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Proverbs 29:7
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Proverbs 29:7
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The righteous care about justice for the poor, but the wicked have no such concern.
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Proverbs 29:7 in Other Translations
KJV
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The righteous considereth the cause of the poor: but the wicked regardeth not to know it.
ESV
7
A righteous man knows the rights of the poor; a wicked man does not understand such knowledge.
NLT
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The godly care about the rights of the poor; the wicked don’t care at all.
MSG
7
The good-hearted understand what it's like to be poor; the hardhearted haven't the faintest idea.
CSB
7
The righteous person knows the rights of the poor, but the wicked one does not understand these concerns.
Proverbs 29:7 In-Context
5
Those who flatter their neighbors are spreading nets for their feet.
6
Evildoers are snared by their own sin, but the righteous shout for joy and are glad.
7
The righteous care about justice for the poor, but the wicked have no such concern.
8
Mockers stir up a city, but the wise turn away anger.
9
If a wise person goes to court with a fool, the fool rages and scoffs, and there is no peace.
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Job 29:16
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Psalms 41:1
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Proverbs 31:8-9
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