Bible Verses About The Poor: Acting unjustly towards

For he hath oppressed and forsaken the poor; He hath violently taken away a house, and he shall not build it up.

This is the portion of a wicked man from God, And the heritage appointed unto him by God.

For thou hast taken pledges of thy brother for nought, And stripped the naked of their clothing.

Therefore snares are round about thee, And sudden fear troubleth thee,

Woe unto them that decree unrighteous decrees, and to the writers that write perverseness;

to turn aside the needy from justice, and to rob the poor of my people of their right, that widows may be their spoil, and that they may make the fatherless their prey!

And what will ye do in the day of visitation, and in the desolation which shall come from far? to whom will ye flee for help? and where will ye leave your glory?

Forasmuch therefore as ye trample upon the poor, and take exactions from him of wheat: ye have built houses of hewn stone, but ye shall not dwell in them; ye have planted pleasant vineyards, but ye shall not drink the wine thereof.

For I know how manifold are your transgressions, and how mighty are your sins—ye that afflict the just, that take a bribe, and that turn aside the needy in the gate from their right.