Quotes about Inequality
They push the needy off the road and force all the poor of the land into hiding.
— Job 24:4
both low and high, rich and poor alike.
— Psalm 49:2
Abundant food is in the fallow ground of the poor, but without justice it is swept away.
— Proverbs 13:23
The poor man is hated even by his neighbor, but many are those who love the rich.
— Proverbs 14:20
Whoever oppresses the poor taunts their Maker, but whoever is kind to the needy honors Him.
— Proverbs 14:31
The poor man pleads for mercy, but the rich man answers harshly.
— Proverbs 18:23
Wealth attracts many friends, but a poor man is deserted by his friend.
— Proverbs 19:4
The rich rule over the poor, and the borrower is slave to the lender.
— Proverbs 22:7
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