Proverbs 29:7

English Standard Version 2016

A righteous man knows the rights of the poor; a wicked man does not understand such knowledge.

Cross References

Job 29:16

I was a father to the needy, and I searched out the cause of him whom I did not know.

Psalm 41:1

Blessed is the one who considers the poor! In the day of trouble the Lord delivers him;

Proverbs 21:13

Whoever closes his ear to the cry of the poor will himself call out and not be answered.

Galatians 6:1

Brothers, if anyone is caught in any transgression, you who are spiritual should restore him in a spirit of gentleness. Keep watch on yourself, lest you too be tempted.

Jeremiah 5:28

they have grown fat and sleek. They know no bounds in deeds of evil; they judge not with justice the cause of the fatherless, to make it prosper, and they do not defend the rights of the needy.

Job 31:21

if I have raised my hand against the fatherless, because I saw my help in the gate,

Job 31:13

“If I have rejected the cause of my manservant or my maidservant, when they brought a complaint against me,

Ezekiel 22:7

Father and mother are treated with contempt in you; the sojourner suffers extortion in your midst; the fatherless and the widow are wronged in you.

Psalm 31:7

I will rejoice and be glad in your steadfast love, because you have seen my affliction; you have known the distress of my soul,

1 Samuel 25:25

Let not my lord regard this worthless fellow, Nabal, for as his name is, so is he. Nabal is his name, and folly is with him. But I your servant did not see the young men of my lord, whom you sent.

Psalm 72:12

For he delivers the needy when he calls, the poor and him who has no helper.