Proverbs 29:7

Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)

The righteous knoweth the plea of the poor, The wicked understandeth not knowledge.

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Referenced Verses

  • Job 29:16 : 16 A father I `am' to the needy, And the cause I have not known I search out.
  • Ps 41:1 : 1 To the Overseer. -- A Psalm of David. O the happiness of him Who is acting wisely unto the poor, In a day of evil doth Jehovah deliver him.
  • Prov 21:13 : 13 Whoso is shutting his ear from the cry of the poor, He also doth cry, and is not answered.
  • Prov 31:8-9 : 8 Open thy mouth for the dumb, For the right of all sons of change. 9 Open thy mouth, judge righteously, Both the cause of the poor and needy!'
  • Job 31:13 : 13 If I despise the cause of my man-servant, And of my handmaid, In their contending with me,
  • Job 31:21 : 21 If I have waved at the fatherless my hand, When I see in `him' the gate of my court,
  • Jer 22:15-17 : 15 Dost thou reign, because thou art fretting thyself in cedar? Thy father -- did he not eat and drink? Yea, he did judgment and righteousness, Then `it is' well with him. 16 He decided the cause of the poor and needy, Then `it is' well -- is it not to know Me? An affirmation of Jehovah. 17 But thine eyes and thy heart are not, Except on thy dishonest gain, And on shedding of innocent blood, And on oppression, and on doing of violence.
  • Ezek 22:29-31 : 29 The people of the land have used oppression, And have taken plunder violently away, And humble and needy have oppressed, And the sojourner oppressed -- without judgment. 30 And I seek of them a man making a fence, And standing in the breach before Me, In behalf of the land -- not to destroy it, And I have not found. 31 And I pour out on them mine indignation, By fire of My wrath I have consumed them, Their way on their own head I have put, An affirmation of the Lord Jehovah!'
  • Mic 3:1-4 : 1 And I say, `Hear, I pray you, heads of Jacob, And ye judges of the house of Israel, Is it not for you to know the judgment? 2 Ye who are hating good, and loving evil, Taking violently their skin from off them, And their flesh from off their bones, 3 And who have eaten the flesh of My people, And their skin from off them have stript, And their bones they have broken, And they have spread `them' out as in a pot, And as flesh in the midst of a caldron. 4 Then do they cry unto Jehovah, And He doth not answer them, And hideth His face from them at that time, As they have made evil their doings.
  • Gal 6:1 : 1 Brethren, if a man also may be overtaken in any trespass, ye who `are' spiritual restore such a one in a spirit of meekness, considering thyself -- lest thou also may be tempted;
  • 1 Sam 25:9-9 : 9 And the young men of David come in, and speak unto Nabal according to all these words, in the name of David -- and rest. 10 And Nabal answereth the servants of David and saith, `Who `is' David, and who the son of Jesse? to-day have servants been multiplied who are breaking away each from his master; 11 and I have taken my bread, and my water, and my flesh, which I slaughtered for my shearers, and have given `it' to men whom I have not known whence they `are'!'
  • Ezek 22:7 : 7 Father and mother made light of in thee, To a sojourner they dealt oppressively in thy midst, Fatherless and widow they oppressed in thee.
  • Ps 31:7 : 7 I rejoice, and am glad in Thy kindness, In that Thou hast seen mine affliction, Thou hast known in adversities my soul.
  • Jer 5:28 : 28 They have been fat, they have shone, Yea, they have overpassed the acts of the evil, Judgment they have not judged, The judgment of the fatherless -- and they prosper, And the judgment of the needy they have not judged.

Similar Verses (AI)

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  • Prov 21:12-13
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    12The Righteous One is acting wisely Towards the house of the wicked, He is overthrowing the wicked for wickedness.

    13Whoso is shutting his ear from the cry of the poor, He also doth cry, and is not answered.

  • Ps 140:12
    78%

    12I have known that Jehovah doth execute The judgment of the afflicted, The judgment of the needy.

  • Jer 22:16
    77%

    16He decided the cause of the poor and needy, Then `it is' well -- is it not to know Me? An affirmation of Jehovah.

  • Ps 41:1
    77%

    1To the Overseer. -- A Psalm of David. O the happiness of him Who is acting wisely unto the poor, In a day of evil doth Jehovah deliver him.

  • Prov 28:11
    77%

    11A rich man is wise in his own eyes, And the intelligent poor searcheth him.

  • Prov 31:9
    76%

    9Open thy mouth, judge righteously, Both the cause of the poor and needy!'

  • Prov 14:31
    76%

    31An oppressor of the poor reproacheth his Maker, And whoso is honouring Him Is favouring the needy.

  • Job 36:6
    76%

    6He reviveth not the wicked, And the judgment of the poor appointeth;

  • Prov 28:5-6
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    75%

    5Evil men understand not judgment, And those seeking Jehovah understand all.

    6Better `is' the poor walking in his integrity, Than the perverse of ways who is rich.

  • Prov 22:16
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    16He is oppressing the poor to multiply to him, He is giving to the rich -- only to want.

  • Prov 28:27
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    27Whoso is giving to the poor hath no lack, And whoso is hiding his eyes multiplied curses.

  • Prov 28:3
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    3A man -- poor and oppressing the weak, `Is' a sweeping rain, and there is no bread.

  • Ps 37:21
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    21The wicked is borrowing and repayeth not, And the righteous is gracious and giving.

  • Jer 5:28
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    28They have been fat, they have shone, Yea, they have overpassed the acts of the evil, Judgment they have not judged, The judgment of the fatherless -- and they prosper, And the judgment of the needy they have not judged.

  • Exod 23:6
    75%

    6`Thou dost not turn aside the judgment of thy needy one in his strife;

  • Prov 29:6
    74%

    6In the transgression of the evil `is' a snare, And the righteous doth sing and rejoice.

  • Prov 12:10
    74%

    10The righteous knoweth the life of his beast, And the mercies of the wicked `are' cruel.

  • Ps 10:2
    74%

    2Through the pride of the wicked, Is the poor inflamed, They are caught in devices that they devised.

  • Ps 37:16-17
    2 verses
    74%

    16Better `is' the little of the righteous, Than the store of many wicked.

    17For the arms of the wicked are shivered, And Jehovah is sustaining the righteous.

  • Ps 82:3-4
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    74%

    3Judge ye the weak and fatherless, The afflicted and the poor declare righteous.

    4Let the weak and needy escape, From the hand of the wicked deliver them.

  • Ps 1:6
    74%

    6For Jehovah is knowing the way of the righteous, And the way of the wicked is lost!

  • Eccl 5:8
    74%

    8If oppression of the poor, and violent taking away of judgment and righteousness thou seest in a province, do not marvel at the matter, for a higher than the high is observing, and high ones `are' over them.

  • Prov 15:28-29
    2 verses
    74%

    28The heart of the righteous meditateth to answer, And the mouth of the wicked uttereth evil things.

    29Far `is' Jehovah from the wicked, And the prayer of the righteous He heareth.

  • Prov 19:17
    74%

    17Whoso is lending `to' Jehovah is favouring the poor, And his deed He repayeth to him.

  • Prov 28:8
    73%

    8Whoso is multiplying his wealth by biting and usury, For one favouring the poor doth gather it.

  • Job 22:19
    73%

    19See do the righteous and they rejoice, And the innocent mocketh at them,

  • Jer 5:4
    73%

    4And I -- I said, `Surely these `are' poor, They have been foolish, For they have not known the way of Jehovah, The judgment of their God.

  • Prov 14:21
    73%

    21Whoso is despising his neighbour sinneth, Whoso is favouring the humble, O his happiness.

  • Prov 29:13-14
    2 verses
    73%

    13The poor and the man of frauds have met together, Jehovah is enlightening the eyes of them both.

    14a king that is judging truly the poor, His throne for ever is established.

  • Prov 10:3
    73%

    3Jehovah causeth not the soul of the righteous to hunger, And the desire of the wicked He thrusteth away.

  • Prov 21:7
    73%

    7The spoil of the wicked catcheth them, Because they have refused to do judgment.

  • Ps 37:32
    73%

    32The wicked is watching for the righteous, And is seeking to put him to death.

  • Ps 37:14
    73%

    14A sword have the wicked opened, And they have trodden their bow, To cause to fall the poor and needy, To slaughter the upright of the way.

  • Isa 10:2
    73%

    2To turn aside from judgment the poor, And to take violently away the judgment Of the afflicted of My people, That widows may be their prey, That the fatherless they may spoil.

  • Prov 22:9
    73%

    9The good of eye -- he is blessed, For he hath given of his bread to the poor.

  • Prov 17:5
    73%

    5Whoso is mocking at the poor Hath reproached his Maker, Whoso is rejoicing at calamity is not acquitted.

  • Prov 10:15
    73%

    15The wealth of the rich `is' his strong city, The ruin of the poor `is' their poverty.

  • Prov 22:22
    73%

    22Rob not the poor because he `is' poor, And bruise not the afflicted in the gate.

  • Prov 11:23
    72%

    23The desire of the righteous `is' only good, The hope of the wicked `is' transgression.

  • Job 29:16
    72%

    16A father I `am' to the needy, And the cause I have not known I search out.

  • Ps 107:42
    72%

    42The upright do see and rejoice, And all perversity hath shut her mouth.

  • Prov 29:8
    72%

    8Men of scorning ensnare a city, And the wise turn back anger.

  • Amos 5:12
    72%

    12For I have known -- many `are' your transgressions, And mighty your sins, Adversaries of the righteous, taking ransoms, And the needy in the gate ye turned aside.

  • Prov 14:19
    72%

    19The evil have bowed down before the good, And the wicked at the gates of the righteous.