Proverbs 13:23
Lexham English Bible
Footnotes
- Proverbs 13:23 Literally “there is sweeping away”
- Proverbs 13:23 Literally “no justice”
Proverbs 13:23
English Standard Version
23 The fallow ground of the poor would yield much food,
but it is swept away through (A)injustice.
Proverbs 14:31
Lexham English Bible
31 He who oppresses the poor insults him who made him,
but he who has mercy on the poor honors him.
Proverbs 14:31
English Standard Version
31 Whoever oppresses a poor man (A)insults his (B)Maker,
(C)but he who is generous to the needy honors him.
Proverbs 15:15
Lexham English Bible
15 All the days of the poor are hard,
but goodness of heart[a] is a continuous feast.
Footnotes
- Proverbs 15:15 Or “mind”
Proverbs 15:15
English Standard Version
15 All the days of the afflicted are evil,
but (A)the cheerful of heart has a continual feast.
Proverbs 16:8
Lexham English Bible
8 Better is little with righteousness
than great income with no justice.
Proverbs 16:8
English Standard Version
8 (A)Better is a little with righteousness
than great revenues with injustice.
Proverbs 22:16
Lexham English Bible
16 He who oppresses the poor in order to enrich himself,
or gives to the rich, will come to poverty.[a]
Footnotes
- Proverbs 22:16 Literally “only loss”
Proverbs 22:16
English Standard Version
16 Whoever oppresses the poor to increase his own wealth,
or gives to the rich, (A)will only come to poverty.
Proverbs 22:22-23
Lexham English Bible
22 Do not rob the poor because he is poor,
and do not crush the afflicted at the gate;
23 For Yahweh will plead their case
and despoil those who despoil them of life.[a]
Footnotes
- Proverbs 22:23 Or “soul,” or “inner self”
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 29:7
Lexham English Bible
7 The righteous knows the case of the poor,
but the wicked does not understand 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 28:3
Lexham English Bible
3 A man who is poor and oppresses the impoverished
is a beating rain that leaves[a] no food.
Footnotes
- Proverbs 28:3 Literally “and there is”
Proverbs 28:3
English Standard Version
3 (A)A poor man who oppresses the poor
is a beating rain that leaves no food.
Proverbs 29:13
Lexham English Bible
13 The poor and a man of oppression have this in common:
Yahweh gives light to the eyes of them both.[a]
Footnotes
- Proverbs 29:13 Literally “light of the eyes of the two of them”
Proverbs 29:13
English Standard Version
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