People Taking Advantage Of You

Render to no man evil for evil. Take thought for things honorable in the sight of all men. — read the full passage →

He that walketh uprightly walketh surely; But he that perverteth his ways shall be known.

And if ye love them that love you, what thank have ye? for even sinners love those that love them. — read the full passage →

Better is the poor that walketh in his integrity, Than he that is perverse inhisways, though he be rich.

All things therefore whatsoever ye would that men should do unto you, even so do ye also unto them: for this is the law and the prophets.

Be ye free from the love of money; content with such things as ye have: for himself hath said, I will in no wise fail thee, neither will I in any wise forsake thee.

For if ye forgive men their trespasses, your heavenly Father will also forgive you. — read the full passage →

If there be with thee a poor man, one of thy brethren, within any of thy gates in thy land which Jehovah thy God giveth thee, thou shalt not harden thy heart, nor shut thy hand from thy poor brother; — read the full passage →

In all things I gave you an example, that so laboring ye ought to help the weak, and to remember the words of the Lord Jesus, that he himself said, It is more blessed to give than to receive.

Say not thou, I will recompense evil: Wait for Jehovah, and he will save thee.

To him that smiteth thee on the one cheek offer also the other; and from him that taketh away thy cloak withhold not thy coat also.

Therefore I say unto you, All things whatsoever ye pray and ask for, believe that ye receive them, and ye shall have them.

Be ye angry, and sin not: let not the sun go down upon your wrath:

But him that is weak in faith receive ye, yet not for decision of scruples.

And as ye would that men should do to you, do ye also to them likewise.

Let all bitterness, and wrath, and anger, and clamor, and railing, be put away from you, with all malice: — read the full passage →

Whence comewars and whence come fightings among you? come they not hence, even of your pleasures that war in your members?

for all have sinned, and fall short of the glory of God;

And he said, That which proceedeth out of the man, that defileth the man. — read the full passage →

But when the Son of man shall come in his glory, and all the angels with him, then shall he sit on the throne of his glory: — read the full passage →

give, and it shall be given unto you; good measure, pressed down, shaken together, running over, shall they give into your bosom. For with what measure ye mete it shall be measured to you again.

Speak not one against another, brethren. He that speaketh against a brother, or judgeth his brother, speaketh against the law, and judgeth the law: but if thou judgest the law, thou art not a doer of the law, but a judge. — read the full passage →

Give to him that asketh thee, and from him that would borrow of thee turn not thou away.

But if any of you lacketh wisdom, let him ask of God, who giveth to all liberally and upbraideth not; and it shall be given him.

Behold, I send you forth as sheep in the midst of wolves: be ye therefore wise as serpents, and harmless as doves.

And whensoever ye stand praying, forgive, if ye have aught against any one; that your Father also who is in heaven may forgive you your trespasses.

Ye knowthis, my beloved brethren. But let every man be swift to hear, slow to speak, slow to wrath: — read the full passage →

Be not deceived; God is not mocked: for whatsoever a man soweth, that shall he also reap. — read the full passage →

But be ye doers of the word, and not hearers only, deluding your own selves. — read the full passage →

and be ye kind one to another, tenderhearted, forgiving each other, even as God also in Christ forgave you.

that no man transgress, and wrong his brother in the matter: because the Lord is an avenger in all these things, as also we forewarned you and testified.

He that is faithful in a very little is faithful also in much: and he that is unrighteous in a very little is unrighteous also in much.

Judge not, that ye be not judged. — read the full passage →

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

Take heed that ye do not your righteousness before men, to be seen of them: else ye have no reward with your Father who is in heaven. — read the full passage →

For even when we were with you, this we commanded you, If any will not work, neither let him eat.

But thou, why dost thou judge thy brother? or thou again, why dost thou set at nought thy brother? for we shall all stand before the judgment-seat of God. — read the full passage →

Take heed to yourselves: if thy brother sin, rebuke him; and if he repent, forgive him. — read the full passage →

learn to do well; seek justice, relieve the oppressed, judge the fatherless, plead for the widow.

No man can serve two masters: for either he will hate the one, and love the other; or else he will hold to one, and despise the other. Ye cannot serve God and mammon.

But love your enemies, and do them good, and lend, never despairing; and your reward shall be great, and ye shall be sons of the Most High: for he is kind toward the unthankful and evil.

Avenge not yourselves, beloved, but give place unto the wrath of God: for it is written, Vengeance belongeth unto me; I will recompense, saith the Lord.

Forasmuch therefore as ye trample upon the poor, and take exactions from him 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 the wine thereof.

Be not a witness against thy neighbor without cause; And deceive not with thy lips.

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 the false swearers, and against those that oppress the hireling in his wages, the widow, and the fatherless, and that turn aside the sojourner from his right, and fear not me, saith Jehovah of hosts.

Pure religion and undefiled before our God and Father is this, to visit the fatherless and widows in their affliction, and to keep oneself unspotted from the world.

But I say, Walk by the Spirit, and ye shall not fulfil the lust of the flesh. — read the full passage →

He that is faithful in a very little is faithful also in much: and he that is unrighteous in a very little is unrighteous also in much. — read the full passage →

If we confess our sins, he is faithful and righteous to forgive us our sins, and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness.

Now we that are strong ought to bear the infirmities of the weak, and not to please ourselves. — read the full passage →

But the Pharisees, when they heard that he had put the Sadducees to silence, gathered themselves together. — read the full passage →

A soft answer turneth away wrath; But a grievous word stirreth up anger.

And be not fashioned according to this world: but be ye transformed by the renewing of your mind, that ye may prove what is the good and acceptable and perfect will of God.

He that giveth unto the poor shall not lack; But he that hideth his eyes shall have many a curse.

Give to every one that asketh thee; and of him that taketh away thy goods ask them not again.

and if thou draw out thy soul to the hungry, and satisfy the afflicted soul: then shall thy light rise in darkness, and thine obscurity be as the noonday; — read the full passage →

Because of the oppression of the poor, because of the sighing of the needy, Now will I arise, saith Jehovah; I will set him in the safety he panteth for.

If any man thinketh himself to be religious, while he bridleth not his tongue but deceiveth his heart, this man’s religion is vain.

A faithful man shall abound with blessings; But he that maketh haste to be rich shall not be unpunished.

Get wisdom, get understanding; Forget not, neither decline from the words of my mouth;

Remember them that are in bonds, as bound with them; them that are ill-treated, as being yourselves also in the body.

Thus saith Jehovah: Execute ye justice and righteousness, and deliver him that is robbed out of the hand of the oppressor: and do no wrong, do no violence, to the sojourner, the fatherless, nor the widow; neither shed innocent blood in this place.

And he looked up, and saw the rich men that were casting their gifts into the treasury. — read the full passage →

Beware of false prophets, who come to you in sheep’s clothing, but inwardly are ravening wolves. — read the full passage →

Let love of the brethren continue. — read the full passage →

The integrity of the upright shall guide them; But the perverseness of the treacherous shall destroy them.

But if any provideth not for his own, and specially his own household, he hath denied the faith, and is worse than an unbeliever.

Thou knowest the commandments, Do not kill, Do not commit adultery, Do not steal, Do not bear false witness, Do not defraud, Honor thy father and mother.

and oppress not the widow, nor the fatherless, the sojourner, nor the poor; and let none of you devise evil against his brother in your heart.

But the wisdom that is from above is first pure, then peaceable, gentle, easy to be entreated, full of mercy and good fruits, without variance, without hypocrisy.

Behold, the hire of the laborers who mowed your fields, which is of you kept back by fraud, crieth out: and the cries of them that reaped have entered into the ears of the Lord of Sabaoth.

But Peter said, Silver and gold have I none; but what I have, that give I thee. In the name of Jesus Christ of Nazareth, walk.

A perverse man scattereth abroad strife; And a whisperer separateth chief friends.

And when ye reap the harvest of your land, thou shalt not wholly reap the corners of thy field, neither shalt thou gather the gleaning of thy harvest. — read the full passage →

Ye shall not afflict any widow, or fatherless child.

if ye oppress not the sojourner, the fatherless, and the widow, and shed not innocent blood in this place, neither walk after other gods to your own hurt:

He that augmenteth his substance by interest and increase, Gathereth it for him that hath pity on the poor.

He doth execute justice for the fatherless and widow, and loveth the sojourner, in giving him food and raiment.

Cursed be he that wresteth the justice due to the sojourner, fatherless, and widow. And all the people shall say, Amen.

Hatred stirreth up strifes; But love covereth all transgressions.

Howbeit when he, the Spirit of truth, is come, he shall guide you into all the truth: for he shall not speak from himself; but what things soever he shall hear, these shall he speak: and he shall declare unto you the things that are to come.

He that oppresseth the poor reproacheth his Maker; But he that hath mercy on the needy honoreth him.

The Revelation of Jesus Christ, which God gave him to show unto his servants, even the things which must shortly come to pass: and he sent and signified it by his angel unto his servant John;

But whoso hath the world’s goods, and beholdeth his brother in need, and shutteth up his compassion from him, how doth the love of God abide in him?

He hath showed thee, O man, what is good; and what doth Jehovah require of thee, but to do justly, and to love kindness, and to walk humbly with thy God?

But God commendeth his own love toward us, in that, while we were yet sinners, Christ died for us.

Blessed are the meek: for they shall inherit the earth. — read the full passage →

Seest thou a man wise in his own conceit? There is more hope of a fool than of him.

For no word from God shall be void of power.

Woe unto them that are wise in their own eyes, and prudent in their own sight!

Better is the poor that walketh in his integrity Than he that is perverse in his lips and is a fool.

But the Spirit saith expressly, that in later times some shall fall away from the faith, giving heed to seducing spirits and doctrines of demons, — read the full passage →

The discretion of a man maketh him slow to anger; And it is his glory to pass over a transgression.

I will say of Jehovah, He is my refuge and my fortress; My God, in whom I trust.

But unto the wicked God saith, What hast thou to do to declare my statutes, And that thou hast taken my covenant in thy mouth, — read the full passage →

And if thy brother be waxed poor, and his hand fail with thee; then thou shalt uphold him: as a stranger and a sojourner shall he live with thee. — read the full passage →

A fool’s vexation is presently known; But a prudent man concealeth shame.

night and day praying exceedingly that we may see your face, and may perfect that which is lacking in your faith? — read the full passage →

Put on therefore, as God’s elect, holy and beloved, a heart of compassion, kindness, lowliness, meekness, longsuffering; — read the full passage →

Owe no man anything, save to love one another: for he that loveth his neighbor hath fulfilled the law. — read the full passage →