The King James Version Bible

Bible Verses About Oppression

  • He that oppresseth the poor reproacheth his Maker: but he that honoureth him hath mercy on the poor.
  • The LORD also will be a refuge for the oppressed, a refuge in times of trouble.
  • The LORD is nigh unto them that are of a broken heart; and saveth such as be of a contrite spirit.
  • He shall judge the poor of the people, he shall save the children of the needy, and shall break in pieces the oppressor.
  • 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.
  • He that oppresseth the poor to increase his riches, and he that giveth to the rich, shall surely come to want.
  • 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 ...
  • 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 ...
  • God is our refuge and strength, a very present help in trouble.
  • Learn to do well; seek judgment, relieve the oppressed, judge the fatherless, plead for the widow.
  • Therefore I love thy commandments above gold; yea, above fine gold.
  • And seeing the multitudes, he went up into a mountain: and when he was set, his disciples came unto him: And he opened his mouth, and taught them, saying, Blessed are the poor in spirit: for theirs is the kingdom of heaven. Blessed are they that ...
  • A righteous man falling down before the wicked is as a troubled fountain, and a corrupt spring.
  • Because thou servedst not the LORD thy God with joyfulness, and with gladness of heart, for the abundance of all things; Therefore shalt thou serve thine enemies which the LORD shall send against thee, in hunger, and in thirst, and in nakedness, and ...
  • 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;
  • 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. Ye shall keep my sabbaths, and reverence my sanctuary: I am ...
  • 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. Thinkest thou that I cannot now pray to my Father, and he shall presently give me more than twelve legions of angels? But ...
  • 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?
  • 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: And ...