Oppression: Unclassified Scriptures Relating To

Scripture references

Exo 22:21–24 You must not exploit or oppress a foreign resident, for you yourselves
Deu 23:15, 16 Do not return a slave to his master if he has taken refuge with you.
Deu 24:14, 15 Do not oppress a hired hand who is poor and needy, whether he is a
Job 27:13–23 This is the wicked man’s portion from God—the heritage the ruthless
Psa 9:9 The LORD is a refuge for the oppressed, a stronghold in times of trouble.
Psa 10:17, 18 You have heard, O LORD, the desire of the humble; You will strengthen
Psa 12:5 “For the cause of the oppressed and for the groaning of the needy, I will
Psa 62:10 Place no trust in extortion, or false hope in stolen goods. If your
Psa 74:21 Do not let the oppressed retreat in shame; may the poor and needy praise
Psa 119:134 Redeem me from the oppression of man, that I may keep Your precepts.
Pro 3:31 Do not envy a violent man or choose any of his ways;
Pro 14:31 Whoever oppresses the poor taunts their Maker, but whoever is kind to the
Pro 22:22 Do not rob a poor man because he is poor, and do not crush the afflicted
Pro 28:3 A destitute leader who oppresses the poor is like a driving rain that
Pro 30:14 there is a generation whose teeth are swords and whose jaws are knives,
Ecc 4:1 Again I looked, and I considered all the oppression taking place under the
Ecc 5:8 If you see the oppression of the poor and the denial of justice and
Ecc 7:7 Surely extortion turns a wise man into a fool, and a bribe corrupts the
Isa 1:17 Learn to do right; seek justice and correct the oppressor. Defend the
Isa 5:8 Woe to you who add house to house and join field to field until no place is
Isa 33:15, 16 He who walks righteously and speaks with sincerity, who refuses gain
Isa 58:6 Isn’t this the fast that I have chosen: to break the chains of wickedness,
Jer 21:12 O house of David, this is what the LORD says: ‘Administer justice every
Eze 22:29 The people of the land have practiced extortion and committed robbery.
Eze 45:9 For this is what the Lord GOD says: ‘Enough, O princes of Israel! Cease
Amo 5:11, 12 Therefore, because you trample on the poor and exact from him a tax of
Amo 8:4–6 Hear this, you who trample the needy, who do away with the poor of the
Mic 2:1–3 Woe to those who devise iniquity and plot evil on their beds! At
Hab 2:5–11 and wealth indeed betrays him. He is an arrogant man never at rest. He
Zec 7:10 Do not oppress the widow or the fatherless, the foreigner or the poor. And
Mat 23:2–4 “The scribes and Pharisees sit in Moses’ seat. / So practice and observe
Jam 2:6 But you have dishonored the poor. Is it not the rich who oppress you and