Proverbs 13:23
Evangelical Heritage Version
23 The farmland of the poor may produce much food,
but it may be swept away by injustice.
Proverbs 13:23
Lexham English Bible
Footnotes
- Proverbs 13:23 Literally “there is sweeping away”
- Proverbs 13:23 Literally “no justice”
Proverbs 14:31
Evangelical Heritage Version
31 A person who oppresses the poor insults his Maker,
but one who is gracious to the needy honors him.
Proverbs 14:31
Lexham English Bible
31 He who oppresses the poor insults him who made him,
but he who has mercy on the poor honors him.
Proverbs 15:15
Evangelical Heritage Version
15 All the days of an oppressed person are evil,
but a cheerful heart enjoys a continuous celebration.[a]
Footnotes
- Proverbs 15:15 The word celebration refers to a feast which includes drinking.
Proverbs 15:15
Lexham English Bible
15 All the days of the poor are hard,
but goodness of heart[a] is a continuous feast.
Footnotes
- Proverbs 15:15 Or “mind”
Proverbs 16:8
Evangelical Heritage Version
Wisdom for a King and His Subjects
8 Better a little with righteousness
than a large income without justice.
Proverbs 16:8
Lexham English Bible
8 Better is little with righteousness
than great income with no justice.
Proverbs 22:16
Evangelical Heritage Version
16 Whoever oppresses the poor to become great,
and whoever gives gifts to the rich—
both are sure to suffer loss.
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
Evangelical Heritage Version
22 Do not rob a poor person because he is poor,
and do not crush an oppressed person in court,[a]
23 because the Lord will defend their cause,
and he will rob those who rob them of their lives.
Footnotes
- Proverbs 22:22 Literally in the city gate
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”
Proverbs 29:7
Evangelical Heritage Version
7 A righteous person acknowledges the rights of the poor,
but a wicked person does not understand such knowledge.
Proverbs 29:7
Lexham English Bible
7 The righteous knows the case of the poor,
but the wicked does not understand knowledge.
Proverbs 28:3
Evangelical Heritage Version
3 A poor man who oppresses the poor
is a driving rain that leaves no food.
Proverbs 28:3
Lexham English Bible
3 A man who is poor and oppresses the impoverished
is a beating rain that leaves[a] no food.
Footnotes
- Proverbs 28:3 Literally “and there is”
Proverbs 29:13
Evangelical Heritage Version
13 A poor person and an oppressor have this in common:
The Lord gives light to the eyes of both.
Proverbs 29:13
Lexham English Bible
13 The poor and a man of oppression have this in common:
Yahweh gives light to the eyes of them both.[a]
Footnotes
- Proverbs 29:13 Literally “light of the eyes of the two of them”
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