116 Bible Verses about Oppression
Want to know what the Bible says about Oppression? Here are 116 Bible verses about Oppression from the Old and New Testaments of the Holy Bible, New International Version (NIV), sorted from the most relevant to the least relevant.
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Psalm 9:9 NIV
The Lord is a refuge for the oppressed,
a stronghold in times of trouble.
a stronghold in times of trouble.
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Isaiah 1:17 NIV
Learn to do right; seek justice.
Defend the oppressed.
Take up the cause of the fatherless;
plead the case of the widow.
Defend the oppressed.
Take up the cause of the fatherless;
plead the case of the widow.
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Proverbs 14:31 NIV
Whoever oppresses the poor shows contempt for their Maker,
but whoever is kind to the needy honors God.
but whoever is kind to the needy honors God.
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Psalm 72:4 NIV
May he defend the afflicted among the people
and save the children of the needy;
may he crush the oppressor.
and save the children of the needy;
may he crush the oppressor.
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Psalm 34:18 NIV
The Lord is close to the brokenhearted
and saves those who are crushed in spirit.
and saves those who are crushed in spirit.
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Luke 4:18-19 NIV
18 “The Spirit of the Lord is on me,
because he has anointed me
to proclaim good news to the poor.
He has sent me to proclaim freedom for the prisoners
and recovery of sight for the blind,
to set the oppressed free,
19 to proclaim the year of the Lord’s favor.”
because he has anointed me
to proclaim good news to the poor.
He has sent me to proclaim freedom for the prisoners
and recovery of sight for the blind,
to set the oppressed free,
19 to proclaim the year of the Lord’s favor.”
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Zechariah 7:10 NIV
Do not oppress the widow or the fatherless, the foreigner or the poor. Do not plot evil against each other.’
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Psalm 119:134 NIV
Redeem me from human oppression,
that I may obey your precepts.
that I may obey your precepts.
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Psalm 146:7 NIV
He upholds the cause of the oppressed
and gives food to the hungry.
The Lord sets prisoners free,
and gives food to the hungry.
The Lord sets prisoners free,
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Proverbs 22:16 NIV
One who oppresses the poor to increase his wealth
and one who gives gifts to the rich—both come to poverty.
and one who gives gifts to the rich—both come to poverty.
103
Malachi 3:5 NIV
“So I will come to put you on trial. I will be quick to testify against sorcerers, adulterers and perjurers, against those who defraud laborers of their wages, who oppress the widows and the fatherless, and deprive the foreigners among you of justice, but do not fear me,” says the Lord Almighty.
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Isaiah 54:14 NIV
In righteousness you will be established:
Tyranny will be far from you;
you will have nothing to fear.
Terror will be far removed;
it will not come near you.
Tyranny will be far from you;
you will have nothing to fear.
Terror will be far removed;
it will not come near you.
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Psalm 103:6 NIV
The Lord works righteousness
and justice for all the oppressed.
and justice for all the oppressed.
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Psalm 46:1 NIV
God is our refuge and strength,
an ever-present help in trouble.
an ever-present help in trouble.
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James 2:6 NIV
But you have dishonored the poor. Is it not the rich who are exploiting you? Are they not the ones who are dragging you into court?
57
John 14:26 NIV
But the Advocate, the Holy Spirit, whom the Father will send in my name, will teach you all things and will remind you of everything I have said to you.
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Romans 12:19 NIV
Do not take revenge, my dear friends, but leave room for God’s wrath, for it is written: “It is mine to avenge; I will repay,” says the Lord.
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Psalm 12:5 NIV
“Because the poor are plundered and the needy groan,
I will now arise, ” says the Lord.
“I will protect them from those who malign them.”
I will now arise, ” says the Lord.
“I will protect them from those who malign them.”
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Ecclesiastes 7:7 NIV
Extortion turns a wise person into a fool,
and a bribe corrupts the heart.
and a bribe corrupts the heart.
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Zechariah 7:9-10 NIV
9 “This is what the Lord Almighty said: ‘Administer true justice; show mercy and compassion to one another. 10 Do not oppress the widow or the fatherless, the foreigner or the poor. Do not plot evil against each other.’
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