Oppression

The Lord also will be a refuge for the oppressed, a refuge in times of trouble.

He that oppresseth the poor reproacheth his Maker: but he that honoureth him hath mercy on the poor.

Learn to do well; seek judgment, relieve the oppressed, judge the fatherless, plead for the widow.

He shall judge the poor of the people, he shall save the children of the needy, and shall break in pieces the oppressor.

The Lord is nigh unto them that are of a broken heart; and saveth such as be of a contrite spirit.

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.

Deliver me from the oppression of man: so will I keep thy precepts.

The Spirit of the Lord is upon me, because he hath anointed me to preach the gospel to the poor; he hath sent me to heal the brokenhearted, to preach deliverance to the captives, and recovering of sight to the blind, to set at liberty them that are bruised, — read the full passage →

He that oppresseth the poor to increase his riches, and he that giveth to the rich, shall surely come to want.

Which executeth judgment for the oppressed: which giveth food to the hungry. The Lord looseth the prisoners:

And I will come near to you to judgment; and I will be a swift witness against the sorcerers, and against the adulterers, and against false swearers, and against those that oppress the hireling in his wages, the widow, and the fatherless, and that turn aside the stranger from his right, and fear not me, saith the Lord of hosts.

In righteousness shalt thou be established: thou shalt be far from oppression; for thou shalt not fear: and from terror; for it shall not come near thee.

The Lord executeth righteousness and judgment for all that are oppressed.

He that dwelleth in the secret place of the most High shall abide under the shadow of the Almighty. — read the full passage →

Dearly beloved, avenge not yourselves, but rather give place unto wrath: for it is written, Vengeance is mine; I will repay, saith the Lord.

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

Your iniquities have turned away these things, and your sins have withholden good things from you. — read the full passage →

God is our refuge and strength, a very present help in trouble.

But the Comforter, which is the Holy Ghost, whom the Father will send in my name, he shall teach you all things, and bring all things to your remembrance, whatsoever I have said unto you.

For the oppression of the poor, for the sighing of the needy, now will I arise, saith the Lord; I will set him in safety from him that puffeth at him.

Surely oppression maketh a wise man mad; and a gift destroyeth the heart.

Thus speaketh the Lord of hosts, saying, Execute true judgment, and shew mercy and compassions every man to his brother: — read the full passage →

Woe unto him that buildeth his house by unrighteousness, and his chambers by wrong; that useth his neighbour’s service without wages, and giveth him not for his work;

Woe unto them that decree unrighteous decrees, and that write grievousness which they have prescribed; — read the full passage →

And seeing the multitudes, he went up into a mountain: and when he was set, his disciples came unto him: — read the full passage →

A righteous man falling down before the wicked is as a troubled fountain, and a corrupt spring.

And he said, Woe unto you also, ye lawyers! for ye lade men with burdens grievous to be borne, and ye yourselves touch not the burdens with one of your fingers.

But if any provide not for his own, and specially for those of his own house, he hath denied the faith, and is worse than an infidel.

Hear this word, ye kine of Bashan, that are in the mountain of Samaria, which oppress the poor, which crush the needy, which say to their masters, Bring, and let us drink.

Wherefore thus saith the Holy One of Israel, Because ye despise this word, and trust in oppression and perverseness, and stay thereon:

Defend the poor and fatherless: do justice to the afflicted and needy.

Thou shalt not wrest the judgment of thy poor in his cause. — read the full passage →

Fear thou not; for I am with thee: be not dismayed; for I am thy God: I will strengthen thee; yea, I will help thee; yea, I will uphold thee with the right hand of my righteousness.

But thine eyes and thine heart are not but for thy covetousness, and for to shed innocent blood, and for oppression, and for violence, to do it.

Then shall he say also unto them on the left hand, Depart from me, ye cursed, into everlasting fire, prepared for the devil and his angels: — read the full passage →

Shall the throne of iniquity have fellowship with thee, which frameth mischief by a law?

Because thou servedst not the Lord thy God with joyfulness, and with gladness of heart, for the abundance of all things; — read the full passage →

Ye shall make you no idols nor graven image, neither rear you up a standing image, neither shall ye set up any image of stone in your land, to bow down unto it: for I am the Lord your God. — read the full passage →

In thee have they set light by father and mother: in the midst of thee have they dealt by oppression with the stranger: in thee have they vexed the fatherless and the widow.

Wherefore hidest thou thy face, and forgettest our affliction and our oppression?

Ye are of God, little children, and have overcome them: because greater is he that is in you, than he that is in the world.

And I will encamp about mine house because of the army, because of him that passeth by, and because of him that returneth: and no oppressor shall pass through them any more: for now have I seen with mine eyes.

And when we cried unto the Lord God of our fathers, the Lord heard our voice, and looked on our affliction, and our labour, and our oppression:

I will say unto God my rock, Why hast thou forgotten me? why go I mourning because of the oppression of the enemy?

Be sober, be vigilant; because your adversary the devil, as a roaring lion, walketh about, seeking whom he may devour:

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.

Now therefore, behold, the cry of the children of Israel is come unto me: and I have also seen the oppression wherewith the Egyptians oppress them. — read the full passage →

For the vineyard of the Lord of hosts is the house of Israel, and the men of Judah his pleasant plant: and he looked for judgment, but behold oppression; for righteousness, but behold a cry.

For thou art the God of my strength: why dost thou cast me off? why go I mourning because of the oppression of the enemy?

And it shall come to pass, if thou shalt hearken diligently unto the voice of the Lord thy God, to observe and to do all his commandments which I command thee this day, that the Lord thy God will set thee on high above all nations of the earth: — read the full passage →

Submit yourselves therefore to God. Resist the devil, and he will flee from you.

Put on the whole armour of God, that ye may be able to stand against the wiles of the devil.

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.

If thou seest the oppression of the poor, and violent perverting of judgment and justice in a province, marvel not at the matter: for he that is higher than the highest regardeth; and there be higher than they.

Fret not thyself because of evildoers, neither be thou envious against the workers of iniquity.

Casting all your care upon him; for he careth for you.

Lord, thou hast heard the desire of the humble: thou wilt prepare their heart, thou wilt cause thine ear to hear: — read the full passage →

Behold, I give unto you power to tread on serpents and scorpions, and over all the power of the enemy: and nothing shall by any means hurt you.

We know that whosoever is born of God sinneth not; but he that is begotten of God keepeth himself, and that wicked one toucheth him not.

The Spirit of the Lord is upon me, because he hath anointed me to preach the gospel to the poor; he hath sent me to heal the brokenhearted, to preach deliverance to the captives, and recovering of sight to the blind, to set at liberty them that are bruised,

If the spirit of the ruler rise up against thee, leave not thy place; for yielding pacifieth great offences.

Because of the voice of the enemy, because of the oppression of the wicked: for they cast iniquity upon me, and in wrath they hate me.

He delivereth the poor in his affliction, and openeth their ears in oppression.

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

Sing unto the Lord, O ye saints of his, and give thanks at the remembrance of his holiness. — read the full passage →

Now therefore, behold, the cry of the children of Israel is come unto me: and I have also seen the oppression wherewith the Egyptians oppress them.

For thus hath the Lord of hosts said, Hew ye down trees, and cast a mount against Jerusalem: this is the city to be visited; she is wholly oppression in the midst of her.

In transgressing and lying against the Lord, and departing away from our God, speaking oppression and revolt, conceiving and uttering from the heart words of falsehood.

For we wrestle not against flesh and blood, but against principalities, against powers, against the rulers of the darkness of this world, against spiritual wickedness in high places.

These things I have spoken unto you, that in me ye might have peace. In the world ye shall have tribulation: but be of good cheer; I have overcome the world.

And Jesus answering said, A certain man went down from Jerusalem to Jericho, and fell among thieves, which stripped him of his raiment, and wounded him, and departed, leaving him half dead. — read the full passage →

Rob not the poor, because he is poor: neither oppress the afflicted in the gate: — read the full passage →

Like a crane or a swallow, so did I chatter: I did mourn as a dove: mine eyes fail with looking upward: O Lord, I am oppressed; undertake for me.

Woe unto them that decree unrighteous decrees, and that write grievousness which they have prescribed;

He that soweth iniquity shall reap vanity: and the rod of his anger shall fail. — read the full passage →

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.

Then said Jesus unto him, Put up again thy sword into his place: for all they that take the sword shall perish with the sword. — read the full passage →

Woe to her that is filthy and polluted, to the oppressing city! — read the full passage →

Forasmuch therefore as your treading is upon the poor, and ye take from him burdens of wheat: ye have built houses of hewn stone, but ye shall not dwell in them; ye have planted pleasant vineyards, but ye shall not drink wine of them.

And take the helmet of salvation, and the sword of the Spirit, which is the word of God:

Ye have heard that it hath been said, An eye for an eye, and a tooth for a tooth: — read the full passage →

Thus saith the Lord; For three transgressions of Israel, and for four, I will not turn away the punishment thereof; because they sold the righteous for silver, and the poor for a pair of shoes; — read the full passage →

Beloved, believe not every spirit, but try the spirits whether they are of God: because many false prophets are gone out into the world.

Wherefore take unto you the whole armour of God, that ye may be able to withstand in the evil day, and having done all, to stand.

We are troubled on every side, yet not distressed; we are perplexed, but not in despair;

Woe unto them that decree unrighteous decrees, and that write grievousness which they have prescribed; — read the full passage →

But, behold, I will raise up against you a nation, O house of Israel, saith the Lord the God of hosts; and they shall afflict you from the entering in of Hemath unto the river of the wilderness.

For God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have everlasting life. — read the full passage →

Blessed be the Lord my strength, which teacheth my hands to war, and my fingers to fight:

Above all, taking the shield of faith, wherewith ye shall be able to quench all the fiery darts of the wicked.

Behold, here I am: witness against me before the Lord, and before his anointed: whose ox have I taken? or whose ass have I taken? or whom have I defrauded? whom have I oppressed? or of whose hand have I received any bribe to blind mine eyes therewith? and I will restore it you.

Bless the Lord, O my soul: and all that is within me, bless his holy name.

Be merciful unto me, O God: for man would swallow me up; he fighting daily oppresseth me.

Jesus Christ the same yesterday, and to day, and for ever.

Cast thy burden upon the Lord, and he shall sustain thee: he shall never suffer the righteous to be moved.

So it came to pass in the day of battle, that there was neither sword nor spear found in the hand of any of the people that were with Saul and Jonathan: but with Saul and with Jonathan his son was there found. — read the full passage →

And when those beasts give glory and honour and thanks to him that sat on the throne, who liveth for ever and ever,

Again, they are minished and brought low through oppression, affliction, and sorrow. — read the full passage →

Now will I sing to my wellbeloved a song of my beloved touching his vineyard. My wellbeloved hath a vineyard in a very fruitful hill: — read the full passage →

And the great dragon was cast out, that old serpent, called the Devil, and Satan, which deceiveth the whole world: he was cast out into the earth, and his angels were cast out with him. — read the full passage →