Proverbs 29:7
in Proverbs 29The righteous consider the cause of the poor, but the wicked have no regard for such concerns.
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The same verse in ASV and KJV ▾
ASV
The righteous taketh knowledge of the cause of the poor; The wicked hath not understanding to know it.
KJV
The righteous considereth the cause of the poor: but the wicked regardeth not to know it.
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This verse in Proverbs 29
Commentary
3 notes on this verseThe righteous considereth the cause of the poor,.... Not his poverty and distress, so as to relieve him, which yet he does, Psa 41:1; nor the person of the poor in judgment, and which he ought not to do; for as he should not regard a rich man's person, and favour him, because he is rich; so neither a poor man, because he is poor, through an affectation of mercy, Lev 19:15; but the cause of the poor, and the justice of that, and do him justice, though a poor man.
This site's exposition
A man who flatters his neighbor
on Proverbs 29:5-7
"A man who flatters his neighbor spreads a net for his feet" warns that dishonest praise is a trap. Verse 6 sets the same figure against its opposite outcome. Verse 7 closes on a heart for justice, for "The righteous consider the cause of the poor."
This site's exposition
The righteous consider the cause of the poor
John Gill reads the cause as the poor man's case at law. The righteous look into its justice and give him his due. Gill warns equally against favoring a man in court for his poverty.
The words behind it
8 Hebrew wordsEvery Hebrew word of this verse in the order it stands, with what it means and the door to its own study. The last column counts the times a word stands in the whole Bible: the rarer the word, the more the places it appears belong together.
| Hebrew | Sound | Meaning | Word study | In the Bible |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| יֹדֵ֣עַ | yodea' | [is] knowing | H3045 → | 945 times |
| צַ֭דִּיק | tzadik | a righteous [person] | H6662 → | 206 times |
| דִּ֣ין | din | [the] case of | H1779 → | 20 times |
| דַּלִּ֑ים | dalim | poor [people] | H1800 → | 47 times |
| רָ֝שָׁ֗ע | rasha' | a wicked [person] | H7563 → | 263 times |
| לֹא־ | lo'- | not | H3808 → | 5168 times |
| יָבִ֥ין | yavin | he understands | H995 → | 170 times |
| דָּֽעַת׃ | daat | knowledge | H1847 → | 92 times |
יֹדֵ֣עַ[is] knowing
yodea'H3045 →945 times
צַ֭דִּיקa righteous [person]
tzadikH6662 →206 times
דִּ֣ין[the] case of
dinH1779 →20 times
דַּלִּ֑יםpoor [people]
dalimH1800 →47 times
רָ֝שָׁ֗עa wicked [person]
rasha'H7563 →263 times
לֹא־not
lo'-H3808 →5168 times
יָבִ֥יןhe understands
yavinH995 →170 times
דָּֽעַת׃knowledge
daatH1847 →92 times
A shaded row is a word that stands 400 times or fewer in the Bible.
The walk
8 stopsEach card is a verse this one points to, and under it the verses that one points to in turn. Where several paths arrive at the same place, that place is listed first: the text keeps returning to it.
Through
Galatians 6:1Brothers, if someone is caught in a trespass, you who are spiritual should restore him with a spirit of gentleness. But watch yourself, or you also may be tempted.
it leads to
- Romans 15:1
We who are strong ought to bear with the shortcomings of the weak and not to please ourselves.
- 2 Timothy 2:25
He must gently reprove those who oppose him, in the hope that God may grant them repentance leading to a knowledge of the truth.
- 2 Thessalonians 3:15
Yet do not regard him as an enemy, but warn him as a brother.
- James 5:19–20
My brothers, if one of you should wander from the truth and someone should bring him back,
- 1 John 5:16
If anyone sees his brother committing a sin not leading to death, he should ask God, who will give life to those who commit this kind of sin. There is a sin that leads…
- Romans 15:1
Through
Psalms 41:1Blessed is the one who cares for the poor; the LORD will deliver him in the day of trouble.
it leads to
- Proverbs 19:17
Kindness to the poor is a loan to the LORD, and He will repay the lender.
- Proverbs 14:21
He who despises his neighbor sins, but blessed is he who shows kindness to the poor.
- 2 Corinthians 9:8–14
And God is able to make all grace abound to you, so that in all things, at all times, having all that you need, you will abound in every good work.
- Proverbs 19:17
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This page draws on John Gill, Exposition of the Old Testament (1748-1763); John Gill, Exposition of the Old Testament and Matthew Henry, Commentary on the Whole Bible.