Quotes about Inequality
Oppressing the poor to enrich oneself or giving gifts to the rich will surely lead to poverty.
— Proverbs 22:16
The righteous consider the cause of the poor, but the wicked have no regard for such concerns.
— Proverbs 29:7
there is a generation whose teeth are swords and whose jaws are knives, devouring the oppressed from the earth and the needy from among men.
— Proverbs 30:14
When there is a man who has labored with wisdom, knowledge, and skill, and he must give his portion to a man who has not worked for it, this too is futile and a great evil.
— Ecclesiastes 2:21
If you see the oppression of the poor and the denial of justice and righteousness in the province, do not be astonished at the matter; for one official is watched by a superior, and others higher still are over them.
— Ecclesiastes 5:8
The produce of the earth is taken by all; the king himself profits from the fields.
— Ecclesiastes 5:9
Folly is appointed to great heights, but the rich sit in lowly positions.
— Ecclesiastes 10:6
I have seen slaves on horseback, while princes go on foot like slaves.
— Ecclesiastes 10:7
The people will oppress one another, man against man, neighbor against neighbor; the young will rise up against the old, and the base against the honorable.
— Isaiah 3:5
Why do you crush My people and grind the faces of the poor?” declares the Lord GOD of Hosts.
— Isaiah 3:15
to deprive the poor of fair treatment and withhold justice from the oppressed of My people, to make widows their prey and orphans their plunder.
— Isaiah 10:2
Feet trample it down—the feet of the oppressed, the steps of the poor.
— Isaiah 26:6