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Proverbs 29:7

The righteous consider the cause of the poor, but the wicked have no regard for such concerns.

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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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Original language & word study

8 tagged words
OriginalTransliterationMeaningWord study
יֹדֵ֣עַyo.De.a'[is] knowingH3045 →
צַ֭דִּיקTza.dika righteous [person]H6662 →
דִּ֣יןdin[the] case ofH1779 →
דַּלִּ֑יםda.Limpoor [people]H1800 →
רָ֝שָׁ֗עra.Sha'a wicked [person]H7563 →
לֹא־lo'-notH3808 →
יָבִ֥יןya.Vinhe understandsH995 →
דָּֽעַת׃Da.'atknowledgeH1847 →

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Job 29:16I was a father to the needy, and I took up the case of the stranger.Psalms 41:1Blessed is the one who cares for the poor; the LORD will deliver him in the day of trouble.Proverbs 21:13Whoever shuts his ears to the cry of the poor, he too shall cry out and receive no answer.Proverbs 31:8–9Open your mouth for those with no voice, for the cause of all the dispossessed.Hebrews 10:24And let us consider how to spur one another on to love and good deeds.Luke 18:2“In a certain town there was a judge who neither feared God nor respected men.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.1 Samuel 25:9–11When David’s young men arrived, they relayed all these words to Nabal on behalf of David. Then they waited.Job 31:13If I have rejected the cause of my manservant or maidservant when they made a complaint against me,Ezekiel 22:29–31The people of the land have practiced extortion and committed robbery. They have oppressed the poor and needy and have exploited the foreign resident without justice.Job 31:21if I have lifted up my hand against the fatherless because I saw that I had support in the gate,Jeremiah 5:28They have grown fat and sleek, and have excelled in the deeds of the wicked. They have not taken up the cause of the fatherless, that they might prosper; nor have they defended the rights of the needy.Jeremiah 22:15–17Does it make you a king to excel in cedar? Did not your father have food and drink? He administered justice and righteousness, and so it went well with him.Matthew 24:39And they were oblivious, until the flood came and swept them all away. So will it be at the coming of the Son of Man.Psalms 31:7I will be glad and rejoice in Your loving devotion, for You have seen my affliction; You have known the anguish of my soul.Ezekiel 22:7Father and mother are treated with contempt. Within your walls the foreign resident is exploited, the fatherless and the widow are oppressed.Ezekiel 18:17He withholds his hand from harming the poor and takes no interest or usury. He keeps My ordinances and follows My statutes. Such a man will not die for his father’s iniquity. He will surely live.John 12:6Judas did not say this because he cared about the poor, but because he was a thief. As keeper of the money bag, he used to take from what was put into it.

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King Solomon in Old Age — Gustave Doré, Doré's English Bible (1866), public domain
King Solomon in Old Age — Gustave Doré, Doré's English Bible (1866), public domain
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