Proverbs 22:22

New King James Version

Do not rob the poor because he is poor, Nor oppress the afflicted at the gate;

Cross References

Job 31:16

“If I have kept the poor from their desire, Or caused the eyes of the widow to fail,

Job 31:21

If I have raised my hand against the fatherless, When I saw I had help in the gate;

Exodus 23:3

You shall not show partiality to a poor man in his dispute.

Exodus 23:6

“You shall not pervert the judgment of your poor in his dispute.

Proverbs 21:7

The violence of the wicked will destroy them, Because they refuse to do justice.

Proverbs 22:16

He who oppresses the poor to increase his riches, And he who gives to the rich, will surely come to poverty.

Isaiah 10:2

To rob the needy of justice, And to take what is right from the poor of My people, That widows may be their prey, And that they may rob the fatherless.

Ezekiel 22:29

The people of the land have used oppressions, committed robbery, and mistreated the poor and needy; and they wrongfully oppress the stranger.

Leviticus 19:13

‘You shall not cheat your neighbor, nor rob him. The wages of him who is hired shall not remain with you all night until morning.

Leviticus 25:17

Therefore you shall not oppress one another, but you shall fear your God; for I am the Lord your God.

Zechariah 7:10

Do not oppress the widow or the fatherless, The alien or the poor. Let none of you plan evil in his heart Against his brother.’

Malachi 3:5

And I will come near you for judgment; I will be a swift witness Against sorcerers, Against adulterers, Against perjurers, Against those who exploit wage earners and widows and orphans, And against those who turn away an alien— Because they do not fear Me,” Says the Lord of hosts.

Deuteronomy 23:16

He may dwell with you in your midst, in the place which he chooses within one of your gates, where it seems best to him; you shall not oppress him.