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Romans 12:15
Rejoice with those who rejoice; weep with those who weep.
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Psalms 35:13-14
Yet when they were sick, my clothing was sackcloth; I humbled myself with fasting, and my prayer was genuine.I went about grieving as if for my friend or brother; I was bowed down with grief, like one mourning a mother.
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Jeremiah 13:17
But if you will not listen, my innermost being will weep in secret because of your pride. My eyes will overflow with tears, for the Lord’s flock has been taken captive.
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Job 31:16-21
If I have refused the wishes of the poor or let the widow’s eyes go blind,if I have eaten my few crumbs alone without letting the fatherless eat any of it—for from my youth, I raised him as his father, and since the day I was born I guided the widow—if I have seen anyone dying for lack of clothing or a needy person without a cloak,if he did not bless me while warming himself with the fleece from my sheep,if I ever cast my vote against a fatherless child when I saw that I had support in the city gate,
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Isaiah 58:7-8
Is it not to share your bread with the hungry, to bring the poor and homeless into your house, to clothe the naked when you see him, and not to ignore your own flesh and blood?Then your light will appear like the dawn, and your recovery will come quickly. Your righteousness will go before you, and the Lord’s glory will be your rear guard.
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Proverbs 17:5
The one who mocks the poor insults his Maker, and one who rejoices over calamity will not go unpunished.
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Job 24:4
They push the needy off the road; the poor of the land are forced into hiding.
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Proverbs 14:31
The one who oppresses the poor person insults his Maker, but one who is kind to the needy honors Him.
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Jeremiah 18:20
Should good be repaid with evil? Yet they have dug a pit for me. Remember how I stood before You to speak good on their behalf, to turn Your anger from them.
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2 Corinthians 9 9
As it is written: He scattered; He gave to the poor; His righteousness endures forever.
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Proverbs 14:21
The one who despises his neighbor sins, but whoever shows kindness to the poor will be happy.
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Daniel 4:27
Therefore, may my advice seem good to you my king. Separate yourself from your sins by doing what is right, and from your injustices by showing mercy to the needy. Perhaps there will be an extension of your prosperity.”
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John 11:35
Jesus wept.
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Proverbs 19:17
Kindness to the poor is a loan to the Lord, and He will give a reward to the lender.
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Luke 19:41
As He approached and saw the city, He wept over it,
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Psalms 12:1
Help, Lord, for no faithful one remains; the loyal have disappeared from the human race.
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Proverbs 28:8
Whoever increases his wealth through excessive interest collects it for one who is kind to the poor.
