Proverbs 29:7

New English Translation

The righteous person cares for the legal rights of the poor; the wicked does not understand such knowledge.

Cross References

Job 29:16

I was a father to the needy, and I investigated the case of the person I did not know;

Job 31:13

“If I have disregarded the right of my male servants or my female servants when they disputed with me,

Job 31:21

if I have raised my hand to vote against the orphan, when I saw my support in the court,

Psalm 31:7

I will be happy and rejoice in your faithfulness, because you notice my pain and you are aware of how distressed I am.

Psalm 41:1

How blessed is the one who treats the poor properly! When trouble comes, the Lord delivers him.

Psalm 72:12

For he will rescue the needy when they cry out for help, and the oppressed who have no defender.

Proverbs 21:13

The one who shuts his ears to the cry of the poor, he too will cry out and will not be answered.

Jeremiah 5:28

That is how they have grown fat and sleek. There is no limit to the evil things they do. They do not plead the cause of the fatherless in such a way as to win it. They do not defend the rights of the poor.

Ezekiel 22:7

They have treated father and mother with contempt within you; they have oppressed the foreigner among you; they have wronged the orphan and the widow within you.

Galatians 6:1

Brothers and sisters, if a person is discovered in some sin, you who are spiritual restore such a person in a spirit of gentleness. Pay close attention to yourselves, so that you are not tempted too.

1 Samuel 25:25

My lord should not pay attention to this wicked man Nabal. He simply lives up to his name! His name means ‘fool,’ and he is indeed foolish! But I, your servant, did not see the servants my lord sent.