Proverbs 29:7

Tree of Life Version

A righteous person considers justice for the poor. The wicked one has no such concern.

Cross References

Job 29:16

I was a father to the needy, and I investigated the case of one I did not know.

Job 31:13

“If I have denied justice to my male or female servant when they disputed with me,

Job 31:21

if I have raised my hand against the orphan, when I saw my support in the gate,

Psalm 31:7

I detest those who continue to watch worthless idols, but I trust in Adonai.

Psalm 41:1

For the music director: a psalm of David.

Psalm 72:12

For he rescues the needy crying for help, also the poor and the one with no helper.

Proverbs 21:13

Whoever shuts his ears to the cry of the poor, will also cry out but not be answered.

Jeremiah 5:28

They grew fat and sleek. They also overlooked evil deeds. They do not uphold a cause— the cause of an orphan to prosper— nor do they defend the right of the poor.

Ezekiel 22:7

Father and mother have been treated with contempt; the outsider has been oppressed in your midst; the orphan and the widow have been mistreated in you.

Galatians 6:1

Brothers and sisters, if someone is caught doing something wrong, you who are directed by the Ruach, restore such a person in a spirit of gentleness—looking closely at yourself so you are not tempted also.

1 Samuel 25:25

Please my lord, pay no attention to this worthless fellow, Nabal, for as his name is, so is he—Nabal is his name and disgraceful folly is with him. But I, your maidservant, did not see the young men of my lord whom you sent.