Proverbs 29:13

Bible in Basic English (1941)

The poor man and his creditor come face to face: the Lord gives light to their eyes equally.

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Referenced Verses

  • Prov 22:2 : 2 The man of wealth and the poor man come face to face: the Lord is the maker of them all.
  • Matt 5:45 : 45 So that you may be the sons of your Father in heaven; for his sun gives light to the evil and to the good, and he sends rain on the upright man and on the sinner.
  • Ps 13:3 : 3 Let my voice come before you, and give me an answer, O Lord my God; let your light be shining on me, so that the sleep of death may not overtake me;
  • Exod 22:25-26 : 25 If you let any of the poor among my people have the use of your money, do not be a hard creditor to him, and do not take interest. 26 If ever you take your neighbour's clothing in exchange for the use of your money, let him have it back before the sun goes down:
  • Lev 25:35-37 : 35 And if your brother becomes poor and is not able to make a living, then you are to keep him with you, helping him as you would a man from another country who is living among you. 36 Take no interest from him, in money or in goods, but have the fear of your God before you, and let your brother make a living among you. 37 Do not take interest on the money which you let him have or on the food which you give him.
  • Neh 5:5-7 : 5 But our flesh is the same as the flesh of our countrymen, and our children as their children: and now we are giving our sons and daughters into the hands of others, to be their servants, and some of our daughters are servants even now: and we have no power to put a stop to it; for other men have our fields and our vine-gardens. 6 And on hearing their outcry and what they said I was very angry. 7 And after turning it over in my mind, I made a protest to the chiefs and the rulers, and said to them, Every one of you is taking interest from his countryman. And I got together a great meeting of protest.
  • Matt 9:9 : 9 And when Jesus was going from there, he saw a man whose name was Matthew, seated at the place where taxes were taken; and he said to him, Come after me. And he got up and went after him.
  • 1 Cor 6:10 : 10 Or is a thief, or the worse for drink, or makes use of strong language, or takes by force what is not his, will have any part in the kingdom of God.
  • Eph 2:1 : 1 And to you did he give life, when you were dead through your wrongdoing and sins,

Similar Verses (AI)

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  • Prov 22:2
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    2 The man of wealth and the poor man come face to face: the Lord is the maker of them all.

  • Prov 29:14
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    14 The king who is a true judge in the cause of the poor, will be safe for ever on the seat of his power.

  • Ps 41:1
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    1 <To the chief music-maker. A Psalm. Of David.> Happy is the man who gives thought to the poor; the Lord will be his saviour in the time of trouble.

  • Ps 49:2
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    2 High and low together, the poor, and those who have wealth.

  • Prov 14:31
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    31 He who is hard on the poor puts shame on his Maker; but he who has mercy on those who are in need gives him honour.

  • Prov 29:7
    73%

    7 The upright man gives attention to the cause of the poor: the evil-doer gives no thought to it.

  • Prov 28:3
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    3 A man of wealth who is cruel to the poor is like a violent rain causing destruction of food.

  • Prov 28:27
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    27 He who gives to the poor will never be in need, but great curses will be on him who gives no attention to them.

  • 1 Sam 2:7-8
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    7 The Lord gives wealth and takes a man's goods from him: crushing men down and again lifting them up;

    8 Lifting the poor out of the dust, and him who is in need out of the lowest place, to give them their place among rulers, and for their heritage the seat of glory: for the pillars of the earth are the Lord's and he has made them the base of the world.

  • Prov 22:9
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    9 He who is kind will have a blessing, for he gives of his bread to the poor.

  • Prov 22:16
    72%

    16 He who is cruel to the poor for the purpose of increasing his profit, and he who gives to the man of wealth, will only come to be in need.

  • Prov 28:11
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    11 The man of wealth seems to himself to be wise, but the poor man who has sense has a low opinion of him.

  • Isa 29:18-19
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    72%

    18 And in that day those whose ears are stopped will be hearing the words of the book; and the eyes of the blind will see through the mist and the dark.

    19 And the poor will have their joy in the Lord increased, and those in need will be glad in the Holy One of Israel.

  • Ps 113:7
    72%

    7 He takes the poor man out of the dust, lifting him up from his low position;

  • Prov 28:6
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    6 Better is the poor man whose ways are upright, than the man of wealth whose ways are not straight.

  • Prov 29:12
    71%

    12 If a ruler gives attention to false words, all his servants are evil-doers.

  • Ps 146:8
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    8 The Lord makes open the eyes of the blind; the Lord is the lifter up of those who are bent down; the Lord is a lover of the upright;

  • Prov 19:22
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    22 The ornament of a man is his mercy, and a poor man is better than one who is false.

  • 2 Sam 22:28
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    28 For you are the saviour of those who are in trouble; but your eyes are on men of pride, to make them low.

  • Eccl 5:8
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    8 It is good generally for a country where the land is worked to have a king.

  • Prov 19:17
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    17 He who has pity on the poor gives to the Lord, and the Lord will give him his reward.

  • Prov 14:20-21
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    71%

    20 The poor man is hated even by his neighbour, but the man of wealth has numbers of friends.

    21 He who has no respect for his neighbour is a sinner, but he who has pity for the poor is happy.

  • Ps 14:6
    71%

    6 You have put to shame the thoughts of the poor, but the Lord is his support.

  • Ps 69:33
    71%

    33 For the ears of the Lord are open to the poor, and he takes thought for his prisoners.

  • Job 5:15-16
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    15 But he keeps safe from their sword those who have no father, and the poor from the power of the strong.

    16 So the poor man has hope, and the mouth of the evil-doer is stopped.

  • Job 34:19
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    19 Who has no respect for rulers, and who gives no more attention to those who have wealth than to the poor, for they are all the work of his hands.

  • Jer 22:16
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    16 He was judge in the cause of the poor and those in need; then it was well. Was not this to have knowledge of me? says the Lord.

  • Prov 13:9
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    9 There is a glad dawn for the upright man, but the light of the sinner will be put out.

  • Prov 31:9
    70%

    9 Let your mouth be open, judging rightly, and give right decisions in the cause of the poor and those in need.

  • Job 24:14
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    14 He who is purposing death gets up before day, so that he may put to death the poor and those in need.

  • Ps 34:15
    70%

    15 The eyes of the Lord are on the upright, and his ears are open to their cry.

  • Ps 140:12
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    12 I am certain that the Lord will take care of the cause of the poor, and of the rights of those who are troubled.

  • Ps 10:14
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    14 You have seen it; for your eyes are on sorrow and grief, to take it into your hand: the poor man puts his faith in you; you have been the helper of the child who has no father.

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    15 He makes the wrong done to the poor the way of their salvation, opening their ears by their trouble.

  • Exod 23:6
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    6 Let no wrong decisions be given in the poor man's cause.

  • Prov 22:22
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    22 Do not take away the property of the poor man because he is poor, or be cruel to the crushed ones when they come before the judge:

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    2 May he be a judge of your people in righteousness, and make true decisions for the poor.

  • Ps 82:3
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    3 Give ear to the cause of the poor and the children without fathers; let those who are troubled and in need have their rights.

  • Prov 15:3
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    3 The eyes of the Lord are in every place, keeping watch on the evil and the good.

  • Prov 21:13
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    13 He whose ears are stopped at the cry of the poor, will himself get no answer to his cry for help.

  • Job 24:4
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    4 The crushed are turned out of the way; all the poor of the earth go into a secret place together.

  • Job 34:28
    69%

    28 So that the cry of the poor might come up to him, and the prayer of those in need come to his ears.

  • Ps 72:12
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    12 For he will be a saviour to the poor in answer to his cry; and to him who is in need, without a helper.

  • Ps 10:2
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    2 The evil-doer in his pride is cruel to the poor; let him be taken by the tricks of his invention.

  • Prov 19:1
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    1 Better is the poor man whose ways are upright, than the man of wealth whose ways are twisted.

  • Job 22:29
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    29 For God makes low those whose hearts are lifted up, but he is a saviour to the poor in spirit.