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.
Verses For Discipline & Faith
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And we are his witnesses of these things; and so is also the Holy Ghost, whom God hath given to them that obey him.
Acts
HistoryMy soul hath kept thy testimonies; and I love them exceedingly.
Psalms
PoetryAnd when one of them that sat at meat with him heard these things, he said unto him, Blessed is he that shall eat bread in the kingdom of God.
Luke
GospelsAnd he that toucheth the flesh of him that hath the issue shall wash his clothes, and bathe himself in water, and be unclean until the even.
Leviticus
LawThat all the people of the earth might know the hand of the LORD, that it is mighty: that ye might fear the LORD your God for ever.
Joshua
History / JoshuaThe calamity of Moab is near to come, and his affliction hasteth fast.
Jeremiah
Major Prophets / JeremiahSo Zedekiah the king sware secretly unto Jeremiah, saying, As the LORD liveth, that made us this soul, I will not put thee to death, neither will I give thee into the hand of these men that seek thy life.
Jeremiah
Major Prophets / JeremiahAnd now it is true that I am thy near kinsman: howbeit there is a kinsman nearer than I.
Ruth
HistoryAnd if it appear still in the garment, either in the warp, or in the woof, or in any thing of skin; it is a spreading plague: thou shalt burn that wherein the plague is with fire.
Leviticus
Law / MosesSing unto him a new song; play skilfully with a loud noise.
Psalms
Poetry / David and othersHe that is slow to wrath is of great understanding: but he that is hasty of spirit exalteth folly.
Proverbs
WisdomAll these were the sons of Heman the king's seer in the words of God, to lift up the horn. And God gave to Heman fourteen sons and three daughters.
1 Chronicles
History / EzraRun now, I pray thee, to meet her, and say unto her, Is it well with thee? is it well with thy husband? is it well with the child? And she answered, It is well.
2 Kings
History / JeremiahAnd they told the king, saying, Behold Nathan the prophet. And when he was come in before the king, he bowed himself before the king with his face to the ground.
1 Kings
HistoryThe mouth of strange women is a deep pit: he that is abhorred of the LORD shall fall therein.
Proverbs
WisdomAnd they sent a messenger unto Joseph, saying, Thy father did command before he died, saying,
Genesis
LawFor all nations have drunk of the wine of the wrath of her fornication, and the kings of the earth have committed fornication with her, and the merchants of the earth are waxed rich through the abundance of her delicacies.
Revelation
ApocalypticThen said he unto the disciples, It is impossible but that offences will come: but woe unto him, through whom they come!
Luke
GospelsAnd Jacob came out of the field in the evening, and Leah went out to meet him, and said, Thou must come in unto me; for surely I have hired thee with my son's mandrakes. And he lay with her that night.
Genesis
LawHath God forgotten to be gracious? hath he in anger shut up his tender mercies? Selah.
Psalms
PoetryAnd Gehazi passed on before them, and laid the staff upon the face of the child; but there was neither voice, nor hearing. Wherefore he went again to meet him, and told him, saying, The child is not awaked.
2 Kings
HistoryBut he himself turned again from the quarries that were by Gilgal, and said, I have a secret errand unto thee, O king: who said, Keep silence. And all that stood by him went out from him.
Judges
History / SamuelEthiopia and Egypt were her strength, and it was infinite; Put and Lubim were thy helpers.