Proverbs 10:15
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15 A rich man’s wealth is his strong city;
the poverty of the poor is their ruin.
Proverbs 11:24-26
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24 One man gives freely, yet grows all the richer;
another withholds what he should give, and only suffers want.
25 A liberal man will be enriched,
and one who waters will himself be watered.
26 The people curse him who holds back grain,
but a blessing is on the head of him who sells it.
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 15:25
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25 The Lord tears down the house of the proud,
but maintains the widow’s boundaries.
Proverbs 17:5
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5 He who mocks the poor insults his Maker;
he who is glad at calamity will not go unpunished.
Proverbs 19:4
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4 Wealth brings many new friends,
but a poor man is deserted by his friend.
Proverbs 19:7
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7 All a poor man’s brothers hate him;
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 Heb uncertain
Proverbs 19:17
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17 He who is kind to the poor lends to the Lord,
and he will repay him for his deed.
Proverbs 21:13
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13 He who closes his ear to the cry of the poor
will himself cry out and not be heard.
Proverbs 22:9
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9 He who has a bountiful eye will be blessed,
for he shares his bread with the poor.
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 24:11-12
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11 Rescue those who are being taken away to death;
hold back those who are stumbling to the slaughter.
12 If you say, “Behold, we did not know this,”
does not he who weighs the heart perceive it?
Does not he who keeps watch over your soul know it,
and will he not requite man according to his work?
Proverbs 28:3
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3 A poor man who oppresses the poor
is a beating rain that leaves no food.
Proverbs 28:27
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27 He who gives to the poor will not want,
but he who hides his eyes will get many a curse.
Proverbs 31:8-9
Revised Standard Version
8 Open your mouth for the dumb,
for the rights of all who are left desolate.[a]
9 Open your mouth, judge righteously,
maintain the rights of the poor and needy.
Footnotes
- Proverbs 31:8 Heb are sons of passing away
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