Bible Verses About Oppression

to vindicate the fatherless and oppressed, that the men of the earth may strike terror no more.

“For the cause of the oppressed and for the groaning of the needy, I will now arise,” says the LORD. “I will bring safety to him who yearns.”

from the wicked who assail me, from my mortal enemies who surround me.

Why do You hide Your face and forget our affliction and oppression?

Place no trust in extortion, or false hope in stolen goods. If your riches increase, do not set your heart upon them.

May he vindicate the afflicted among the people; may he save the children of the needy and crush the oppressor.

He will redeem them from oppression and violence, for their blood is precious in his sight.

Do not let the oppressed retreat in shame; may the poor and needy praise Your name.

The LORD executes righteousness and justice for all the oppressed.

I have done what is just and right; do not leave me to my oppressors.

Redeem me from the oppression of man, that I may keep Your precepts.

Do not envy a violent man or choose any of his ways;

Whoever oppresses the poor taunts their Maker, but whoever is kind to the needy honors Him.

Oppressing the poor to enrich oneself or giving gifts to the rich will surely lead to poverty.

Do not rob a poor man because he is poor, and do not crush the afflicted at the gate,

A destitute leader who oppresses the poor is like a driving rain that leaves no food.

there is a generation whose teeth are swords and whose jaws are knives, devouring the oppressed from the earth and the needy from among men.

Again I looked, and I considered all the oppression taking place under the sun. I saw the tears of the oppressed, and they had no comforter; the power lay in the hands of their oppressors, and there was no comforter.

If you see the oppression of the poor and the denial of justice and righteousness in the province, do not be astonished at the matter; for one official is watched by a superior, and others higher still are over them.

Surely extortion turns a wise man into a fool, and a bribe corrupts the heart.

Learn to do right; seek justice and correct the oppressor. Defend the fatherless and plead the case of the widow.”

Woe to you who add house to house and join field to field until no place is left and you live alone in the land.

He who walks righteously and speaks with sincerity, who refuses gain from extortion, whose hand never takes a bribe, who stops his ears against murderous plots and shuts his eyes tightly against evil—

he will dwell on the heights; the mountain fortress will be his refuge; his food will be provided and his water assured.

I chirp like a swallow or crane; I moan like a dove. My eyes grow weak as I look upward. O Lord, I am oppressed; be my security.”