Proverbs 22:22-23
New King James Version
22 Do not rob the (A)poor because he is poor,
Nor oppress the afflicted at the gate;
23 (B)For the Lord will plead their cause,
And plunder the soul of those who plunder them.
Proverbs 22:22-23
21st Century King James Version
22 Rob not the poor because he is poor, neither oppress the afflicted at the gate;
23 for the Lord will plead their cause, and despoil the soul of those that despoiled them.
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Proverbs 28:3
New King James Version
Footnotes
- Proverbs 28:3 Lit. and there is no bread
Proverbs 28:3
21st Century King James Version
3 A poor man that oppresseth the poor is like a sweeping rain which leaveth no food.
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Proverbs 28:6
New King James Version
6 Better is the poor who walks in his integrity
Than one perverse in his ways, though he be rich.
Proverbs 28:6
21st Century King James Version
6 Better is the poor that walketh in his uprightness than he that is perverse in his ways, though he be rich.
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Proverbs 29:7
New King James Version
7 The righteous (A)considers the cause of the poor,
But the wicked does not understand such knowledge.
Proverbs 29:7
21st Century King James Version
7 The righteous considereth the cause of the poor, but the wicked regardeth not to know it.
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Proverbs 29:13
New King James Version
13 The poor man and the oppressor have this in common:
(A)The Lord gives light to the eyes of both.
Proverbs 29:13
21st Century King James Version
13 The poor and the deceitful man meet together: the Lord lighteneth their eyes.
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Proverbs 29:14
New King James Version
14 The king who judges the (A)poor with truth,
His throne will be established forever.
Proverbs 29:14
21st Century King James Version
14 The king that faithfully judgeth the poor, his throne shall be established for ever.
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Proverbs 31:20
New King James Version
20 (A)She extends her hand to the poor,
Yes, she reaches out her hands to the needy.
Proverbs 31:20
21st Century King James Version
20 She stretcheth out her hand to the poor; yea, she reacheth forth her hands to the needy.
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