Bible Verses About folk

Neither as being lords over God’s heritage, but being ensamples to the flock.

Your little ones, your wives, and thy stranger that is in thy camp, from the hewer of thy wood unto the drawer of thy water:

And when they went from nation to nation, and from one kingdom to another people;

But he that did his neighbour wrong thrust him away, saying, Who made thee a ruler and a judge over us?

For we hear that there are some which walk among you disorderly, working not at all, but are busybodies.

They helped every one his neighbour; and every one said to his brother, Be of good courage.

But were mingled among the heathen, and learned their works.

Yet setteth he the poor on high from affliction, and maketh him families like a flock.

And they took counsel, and bought with them the potter’s field, to bury strangers in.

And the people saw them departing, and many knew him, and ran afoot thither out of all cities, and outwent them, and came together unto him.

And withal they learn to be idle, wandering about from house to house; and not only idle, but tattlers also and busybodies, speaking things which they ought not.

But made his own people to go forth like sheep, and guided them in the wilderness like a flock.

When ye were but few, even a few, and strangers in it.

They send forth their little ones like a flock, and their children dance.

Put them in fear, O Lord: that the nations may know themselves to be but men. Selah.

Then rose up certain of the elders of the land, and spake to all the assembly of the people, saying,

For the customs of the people are vain: for one cutteth a tree out of the forest, the work of the hands of the workman, with the axe.

But he turned, and rebuked them, and said, Ye know not what manner of spirit ye are of.

And as he talked with him, he went in, and found many that were come together.

Seest thou not what they do in the cities of Judah and in the streets of Jerusalem?

But the captain of the guard left of the poor of the land to be vinedressers and husbandmen.

And the men are shepherds, for their trade hath been to feed cattle; and they have brought their flocks, and their herds, and all that they have.

For my people is foolish, they have not known me; they are sottish children, and they have none understanding: they are wise to do evil, but to do good they have no knowledge.

And see the land, what it is; and the people that dwelleth therein, whether they be strong or weak, few or many;

And the multitude of them that believed were of one heart and of one soul: neither said any of them that ought of the things which he possessed was his own; but they had all things common.

For they that are after the flesh do mind the things of the flesh; but they that are after the Spirit the things of the Spirit.

And there were certain Greeks among them that came up to worship at the feast:

Moreover there are workmen with thee in abundance, hewers and workers of stone and timber, and all manner of cunning men for every manner of work.

And of the rest durst no man join himself to them: but the people magnified them.

They turn the needy out of the way: the poor of the earth hide themselves together.

Therefore hear, ye nations, and know, O congregation, what is among them.

And he carried away all Jerusalem, and all the princes, and all the mighty men of valour, even ten thousand captives, and all the craftsmen and smiths: none remained, save the poorest sort of the people of the land.

And strangers shall stand and feed your flocks, and the sons of the alien shall be your plowmen and your vinedressers.

The people of the land have used oppression, and exercised robbery, and have vexed the poor and needy: yea, they have oppressed the stranger wrongfully.

Thou makest us a byword among the heathen, a shaking of the head among the people.

Send them away, that they may go into the country round about, and into the villages, and buy themselves bread: for they have nothing to eat.

When they went from one nation to another, from one kingdom to another people;

These were the potters, and those that dwelt among plants and hedges: there they dwelt with the king for his work.

And he could there do no mighty work, save that he laid his hands upon a few sick folk, and healed them.

And with Absalom went two hundred men out of Jerusalem, that were called; and they went in their simplicity, and they knew not any thing.