Proverbs 29:13 - Revised Version with Apocrypha 1895

¹³ The poor man and the oppressor meet together: The LORD lighteneth the eyes of them both.

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King James Version (Oxford) 1769

¹³ The poor and the deceitful man meet together: The LORD lighteneth both their eyes.

Amplified Bible - Classic Edition

¹³ The poor man and the oppressor meet together–the Lord gives light to the eyes of both.

American Standard Version (1901)

¹³ The poor man and the oppressor meet together; Jehovah lighteneth the eyes of them both.

Common English Bible

¹³ The poor and their oppressors have a common bond— the LORD gives light to the eyes of both.

Catholic Public Domain Version

¹³ The pauper and the creditor have met one another. The Lord is the illuminator of them both.

Proverbs 29:13 Cross References

Matthew 5:45

that ye may be sons of your Father which is in heaven: for he maketh his sun to rise on the evil and the good, and sendeth rain on the just and the unjust.

Proverbs 22:2

The rich and the poor meet together: The LORD is the maker of them all.

Psalm 13:3

Consider and answer me, O LORD my God: Lighten mine eyes, lest I sleep the sleep of death;

Ephesians 2:1

And you did he quicken, when ye were dead through your trespasses and sins,

1 Corinthians 6:10

nor thieves, nor covetous, nor drunkards, nor revilers, nor extortioners, shall inherit the kingdom of God.

Matthew 9:9

And as Jesus passed by from thence, he saw a man, called Matthew, sitting at the place of toll: and he saith unto him, Follow me. And he arose, and followed him.

Ezra 9:8

And now for a little moment grace hath been shewed from the LORD our God, to leave us a remnant to escape, and to give us a nail in his holy place, that our God may lighten our eyes, and give us a little reviving in our bondage.