He that oppresseth the poor to increase his riches, and he that giveth to the rich, shall surely come to want.
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He that hath pity upon the poor lendeth unto the LORD; and that which he hath given will he pay him again.
Proverbs
Wisdom / SolomonIn those days there was no king in Israel: every man did that which was right in his own eyes.
Judges
HistorySo Joshua smote all the country of the hills, and of the south, and of the vale, and of the springs, and all their kings: he left none remaining, but utterly destroyed all that breathed, as the LORD God of Israel commanded.
Joshua
History / JoshuaAnd Adam lived an hundred and thirty years, and begat a son in his own likeness, after his image; and called his name Seth:
Genesis
LawAnd if a man smite his servant, or his maid, with a rod, and he die under his hand; he shall be surely punished.
Exodus
Law / MosesAnd said unto him, Dost thou certainly know that Baalis the king of the Ammonites hath sent Ishmael the son of Nethaniah to slay thee? But Gedaliah the son of Ahikam believed them not.
Jeremiah
Major Prophets / JeremiahIs it not lawful for me to do what I will with mine own? Is thine eye evil, because I am good?
Matthew
Gospels / MatthewAnd they answered the angel of the LORD that stood among the myrtle trees, and said, We have walked to and fro through the earth, and, behold, all the earth sitteth still, and is at rest.
Zechariah
Minor Prophets / ZechariahWhich forsaketh the guide of her youth, and forgetteth the covenant of her God.
Proverbs
Wisdom / SolomonAnd again he sent unto them another servant; and at him they cast stones, and wounded him in the head, and sent him away shamefully handled.
Mark
GospelsIf now thou hast understanding, hear this: hearken to the voice of my words.
Job
WisdomSo then neither is he that planteth any thing, neither he that watereth; but God that giveth the increase.
1 Corinthians
Pauline EpistlesLet all bitterness, and wrath, and anger, and clamour, and evil speaking, be put away from you, with all malice:
Ephesians
Pauline EpistlesArise, O LORD; let not man prevail: let the heathen be judged in thy sight.
Psalms
Poetry / David and othersI will say of the LORD, He is my refuge and my fortress: my God; in him will I trust.
Psalms
PoetryHim that overcometh will I make a pillar in the temple of my God, and he shall go no more out: and I will write upon him the name of my God, and the name of the city of my God, which is new Jerusalem, which cometh down out of heaven from my God: and I will write upon him my new name.
Revelation
Apocalyptic / JohnAnd these are the countries which the children of Israel inherited in the land of Canaan, which Eleazar the priest, and Joshua the son of Nun, and the heads of the fathers of the tribes of the children of Israel, distributed for inheritance to them.
Joshua
HistoryThen went Samson to Gaza, and saw there an harlot, and went in unto her.
Judges
History / SamuelWhy sayest thou, O Jacob, and speakest, O Israel, My way is hid from the LORD, and my judgment is passed over from my God?
Isaiah
Major ProphetsAnd they brought up the ark of the LORD, and the tabernacle of the congregation, and all the holy vessels that were in the tabernacle, even those did the priests and the Levites bring up.
1 Kings
History / JeremiahThe sting of death is sin; and the strength of sin is the law.
1 Corinthians
Pauline EpistlesAnd he settled his countenance stedfastly, until he was ashamed: and the man of God wept.
2 Kings
HistoryAnd it came to pass, that, when Jehu was executing judgment upon the house of Ahab, and found the princes of Judah, and the sons of the brethren of Ahaziah, that ministered to Ahaziah, he slew them.