Proverbs 29:7
BSB · Public Domain (CC0)“The righteous consider the cause of the poor, but the wicked have no regard for such concerns.”
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“The righteous consider the cause of the poor, but the wicked have no regard for such concerns.”
Berean Standard Bible · Public Domain (CC0)“The righteous considereth the cause of the poor: but the wicked regardeth not to know it.”
King James Version · Public Domain“The righteous taketh knowledge of the cause of the poor; The wicked hath not understanding to know it.”
American Standard Version · Public Domain“The righteous knoweth the plea of the poor, The wicked understandeth not knowledge.”
Young's Literal Translation · Public DomainOther passages that echo Proverbs 29:7 — 16 related verses from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.
- 1 Samuel 25:9When David’s young men arrived, they relayed all these words to Nabal on behalf of David. Then they waited.
- 1 Samuel 25:25My lord should pay no attention to this scoundrel Nabal, for he lives up to his name: His name means Fool, and folly accompanies him. I, your servant, did not see my lord’s young men whom you sent.
- Job 29:16I was a father to the needy, and I took up the case of the stranger.
- Job 31:13If I have rejected the cause of my manservant or maidservant when they made a complaint against me,
- Job 31:21if I have lifted up my hand against the fatherless because I saw that I had support in the gate,
- Psalms 31:7I will be glad and rejoice in Your loving devotion, for You have seen my affliction; You have known the anguish of my soul.
- Psalms 41:1Blessed is the one who cares for the poor; the LORD will deliver him in the day of trouble.
- Psalms 72:12For he will deliver the needy who cry out and the afflicted who have no helper.
- Proverbs 21:13Whoever shuts his ears to the cry of the poor, he too shall cry out and receive no answer.
- Proverbs 31:8Open your mouth for those with no voice, for the cause of all the dispossessed.
- Jeremiah 5:28They have grown fat and sleek, and have excelled in the deeds of the wicked. They have not taken up the cause of the fatherless, that they might prosper; nor have they defended the rights of the needy.
- Jeremiah 22:15Does it make you a king to excel in cedar? Did not your father have food and drink? He administered justice and righteousness, and so it went well with him.
- Ezekiel 22:7Father and mother are treated with contempt. Within your walls the foreign resident is exploited, the fatherless and the widow are oppressed.
- Ezekiel 22:29The people of the land have practiced extortion and committed robbery. They have oppressed the poor and needy and have exploited the foreign resident without justice.
- Micah 3:1Then I said: “Hear now, O leaders of Jacob, you rulers of the house of Israel. Should you not know justice?
- Galatians 6:1Brothers, if someone is caught in a trespass, you who are spiritual should restore him with a spirit of gentleness. But watch yourself, or you also may be tempted.
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