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- Made by God Job 34:19; Pr 22:2 - Are such by God's appointment 1Sa 2:7; Job 1:21 - CONDITION OF, OFTEN RESULTS FROM . Sloth Pr 20:13 . Bad company Pr 28:19 . Drunkenness and gluttony Pr 23:21 - GOD . Regards equally with the rich Job 34:19 . Forgets not Ps 9:18 . Hears Ps 69:33; Isa 41:17 . Maintains the right of Ps 140:12 . Delivers Job 36:15; Ps 35:10 . Protects Ps 12:5; 109:31 . Exalts 1Sa 2:8; Ps 107:41 . Provides for Ps 68:10; 146:7 . Despises no the prayer of Ps 102:17 . Is the refuge of Ps 14:6 - Shall never cease out of the land De 15:11; Zep 3:12; Mt 26:11 - MAY BE . Rich in faith Jas 2:5 . Liberal Mr 12:42; 2Co 9:12 . Wise Pr 28:11 . Upright Pr 19:1 - Christ lived as one of Mt 8:20 - Christ preached to Lu 4:18 - Christ delivers Ps 72:12 - Offerings of, acceptable to God Mr 12:42-44; 2Co 8:2,12 - SHOULD . Rejoice in God Isa 29:19 . Hope in God Job 5:16 . Commit themselves to God Ps 10:14 . When converted, rejoice in their exaltation Jas 1:9 . Provided for under the Law Ex 23:11; Le 19:9,10 - NEGLECT TOWARDS IS . A neglect of Christ Mt 25:42-45 . Inconsistent with love to God 1Jo 3:17 . A proof of unbelief Jas 2:15-17 - Rob not Pr 22:22 - Wrong not in judgment Ex 23:6 - Take no usury from Le 25:36 - Harden not the heart against De 15:7 - Shut not the hand against De 15:7 - Rule not, with vigour Le 25:39,43 - Oppress not De 24:14; Zec 7:10 - Despise not Pr 14:21; Jas 2:2-4 - Relive Le 25:35; Mt 19:21 - Defend Ps 82:3,4 - Do justice to Ps 82:3; Jer 22:3,16 - A CARE FOR . Is characteristic of saints Ps 112:9; 2Co 9:9; Pr 29:7 . Is a fruit of repentance Lu 3:11 . Should be urged 2Co 8:7,8; Ga 2:10 - GIVE TO . Not grudgingly De 15:10; 2Co 9:7 . Liberally De 14:29; 15:8,11 . Cheerfully 2Co 8:12; 9:7 . Without ostentation Mt 6:1 . Specially if saints Ro 12:13; Ga 6:10 . Pray for Ps 74:19,21 - THEY WHO IN FAITH, BELIEVE . Are happy Pr 14:21 . Are blessed De 15:10; Ps 41:1; Pr 22:9; Ac 20:35 . Have the favour of God Heb 13:16 . Have promises Pr 28:27; Lu 14:13,14 - By oppressing, God is reproached Pr 14:31 - By mocking, God is reproached Pr 17:5 - THE WICKED . Care not for Joh 12:6 . Oppress Job 24:4-10; Eze 18:12 . Vex Eze 22:20 . Regard not the cause of Pr 29:7 . Sell Am 2:6 . Crush Am 4:1 . Tread down Am 5:11 . Grind the faces of Isa 3:15 . Devour Hab 3:14 . Persecute Ps 10:2 . Defraud Am 8:5,6 . Despise the counsel of Ps 14:6 - Guilt of defrauding Jas 5:4 - PUNISHMENT FOR . Oppressing Pr 22:16; Eze 22:29,31 . Spoiling Isa 3:13-15; Eze 18:13 . Refusing to assist Job 22:7,10; Pr 21:13 . Acting unjustly towards Job 20:19,29; 22:6,10; Isa 10:1-3; Am 5:11,12 - Oppression of-Illustrated 2Sa 12:1-6 - Care for-Illustrated Lu 10:33-35 - Exemplified . Gideon Jud 6:15 . Ruth Ru 2:2 . Widow of Zarephath 1Ki 17:12 . Prophet's widow 2Ki 4:2 . Saints of old Heb 11:37 - Regard for-Exemplified . Boaz Ru 2:14 . Job Job 29:12-16 . Nebuzaradan Jer 39:10 . Zacchaeus Lu 19:8 . Peter and John Ac 3:6 . Dorcas Ac 9:36,39 . Cornelius Ac 10:2 . Church at Antioch Ac 11:29,30 . Paul Ro 15:25 . Churches of Macedonia and Achaia Ro 15:26; 2Co 8:1-5