Proverbs 13:23
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23 The fallow ground of the poor yields much food,
but it is swept away through injustice.
Proverbs 14:31
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31 He who oppresses a poor man insults his Maker,
but he who is kind to the needy honors him.
Proverbs 15:15
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15 All the days of the afflicted are evil,
but a cheerful heart has a continual feast.
Proverbs 16:8
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8 Better is a little with righteousness
than great revenues with injustice.
Proverbs 22:16
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16 He who oppresses the poor to increase his own wealth,
or gives to the rich, will only come to want.
Proverbs 22:22-23
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22 Do not rob the poor, because he is poor,
or crush the afflicted at the gate;
23 for the Lord will plead their cause
and despoil of life those who despoil them.
Proverbs 29:7
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7 A righteous man knows the rights of the poor;
a wicked man does not understand such knowledge.
Proverbs 28:3
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3 A poor man who oppresses the poor
is a beating rain that leaves no food.
Proverbs 29:13
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13 The poor man and the oppressor meet together;
the Lord gives light to the eyes of both.
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