Proverbs 13:23
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23 An unplowed field produces food for poor people.
But those who treat them badly destroy it all.
Proverbs 14:31
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31 Anyone who crushes poor people makes fun of their Maker.
But anyone who is kind to those in need honors God.
Proverbs 15:15
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15 All the days of those who are crushed are filled with pain and suffering.
But a cheerful heart enjoys a good time that never ends.
Proverbs 16:8
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8 It is better to have a little and do right
than to have a lot and be unfair.
Proverbs 22:16
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16 You might treat poor people badly or give gifts to rich people.
Trying to get rich in these ways will instead make you poor.
Proverbs 22:22-23
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Saying 2
22 Don’t take advantage of poor people just because they are poor.
Don’t treat badly those who are in need by taking them to court.
23 The Lord will stand up for them in court.
He will require the lives of people who have taken the lives of those in need.
Proverbs 29:7
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7 Those who do what is right want to treat poor people fairly.
But those who do what is wrong don’t care about the poor.
Proverbs 28:3
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3 A ruler who treats poor people badly
is like a pounding rain that leaves no crops.
Proverbs 29:13
New International Reader's Version
13 The Lord gives sight to the eyes of poor people and those who treat others badly.
That’s what they both have in common.
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