23 (A)Much food is in the [a]fallow ground of the poor,
And for lack of justice there is [b]waste.

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  1. Proverbs 13:23 uncultivated
  2. Proverbs 13:23 Lit. what is swept away

23 Much food is in the [a]tillage of the poor;
But there is that is destroyed by reason of injustice.

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  1. Proverbs 13:23 Or, tilled land

31 (A)He who oppresses the poor reproaches (B)his Maker,
But he who honors Him has mercy on the needy.

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31 He that oppresseth the poor reproacheth his Maker;
But he that hath mercy on the needy honoreth him.

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15 All the days of the afflicted are evil,
(A)But he who is of a merry heart has a continual feast.

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15 All the days of the afflicted are evil;
But he that is of a cheerful heart hath a continual feast.

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(A)Better is a little with righteousness,
Than vast revenues without justice.

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Better is a little, with righteousness,
Than great revenues with injustice.

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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 poverty.

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16 He that oppresseth the poor to increase his gain,
And he that giveth to the rich, shall come only to want.

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22 Do not rob the (A)poor because he is poor,
Nor oppress the afflicted at the gate;
23 (B)For the Lord will plead their cause,
And plunder the soul of those who plunder them.

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22 Rob not the poor, [a]because he is poor;
Neither [b]oppress the afflicted in the gate:
23 For Jehovah will plead their cause,
And despoil of life those that despoil them.

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  1. Proverbs 22:22 Or, for
  2. Proverbs 22:22 Or, crush

The righteous (A)considers the cause of the poor,
But the wicked does not understand such knowledge.

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The righteous taketh knowledge of the cause of the poor;
The wicked [a]hath not understanding to know it.

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  1. Proverbs 29:7 Or, understandeth not knowledge

(A)A poor man who oppresses the poor
Is like a driving rain [a]which leaves no food.

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  1. Proverbs 28:3 Lit. and there is no bread

A needy man that oppresseth the poor
Is like a sweeping rain [a]which leaveth no food.

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  1. Proverbs 28:3 Hebrew without food.

13 The poor man and the oppressor have this in common:
(A)The Lord gives light to the eyes of both.

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13 The poor man and the oppressor meet together;
Jehovah lighteneth the eyes of them both.

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