Oppression

Question 1

And thou shalt grope at noonday, as the blind gropeth in darkness, and thou shalt not prosper in thy ways: and thou shalt be only oppressed and spoiled evermore, and no man shall save thee.

Answer 1

Deuteronomy 28:29

Question 2

Surely oppression maketh a wise man mad; and a gift destroyeth the heart.

Answer 2

Ecclesiastes 7:7

Question 3

Envy thou not the oppressor, and choose none of his ways.

Answer 3

Proverbs 3:31

Question 4

Thus saith the LORD of hosts; The children of Israel and the children of Judah were oppressed together: and all that took them captives held them fast; they refused to let them go.

Answer 4

Jeremiah 50:33

Question 5

He will not accept any person against a poor man, but will hear the prayer of the oppressed.

Answer 5

Ecclesiasticus 35:13

Question 6

So I returned, and considered all the oppressions that are done under the sun: and behold the tears of such as were oppressed, and they had no comforter; and on the side of their oppressors there was power; but they had no comforter.

Answer 6

Ecclesiastes 4:1

Question 7

If thou seest the oppression of the poor, and violent perverting of judgment and justice in a province, marvel not at the matter: for he that is higher than the highest regardeth; and there be higher than they.

Answer 7

Ecclesiastes 5:8