Proverbs 29:13

NET Bible® (New English Translation)

The poor person and the oppressor have this in common: the LORD gives light to the eyes of them both.

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Referenced Verses

  • Prov 22:2 : 2 The rich and the poor are met together; the LORD is the Creator of them both.
  • Matt 5:45 : 45 so that you may be like your Father in heaven, since he causes the sun to rise on the evil and the good, and sends rain on the righteous and the unrighteous.
  • Ps 13:3 : 3 Look at me! Answer me, O LORD my God! Revive me, or else I will die!
  • Exod 22:25-26 : 25 “If you lend money to any of my people who are needy among you, do not be like a moneylender to him; do not charge him interest. 26 If you do take the garment of your neighbor in pledge, you must return it to him by the time the sun goes down,
  • Lev 25:35-37 : 35 Debt and Slave Regulations“‘If your brother becomes impoverished and is indebted to you, you must support him; he must live with you like a foreign resident. 36 Do not take interest or profit from him, but you must fear your God and your brother must live with you. 37 You must not lend him your money at interest and you must not sell him food for profit.
  • Neh 5:5-7 : 5 And now, though we share the same flesh and blood as our fellow countrymen, and our children are just like their children, still we have found it necessary to subject our sons and daughters to slavery. Some of our daughters have been subjected to slavery, while we are powerless to help, since our fields and vineyards now belong to other people.” 6 I was very angry when I heard their outcry and these complaints. 7 I considered these things carefully and then registered a complaint with the wealthy and the officials. I said to them,“Each one of you is seizing the collateral from your own countrymen!” Because of them I called for a great public assembly.
  • Matt 9:9 : 9 The Call of Matthew; Eating with Sinners As Jesus went on from there, he saw a man named Matthew sitting at the tax booth.“Follow me,” he said to him. So he got up and followed him.
  • 1 Cor 6:10 : 10 thieves, the greedy, drunkards, the verbally abusive, and swindlers will not inherit the kingdom of God.
  • Eph 2:1 : 1 New Life Individually And although you were dead in your offenses and sins,

Similar Verses (AI)

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  • Prov 22:2
    78%

    2The rich and the poor are met together; the LORD is the Creator of them both.

  • Prov 29:14
    77%

    14If a king judges the poor in truth, his throne will be established forever.

  • Ps 41:1
    74%

    1For the music director; a psalm of David. How blessed is the one who treats the poor properly! When trouble comes, may the LORD deliver him.

  • Ps 49:2
    74%

    2Pay attention, all you people, both rich and poor!

  • Prov 14:31
    74%

    31The one who oppresses the poor has insulted his Creator, but whoever honors him shows favor to the needy.

  • Prov 29:7
    73%

    7The righteous person cares for the legal rights of the poor; the wicked does not understand such knowledge.

  • Prov 28:3
    73%

    3A poor person who oppresses the weak is like a driving rain without food.

  • Prov 28:27
    73%

    27The one who gives to the poor will not lack, but whoever shuts his eyes to them will receive many curses.

  • 1 Sam 2:7-8
    2 verses
    73%

    7The LORD impoverishes and makes wealthy; he humbles and he exalts.

    8He lifts the weak from the dust; he raises the poor from the ash heap to seat them with princes– he bestows on them an honored position. The foundations of the earth belong to the LORD– he placed the world on them.

  • Prov 22:9
    73%

    9A generous person will be blessed, for he has given some of his food to the poor.

  • Prov 22:16
    72%

    16The one who oppresses the poor to increase his own gain and the one who gives to the rich– both end up only in poverty.

  • Prov 28:11
    72%

    11A rich person is wise in his own opinion, but a discerning poor person can evaluate him properly.

  • Isa 29:18-19
    2 verses
    72%

    18At that time the deaf will be able to hear words read from a scroll, and the eyes of the blind will be able to see through deep darkness.

    19The downtrodden will again rejoice in the LORD; the poor among humankind will take delight in the Holy One of Israel.

  • Ps 113:7
    72%

    7He raises the poor from the dirt, and lifts up the needy from the garbage pile,

  • Prov 28:6
    71%

    6A poor person who walks in his integrity is better than one who is perverse in his ways even though he is rich.

  • Prov 29:12
    71%

    12If a ruler listens to lies, all his ministers will be wicked.

  • Ps 146:8
    71%

    8The LORD gives sight to the blind. The LORD lifts up all who are bent over. The LORD loves the godly.

  • Prov 19:22
    71%

    22What is desirable for a person is to show loyal love, and a poor person is better than a liar.

  • 2 Sam 22:28
    71%

    28You deliver oppressed people, but you watch the proud and bring them down.

  • Eccl 5:8
    71%

    8Government Corruption If you see the extortion of the poor, or the perversion of justice and fairness in the government, do not be astonished by the matter. For the high official is watched by a higher official, and there are higher ones over them!

  • Prov 19:17
    71%

    17The one who is gracious to the poor lends to the LORD, and the LORD will repay him for his good deed.

  • Prov 14:20-21
    2 verses
    71%

    20A poor person will be disliked even by his neighbors, but those who love the rich are many.

    21The one who despises his neighbor sins, but whoever is kind to the needy is blessed.

  • Ps 14:6
    71%

    6You want to humiliate the oppressed, even though the LORD is their shelter.

  • Ps 69:33
    71%

    33For the LORD listens to the needy; he does not despise his captive people.

  • Job 5:15-16
    2 verses
    70%

    15So he saves from the sword that comes from their mouth, even the poor from the hand of the powerful.

    16Thus the poor have hope, and iniquity shuts its mouth.

  • Job 34:19
    70%

    19who shows no partiality to princes, and does not take note of the rich more than the poor, because all of them are the work of his hands?

  • Jer 22:16
    70%

    16He upheld the cause of the poor and needy. So things went well for Judah.’ The LORD says,‘That is a good example of what it means to know me.’

  • Prov 13:9
    70%

    9The light of the righteous shines brightly, but the lamp of the wicked goes out.

  • Prov 31:9
    70%

    9Open your mouth, judge in righteousness, and plead the cause of the poor and needy.

  • Job 24:14
    70%

    14Before daybreak the murderer rises up; he kills the poor and the needy; in the night he is like a thief.

  • Ps 34:15
    70%

    15The LORD pays attention to the godly and hears their cry for help.

  • Ps 140:12
    70%

    12I know that the LORD defends the cause of the oppressed and vindicates the poor.

  • Ps 10:14
    70%

    14You have taken notice, for you always see one who inflicts pain and suffering. The unfortunate victim entrusts his cause to you; you deliver the fatherless.

  • Job 36:15
    70%

    15He delivers the afflicted by their afflictions, he reveals himself to them by their suffering.

  • Exod 23:6
    69%

    6“You must not turn away justice for your poor people in their lawsuits.

  • Prov 22:22
    69%

    22Do not exploit a poor person because he is poor and do not crush the needy in court,

  • Ps 72:2
    69%

    2Then he will judge your people fairly, and your oppressed ones equitably.

  • Ps 82:3
    69%

    3Defend the cause of the poor and the fatherless! Vindicate the oppressed and suffering!

  • Prov 15:3
    69%

    3The eyes of the LORD are in every place, keeping watch on those who are evil and those who are good.

  • Prov 21:13
    69%

    13The one who shuts his ears to the cry of the poor, he too will cry out and will not be answered.

  • Job 24:4
    69%

    4They turn the needy from the pathway, and the poor of the land hide themselves together.

  • Job 34:28
    69%

    28so that they caused the cry of the poor to come before him, so that he hears the cry of the needy.

  • Ps 72:12
    69%

    12For he will rescue the needy when they cry out for help, and the oppressed who have no defender.

  • Ps 10:2
    69%

    2The wicked arrogantly chase the oppressed; the oppressed are trapped by the schemes the wicked have dreamed up.

  • Prov 19:1
    69%

    1Better is a poor person who walks in his integrity than one who is perverse in his speech and is a fool.

  • Job 22:29
    69%

    29When people are brought low and you say‘Lift them up!’ then he will save the downcast;