Proverbs 22:22-23
New Living Translation
22 Don’t rob the poor just because you can,
or exploit the needy in court.
23 For the Lord is their defender.
He will ruin anyone who ruins them.
Proverbs 22:22-23
Common English Bible
22 Don’t steal from the poor, because they are poor.
Don’t oppress the needy in the gate.
23 The Lord will take up their case
and press the life out of those who oppress them.[a]
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- Proverbs 22:23 Heb uncertain
Proverbs 28:3
New Living Translation
3 A poor person who oppresses the poor
is like a pounding rain that destroys the crops.
Proverbs 28:3
Common English Bible
3 Poor people who oppress the needy
are rain that washes away food.
Proverbs 28:6
New Living Translation
6 Better to be poor and honest
than to be dishonest and rich.
Proverbs 28:6
Common English Bible
6 Better to be poor and walk in innocence
than to be on crooked paths and wealthy.
Proverbs 29:7
New Living Translation
7 The godly care about the rights of the poor;
the wicked don’t care at all.
Proverbs 29:7
Common English Bible
7 The righteous know the rights of the poor,
but the wicked don’t understand.
Proverbs 29:13
New Living Translation
13 The poor and the oppressor have this in common—
the Lord gives sight to the eyes of both.
Proverbs 29:13
Common English Bible
13 The poor and their oppressors have a common bond—
the Lord gives light to the eyes of both.
Proverbs 29:14
New Living Translation
14 If a king judges the poor fairly,
his throne will last forever.
Proverbs 29:14
Common English Bible
14 If a king judges the poor honestly,
his throne will be established forever.
Proverbs 31:20
New Living Translation
20 She extends a helping hand to the poor
and opens her arms to the needy.
Proverbs 31:20
Common English Bible
20 She reaches out to the needy;
she stretches out her hands to the poor.
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