Proverbs 29:13
BSB · Public Domain (CC0)“The poor man and the oppressor have this in common: The LORD gives light to the eyes of both.”
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“The poor man and the oppressor have this in common: The LORD gives light to the eyes of both.”
Berean Standard Bible · Public Domain (CC0)“The poor and the deceitful man meet together: the Lord lighteneth both their eyes.”
King James Version · Public Domain“The poor man and the oppressor meet together; Jehovah lighteneth the eyes of them both.”
American Standard Version · Public Domain“The poor and the man of frauds have met together, Jehovah is enlightening the eyes of them both.”
Young's Literal Translation · Public DomainOther passages that echo Proverbs 29:13 — 9 related verses from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.
- Exodus 22:25If you lend money to one of My people among you who is poor, you must not act as a creditor to him; you are not to charge him interest.
- Leviticus 25:35Now if your countryman becomes destitute and cannot support himself among you, then you are to help him as you would a foreigner or stranger, so that he can continue to live among you.
- Nehemiah 5:5We and our children are just like our countrymen and their children, yet we are subjecting our sons and daughters to slavery. Some of our daughters are already enslaved, but we are powerless to redeem them because our fields and vineyards belong to others.”
- Psalms 13:3Consider me and respond, O LORD my God. Give light to my eyes, lest I sleep in death,
- Proverbs 22:2The rich and the poor have this in common: The LORD is Maker of them all.
- Matthew 5:45that you may be sons of your Father in heaven. He causes His sun to rise on the evil and the good, and sends rain on the righteous and the unrighteous.
- Matthew 9:9As Jesus went on from there, He saw a man named Matthew sitting at the tax booth. “Follow Me,” He told him, and Matthew got up and followed Him.
- 1 Corinthians 6:10nor thieves, nor the greedy, nor drunkards, nor verbal abusers, nor swindlers, will inherit the kingdom of God.
- Ephesians 2:1And you were dead in your trespasses and sins,
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