Exodus 22:22

New International Version

²²“Do not take advantage of the widow or the fatherless.^(A)

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Deuteronomy 10:18

New International Version

¹⁸He defends the cause of the fatherless and the widow,^(A) and loves the foreigner residing among you, giving them food and clothing.^(B)

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Deuteronomy 24:19-21

New International Version

¹⁹When you are harvesting in your field and you overlook a sheaf, do not go back to get it.^(A) Leave it for the foreigner,^(B) the fatherless and the widow,^(C) so that the Lord your God may bless^(D) you in all the work of your hands. ²⁰When you beat the olives from your trees, do not go over the branches a second time.^(E) Leave what remains for the foreigner, the fatherless and the widow. ²¹When you harvest the grapes in your vineyard, do not go over the vines again. Leave what remains for the foreigner, the fatherless and the widow.

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Isaiah 1:17

New International Version

¹⁷Learn to do right;^(A) seek justice.^(B)
Defend the oppressed.^[a]^(C)
Take up the cause of the fatherless;^(D)
plead the case of the widow.^(E)

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Footnotes

Isaiah 1:17 Or justice. / Correct the oppressor

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Isaiah 47:8-9

New International Version

⁸“Now then, listen, you lover of pleasure,
    lounging in your security^(A)
and saying to yourself,
    ‘I am, and there is none besides me.^(B)
I will never be a widow^(C)
    or suffer the loss of children.’
⁹Both of these will overtake you
    in a moment,^(D) on a single day:
    loss of children^(E) and widowhood.^(F)
They will come upon you in full measure,
    in spite of your many sorceries^(G)
    and all your potent spells.^(H)