Day 182-11

Curious:

Amo 2:6  Thus saith the LORD; For three transgressions of Israel, and for four, I will not turn away the punishment thereof; because they sold the righteous for silver, and the poor for a pair of shoes;

righteous - H6662 - From H6663; just.

• H6663 - A primitive root; to be (causatively make) right (in a moral or forensic sense).

Used 206 times on 197 verses.  Sharing a few:

Genesis 6:9 - of Noah being a just man.

Exodus 9:27 - Pharaoh acknowledging that he was wicked, but the Lord righteous.

1 Samuel 24:17 - Saul acknowledging that David was more righteous while he had rewarded David with evil.

Psalm 1:5 - Ungodly and sinners do not stand in the congregation of the righteous.

Psalm 5:12 - The righteous are blessed with favor from God.

Proverbs 4:18 - The path the of just is as a shining light.

Jeremiah 12:1 - The Lord is righteous.

Daniel 9:14 - God is righteous in all his works.

I thought it interesting, as I browsed through, in Psalms H6662 is used 52 times, in Proverbs 66 times!  Ahh, so many nuggets and treasures in our Father's Word.  May you be blessed by Him, as you spend time in His Word and learning of, through and about Him.

poor - H34 - From H14, in the sense of want (especially in feeling); destitute.

• H14 - A primitive root; to breathe after, that is (figuratively) to be acquiescent

Used 61 times in 58 verses...sharing:

Exodus 23:6 - Thou shalt not wrest the judgment of the poor in his cause.

Deuteronomy 15:7 - One is NOT to harden their heart against the poor.

Deuteronomy 15:11 - The poor shall never cease out of the land.  (A test for those who are rich?  Having food, clothing, shelter, anything above and beyond is riches?)

Translated as:  Poor, needy, beggar.

Psalm 9:18 - For the needy shall not alway be forgotten: the expectation of the poor shall not perish for ever.

Psalm 69:33 The Lord heareth the poor.

David considered himself poor and needy.  Psalm 86:1

The Lord maintains the cause of the afflicted, and the right of the poor.  Psalm 140:12

Pondering upon this passage:

Pro 31:20  She stretcheth out her hand to the poor; yea, she reacheth forth her hands to the needy.