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What does the Bible say about oppression?

15 verses about oppression, ranked by the votes of OpenBible.info readers, with the King James text.

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Bible verses about oppression

Psalms 9:9 — The LORD also will be a refuge for the oppressed, a refuge in times of trouble. 5 votes
Proverbs 14:31 — He that oppresseth the poor reproacheth his Maker: but he that honoureth him hath mercy on the poor. 5 votes
Psalms 72:4 — He shall judge the poor of the people, he shall save the children of the needy, and shall break in pieces the oppressor. 4 votes
Isaiah 1:17 — Learn to do well; seek judgment, relieve the oppressed, judge the fatherless, plead for the widow. 4 votes
Psalms 34:18 — The LORD is nigh unto them that are of a broken heart; and saveth such as be of a contrite spirit. 3 votes
Psalms 119:134 — Deliver me from the oppression of man: so will I keep thy precepts. 3 votes
Proverbs 22:16 — He that oppresseth the poor to increase his riches, and he that giveth to the rich, shall surely come to want. 3 votes
Zechariah 7:10 — 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. 3 votes
Luke 4:18 — 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, 3 votes
Psalms 91:1 — He that dwelleth in the secret place of the most High shall abide under the shadow of the Almighty. 2 votes
Psalms 103:6 — The LORD executeth righteousness and judgment for all that are oppressed. 2 votes
Psalms 146:7 — Which executeth judgment for the oppressed: which giveth food to the hungry. The LORD looseth the prisoners: 2 votes
Isaiah 54:14 — 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. 2 votes
Malachi 3:5 — 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. 2 votes
Romans 12:19 — Dearly beloved, avenge not yourselves, but rather give place unto wrath: for it is written, Vengeance is mine; I will repay, saith the Lord. 2 votes

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Psalms (7), Proverbs (2), Isaiah (2), Zechariah (1), Malachi (1), Luke (1), Romans (1)

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