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Proverbs 29:7
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Proverbs 29:7
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7 The righteous care about justice for the poor,(A)
but the wicked have no such concern.
Proverbs 29:7
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Proverbs 29:7
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7 The righteous considereth the cause of the poor: but the wicked regardeth not to know it.
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Psalm 140:12
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Psalm 140:12
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Psalm 140:12
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Psalm 140:12
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12 I know that the Lord will maintain the cause of the afflicted, and the right of the poor.
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Isaiah 1:17
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Isaiah 1:17
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Isaiah 1:17
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Isaiah 1:17
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17 Learn to do well; seek judgment, relieve the oppressed, judge the fatherless, plead for the widow.
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Isaiah 42:1-4
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Isaiah 42:1-4
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The Servant of the Lord
42 “Here is my servant,(A) whom I uphold,
my chosen one(B) in whom I delight;(C)
I will put my Spirit(D) on him,
and he will bring justice(E) to the nations.(F)
2 He will not shout or cry out,(G)
or raise his voice in the streets.
3 A bruised reed(H) he will not break,(I)
and a smoldering wick he will not snuff out.(J)
In faithfulness he will bring forth justice;(K)
4 he will not falter or be discouraged
till he establishes justice(L) on earth.
In his teaching(M) the islands(N) will put their hope.”(O)
Isaiah 42:1-4
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Isaiah 42:1-4
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42 Behold my servant, whom I uphold; mine elect, in whom my soul delighteth; I have put my spirit upon him: he shall bring forth judgment to the Gentiles.
2 He shall not cry, nor lift up, nor cause his voice to be heard in the street.
3 A bruised reed shall he not break, and the smoking flax shall he not quench: he shall bring forth judgment unto truth.
4 He shall not fail nor be discouraged, till he have set judgment in the earth: and the isles shall wait for his law.
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Ezekiel 22:29
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Ezekiel 22:29
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29 The people of the land practice extortion and commit robbery;(A) they oppress the poor and needy and mistreat the foreigner,(B) denying them justice.(C)
Ezekiel 22:29
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Ezekiel 22:29
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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.
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Micah 3:8-9
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Micah 3:8-9
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8 But as for me, I am filled with power,
with the Spirit of the Lord,
and with justice and might,
to declare to Jacob his transgression,
to Israel his sin.(A)
9 Hear this, you leaders of Jacob,
you rulers of Israel,
who despise justice
and distort all that is right;(B)
Micah 3:8-9
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Micah 3:8-9
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8 But truly I am full of power by the spirit of the Lord, and of judgment, and of might, to declare unto Jacob his transgression, and to Israel his sin.
9 Hear this, I pray you, ye heads of the house of Jacob, and princes of the house of Israel, that abhor judgment, and pervert all equity.
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Micah 3:11-12
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Micah 3:11-12
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11 Her leaders judge for a bribe,(A)
her priests teach for a price,(B)
and her prophets tell fortunes for money.(C)
Yet they look(D) for the Lord’s support and say,
“Is not the Lord among us?
No disaster will come upon us.”(E)
12 Therefore because of you,
Zion will be plowed like a field,
Jerusalem will become a heap of rubble,(F)
the temple(G) hill a mound overgrown with thickets.(H)
Micah 3:11-12
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Micah 3:11-12
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11 The heads thereof judge for reward, and the priests thereof teach for hire, and the prophets thereof divine for money: yet will they lean upon the Lord, and say, Is not the Lord among us? none evil can come upon us.
12 Therefore shall Zion for your sake be plowed as a field, and Jerusalem shall become heaps, and the mountain of the house as the high places of the forest.
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