Jas.2.6

James 2:6

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But ye have despised the poor. Do not rich men oppress you, and draw you before the judgment seats?

A Warning against Favoritism

Cross References

Proverbs 18:23

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The poor useth intreaties; but the rich answereth roughly.

The Selfishness of the Unfriendly

Proverbs 22:7

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The rich ruleth over the poor, and the borrower is servant to the lender.

A Good Name

On Life and Conduct

Isaiah 3:14

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The Lord will enter into judgment with the ancients of his people, and the princes thereof: for ye have eaten up the vineyard; the spoil of the poor is in your houses.

Judgment on Jerusalem and Judah

God Will Judge

Acts 8:3

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As for Saul, he made havock of the church, entering into every house, and haling men and women committed them to prison.

Saul Persecutes the Church

Acts 16:19

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And when her masters saw that the hope of their gains was gone, they caught Paul and Silas, and drew them into the marketplace unto the rulers,

Paul and Silas Imprisoned

First Convert in Europe

1 Corinthians 11:22

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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.