Proverbs 29:13

Modern English Version

The poor and the oppressor have this in common: The Lord gives light to the eyes of both.

Cross References

Ezra 9:8

“Yet now for a little while, there has been a favorable response from the Lord our God—leaving us a remnant to escape, giving us a tent peg from His holy place, having our eyes enlightened by our God, and giving us a little reviving in our bondage.

Psalm 13:3

Consider and answer me, O  Lord my God. Enlighten my eyes, lest I sleep the sleep of death,

Proverbs 22:2

The rich and the poor have this in common: the Lord is the Maker of them all.

Matthew 5:45

that you may be sons of your Father who is in heaven. For He makes His sun rise on the evil and on the good and sends rain on the just and on the unjust.

Matthew 9:9

As Jesus passed on from there, He saw a man named Matthew sitting at the tax collector’s station. And He said to him, “Follow Me.” And he rose and followed Him.

1 Corinthians 6:10

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

Ephesians 2:1

And you were dead in your trespasses and sins,