land practice extortion and commit robbery; they oppress the poor and needy and mistreat the foreigner, denying them justice.

Leviticus 19:13

“ ‘Do not defraud or rob your neighbor. “ ‘Do not hold back the wages of a hired worker overnight.

Leviticus 25:17

Do not take advantage of each other, but fear your God. I am the Lord your God.

Zechariah 7:10

Do not oppress the widow or the fatherless, the foreigner or the poor. Do not plot evil against each other.’

Malachi 3:5

“So I will come to put you on trial. I will be quick to testify against sorcerers, adulterers and perjurers, against those who defraud laborers of their wages, who oppress the widows and the fatherless, and deprive the foreigners among you of justice, but do not fear me,” says the Lord Almighty.

Deuteronomy 23:16

Let them live among you wherever they like and in whatever town they choose. Do not oppress them.