Proverbs 22:22-23
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22 Do not rob the poor because they are poor
or crush the afflicted at the gate,(A)
23 for the Lord pleads their cause
and despoils of life those who despoil them.(B)
Proverbs 22:22-23
Christian Standard Bible
22 Don’t rob a poor person because he is poor,
and don’t crush the oppressed(A) at the city gate,(B)
23 for the Lord will champion their cause(C)
and will plunder those who plunder them.
Proverbs 28:3
New Revised Standard Version Updated Edition
3 A poor person who oppresses the poor
is a beating rain that leaves no food.(A)
Proverbs 28:3
Christian Standard Bible
Notas al pie
- 28:3 LXX reads A wicked man
Proverbs 28:6
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6 Better to be poor and walk in integrity
than to be crooked in one’s ways even though rich.(A)
Proverbs 28:6
Christian Standard Bible
6 Better the poor person who lives with integrity(A)
than the rich one who distorts right and wrong.[a](B)
Notas al pie
- 28:6 Lit who twists two ways
Proverbs 29:7
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7 The righteous know the rights of the poor;
the wicked have no such understanding.(A)
Proverbs 29:7
Christian Standard Bible
7 The righteous person knows the rights[a] of the poor,(A)
but the wicked one does not understand these concerns.
Notas al pie
- 29:7 Lit justice
Proverbs 29:13
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13 The poor and the oppressor have this in common:
the Lord gives light to the eyes of both.(A)
Proverbs 29:13
Christian Standard Bible
Notas al pie
- 29:13 Lit oppressor meet
Proverbs 29:14
New Revised Standard Version Updated Edition
14 If a king judges the poor with equity,
his throne will be established forever.(A)
Proverbs 29:14
Christian Standard Bible
14 A king who judges the poor with fairness—
his throne will be established forever.(A)
Proverbs 31:20
New Revised Standard Version Updated Edition
20 She opens her hand to the poor
and reaches out her hands to the needy.(A)
Proverbs 31:20
Christian Standard Bible
Notas al pie
- 31:20 Lit Her hand reaches
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