Proverbs 22:22-23
World English Bible
22 Don’t exploit the poor, because he is poor;
and don’t crush the needy in court;
23 for Yahweh will plead their case,
and plunder the life of those who plunder them.
Proverbs 22:22-23
English Standard Version
22 (A)Do not rob the poor, because he is poor,
or (B)crush the afflicted at (C)the gate,
23 for (D)the Lord will plead their cause
and rob of life those who rob them.
Proverbs 28:3
World English Bible
3 A needy man who oppresses the poor
is like a driving rain which leaves no crops.
Proverbs 28:3
English Standard Version
3 (A)A poor man who oppresses the poor
is a beating rain that leaves no food.
Proverbs 28:6
World English Bible
6 Better is the poor who walks in his integrity,
than he who is perverse in his ways, and he is rich.
Proverbs 28:6
English Standard Version
6 (A)Better is a poor man who (B)walks in his integrity
than a rich man who is (C)crooked in his ways.
Proverbs 29:7
World English Bible
7 The righteous care about justice for the poor.
The wicked aren’t concerned about knowledge.
Proverbs 29:7
English Standard Version
7 A righteous man (A)knows the rights of the poor;
a wicked man does not (B)understand such knowledge.
Proverbs 29:13
World English Bible
13 The poor man and the oppressor have this in common:
Yahweh gives sight to the eyes of both.
Proverbs 29:13
English Standard Version
Proverbs 29:14
World English Bible
14 The king who fairly judges the poor,
his throne shall be established forever.
Proverbs 29:14
English Standard Version
Proverbs 31:20
World English Bible
20 She opens her arms to the poor;
yes, she extends her hands to the needy.
Proverbs 31:20
English Standard Version
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