Proverbs 29:7
The righteous person cares for the legal rights of the poor; the wicked does not understand such knowledge.
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Referenced Verses
- Job 29:16 : 16 I was a father to the needy, and I investigated the case of the person I did not know;
- Ps 41:1 : 1 For 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.
- Prov 21:13 : 13 The one who shuts his ears to the cry of the poor, he too will cry out and will not be answered.
- Prov 31:8-9 : 8 Open your mouth on behalf of those unable to speak, for the legal rights of all the dying. 9 Open your mouth, judge in righteousness, and plead the cause of the poor and needy.
- Job 31:13 : 13 “If I have disregarded the right of my male servants or my female servants when they disputed with me,
- Job 31:21 : 21 if I have raised my hand to vote against the orphan, when I saw my support in the court,
- Jer 22:15-17 : 15 Does it make you any more of a king that you outstrip everyone else in building with cedar? Just think about your father. He was content that he had food and drink. He did what was just and right. So things went well with him. 16 He 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.’ 17 But you are always thinking and looking for ways to increase your wealth by dishonest means. Your eyes and your heart are set on killing some innocent person and committing fraud and oppression.
- Ezek 22:29-31 : 29 The people of the land have practiced extortion and committed robbery. They have wronged the poor and needy; they have oppressed the resident foreigner and denied them justice. 30 “I looked for a man from among them who would repair 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 my anger on them, and destroyed them with the fire of my fury. I hereby repay them for what they have done, declares the Sovereign LORD.”
- Mic 3:1-4 : 1 God Will Judge Judah’s Sinful Leaders I said,“Listen, you leaders of Jacob, you rulers of the nation of Israel! You ought to know what is just, 2 yet you hate what is good, and love what is evil. You flay my people’s skin and rip the flesh from their bones. 3 You devour my people’s flesh, strip off their skin, and crush their bones. You chop them up like flesh in a pot– like meat in a kettle. 4 Someday these sinful leaders will cry to the LORD for help, but he will not answer them. He will hide his face from them at that time, because they have done such wicked deeds.”
- Gal 6:1 : 1 Support One Another Brothers and sisters, if a person is discovered in some sin, you who are spiritual restore such a person in a spirit of gentleness. Pay close attention to yourselves, so that you are not tempted too.
- 1 Sam 25:9-9 : 9 So David’s servants went and spoke all these words to Nabal in David’s name. Then they paused. 10 But Nabal responded to David’s servants,“Who is David, and who is this son of Jesse? This is a time when many servants are breaking away from their masters! 11 Should I take my bread and my water and my meat that I have slaughtered for my shearers and give them to these men? I don’t even know where they came from!”
- Ezek 22:7 : 7 They have treated father and mother with contempt within you; they have oppressed the resident foreigner among you; they have wronged the orphan and the widow within you.
- Ps 31:7 : 7 I will be happy and rejoice in your faithfulness, because you notice my pain and you are aware of how distressed I am.
- Jer 5:28 : 28 That is how they have grown fat and sleek. There is no limit to the evil things they do. They do not plead the cause of the fatherless in such a way as to win it. They do not defend the rights of the poor.
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13 The one who shuts his ears to the cry of the poor, he too will cry out and will not be answered.
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12 I know that the LORD defends the cause of the oppressed and vindicates the poor.
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16 He 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.’
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1 For 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.
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11 A rich person is wise in his own opinion, but a discerning poor person can evaluate him properly.
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9 Open your mouth, judge in righteousness, and plead the cause of the poor and needy.
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31 The one who oppresses the poor has insulted his Creator, but whoever honors him shows favor to the needy.
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6 He does not allow the wicked to live, but he gives justice to the poor.
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5 Evil people do not understand justice, but those who seek the LORD understand it all.
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16 The one who oppresses the poor to increase his own gain and the one who gives to the rich– both end up only in poverty.
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27 The one who gives to the poor will not lack, but whoever shuts his eyes to them will receive many curses.
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3 A poor person who oppresses the weak is like a driving rain without food.
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21 Evil men borrow, but do not repay their debt, but the godly show compassion and are generous.
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28 That is how they have grown fat and sleek. There is no limit to the evil things they do. They do not plead the cause of the fatherless in such a way as to win it. They do not defend the rights of the poor.
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6 “You must not turn away justice for your poor people in their lawsuits.
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6 In the transgression of an evil person there is a snare, but a righteous person can sing and rejoice.
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10 A righteous person cares for the life of his animal, but even the most compassionate acts of the wicked are cruel.
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2 The wicked arrogantly chase the oppressed; the oppressed are trapped by the schemes the wicked have dreamed up.
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16 The little bit that a godly man owns is better than the wealth of many evil men,
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3 Defend the cause of the poor and the fatherless! Vindicate the oppressed and suffering!
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6 Certainly the LORD guards the way of the godly, but the way of the wicked ends in destruction.
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8 Government 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!
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28 The heart of the righteous considers how to answer, but the mouth of the wicked pours out evil things.
29 The LORD is far from the wicked, but he hears the prayer of the righteous.
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17 The one who is gracious to the poor lends to the LORD, and the LORD will repay him for his good deed.
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8 The one who increases his wealth by increasing interest gathers it for someone who is gracious to the needy.
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19 The righteous see their destruction and rejoice; the innocent mock them scornfully, saying,
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4 I thought,“Surely it is only the ignorant poor who act this way. They act like fools because they do not know what the LORD demands. They do not know what their God requires of them.
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21 The one who despises his neighbor sins, but whoever is kind to the needy is blessed.
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13 The poor person and the oppressor have this in common: the LORD gives light to the eyes of them both.
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15 The wealth of a rich person is like a fortified city, but the poor are brought to ruin by their poverty.
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22 Do not exploit a poor person because he is poor and do not crush the needy in court,
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23 The desire of the righteous is only good, but the expectation of the wicked is wrath.
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16 I was a father to the needy, and I investigated the case of the person I did not know;
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42 When the godly see this, they rejoice, and every sinner shuts his mouth.
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8 Scornful people inflame a city, but those who are wise turn away wrath.
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12 Certainly I am aware of your many rebellious acts and your numerous sins. You torment the innocent, you take bribes, and you deny justice to the needy at the city gate.
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19 Bad people have bowed before good people, and wicked people have bowed at the gates of someone righteous.