30 Bible Verses about Bad Leadership

All my bones will say, “Lord, who is like You,
Who delivers the afflicted from him who is too strong for him,
And the afflicted and the needy from him who robs him?”

He who oppresses the poor taunts his Maker,
But he who is gracious to the needy honors Him.

Blessed are you, O land, whose king is of nobility and whose princes eat at the appropriate time—for strength and not for drunkenness.

He executes justice for the orphan and the widow, and shows His love for the alien by giving him food and clothing.

“At the end of every third year you shall bring out all the tithe of your produce in that year, and shall deposit it in your town. The Levite, because he has no portion or inheritance among you, and the alien, the orphan and the widow who are in your town, shall come and eat and be satisfied, in order that the Lord your God may bless you in all the work of your hand which you do.

For the poor will never cease to be in the land; therefore I command you, saying, ‘You shall freely open your hand to your brother, to your needy and poor in your land.’

He who is generous will be blessed,
For he gives some of his food to the poor.

He who gives to the poor will never want,
But he who shuts his eyes will have many curses.

Open your mouth for the mute,
For the rights of all the unfortunate.
Open your mouth, judge righteously,
And defend the rights of the afflicted and needy.

‘Do not fear, for I am with you;
Do not anxiously look about you, for I am your God.
I will strengthen you, surely I will help you,
Surely I will uphold you with My righteous right hand.’

Be anxious for nothing, but in everything by prayer and supplication with thanksgiving let your requests be made known to God. And the peace of God, which surpasses all comprehension, will guard your hearts and your minds in Christ Jesus.

“Come to Me, all who are weary and heavy-laden, and I will give you rest. Take My yoke upon you and learn from Me, for I am gentle and humble in heart, and you will find rest for your souls. For My yoke is easy and My burden is light.”

For I know the plans that I have for you,’ declares the Lord, ‘plans for welfare and not for calamity to give you a future and a hope.

The Lord also will be a stronghold for the oppressed,
A stronghold in times of trouble;

For the needy will not always be forgotten,
Nor the hope of the afflicted perish forever.

“Because of the devastation of the afflicted, because of the groaning of the needy,
Now I will arise,” says the Lord; “I will set him in the safety for which he longs.”

The afflicted will eat and be satisfied;
Those who seek Him will praise the Lord.
Let your heart live forever!

I have been young and now I am old,
Yet I have not seen the righteous forsaken
Or his descendants begging bread.

May he vindicate the afflicted of the people,
Save the children of the needy
And crush the oppressor.

Vindicate the weak and fatherless;
Do justice to the afflicted and destitute.
Rescue the weak and needy;
Deliver them out of the hand of the wicked.

For He stands at the right hand of the needy,
To save him from those who judge his soul.

He raises the poor from the dust
And lifts the needy from the ash heap,

I know that the Lord will maintain the cause of the afflicted
And justice for the poor.

One who is gracious to a poor man lends to the Lord,
And He will repay him for his good deed.

He who oppresses the poor to make more for himself
Or who gives to the rich, will only come to poverty.

Do not rob the poor because he is poor,
Or crush the afflicted at the gate;
For the Lord will plead their case
And take the life of those who rob them.

Give, and it will be given to you. They will pour into your lap a good measure—pressed down, shaken together, and running over. For by your standard of measure it will be measured to you in return.”

Yet those who wait for the Lord
Will gain new strength;
They will mount up with wings like eagles,
They will run and not get tired,
They will walk and not become weary.

So you will walk in the way of good men
And keep to the paths of the righteous.
For the upright will live in the land
And the blameless will remain in it;

Do not fear those who kill the body but are unable to kill the soul; but rather fear Him who is able to destroy both soul and body in hell.