Proverbs 10:15
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15 The rich man’s wealth is his strong city;
the destruction of the poor is their poverty.
Proverbs 14:20
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20 The poor is hated even by his own neighbor,
but the rich has many friends.
Proverbs 18:23
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23 The poor man uses entreaties,
but the rich man answers roughly.
Proverbs 19:1
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19 Better is the poor who walks in his integrity
than he who is perverse in his lips and is a fool.
Proverbs 19:4
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4 Wealth makes many friends,
but the poor is separated from his neighbor.
Proverbs 19:7
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7 All the brothers of the poor hate him;
how much more do his friends go far from him!
He pursues them with words,
yet they abandon him.
Proverbs 19:17
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17 He who has pity on the poor lends to the Lord,
and He will repay what he has given.
Proverbs 19:22
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22 The desire of a man is his kindness,
and a poor man is better than a liar.
Proverbs 21:13
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13 Whoever shuts his ears at the cry of the poor,
he also will cry himself, but will not be heard.
Proverbs 22:2
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2 The rich and poor have this in common,
the Lord is the maker of them all.
Proverbs 22:7
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7 The rich rules over the poor,
and the borrower is servant to the lender.
Proverbs 22:16
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16 He who oppresses the poor to increase his riches,
and he who gives to the rich, will surely come to want.
Proverbs 22:22-23
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Saying Two
22 Do not rob the poor because he is poor,
neither oppress the afflicted in the gate;
23 for the Lord will plead their cause,
and spoil the soul of those who spoiled them.
Proverbs 28:3
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3 A poor man who oppresses the poor
is like a sweeping rain that leaves no food.
Proverbs 28:6
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6 Better is the poor who walks in his uprightness
than he who is perverse in his ways, though he be rich.
Proverbs 29:7
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7 The righteous considers the cause of the poor,
but the wicked regards not to know it.
Proverbs 29:13
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13 The poor and the deceitful man have this in common:
The Lord gives light to the eyes of both.
Proverbs 29:14
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14 The king who faithfully judges the poor,
his throne will be established forever.
Proverbs 31:20
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20 She stretches out her hand to the poor;
yes, she reaches forth her hands to the needy.
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