Proverbs 13:23
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23 A poor person’s land might produce much food,
but it is unjustly swept away.
Proverbs 14:31
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31 Those who exploit the powerless anger their maker,
while those who are kind to the poor honor God.
Proverbs 15:15
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15 All the days of the needy are hard,
but a happy heart has a continual feast.
Proverbs 16:8
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8 Better a little with righteousness
than great profits without justice.
Proverbs 22:16
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16 Oppressing the poor to get rich
and giving to the wealthy lead only to poverty.
Proverbs 22:22-23
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22 Don’t steal from the poor, because they are poor.
Don’t oppress the needy in the gate.
23 The Lord will take up their case
and press the life out of those who oppress them.[a]
Footnotes
- Proverbs 22:23 Heb uncertain
Proverbs 29:7
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7 The righteous know the rights of the poor,
but the wicked don’t understand.
Proverbs 28:3
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3 Poor people who oppress the needy
are rain that washes away food.
Proverbs 29:13
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13 The poor and their oppressors have a common bond—
the Lord gives light to the eyes of both.
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