Proverbs 13:23
Common English Bible
23 A poor person’s land might produce much food,
but it is unjustly swept away.
Proverbs 13:23
New International Version
23 An unplowed field produces food for the poor,
but injustice sweeps it away.
Proverbs 14:31
Common English Bible
31 Those who exploit the powerless anger their maker,
while those who are kind to the poor honor God.
Proverbs 14:31
New International Version
Proverbs 15:15
Common English Bible
15 All the days of the needy are hard,
but a happy heart has a continual feast.
Proverbs 15:15
New International Version
15 All the days of the oppressed are wretched,
but the cheerful heart has a continual feast.(A)
Proverbs 16:8
Common English Bible
8 Better a little with righteousness
than great profits without justice.
Proverbs 16:8
New International Version
Proverbs 22:16
Common English Bible
16 Oppressing the poor to get rich
and giving to the wealthy lead only to poverty.
Proverbs 22:16
New International Version
16 One who oppresses the poor to increase his wealth
and one who gives gifts to the rich—both come to poverty.
Proverbs 22:22-23
Common English Bible
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 22:22-23
New International Version
Saying 2
Proverbs 29:7
Common English Bible
7 The righteous know the rights of the poor,
but the wicked don’t understand.
Proverbs 29:7
New International Version
7 The righteous care about justice for the poor,(A)
but the wicked have no such concern.
Proverbs 28:3
Common English Bible
3 Poor people who oppress the needy
are rain that washes away food.
Proverbs 28:3
New International Version
3 A ruler[a] who oppresses the poor
is like a driving rain that leaves no crops.
Footnotes
- Proverbs 28:3 Or A poor person
Proverbs 29:13
Common English Bible
13 The poor and their oppressors have a common bond—
the Lord gives light to the eyes of both.
Proverbs 29:13
New International Version
13 The poor and the oppressor have this in common:
The Lord gives sight to the eyes of both.(A)
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