Bible Verses About Oppression
Ranked by the OpenBible.info topical community
These are the Bible verses most often cited for oppression, ranked by the OpenBible.info topical community across 5,414 votes, led by Psalms 9:9. Each passage links to its verse page or the interactive map; scripture is the King James Version.
Top verses about Oppression
Psalms 9:9308 votes
The Lord also will be a refuge for the oppressed, a refuge in times of trouble.
Proverbs 14:31271 votes
He that oppresseth the poor reproacheth his Maker: but he that honoureth him hath mercy on the poor.
Isaiah 1:17264 votes
Learn to do well; seek judgment, relieve the oppressed, judge the fatherless, plead for the widow.
Psalms 72:4218 votes
He shall judge the poor of the people, he shall save the children of the needy, and shall break in pieces the oppressor.
Psalms 34:18201 votes
The Lord is nigh unto them that are of a broken heart; and saveth such as be of a contrite spirit.
Psalms 119:134178 votes
Deliver me from the oppression of man: so will I keep thy precepts.
Zechariah 7:10174 votes
And oppress not the widow, nor the fatherless, the stranger, nor the poor; and let none of you imagine evil against his brother in your heart.
Luke 4:18-19166 votes
The Spirit of the Lord is upon me, because he hath anointed me to preach the gospel to the poor; he hath sent me to heal the brokenhearted, to preach deliverance to the captives, and recovering of sight to the blind, to set at liberty them that are bruised,
Psalms 146:7155 votes
Which executeth judgment for the oppressed: which giveth food to the hungry. The Lord looseth the prisoners:
Proverbs 22:16155 votes
He that oppresseth the poor to increase his riches, and he that giveth to the rich, shall surely come to want.
Malachi 3:5138 votes
And I will come near to you to judgment; and I will be a swift witness against the sorcerers, and against the adulterers, and against false swearers, and against those that oppress the hireling in his wages, the widow, and the fatherless, and that turn aside the stranger from his right, and fear not me, saith the Lord of hosts.
Isaiah 54:14123 votes
In righteousness shalt thou be established: thou shalt be far from oppression; for thou shalt not fear: and from terror; for it shall not come near thee.
Psalms 103:6118 votes
The Lord executeth righteousness and judgment for all that are oppressed.
Psalms 91:1-16110 votes
He that dwelleth in the secret place of the most High shall abide under the shadow of the Almighty.
Romans 12:1993 votes
Dearly beloved, avenge not yourselves, but rather give place unto wrath: for it is written, Vengeance is mine; I will repay, saith the Lord.
James 2:690 votes
But ye have despised the poor. Do not rich men oppress you, and draw you before the judgment seats?
Jeremiah 5:25-2989 votes
Your iniquities have turned away these things, and your sins have withholden good things from you.
Psalms 46:183 votes
God is our refuge and strength, a very present help in trouble.
John 14:2683 votes
But the Comforter, which is the Holy Ghost, whom the Father will send in my name, he shall teach you all things, and bring all things to your remembrance, whatsoever I have said unto you.
Psalms 12:576 votes
For the oppression of the poor, for the sighing of the needy, now will I arise, saith the Lord; I will set him in safety from him that puffeth at him.
Zechariah 7:9-1074 votes
Thus speaketh the Lord of hosts, saying, Execute true judgment, and shew mercy and compassions every man to his brother:
Ecclesiastes 7:771 votes
Surely oppression maketh a wise man mad; and a gift destroyeth the heart.
Matthew 5:1-4865 votes
And seeing the multitudes, he went up into a mountain: and when he was set, his disciples came unto him:
Jeremiah 22:1364 votes
Woe unto him that buildeth his house by unrighteousness, and his chambers by wrong; that useth his neighbour’s service without wages, and giveth him not for his work;
Proverbs 25:2662 votes
A righteous man falling down before the wicked is as a troubled fountain, and a corrupt spring.
What does the Bible say about oppression?
Readers most often cite Psalms 9:9 on the subject of oppression. Across 5,414 votes, 25 passages are commonly cited for this topic, including Proverbs 14:31, Isaiah 1:17, Psalms 72:4. This page lists all 25 in ranked order, quoted in the King James Version, with each linked to its cross-references.