Proverbs 29:7

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The righteous care about the justice of the poor, but the wicked have no understanding of it.

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Referenced Verses

  • Job 29:16 : 16 I was a father to the needy, and I searched out the case of one I did not know.
  • Ps 41:1 : 1 For the director of music, a psalm of David.
  • Prov 21:13 : 13 Whoever shuts their ears to the cry of the poor will also cry out and not be answered.
  • Prov 31:8-9 : 8 Speak up for those who cannot speak for themselves, for the rights of all who are destitute. 9 Speak up and judge fairly; defend the rights of the poor and needy.
  • Job 31:13 : 13 If I have denied justice to my male or female servants when they had a grievance against me,
  • Job 31:21 : 21 If I have raised my hand against the fatherless, because I saw my support in the gate,
  • Jer 22:15-17 : 15 Do you think you are a king because you compete in cedar? Your father ate and drank, but he practiced justice and righteousness, and it went well with him. 16 He 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. 17 But your eyes and heart are set only on your dishonest gain, on shedding innocent blood, and on oppression and violence.
  • Ezek 22:29-31 : 29 The people of the land practice extortion and commit robbery; they oppress the poor and needy and mistreat the foreigner, denying them justice. 30 I searched for someone among them who would build up the wall and stand in the gap before me on behalf of the land so that I would not destroy it, but I found no one. 31 So I have poured out my indignation upon them, consumed them with the fire of my wrath, and brought their own ways down upon their heads, declares the Sovereign LORD.
  • Mic 3:1-4 : 1 Then I said: "Hear now, leaders of Jacob and rulers of the house of Israel: Is it not your responsibility to know justice? 2 You who hate good and love evil; you tear the skin from my people and the flesh from their bones. 3 You eat the flesh of my people, strip off their skin, break their bones, and chop them up like meat for the pot, like flesh in a cauldron. 4 Then they will cry out to the LORD, but He will not answer them. He will hide His face from them at that time because of the evil they have done.
  • Gal 6:1 : 1 Brothers, if someone is caught in any wrongdoing, you who are spiritual should restore such a person with a gentle spirit. Watch yourself, so that you too might not be tempted.
  • 1 Sam 25:9-9 : 9 When David’s young men arrived, they delivered this message to Nabal in David’s name and waited. 10 But Nabal answered David’s servants, "Who is David? Who is this son of Jesse? Nowadays many servants are breaking away from their masters. 11 Should I take my bread, my water, and the meat I’ve slaughtered for my shearers and give it to men from who knows where?"
  • Ezek 22:7 : 7 Within you, they have treated father and mother with contempt; they have oppressed the foreigner in your midst; they have wronged the orphan and the widow.
  • Ps 31:7 : 7 I hate those who pay regard to worthless idols, but I trust in the LORD.
  • Jer 5:28 : 28 They have grown fat and sleek. They excel in evil deeds; they do not defend the rights of the fatherless so they might prosper, nor do they uphold the cause of the needy.

Similar Verses (AI)

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  • Prov 21:12-13
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    12The righteous one considers the house of the wicked and brings the wicked down to ruin.

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

  • Ps 140:12
    78%

    12May slanderers not be established in the land; may evil hunt down violent men to their destruction.

  • 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.

  • Ps 41:1
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    1For the director of music, a psalm of David.

  • 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.

  • Prov 31:9
    76%

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

  • 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.

  • Job 36:6
    76%

    6He does not keep the wicked alive but gives justice to the afflicted.

  • Prov 28:5-6
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    5Evil men do not understand justice, but those who seek the LORD understand all things.

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

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

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

  • Ps 37:21
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    21The wicked person borrows and does not repay, but the righteous is gracious and gives.

  • Jer 5:28
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    28They have grown fat and sleek. They excel in evil deeds; they do not defend the rights of the fatherless so they might prosper, nor do they uphold the cause of the needy.

  • Exod 23:6
    75%

    6Do not deny justice to your poor among you in their lawsuit.

  • Prov 29:6
    74%

    6An evil man is ensnared by his transgression, but the righteous rejoice and are glad.

  • Prov 12:10
    74%

    10The righteous care for the needs of their animals, but the kindest acts of the wicked are cruel.

  • 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.

  • Ps 37:16-17
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    16Better is the little that the righteous have than the abundance of many wicked.

    17For the arms of the wicked will be broken, but the LORD supports the righteous.

  • Ps 82:3-4
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    3Defend the weak and the fatherless; uphold the cause of the poor and the oppressed.

    4Rescue the weak and the needy; deliver them from the hand of the wicked.

  • Ps 1:6
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    6For the LORD knows the way of the righteous, but the way of the wicked will perish.

  • 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 15:28-29
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    28The heart of the righteous weighs its answers, but the mouth of the wicked gushes evil.

    29The LORD is far from the wicked, but He hears the prayer of the righteous.

  • 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 28:8
    73%

    8Whoever increases his wealth by charging interest and unfair gain gathers it for one who is kind to the poor.

  • Job 22:19
    73%

    19The righteous see it and are glad; the innocent mock them.

  • Jer 5:4
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    4Then I thought, 'These are only the poor; they are foolish because they do not know the way of the Lord, the justice of their God.'

  • Prov 14:21
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    21Whoever despises their neighbor sins, but blessed is the one who is kind to the poor.

  • Prov 29:13-14
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    73%

    13The poor and the oppressor meet together; the LORD gives light to the eyes of both.

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

  • Prov 10:3
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    3The LORD will not let the righteous go hungry, but He thrusts aside the craving of the wicked.

  • Prov 21:7
    73%

    7The violence of the wicked will sweep them away because they refuse to act justly.

  • Ps 37:32
    73%

    32The wicked person lies in wait for the righteous and seeks to kill him.

  • Ps 37:14
    73%

    14The wicked draw the sword and bend their bows to bring down the poor and the needy, to slaughter those whose ways are upright.

  • Isa 10:2
    73%

    2They deprive the poor of justice and rob the rights of the needy among my people, making widows their spoil and leaving orphans to be plundered.

  • Prov 22:9
    73%

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

  • Prov 17:5
    73%

    5Whoever mocks the poor insults their Maker; whoever rejoices at calamity will not go unpunished.

  • Prov 10:15
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    15The wealth of the rich is their fortified city, but poverty is the ruin of the poor.

  • Prov 22:22
    73%

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

  • Prov 11:23
    72%

    23The desire of the righteous brings only good, but the hope of the wicked leads to wrath.

  • Job 29:16
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    16I was a father to the needy, and I searched out the case of one I did not know.

  • Ps 107:42
    72%

    42The upright see this and rejoice, but all wickedness shuts its mouth.

  • Prov 29:8
    72%

    8Mockers stir up a city, but the wise calm anger.

  • Amos 5:12
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    12For I know your many transgressions and your mighty sins: oppressing the righteous, taking bribes, and turning aside the needy at the gate.

  • Prov 14:19
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    19Evil people will bow down before the good, and the wicked at the gates of the righteous.