Taking Advantage

that no one should take advantage of and wrong a brother or sister in this matter; because the Lord is an avenger in all these things, as also we forewarned you and testified.

“‘You shall not oppress your neighbor, nor rob him. “‘The wages of a hired servant shall not remain with you all night until the morning.

He who increases his wealth by excessive interest gathers it for one who has pity on the poor.

Woe to those who devise iniquity and work evil on their beds! When the morning is light, they practice it, because it is in the power of their hand. — read the full passage →

Behold, the wages of the laborers who mowed your fields, which you have kept back by fraud, cry out, and the cries of those who reaped have entered into the ears of the Lord of Armies.

Don’t exploit the poor, because he is poor; and don’t crush the needy in court; — read the full passage →

A false balance is an abomination to Yahweh, but accurate weights are his delight.

Let him who stole steal no more; but rather let him labor, working with his hands the thing that is good, that he may have something to give to him who has need.

He said to them, “Beware! Keep yourselves from covetousness, for a man’s life doesn’t consist of the abundance of the things which he possesses.”

Woe to him who builds his house by unrighteousness, and his rooms by injustice; who uses his neighbor’s service without wages, and doesn’t give him his hire;

Whoever oppresses the poor for his own increase and whoever gives to the rich, both come to poverty.

“As you would like people to do to you, do exactly so to them.

You shall not oppress a hired servant who is poor and needy, whether he is one of your brothers, or one of the foreigners who are in your land within your gates.

“You shall not wrong an alien, neither shall you oppress him, for you were aliens in the land of Egypt. — read the full passage →

“You shall not wrong an alien, neither shall you oppress him, for you were aliens in the land of Egypt.

Don’t exploit the poor, because he is poor; and don’t crush the needy in court;

Hear this, you who desire to swallow up the needy, and cause the poor of the land to fail, — read the full passage →

Therefore, because you trample on the poor, and take taxes from him of wheat: You have built houses of cut stone, but you will not dwell in them. You have planted pleasant vineyards, but you shall not drink their wine.

He who is faithful in a very little is faithful also in much. He who is dishonest in a very little is also dishonest in much.

He who oppresses the poor shows contempt for his Maker, but he who is kind to the needy honors him.

Differing weights and differing measures, both of them alike are an abomination to Yahweh.

For if you thoroughly amend your ways and your doings; if you thoroughly execute justice between a man and his neighbor; — read the full passage →

he who doesn’t lend out his money for usury, nor take a bribe against the innocent. He who does these things shall never be shaken.

In this love has been made perfect among us, that we may have boldness in the day of judgment, because as he is, even so are we in this world.

Come now, you rich, weep and howl for your miseries that are coming on you. — read the full passage →

“‘If you sell anything to your neighbor, or buy from your neighbor, you shall not wrong one another.

He who is faithful in a very little is faithful also in much. He who is dishonest in a very little is also dishonest in much. — read the full passage →

Shall I be pure with dishonest scales, and with a bag of deceitful weights?

The king by justice makes the land stable, but he who takes bribes tears it down.

“You shall not take advantage of any widow or fatherless child. — read the full passage →

if you don’t oppress the foreigner, the fatherless, and the widow, and don’t shed innocent blood in this place, neither walk after other gods to your own hurt:

Yahweh detests differing weights, and dishonest scales are not pleasing.

Thus says Yahweh: Execute justice and righteousness, and deliver him who is robbed out of the hand of the oppressor: and do no wrong, do no violence, to the foreigner, the fatherless, nor the widow; neither shed innocent blood in this place.

Learn to do well. Seek justice. Relieve the oppressed. Judge the fatherless. Plead for the widow.”

Better is the poor who walks in his integrity, than he who is perverse in his ways, and he is rich.

Don’t be unequally yoked with unbelievers, for what fellowship have righteousness and iniquity? Or what fellowship has light with darkness?

There is one who scatters, and increases yet more. There is one who withholds more than is appropriate, but gains poverty. — read the full passage →

For the love of money is a root of all kinds of evil. Some have been led astray from the faith in their greed, and have pierced themselves through with many sorrows.

For we hear of some who walk among you in rebellion, who don’t work at all, but are busybodies.

“Behold, I send you out as sheep in the midst of wolves. Therefore be wise as serpents, and harmless as doves.

Therefore whatever you desire for men to do to you, you shall also do to them; for this is the law and the prophets.

But whoever has the world’s goods, and sees his brother in need, and closes his heart of compassion against him, how does the love of God remain in him?

Open your hearts to us. We wronged no one. We corrupted no one. We took advantage of no one.

Therefore it is already altogether a defect in you, that you have lawsuits one with another. Why not rather be wronged? Why not rather be defrauded? — read the full passage →

Therefore, because you trample on the poor, and take taxes from him of wheat: You have built houses of cut stone, but you will not dwell in them. You have planted pleasant vineyards, but you shall not drink their wine. — read the full passage →

In you have they taken bribes to shed blood; you have taken interest and increase, and you have greedily gained of your neighbors by oppression, and have forgotten me, says the Lord Yahweh.

Don’t move the ancient boundary stone. Don’t encroach on the fields of the fatherless: — read the full passage →

Don’t trust in oppression. Don’t become vain in robbery. If riches increase, don’t set your heart on them.

You shall not oppress a hired servant who is poor and needy, whether he is one of your brothers, or one of the foreigners who are in your land within your gates. — read the full passage →

For even when we were with you, we commanded you this: “If anyone will not work, neither let him eat.”

doing nothing through rivalry or through conceit, but in humility, each counting others better than himself;

He who walks blamelessly walks surely, but he who perverts his ways will be found out.

A second likewise is this, ‘You shall love your neighbor as yourself.’

A tyrannical ruler lacks judgment. One who hates ill-gotten gain will have long days.

“Be angry, and don’t sin.” Don’t let the sun go down on your wrath,

If I speak with the languages of men and of angels, but don’t have love, I have become sounding brass, or a clanging cymbal.

In the same way, the Spirit also helps our weaknesses, for we don’t know how to pray as we ought. But the Spirit himself makes intercession for us with groanings which can’t be uttered.

In all things I gave you an example, that so laboring you 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.’”

They covet fields, and seize them; and houses, and take them away: and they oppress a man and his house, even a man and his heritage.

So are the ways of everyone who is greedy for gain. It takes away the life of its owners.

“Because of the oppression of the weak and because of the groaning of the needy, I will now arise,” says Yahweh; “I will set him in safety from those who malign him.”

In arrogance, the wicked hunt down the weak. They are caught in the schemes that they devise.

But you have dishonored the poor man. Don’t the rich oppress you, and personally drag you before the courts?

Let all bitterness, wrath, anger, outcry, and slander, be put away from you, with all malice. — read the full passage →

Don’t be deceived. God is not mocked, for whatever a man sows, that he will also reap. — read the full passage →

Now concerning the things about which you wrote to me: it is good for a man not to touch a woman. — read the full passage →

Repay no one evil for evil. Respect what is honorable in the sight of all men. — read the full passage →

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

The people of the land have used oppression, and exercised robbery; yes, they have troubled the poor and needy, and have oppressed the foreigner wrongfully.

The poor man and the oppressor have this in common: Yahweh gives sight to the eyes of both.

Whoever stops his ears at the cry of the poor, he will also cry out, but shall not be heard.

Here I am. Witness against me before Yahweh, and before his anointed. Whose ox have I taken? Whose donkey have I taken? Whom have I defrauded? Whom have I oppressed? Of whose hand have I taken a ransom to blind my eyes therewith? I will restore it to you.” — read the full passage →

‘Cursed is he who removes his neighbor’s landmark.’ All the people shall say, ‘Amen.’

You shall not wrong one another; but you shall fear your God: for I am Yahweh your God.

But if any of you lacks wisdom, let him ask of God, who gives to all liberally and without reproach; and it will be given to him.

Be free from the love of money, content with such things as you have, for he has said, “I will in no way leave you, neither will I in any way forsake you.”

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

If you love those who love you, what credit is that to you? For even sinners love those who love them. — read the full passage →

Don’t move the ancient boundary stone. Don’t encroach on the fields of the fatherless:

If a poor man, one of your brothers, is with you within any of your gates in your land which Yahweh your God gives you, you shall not harden your heart, nor shut your hand from your poor brother; — read the full passage →

This is the Revelation of Jesus Christ, which God gave him to show to his servants the things which must happen soon, which he sent and made known by his angel to his servant, John,

Remember those who are in bonds, as bound with them; and those who are ill-treated, since you are also in the body.

constant friction of people of corrupt minds and destitute of the truth, who suppose that godliness is a means of gain. Withdraw yourself from such. — read the full passage →

doing nothing through rivalry or through conceit, but in humility, each counting others better than himself; — read the full passage →

And be kind to one another, tender hearted, forgiving each other, just as God also in Christ forgave you.

Now accept one who is weak in faith, but not for disputes over opinions.

Don’t seek revenge yourselves, beloved, but give place to God’s wrath. For it is written, “Vengeance belongs to me; I will repay, says the Lord.”

He also said to his disciples, “There was a certain rich man who had a manager. An accusation was made to him that this man was wasting his possessions. — read the full passage →

but he who didn’t know, and did things worthy of stripes, will be beaten with few stripes. To whomever much is given, of him will much be required; and to whom much was entrusted, of him more will be asked.

To him who strikes you on the cheek, offer also the other; and from him who takes away your cloak, don’t withhold your coat also.

As he went out of the temple, one of his disciples said to him, “Teacher, see what kind of stones and what kind of buildings!” — read the full passage →

Therefore I tell you, all things whatever you pray and ask for, believe that you have received them, and you shall have them.

“But when the Son of Man comes in his glory, and all the holy angels with him, then he will sit on the throne of his glory. — read the full passage →

He has shown you, O man, what is good. What does Yahweh require of you, but to act justly, to love mercy, and to walk humbly with your God?

One who is greedy stirs up strife; but one who trusts in Yahweh will prosper.

Don’t say, “I will pay back evil.” Wait for Yahweh, and he will save you.

Don’t withhold good from those to whom it is due, when it is in the power of your hand to do it. — read the full passage →

And if a brother or sister is naked and in lack of daily food, — read the full passage →

But if he has wronged you at all, or owes you anything, put that to my account.

Therefore watch carefully how you walk, not as unwise, but as wise; — read the full passage →