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Proverbs 22:22-23
New American Standard Bible
Proverbs 22:22-23
New American Standard Bible
22 (A)Do not rob the poor because he is poor,
Nor (B)crush the needy at the gate;
23 For the Lord will (C)plead their case
And [a]take the life of those who rob them.
Footnotes
- Proverbs 22:23 Lit rob the soul
Proverbs 22:22-23
Common English Bible
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
Proverbs 22:22-23
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Saying 2
Proverbs 28:3
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Proverbs 28:3
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- Proverbs 28:3 Lit and there is no bread
Proverbs 28:3
Common English Bible
Proverbs 28:3
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3 Poor people who oppress the needy
are rain that washes away food.
Proverbs 28:3
New International Version
Proverbs 28:3
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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 28:6
New American Standard Bible
Proverbs 28:6
New American Standard Bible
6 (A)Better is a poor person who walks in his integrity,
Than a person who is [a]crooked, though he is rich.
Footnotes
- Proverbs 28:6 Lit perverse of two ways
Proverbs 28:6
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Proverbs 28:6
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6 Better to be poor and walk in innocence
than to be on crooked paths and wealthy.
Proverbs 28:6
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Proverbs 28:6
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6 Better the poor whose walk is blameless
than the rich whose ways are perverse.(A)
Proverbs 29:7
New American Standard Bible
Proverbs 29:7
New American Standard Bible
7 The (A)righteous [a]is concerned for the rights of the poor;
The wicked does not understand such [b]concern.
Footnotes
- Proverbs 29:7 Lit knows the cause
- Proverbs 29:7 Lit knowledge
Proverbs 29:7
Common English Bible
Proverbs 29:7
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7 The righteous know the rights of the poor,
but the wicked don’t understand.
Proverbs 29:7
New International Version
Proverbs 29:7
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7 The righteous care about justice for the poor,(A)
but the wicked have no such concern.
Proverbs 29:13
New American Standard Bible
Proverbs 29:13
New American Standard Bible
13 The (A)poor person and the oppressor [a]have this in common:
The Lord gives (B)light to the eyes of both.
Footnotes
- Proverbs 29:13 Lit meet together
Proverbs 29:13
Common English Bible
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.
Proverbs 29:13
New International Version
Proverbs 29:13
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13 The poor and the oppressor have this in common:
The Lord gives sight to the eyes of both.(A)
Proverbs 29:14
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Proverbs 29:14
New American Standard Bible
Proverbs 29:14
Common English Bible
Proverbs 29:14
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14 If a king judges the poor honestly,
his throne will be established forever.
Proverbs 29:14
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Proverbs 29:14
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14 If a king judges the poor with fairness,
his throne will be established forever.(A)
Proverbs 31:20
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Proverbs 31:20
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- Proverbs 31:20 Lit spreads out her palm
Proverbs 31:20
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Proverbs 31:20
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20 She reaches out to the needy;
she stretches out her hands to the poor.
Proverbs 31:20
New International Version
Proverbs 31:20
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20 She opens her arms to the poor
and extends her hands to the needy.(A)
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