You shall not deny justice to the poor in their lawsuits.
“Then I will draw near to you for judgment. And I will be a swift witness against sorcerers and adulterers and perjurers
Do not deny justice or show partiality. Do not accept a bribe, for a bribe blinds the eyes of the wise and twists the wo
Woe to those who enact unjust statutes and issue oppressive decrees,
‘Cursed is he who withholds justice from the foreigner, the fatherless, or the widow.’ And let all the people say, ‘Amen
If you see the oppression of the poor and the denial of justice and righteousness in the province, do not be astonished
Listen, my beloved brothers: Has not God chosen the poor of this world to be rich in faith and to inherit the kingdom He
They have grown fat and sleek, and have excelled in the deeds of the wicked. They have not taken up the cause of the fat
You must not pervert justice; you must not show partiality to the poor or favoritism to the rich; you are to judge your
You shall not follow the crowd in wrongdoing. When you testify in a lawsuit, do not pervert justice by siding with the c
All are hardened rebels, walking around as slanderers. They are bronze and iron; all of them are corrupt.
Defend the cause of the weak and fatherless; uphold the rights of the afflicted and oppressed.
And now, may the fear of the LORD be upon you. Be careful what you do, for with the LORD our God there is no injustice o
if I have lifted up my hand against the fatherless because I saw that I had support in the gate,
If I have rejected the cause of my manservant or maidservant when they made a complaint against me,
if you no longer oppress the foreigner and the fatherless and the widow, and if you no longer shed innocent blood in thi
Then I said: “Hear now, O leaders of Jacob, you rulers of the house of Israel. Should you not know justice?
Woe to the city of oppressors, rebellious and defiled!
Therefore, because you trample on the poor and exact from him a tax of grain, you will never live in the stone houses yo