"With righteousness he will judge the needy; with justice he will give decisions for the poor of
the earth. He will strike the earth with the rod of his mouth; with the breath of his lips he will slay the wicked." Isaiah
11:4
"You have been a refuge for the poor, a refuge for the needy in his distress, a shelter from the
storm and a shade from the heat. For the breath of the ruthless is like a storm driving against a wall." Isaiah 25:4
"If you spend yourselves in behalf of the hungry and satisfy the needs of the oppressed, then your
light will rise in the darkness, and your night will become like the noonday." Isaiah 58:10
"The Spirit of the Sovereign LORD is on me, because the LORD has anointed me to preach good news
to the poor. He has sent me to bind up the brokenhearted, to proclaim freedom for the captives and release from darkness for
the prisoners." Isaiah 61:1
"'He defended the cause of the poor and needy, and so all went well. Is that not what it means to
know me?" declares the LORD." Jeremiah 22:16
"Sing to the LORD! Give praise to the LORD! He rescues the life of the needy from the hands of the
wicked." Jeremiah 20:13
"Do not oppress the widow or the fatherless, the alien or the poor. In your hearts do not think evil
of each other." Zechariah 7:10
"For I was hungry and you gave me something to eat, I was thirsty and you gave me something to drink, I was a stranger
and you invited me in." Matthew 25:35
"The Spirit of the Lord is on me, because He has anointed me to preach good news to the poor. He
has sent me to proclaim freedom for the prisoners and recovery of sight for the blind, to release the oppressed." Luke 4:18
"Cornelius stared at him in fear. What is it, Lord?' he asked. The angel answered, Your prayers and
gifts to the poor have come up as a memorial offering before God.'" Acts 10:4
"On the contrary: If your enemy is hungry, feed him; if he is thirsty, give him something to drink.
In doing this, you will heap burning coals on his head.'" Romans 12:20
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