Defend the cause of the weak and fatherless; uphold the rights of the afflicted and oppressed. Cross References Deuteronomy 24:17 Do not deny justice to the foreigner or the fatherless, and do not take a widow's cloak as security. Psalm 10:18 to vindicate the fatherless and oppressed, that the men of the earth may strike terror no more. Psalm 41:1 Blessed is he who cares for the poor; the LORD will deliver him in the day of trouble. Psalm 72:2 May he judge Your people with righteousness and Your afflicted with justice. Psalm 140:12 I know that the LORD upholds justice for the poor and defends the cause of the needy. Isaiah 1:17 Learn to do right; seek justice and correct the oppressor. Defend the fatherless and plead the case of the widow." Isaiah 11:4 but with righteousness He will judge the poor, and with equity He will decide for the lowly of the earth. He will strike the earth with the rod of His mouth and slay the wicked with the breath of His lips. Jeremiah 22:16 He took up the cause of the poor and needy, and so it went well with him. Is this not what it means to know Me?" declares the LORD. Treasury of Scripture Defend the poor and fatherless: do justice to the afflicted and needy. defend. Psalm 10:18 Deuteronomy 10:18 Isaiah 1:17,23 do Jeremiah 5:28 Jeremiah 22:3,16 James 1:27 |