29 The Levite, (A)because he has no portion or inheritance among you, and (B)the alien, the [a]orphan and the widow who are in your [b]town, shall come and (C)eat and be satisfied, in order that (D)the Lord your God may bless you in all the work of your hand which you do.

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  1. Deuteronomy 14:29 Or fatherless
  2. Deuteronomy 14:29 Lit gates

16 “If I have kept (A)the poor from their desire,
Or have caused the eyes of (B)the widow to fail,
17 Or have (C)eaten my morsel alone,
And (D)the orphan has not [a]shared it

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  1. Job 31:17 Lit eaten from it

21 If I have lifted up my hand against (A)the orphan,
Because I saw [a]I had support (B)in the gate,

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  1. Job 31:21 Lit my help

The Lord [a](A)protects the [b]strangers;
He [c](B)supports the fatherless and the widow,
But He [d]thwarts (C)the way of the wicked.

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  1. Psalm 146:9 Or keeps
  2. Psalm 146:9 Or sojourners
  3. Psalm 146:9 Or relieves
  4. Psalm 146:9 Lit makes crooked

17 Learn to do good;
(A)Seek justice,
Reprove the ruthless,
[a](B)Defend the orphan,
Plead for the widow.

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  1. Isaiah 1:17 Or Vindicate the fatherless

23 Your (A)rulers are rebels
And companions of thieves;
Everyone (B)loves a bribe
And chases after rewards.
They (C)do not [a]defend the [b]orphan,
Nor does the widow’s plea come before them.

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  1. Isaiah 1:23 Or vindicate
  2. Isaiah 1:23 Or fatherless