Bible Verses by Topic

Exodus 22:21 - Thou shalt neither vex a stranger, nor oppress him: for ye were strangers in the land of Egypt.

Proverbs 14:21 - He that despiseth his neighbour sinneth: but he that hath mercy on the poor, happy is he.

Proverbs 22:16 - He that oppresseth the poor to increase his riches, and he that giveth to the rich, shall surely come to want.

Isaiah 10:1 - Woe unto them that decree unrighteous decrees, and that write grievousness which they have prescribed;

Isaiah 58:6 - Is not this the fast that I have chosen? to loose the bands of wickedness, to undo the heavy burdens, and to let the oppressed go free, and that ye break every yoke?

Micah 2:1 - Woe to them that devise iniquity, and work evil upon their beds! when the morning is light, they practise it, because it is in the power of their hand.

Matthew 20:25 - But Jesus called them unto him, and said, Ye know that the princes of the Gentiles exercise dominion over them, and they that are great exercise authority upon them.

Matthew 20:26 - But it shall not be so among you: but whosoever will be great among you, let him be your minister;

Matthew 20:27 - And whosoever will be chief among you, let him be your servant:

Matthew 20:28 - Even as the Son of man came not to be ministered unto, but to minister, and to give his life a ransom for many.

Luke 22:25 - And he said unto them, The kings of the Gentiles exercise lordship over them; and they that exercise authority upon them are called benefactors.

Luke 22:26 - But ye shall not be so: but he that is greatest among you, let him be as the younger; and he that is chief, as he that doth serve.

Romans 13:10 - Love worketh no ill to his neighbour: therefore love is the fulfilling of the law.

Galatians 5:13 - For, brethren, ye have been called unto liberty; only use not liberty for an occasion to the flesh, but by love serve one another.

Ephesians 4:28 - Let him that stole steal no more: but rather let him labour, working with his hands the thing which is good, that he may have to give to him that needeth.

Colossians 3:25 - But he that doeth wrong shall receive for the wrong which he hath done: and there is no respect of persons.

1 Timothy 6:10 - For the love of money is the root of all evil: which while some coveted after, they have erred from the faith, and pierced themselves through with many sorrows.

James 2:6 - But ye have despised the poor. Do not rich men oppress you, and draw you before the judgment seats?

James 5:1 - Go to now, ye rich men, weep and howl for your miseries that shall come upon you.

James 5:2 - Your riches are corrupted, and your garments are motheaten.

James 5:3 - Your gold and silver is cankered; and the rust of them shall be a witness against you, and shall eat your flesh as it were fire. Ye have heaped treasure together for the last days.

James 5:4 - Behold, the hire of the labourers who have reaped down your fields, which is of you kept back by fraud, crieth: and the cries of them which have reaped are entered into the ears of the Lord of sabaoth.

James 5:5 - Ye have lived in pleasure on the earth, and been wanton; ye have nourished your hearts, as in a day of slaughter.

James 5:6 - Ye have condemned and killed the just; and he doth not resist you.

Psalms 9:9 - The LORD also will be a refuge for the oppressed, a refuge in times of trouble.

Psalms 10:17 - LORD, thou hast heard the desire of the humble: thou wilt prepare their heart, thou wilt cause thine ear to hear:

Psalms 10:18 - To judge the fatherless and the oppressed, that the man of the earth may no more oppress.

Psalms 72:12 - For he shall deliver the needy when he crieth; the poor also, and him that hath no helper.

Psalms 72:13 - He shall spare the poor and needy, and shall save the souls of the needy.

Psalms 72:14 - He shall redeem their soul from deceit and violence: and precious shall their blood be in his sight.

Psalms 140:12 - I know that the LORD will maintain the cause of the afflicted, and the right of the poor.

Psalms 140:13 - Surely the righteous shall give thanks unto thy name: the upright shall dwell in thy presence.

Proverbs 6:16 - These six things doth the LORD hate: yea, seven are an abomination unto him:

Proverbs 6:17 - A proud look, a lying tongue, and hands that shed innocent blood,

Proverbs 6:18 - An heart that deviseth wicked imaginations, feet that be swift in running to mischief,

Proverbs 6:19 - A false witness that speaketh lies, and he that soweth discord among brethren.

Proverbs 22:22 - Rob not the poor, because he is poor: neither oppress the afflicted in the gate:

Proverbs 22:23 - For the LORD will plead their cause, and spoil the soul of those that spoiled them.

Jeremiah 22:3 - Thus saith the LORD; Execute ye judgment and righteousness, and deliver the spoiled out of the hand of the oppressor: and do no wrong, do no violence to the stranger, the fatherless, nor the widow, neither shed innocent blood in this place.

Ezekiel 22:29 - The people of the land have used oppression, and exercised robbery, and have vexed the poor and needy: yea, they have oppressed the stranger wrongfully.

Amos 8:4 - Hear this, O ye that swallow up the needy, even to make the poor of the land to fail,

Amos 8:5 - Saying, When will the new moon be gone, that we may sell corn? and the sabbath, that we may set forth wheat, making the ephah small, and the shekel great, and falsifying the balances by deceit?

Amos 8:6 - That we may buy the poor for silver, and the needy for a pair of shoes; yea, and sell the refuse of the wheat?

Zechariah 7:9 - Thus speaketh the LORD of hosts, saying, Execute true judgment, and shew mercy and compassions every man to his brother:

Zechariah 7:10 - And oppress not the widow, nor the fatherless, the stranger, nor the poor; and let none of you imagine evil against his brother in your heart.