Proverbs 22:22-23
New American Standard Bible
22 (A)Do not rob the poor because he is poor,
Nor (B)crush the needy at the gate;
23 For the Lord will (C)plead their case
And [a]take the life of those who rob them.
Footnotes
- Proverbs 22:23 Lit rob the soul
Proverbs 22:22-23
New King James Version
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.
Proverbs 28:3
New American Standard Bible
Footnotes
- Proverbs 28:3 Lit and there is no bread
Proverbs 28:3
New King James Version
Footnotes
- Proverbs 28:3 Lit. and there is no bread
Proverbs 28:6
New American Standard Bible
6 (A)Better is a poor person who walks in his integrity,
Than a person who is [a]crooked, though he is rich.
Footnotes
- Proverbs 28:6 Lit perverse of two ways
Proverbs 28:6
New King James Version
6 Better is the poor who walks in his integrity
Than one perverse in his ways, though he be rich.
Proverbs 29:7
New American Standard Bible
7 The (A)righteous [a]is concerned for the rights of the poor;
The wicked does not understand such [b]concern.
Footnotes
- Proverbs 29:7 Lit knows the cause
- Proverbs 29:7 Lit knowledge
Proverbs 29:7
New King James Version
7 The righteous (A)considers the cause of the poor,
But the wicked does not understand such knowledge.
Proverbs 29:13
New American Standard Bible
13 The (A)poor person and the oppressor [a]have this in common:
The Lord gives (B)light to the eyes of both.
Footnotes
- Proverbs 29:13 Lit meet together
Proverbs 29:13
New King James Version
13 The poor man and the oppressor have this in common:
(A)The Lord gives light to the eyes of both.
Proverbs 29:14
New American Standard Bible
Proverbs 29:14
New King James Version
14 The king who judges the (A)poor with truth,
His throne will be established forever.
Proverbs 31:20
New American Standard Bible
Footnotes
- Proverbs 31:20 Lit spreads out her palm
Proverbs 31:20
New King James Version
20 (A)She extends her hand to the poor,
Yes, she reaches out her hands to the needy.
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