James 2:6
“But ye have despised the poor. Do not rich men oppress you, and draw you before the judgment seats?”
Are ye not then partial in yourselves, and are become judges of evil thoughts?
Hearken, my beloved brethren, Hath not God chosen the poor of this world rich in faith, and heirs of the kingdom which he hath promised to them that love him?
But ye have despised the poor. Do not rich men oppress you, and draw you before the judgment seats?
Do not they blaspheme that worthy name by the which ye are called?
If ye fulfil the royal law according to the scripture, Thou shalt love thy neighbour as thyself, ye do well:
Cross-References
“Whoso mocketh the poor reproacheth his Maker: and he that is glad at calamities shall not be unpunished.”
“The Lord executeth righteousness and judgment for all that are oppressed.”
“This he said, not that he cared for the poor; but because he was a thief, and had the bag, and bare what was put therein.”
“What? have ye not houses to eat and to drink in? or despise ye the church of God, and shame them that have not? What shall I say to you? shall I praise you in this? I praise you not.”
“He that oppresseth the poor reproacheth his Maker: but he that honoureth him hath mercy on the poor.”