Proverbs 22:22

Tree of Life Version

Do not rob a poor person because he is poor, nor crush the needy at the gate,

Cross References

Job 31:16

“If I withheld the desires of the poor or let the eyes of the widow to fail,

Job 31:21

if I have raised my hand against the orphan, when I saw my support in the gate,

Exodus 23:3

On the other hand, nor should you takes sides with a poor man in his case.

Exodus 23:6

“You are not to pervert justice to your poor in his dispute.

Proverbs 21:7

The violence of the wicked sweeps them away, because they refuse to act justly.

Proverbs 22:16

The one who oppresses the poor to increase his own gain, and the one who gives to the rich— both end in poverty.

Isaiah 10:2

to deprive the helpless of justice and rob the rights of the poor of My people, so that widows may be their spoil and orphans their prey!

Ezekiel 22:29

“The people of the land have oppressively blackmailed, plundered in robbery, wronged the poor and needy and abused the outsider unjustly.

Leviticus 19:13

“You are not to oppress your neighbor, nor rob him. The wages of a hired servant are not to remain with you all night until the morning.

Leviticus 25:17

You are not to cheat one another, but fear your God, for I am Adonai your God.

Zechariah 7:10

Do not oppress the widow or the orphan, the outsider or the poor. Furthermore, do not let any of you devise evil against one another in your heart.’

Malachi 3:5

“Then I will draw near to you in judgment, and I will be a swift witness against sorcerers, adulterers, perjurers those who extort a worker’s wage, or oppress the widow or an orphan, those who mislead a stranger. They do not fear Me,” says Adonai-Tzva’ot.

Deuteronomy 23:16

“You are not to hand over to his master a slave who seeks refuge with you from his master.