Bible Verses About Hope In Oppression & Being Oppressed

The Lord is a stronghold for the oppressed, a stronghold in times of trouble. - Psalm 9:9

Whoever oppresses a poor man insults his Maker, but he who is generous to the needy honors him. - Proverbs 14:31

The Lord is near to the brokenhearted and saves the crushed in spirit. - Psalm 34:18

May he defend the cause of the poor of the people, give deliverance to the children of the needy, and crush the oppressor - Psalm 72:4

Do not oppress the widow, the fatherless, the sojourner, or the poor, and let none of you devise evil against another in your heart. - Zachariah 7:10

Whoever oppresses the poor to increase his own wealth, or gives to the rich, will only come to poverty. - Proverbs 22:16

Then I will draw near to you for judgment. I will be a swift witness against the sorcerers, against the adulterers, against those who swear falsely, against those who oppress the hired worker in his wages, the widow and the fatherless, against those who thrust aside the sojourner, and do not fear me, says the Lord of hosts. - Malachi 3:5

Learn to do good, seek justice, correct oppression, bring justice to the fatherless, plead the widow's cause. - Isaiah 1:17

To the choirmaster. Of the Sons of Korah. According to Alamoth. A Song. God is our refuge and strength, a very present help in trouble. - Psalm 46:1

The Spirit of the Lord is upon me, because he has anointed me to proclaim good news to the poor. He has sent me to proclaim liberty to the captives and recovering of sight to the blind, to set at liberty those who are oppressed, to proclaim the year of the Lord's favor. - Luke 4:18,19

Seeing the crowds, he went up on the mountain, and when he sat down, his disciples came to him. And he opened his mouth and taught them, saying: “Blessed are the poor in spirit, for theirs is the kingdom of heaven. “Blessed are those who mourn, for they shall be comforted. “Blessed are the meek, for they shall inherit the earth. - Matthew 5:1-5

Redeem me from man's oppression, that I may keep your precepts. - Psalm 119:134

Who executes justice for the oppressed, who gives food to the hungry. The Lord sets the prisoners free - Psalm 146:7

Because you did not serve the Lord your God with joyfulness and gladness of heart, because of the abundance of all things, therefore you shall serve your enemies whom the Lord will send against you, in hunger and thirst, in nakedness, and lacking everything. And he will put a yoke of iron on your neck until he has destroyed you. - Deuteronomy 28:47,48

Beloved, never avenge yourselves, but leave it to the wrath of God, for it is written, Vengeance is mine, I will repay, says the Lord. - Romans 12:19

Then Jesus said to him, Put your sword back into its place. For all who take the sword will perish by the sword. Do you think that I cannot appeal to my Father, and he will at once send me more than twelve legions of angels? But how then should the Scriptures be fulfilled, that it must be so - Matthew 26:52-54

But you have dishonored the poor man. Are not the rich the ones who oppress you, and the ones who drag you into court - James 2:6

But the Helper, the Holy Spirit, whom the Father will send in my name, he will teach you all things and bring to your remembrance all that I have said to you. - John 14:26

Woe to him who builds his house by unrighteousness, and his upper rooms by injustice, who makes his neighbor serve him for nothing and does not give him his wages, - Jeremiah 22:13

Your iniquities have turned these away, and your sins have kept good from you. For wicked men are found among my people, they lurk like fowlers lying in wait. They set a trap, they catch men. Like a cage full of birds, their houses are full of deceit, therefore they have become great and rich, they have grown fat and sleek. They know no bounds in deeds of evil; they judge not with justice the cause of the fatherless, to make it prosper, and they do not defend the rights of the needy. Shall I not punish them for these things. declares the Lord, and shall I not avenge myself on a nation such as this. - Jeremiah 5:24-29

But if anyone does not provide for his relatives, and especially for members of his household, he has denied the faith and is worse than an unbeliever. - 1 Timothy 5:8

Sing praises to the Lord, O you his saints, and give thanks to his holy name. For his anger is but for a moment, and his favor is for a lifetime. Weeping may tarry for the night, but joy comes with the morning. - Psalm30:4,5

Then he will say to those on his left, Depart from me, you cursed, into the eternal fire prepared for the devil and his angels. For I was hungry and you gave me no food, I was thirsty and you gave me no drink, I was a stranger and you did not welcome me, naked and you did not clothe me, sick and in prison and you did not visit me. Then they also will answer, saying, Lord, when did we see you hungry or thirsty or a stranger or naked or sick or in prison, and did not minister to you, Then he will answer them, saying, ‘Truly, I say to you, as you did not do it to one of the least of these, you did not do it to me. - Matthew 25:41-46

And he said, Woe to you lawyers also! For you load people with burdens hard to bear, and you yourselves do not touch the burdens with one of your fingers. - Luke 11:46

Then I will encamp at my house as a guard, so that none shall march to and fro; no oppressor shall again march over them, for now I see with my own eyes. - Zachariah 9:8

In righteousness you shall be established; you shall be far from oppression, for you shall not fear; and from terror, for it shall not come near you. - Isaiah 54:14

"You have heard that it was said, ‘An eye for an eye and a tooth for a tooth. But I say to you, Do not resist the one who is evil. But if anyone slaps you on the right cheek, turn to him the other also. - Matthew 5:38,39

Surely oppression drives the wise into madness, and a bribe corrupts the heart. - Ecclesiastes 7:7

Fret not yourself because of evildoers; be not envious of wrongdoers - Psalm 37:1

You shall not pervert the justice due to your poor in his lawsuit. Keep far from a false charge, and do not kill the innocent and righteous, for I will not acquit the wicked. - Exodus 23:6,7

And now, behold, the cry of the people of Israel has come to me, and I have also seen the oppression with which the Egyptians oppress them. Come, I will send you to Pharaoh that you may bring my people, the children of Israel, out of Egypt. - Exodus 3:9,10

Jesus replied, “A man was going down from Jerusalem to Jericho, and he fell among robbers, who stripped him and beat him and departed, leaving him half dead. Now by chance a priest was going down that road, and when he saw him he passed by on the other side. So likewise a Levite, when he came to the place and saw him, passed by on the other side. But a Samaritan, as he journeyed, came to where he was, and when he saw him, he had compassion. He went to him and bound up his wounds, pouring on oil and wine. Then he set him on his own animal and brought him to an inn and took care of him. - Luke 10:30-37