Bible verses about "oppression" | Wycliffe

¹ The title of the sixte and fourtithe salm. To victorie, a salm to the sones of Chore.

¹ The `title of the oon and nyntithe salm. `The salm of `song, in the dai of sabath. ² It is good to knouleche to the Lord; and to synge to thi name, thou hiyeste. ³ To schewe eerli thi merci; and thi treuthe bi nyyt. ⁴ In a sautrie of ten cordis; with song in harpe. ⁵ For thou, Lord, hast delitid me in thi makyng; and Y schal make ful out ioye in the werkis of thin hondis. ⁶ Lord, thi werkis ben magnefied greetli; thi thouytis ben maad ful depe. ⁷ An vnwise man schal not knowe; and a fool schal not vndirstonde these thingis. ⁸ Whanne synneris comen forth, as hey; and alle thei apperen, that worchen wickidnesse. ⁹ That thei perische in to the world of world; forsothe thou, Lord, art the hiyest, withouten ende. For lo! ¹⁰ Lord, thin enemyes, for lo! thin enemyes schulen perische; and alle schulen be scaterid that worchen wickidnesse. ¹¹ And myn horn schal be reisid as an vnicorn; and myn eelde in plenteuouse merci. ¹² And myn iye dispiside myn enemyes; and whanne wickid men rysen ayens me, myn eere schal here. ¹³ A iust man schal floure as a palm tree; he schal be multiplied as a cedre of Liban. ¹⁴ Men plauntid in the hous of the Lord; schulen floure in the porchis of the hous of oure God. ¹⁵ Yit thei schulen be multiplied in plenteuouse elde; and thei schulen be suffryng wel. That thei telle, that oure Lord God is riytful; and no wickidnesse is in hym.

²⁶ A welle disturblid with foot, and a veyne brokun, a iust man fallinge bifore a wickid man.

¹ And Jhesus, seynge the puple, wente vp in to an hil; and whanne he was set, hise disciplis camen to hym. ² And he openyde his mouth, and tauyte hem, and seide, ³ Blessed ben pore men in spirit, for the kyngdom of heuenes is herne. ⁴ Blessid ben mylde men, for thei schulen welde the erthe. ⁵ Blessid ben thei that mornen, for thei schulen be coumfortid. ⁶ Blessid ben thei that hungren and thristen riytwisnesse, for thei schulen be fulfillid. ⁷ Blessid ben merciful men, for thei schulen gete merci. ⁸ Blessid ben thei that ben of clene herte, for thei schulen se God. ⁹ Blessid ben pesible men, for thei schulen be clepid Goddis children. ¹⁰ Blessid ben thei that suffren persecusioun for riytfulnesse, for the kingdam of heuenes is herne. ¹¹ `Ye schulen be blessid, whanne men schulen curse you, and schulen pursue you, and shulen seie al yuel ayens you liynge, for me. <sup>12</sup> Ioie ye, and be ye glad, for youre meede is plenteuouse in heuenes; for so thei han pursued `also profetis that weren bifor you. ¹³ Ye ben salt of the erthe; that if the salt vanysche awey, whereynne schal it be saltid? To no thing it is worth ouere, no but that it be cast out, and be defoulid of men. ¹⁴ Ye ben liyt of the world; a citee set on an hil may not be hid; ¹⁵ ne me teendith not a lanterne, and puttith it vndur a busschel, but on a candilstike, that it yyue liyt to alle that ben in the hous. ¹⁶ So schyne youre liyt befor men, that thei se youre goode werkis, and glorifie youre fadir that is in heuenes. ¹⁷ Nil ye deme, that Y cam to vndo the lawe, or the profetis; Y cam not to vndo the lawe, but to fulfille. ¹⁸ Forsothe Y seie to you, til heuene and erthe passe, o lettir or o titel shal not passe fro the lawe, til alle thingis be doon. ¹⁹ Therfor he that brekith oon of these leeste maundementis, and techith thus men, schal be clepid the leste in the rewme of heuenes; `but he that doith, and techith, schal be clepid greet in the kyngdom of heuenes. <sup>20</sup> And Y seie to you, that but your riytfulnesse be more plenteuouse than of scribis and of Farisees, ye schulen not entre into the kyngdom of heuenes. <sup>21</sup> Ye han herd that it was seid to elde men, Thou schalt not slee; and he that sleeth, schal be gilti to doom. <sup>22</sup> But Y seie to you, that ech man that is wrooth to his brothir, schal be gilti to doom; and he that seith to his brother, Fy! schal be gilti to the counseil; but he that seith, Fool, schal be gilti to the fier of helle. <sup>23</sup> Therfor if thou offrist thi yifte `at the auter, and ther thou bithenkist, that thi brothir hath sum what ayens thee, ²⁴ leeue there thi yifte bifor the auter, and go first to be recounselid to thi brothir, and thanne thou schalt come, and schalt offre thi yifte. ²⁵ Be thou consentynge to thin aduersarie soone, while thou art in the weie with hym, lest perauenture thin aduersarie take thee to the domesman, and the domesman take thee to the mynystre, and thou be sent in to prisoun. ²⁶ Treuli Y seie to thee, thou shalt not go out fro thennus, til thou yelde the last ferthing. ²⁷ Ye han herd that it was seid to elde men, Thou schalt `do no letcherie. <sup>28</sup> But Y seie to you, that euery man that seeth a womman for to coueite hir, hath now do letcherie bi hir in his herte. <sup>29</sup> That if thi riyt iye sclaundre thee, pulle hym out, and caste fro thee; for it spedith to thee, that oon of thi membris perische, than that al thi bodi go in to helle. <sup>30</sup> And if thi riyt hond sclaundre thee, kitte hym aweye, and caste fro thee; for it spedith to thee that oon of thi membris perische, than that al thi bodi go in to helle. <sup>31</sup> And it hath be seyd, Who euere leeueth his wijf, yyue he to hir a libel of forsakyng. <sup>32</sup> But Y seie to you, that euery man that leeueth his wijf, outtakun cause of fornycacioun, makith hir to do letcherie, and he that weddith the forsakun wijf, doith auowtrye. <sup>33</sup> Eftsoone ye han herd, that it was seid to elde men, Thou schalt not forswere, but thou schalt yelde thin othis to the Lord. <sup>34</sup> But Y seie to you, that ye swere not `for ony thing; nethir bi heuene, for it is the trone of God; ³⁵ nether bi the erthe, for it is the stole of his feet; nether bi Jerusalem, for it is the citee of a greet kyng; nether thou shalt not swere bi thin heed, ³⁶ for thou maist not make oon heere white, ne blacke; ³⁷ but be youre word, Yhe, yhe; Nay, nay; and that that is more than these, is of yuel. ³⁸ Ye han herd that it hath be seid, Iye for iye, and tothe for tothe. ³⁹ But Y seie to you, that ye ayenstonde not an yuel man; but if ony smyte thee in the riyt cheke, schewe to him also the tothir; ⁴⁰ and to hym that wole stryue with thee in doom, and take awey thi coote, leeue thou `to him also thi mantil; <sup>41</sup> and who euer constreyneth thee a thousynde pacis, go thou with hym othir tweyne. <sup>42</sup> Yyue thou to hym that axith of thee, and turne not awey fro hym that wole borewe of thee. <sup>43</sup> Ye han herd that it was seid, Thou shalt loue thi neiybore, and hate thin enemye. <sup>44</sup> But Y seie to you, loue ye youre enemyes, do ye wel to hem that hatiden you, and preye ye for hem that pursuen, and sclaundren you; <sup>45</sup> that ye be the sones of your fadir that is in heuenes, that makith his sunne to rise vpon goode `and yuele men, and reyneth on iust men and vniuste. ⁴⁶ For if ye louen hem that louen you, what mede schulen ye han? whether pupplicans doon not this? ⁴⁷ And if ye greten youre britheren oonli, what schulen ye do more? ne doon not hethene men this? ⁴⁸ Therfore be ye parfit, as youre heuenli fadir is parfit.

²⁶ the coumfortour, whom the fadir schal sende in my name, he schal teche you alle thingis, `and schal schewe to you alle thingis, what euere thingis Y schal seie to you.

¹⁹ Ye moost dere britheren, not defendynge you silf, but yyue ye place to wraththe; for it is writun, The Lord seith, To me veniaunce, and Y schal yelde.

⁶ But ye han dispisid the pore man. Whether riche men oppressen not you bi power, and thei drawen you to domes?

¹⁶ He that falsli chalengith a pore man, to encreesse hise owne richessis, schal yyue to a richere man, and schal be nedi.

⁷ Bifore synge ye to the Lord in knoulechyng; seye ye salm to oure God in an harpe.

⁵ And Y schal come to you in doom, and Y schal be a swift witnesse to mysdoeris, `ether enchaunteris of deuelis craft, and to auouteris, and forsworn men, and that falsli calengen the hire of the hirid man, and widewis, and fadirles, `ether modirles, children, and oppressen a pilgrym, `nether dredden me, seith the Lord of oostis.

¹⁸ The Spirit of the Lord on me, for which thing he anoyntide me; he sente me to preche to pore men, to hele contrite men in herte, ¹⁹ and to preche remyssioun to prisoneris, and siyt to blynde men, and to delyuere brokun men in to remissioun; to preche the yeer of the Lord plesaunt, and the dai of yeldyng ayen.

¹⁸ I schal knowleche to thee in a greet chirche; Y schal herie thee in a sad puple.

¹⁰ And nyle ye falsli calenge a widewe, and fadirles, ether modirles, and comelyng, and pore man; and a man thenke not in his herte yuel to his brother.

⁴ For biholdyng is not to the deth of hem; and stidefastnesse in the sikenesse of hem.

³¹ He that falsli chalengith a nedi man, dispisith his maker; but he that hath merci on a pore man, onourith that makere.

¹⁷ Seke ye doom, helpe ye hym that is oppressid, deme ye to the fadirles and modirles child, defende ye a widewe.