Psalm 82:3

New King James Version

Defend the poor and fatherless; Do justice to the afflicted and needy.

Cross References

Job 29:12

Because I delivered the poor who cried out, The fatherless and the one who had no helper.

Job 31:21

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

Psalm 10:18

To do justice to the fatherless and the oppressed, That the man of the earth may oppress no more.

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 31:9

Open your mouth, judge righteously, And plead the cause of the poor and needy.

Isaiah 1:17

Learn to do good; Seek justice, Rebuke the oppressor; Defend the fatherless, Plead for the widow.

Isaiah 1:23

Your princes are rebellious, And companions of thieves; Everyone loves bribes, And follows after rewards. They do not defend the fatherless, Nor does the cause of the widow come before them.

Jeremiah 21:12

O house of David! Thus says the Lord: “Execute judgment in the morning; And deliver him who is plundered Out of the hand of the oppressor, Lest My fury go forth like fire And burn so that no one can quench it, Because of the evil of your doings.

Jeremiah 22:16

He judged the cause of the poor and needy; Then it was well. Was not this knowing Me?” says the Lord.

Jeremiah 22:3

Thus says the Lord: “Execute judgment and righteousness, and deliver the plundered out of the hand of the oppressor. Do no wrong and do no violence to the stranger, the fatherless, or the widow, nor shed innocent blood in this place.

Jeremiah 5:28

They have grown fat, they are sleek; Yes, they surpass the deeds of the wicked; They do not plead the cause, The cause of the fatherless; Yet they prosper, And the right of the needy they do not defend.

Zechariah 7:9

“Thus says the Lord of hosts: ‘Execute true justice, Show mercy and compassion Everyone to his brother.

Deuteronomy 10:18

He administers justice for the fatherless and the widow, and loves the stranger, giving him food and clothing.

Deuteronomy 24:17

“You shall not pervert justice due the stranger or the fatherless, nor take a widow’s garment as a pledge.

James 1:27

Pure and undefiled religion before God and the Father is this: to visit orphans and widows in their trouble, and to keep oneself unspotted from the world.