Proverbs 13:23
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23 An abundance of food is in poor people’s fields,
but injustice sweeps it away.
Proverbs 14:31
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31 He who oppresses the poor shows contempt for his Maker,
but he who is kind to the needy honors him.
Proverbs 15:15
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15 All the days of the afflicted are wretched,
but one who has a cheerful heart enjoys a continual feast.
Proverbs 16:8
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8 Better is a little with righteousness,
than great revenues with injustice.
Proverbs 22:16
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16 Whoever oppresses the poor for his own increase and whoever gives to the rich,
both come to poverty.
Proverbs 22:22-23
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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 29:7
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7 The righteous care about justice for the poor.
The wicked aren’t concerned about knowledge.
Proverbs 28:3
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3 A needy man who oppresses the poor
is like a driving rain which leaves no crops.
Proverbs 29:13
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13 The poor man and the oppressor have this in common:
Yahweh gives sight to the eyes of both.
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