Proverbs 10:15
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15 The rich hide within the fortress that is their wealth,
but the poor are dismayed due to their poverty.
Proverbs 11:24-26
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24 Those who give freely gain even more;
others hold back what they owe, becoming even poorer.
25 A generous person will prosper,
and anyone who gives water will receive a flood in return.
26 People will curse whoever withholds grain,
but blessing will come to whoever is selling.
Proverbs 13:23
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23 The field of the poor may produce much food,
but it can be swept away through injustice.
Proverbs 15:25
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25 The house of the proud the Lord will demolish,
but he will protect the widow’s boundary line.
Proverbs 17:5
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5 Whoever mocks the poor shows contempt for their maker,
and whoever is happy about disaster
will not go unpunished.
Proverbs 19:4
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4 Wealth brings many friends,
but a poor man is deserted by his friend.
Proverbs 19:7
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7 All the relatives of a poor person shun him—
how much more do his friends avoid him!
Though he runs after them pleading,
they aren’t around.
Proverbs 19:17
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17 Whoever is kind to the poor is lending to the Lord—
the benefit of his gift will return to him in abundance.
Proverbs 21:13
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13 Whoever refuses to hear the cry of the poor
will also cry himself, but he won’t be answered.
Proverbs 22:9
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9 Whoever is generous[a] will be blessed,
for he shares his food with the poor.
Footnotes
- Proverbs 22:9 Lit. A good eye
Proverbs 22:16
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16 Whoever oppresses the poor to enrich himself
and whoever gives gifts to the wealthy
will yield only loss.
Proverbs 22:22-23
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22 Don’t rob the poor person because he is poor,
and don’t crush the helpless in court,[a]
23 for the Lord will plead their case
and ruin the lives of those who ruin them.
Footnotes
- Proverbs 22:22 Lit. gate
Proverbs 24:11-12
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11 Rescue those who are being led away to death,
and save those who stumble toward slaughter.
12 If you say, “Look here, we didn’t know about this,”
doesn’t God,[a] who examines motives,[b] discern it?
Doesn’t the one who guards your soul
know about it?
Won’t he repay each person
according to what he has done?
Footnotes
- Proverbs 24:12 Lit. he
- Proverbs 24:12 Lit. examines the heart
Proverbs 28:3
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3 A poor man who oppresses the weak
is like a rainstorm that destroys all[a] the crops.
Footnotes
- Proverbs 28:3 Lit. that leaves no
Proverbs 28:27
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27 Whoever gives to the poor will never lack,
but whoever shuts his eyes to their poverty[a] will be cursed.
Footnotes
- Proverbs 28:27 The Heb. lacks to their poverty
Proverbs 31:8-9
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8 Speak for those who cannot speak;
seek justice for all those on the verge of destruction.[a]
9 Speak up, judge righteously,
and defend the rights of the afflicted and oppressed.
Footnotes
- Proverbs 31:8 Lit. all sons of destruction
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