Proverbs 29:13

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The poor and the oppressor meet together; the LORD gives light to the eyes of both.

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  • Prov 22:2 : 2 The rich and the poor meet together; the LORD is the Maker of them all.
  • Matt 5:45 : 45 So that you may become children of your Father in heaven. For He causes His sun to rise on the evil and the good and sends rain on the righteous and the unrighteous.
  • Ps 13:3 : 3 How long must I wrestle with my thoughts and have sorrow in my heart daily? How long will my enemy triumph over me?
  • Exod 22:25-26 : 25 If you take your neighbor's cloak as a pledge, return it to him before the sun sets. 26 For it is his only covering, the cloak for his body. What else can he sleep in? If he cries out to me, I will hear him, for I am gracious.
  • Lev 25:35-37 : 35 If any of your fellow Israelites become poor and are unable to support themselves among you, help them as you would a foreigner or temporary resident, so they can live among you. 36 Do not take interest or profit from them, but fear your God, so that they may continue to live among you. 37 You must not lend them money at interest or sell them food for profit.
  • Neh 5:5-7 : 5 'Although we are of the same flesh and blood as our fellow Israelites, and our children are just like theirs, we have to subject our sons and daughters to slavery. Some of our daughters are already enslaved, and we are powerless to do anything about it, since our fields and vineyards now belong to others.' 6 When I heard their outcry and these words, I became extremely angry. 7 I took counsel with myself, and then I confronted the nobles and officials, saying to them, 'You are exacting interest from your own people!' So I called together a large assembly to deal with them.
  • Matt 9:9 : 9 As Jesus went on from there, he saw a man named Matthew sitting at the tax collector’s booth. 'Follow me,' he told him, and Matthew got up and followed him.
  • 1 Cor 6:10 : 10 nor thieves, nor the greedy, nor drunkards, nor slanderers, nor swindlers will inherit the kingdom of God.
  • Eph 2:1 : 1 And you were dead in your transgressions and sins.

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  • Prov 22:2
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    2The rich and the poor meet together; the LORD is the Maker of them all.

  • Prov 29:14
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    14A king who judges the poor with truth will have his throne established forever.

  • Ps 41:1
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  • Ps 49:2
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    2Listen to this, all you peoples; give ear, all who dwell on the earth,

  • Prov 14:31
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    31Whoever oppresses the poor shows contempt for their Maker, but whoever is kind to the needy honors Him.

  • Prov 29:7
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    7The righteous care about the justice of the poor, but the wicked have no understanding of it.

  • Prov 28:3
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    3A poor man who oppresses the needy is like a driving rain that leaves no food.

  • Prov 28:27
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    27Whoever gives to the poor will lack nothing, but one who hides his eyes will receive many curses.

  • 1 Sam 2:7-8
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    7'The LORD makes poor and makes rich; He humbles and He exalts.'

    8'He raises the poor from the dust and lifts the needy from the ash heap to sit with nobles and inherit a seat of honor. For the foundations of the earth are the LORD’s; upon them He has set the world.'

  • Prov 22:9
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    9The generous person will be blessed, for they share their food with the poor.

  • Prov 22:16
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    16One who oppresses the poor to increase their wealth and one who gives gifts to the rich will both come to poverty.

  • Prov 28:11
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    11A rich man may be wise in his own eyes, but a poor man with understanding will see right through him.

  • Isa 29:18-19
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    18On that day the deaf will hear the words of the scroll, and out of gloom and darkness the eyes of the blind will see.

    19The humble will rejoice in the LORD, and the needy among mankind will rejoice in the Holy One of Israel.

  • Ps 113:7
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    7He raises the poor from the dust and lifts the needy from the ash heap.

  • Prov 28:6
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    6Better is a poor man who walks in his integrity than one who is crooked in his ways and rich.

  • Prov 29:12
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    12If a ruler listens to falsehood, all his officials become wicked.

  • Ps 146:8
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    8The LORD gives sight to the blind, the LORD lifts up those who are bowed down, the LORD loves the righteous.

  • Prov 19:22
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    22What is desirable in a person is kindness, and it is better to be poor than a liar.

  • 2 Sam 22:28
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    28You save a humble people, but your eyes are set against the proud to bring them low.

  • Eccl 5:8
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    8The benefit of the land is for everyone; even a king depends on the field being cultivated.

  • Prov 19:17
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    17Whoever is gracious to the poor lends to the LORD, and he will repay him for his good deed.

  • Prov 14:20-21
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    20The poor are hated even by their own neighbors, but the rich have many friends.

    21Whoever despises their neighbor sins, but blessed is the one who is kind to the poor.

  • Ps 14:6
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    6You frustrate the plans of the poor, but the LORD is their refuge.

  • Ps 69:33
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    33The humble see it and rejoice; you who seek God, may your hearts live.

  • Job 5:15-16
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    15He saves the needy from the sword of their mouth and from the hand of the strong.

    16So the poor have hope, and injustice shuts its mouth.

  • Job 34:19
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    19God shows no partiality to princes and does not favor the rich over the poor, for they are all the work of His hands.

  • Jer 22:16
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    16He defended the cause of the poor and needy, and it was well with him. Is this not what it means to know me? declares the LORD.

  • Prov 13:9
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    9The light of the righteous shines brightly, but the lamp of the wicked is snuffed out.

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    9Speak up and judge fairly; defend the rights of the poor and needy.

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    14But You have seen; for You observe trouble and grief, to repay it by Your hand. The helpless entrusts themselves to You; You are the helper of the fatherless.

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    15He delivers the afflicted through their suffering and opens their ears in oppression.

  • Exod 23:6
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    6Do not deny justice to your poor among you in their lawsuit.

  • Prov 22:22
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    22Do not rob the poor because he is poor, and do not crush the afflicted at the gate.

  • Ps 72:2
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    2He will judge your people with righteousness and your afflicted ones with justice.

  • Ps 82:3
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    3Defend the weak and the fatherless; uphold the cause of the poor and the oppressed.

  • Prov 15:3
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    3The eyes of the LORD are everywhere, watching both the wicked and the good.

  • Prov 21:13
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    13Whoever shuts their ears to the cry of the poor will also cry out and not be answered.

  • Job 24:4
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    4They turn the needy off the path, and the poor of the land are forced to hide together.

  • Job 34:28
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    28He causes the cry of the poor to come before Him, and He hears the cry of the afflicted.

  • Ps 72:12
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    12For he will deliver the needy who cry for help, the poor who have no helper.

  • Ps 10:2
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    2In arrogance the wicked hotly pursue the afflicted; let them be caught in the schemes they have devised.

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    1Better to be poor and walk in integrity than to be a fool with twisted lips.

  • Job 22:29
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    29When people are humbled and you say, 'Lift them up,' God will save the downcast.