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

(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.

Better is the poor who walks in his integrity
Than one perverse in his ways, though he be rich.

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Better is the poor that walketh in his integrity,
Than he that is [a]perverse in his ways, though he be rich.

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  1. Proverbs 28:6 Hebrew perverse of two ways.

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

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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14 The king who judges the (A)poor with truth,
His throne will be established forever.

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14 The king that faithfully judgeth the poor,
His throne shall be established for ever.

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20 (A)She extends her hand to the poor,
Yes, she reaches out her hands to the needy.

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20 She stretcheth out her [a]hand to the poor;
Yea, she reacheth forth her hands to the needy.

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  1. Proverbs 31:20 Hebrew palm.