James 2:6

The Scriptures 1998

But you have shown disrespect towards the poor man. Do not the rich oppress you and drag you into the courts?

Cross References

Proverbs 17:5

He who mocks the poor reproaches his Maker; He who rejoices at calamity does not go unpunished.

1 Corinthians 11:22

Have you not houses to eat and drink in? Or do you despise the assembly of Elohim and shame those who have not? What shall I say to you? Shall I praise you in this? I do not praise!

Proverbs 14:31

He who oppresses the poor reproaches his Maker, But he who esteems Him shows favour to the needy.

Psalm 14:6

You would put to shame the counsel of the poor, But יהוה  is his refuge.

James 5:4

See, the wages of the workmen who mowed your fields, which you kept back, cry out. And the cries of the reapers have reached the ears of יהוה  of hosts.

James 2:3

and you pay attention to the one wearing the splendid robe and say to him, “You sit here in a good place,” and say to the poor one, “You stand there,” or, “Sit here by my feet,”

Acts 17:6

But not finding them, they dragged Jason and some of the brothers to the city rulers, crying out, “They who have turned the world upside down have come here too,

Acts 13:50

But the Yehuḏ

Acts 8:3

But Sha’ul was ravaging the assembly, entering every house, and dragging off men and women, putting them in prison.

Zechariah 7:10

“Do not oppress the widow or the fatherless, the stranger or the poor. And do not plot evil in your hearts against one another.’

Amos 5:11

Therefore, because you trample on the poor and take grain taxes from him – you have built houses of hewn stone but you are not going to dwell in them, you have planted pleasant vineyards but not drink wine from them.

Ecclesiastes 5:8

If you see the oppression of the poor, and denial of right-ruling and righteousness in a province, do not be astonished at the matter. For a higher than the high is guarding, and there are higher ones over them.

Proverbs 22:16

One oppresses the poor to increase his wealth, Another gives to the rich, only to come to poverty.

Psalm 12:5

“Because of the oppression of the poor, because of the sighing of the needy, I now arise,” says יהוה, “I set in safety – he pants for it.”

Psalm 10:14

You have seen it, for You observe trouble and grief, To repay with Your hand. The poor commits himself to You; You are the helper of the fatherless.

James 5:6

You have condemned, you have murdered the righteous – he does not resist you.

Acts 18:12

And when Gallion was proconsul of Achaia, the Yehuḏ

Habakkuk 3:14

You shall pierce with his own arrows The head of his leaders. They stormed along to scatter me, Rejoicing as if to devour the poor in secret.

Amos 4:1

Hear this word, you cows of Bashan, who are on the mountain of Shomeron, who are oppressing the poor, who are crushing the needy, who are saying to their masters, “Bring wine, let us drink!”

Isaiah 53:3

despised and rejected by men, a man of pains and knowing sickness. And as one from whom the face is hidden, being despised, and we did not consider Him.

Psalm 10:10

And he crouches, he lies low, And the helpless fall under his strength.

Psalm 10:8

He sits in the hiding places of the villages; In the secret places he murders the innocent; His eyes are on the lookout for the helpless.

Psalm 10:2

In arrogance the wrongdoer hotly pursues the poor; They are caught by the schemes which they devised.

Job 20:19

For he has oppressed, he has forsaken the poor, he has seized a house which he did not build.

John 8:49

יהושע  answered, “I do not have a demon, but I value My Father, and you do not value Me.

Proverbs 18:23

The poor speaks beseechingly, But the rich answers fiercely.

Proverbs 22:7

The rich rules over the poor, And the borrower is servant to the lender.