Proverbs 10:15
English Standard Version
15 (A)A rich man's wealth is his strong city;
the poverty of the poor is their ruin.
Proverbs 10:15
Lexham English Bible
15 The wealth of the rich is the city of his strength;
the ruin of the poor is their poverty.
Proverbs 11:24-26
English Standard Version
24 (A)One gives (B)freely, yet grows all the richer;
another withholds what he should give, and only suffers want.
25 (C)Whoever brings blessing (D)will be enriched,
and (E)one who waters will himself be watered.
26 (F)The people curse him who holds back grain,
but (G)a blessing is on the head of him who (H)sells it.
Proverbs 11:24-26
Lexham English Bible
24 There is one who gives yet grows richer,[a]
but he who withholds what is right[b] only finds need.
25 A person of blessing will be enriched,
and he who gives water also will be refreshed.
26 He who withholds grain, the people curse him,
but a blessing is for the head of him who sells.
Footnotes
- Proverbs 11:24 Literally “adding more”
- Proverbs 11:24 Literally “from what is right”
Proverbs 13:23
English Standard Version
23 The fallow ground of the poor would yield much food,
but it is swept away through (A)injustice.
Proverbs 13:23
Lexham English Bible
Footnotes
- Proverbs 13:23 Literally “there is sweeping away”
- Proverbs 13:23 Literally “no justice”
Proverbs 15:25
English Standard Version
Proverbs 15:25
Lexham English Bible
25 The house of the proud, Yahweh will tear it down,
but he will maintain the property line[a] of the widow.
Footnotes
- Proverbs 15:25 Literally “boundary”
Proverbs 17:5
English Standard Version
5 Whoever mocks the poor (A)insults his Maker;
he who is (B)glad at calamity will not go (C)unpunished.
Proverbs 17:5
Lexham English Bible
5 He who mocks the poor insults him who made him;
he who rejoices at calamity will not go unpunished.
Proverbs 19:4
English Standard Version
Proverbs 19:4
Lexham English Bible
4 Wealth adds many friends,
but the poor will be left by his friends.
Proverbs 19:7
English Standard Version
7 (A)All a poor man's brothers hate him;
(B)how much more do his friends go far from him!
He pursues them with words, but does not have them.[a]
Footnotes
- Proverbs 19:7 The meaning of the Hebrew sentence is uncertain
Proverbs 19:7
Lexham English Bible
7 All the brothers of the poor, if they hate him,
how much more will his friends keep away from him.
He pursues them with words, and they are gone.[a]
Footnotes
- Proverbs 19:7 Or “when he pursues words and not them”
Proverbs 19:17
English Standard Version
Proverbs 19:17
Lexham English Bible
17 He who lends to Yahweh is he who is kind to the poor,
and his benefits he will repay to him.
Proverbs 21:13
English Standard Version
13 (A)Whoever closes his ear to the cry of the poor
will himself call out and not be answered.
Proverbs 21:13
Lexham English Bible
13 He who closes his ear from the cry of the poor,
he also will cry out and not be heard.
Proverbs 22:9
English Standard Version
Footnotes
- Proverbs 22:9 Hebrew good
Proverbs 22:9
Lexham English Bible
9 He who is generous[a] will be blessed,
for he gives to the poor from his own bread.
Footnotes
- Proverbs 22:9 Literally “the generous of eye”
Proverbs 22:16
English Standard Version
16 Whoever oppresses the poor to increase his own wealth,
or gives to the rich, (A)will only come to poverty.
Proverbs 22:16
Lexham English Bible
16 He who oppresses the poor in order to enrich himself,
or gives to the rich, will come to poverty.[a]
Footnotes
- Proverbs 22:16 Literally “only loss”
Proverbs 22:22-23
English Standard Version
22 (A)Do not rob the poor, because he is poor,
or (B)crush the afflicted at (C)the gate,
23 for (D)the Lord will plead their cause
and rob of life those who rob them.
Proverbs 22:22-23
Lexham English Bible
22 Do not rob the poor because he is poor,
and do not crush the afflicted at the gate;
23 For Yahweh will plead their case
and despoil those who despoil them of life.[a]
Footnotes
- Proverbs 22:23 Or “soul,” or “inner self”
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