Job 34:19
34:19 who shows no partiality to princes,
and does not take note of the rich more than the poor,
because all of them are the work of his hands?
Nehemiah 5:5
5:5 And now, though we share the same flesh and blood as our fellow countrymen,
and our children are just like their children,
still we have found it necessary to subject our sons and daughters to slavery.
Some of our daughters have been subjected to slavery, while we are powerless to help,
since our fields and vineyards now belong to other people.”
Proverbs 14:31
14:31 The one who oppresses the poor insults his Creator,
but whoever shows favor to the needy honors him.
Proverbs 22:2
22:2 The rich and the poor meet together;
the Lord is the creator of them both.
Isaiah 58:7
58:7 I want you to share your food with the hungry
and to provide shelter for homeless, oppressed people.
When you see someone naked, clothe him!
Don’t turn your back on your own flesh and blood!
Malachi 2:10
The Rebellion of the People
2:10 Do we not all have one father? Did not one God create us? Why do we betray one another, in this way making light of the covenant of our ancestors?