Proverbs 29:7 “The righteous consider the cause of the poor, but the wicked have no r…”

Proverbs 29:7

The righteous consider the cause of the poor, but the wicked have no regard for such concerns.

Berean Standard Bible

Other translations

King James Version

The righteous considereth the cause of the poor: but the wicked regardeth not to know it.

World English Bible

The righteous care about justice for the poor. The wicked aren’t concerned about knowledge.

American Standard Version

The righteous taketh knowledge of the cause of the poor; The wicked hath not understanding to know it.

Geneva Bible 1599

The righteous knoweth the cause of the poore: but the wicked regardeth not knowledge.

Darby Translation

The righteous taketh knowledge of the cause of the poor; the wicked understandeth not knowledge.

Young's Literal Translation

The righteous knoweth the plea of the poor, The wicked understandeth not knowledge.

Bible in Basic English

The upright man gives attention to the cause of the poor: the evil-doer gives no thought to it.

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Cross references

“considereth”

Job 29:16 Psalm 41:1 Galatians 6:1 Job 31:13 Job 31:21 Psalm 31:7

Job 29:16 · BSB

I was a father to the needy, and I took up the case of the stranger.

Psalm 41:1 · BSB

Blessed is the one who cares for the poor; the LORD will deliver him in the day of trouble.

Galatians 6:1 · BSB

Brothers, if someone is caught in a trespass, you who are spiritual should restore him with a spirit of gentleness. But watch yourself, or you also may be tempted.

Job 31:13 · BSB

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

Job 31:21 · BSB

if I have lifted up my hand against the fatherless because I saw that I had support in the gate,

Psalm 31:7 · BSB

I will be glad and rejoice in Your loving devotion, for You have seen my affliction; You have known the anguish of my soul.

“but”

Proverbs 21:13 1 Samuel 25:9–11 Jeremiah 5:28 Jeremiah 22:15–17 Ezekiel 22:29–31 Ezekiel 22:7

Proverbs 21:13 · BSB

Whoever shuts his ears to the cry of the poor, he too shall cry out and receive no answer.

1 Samuel 25:9–11 · BSB

When David’s young men arrived, they relayed all these words to Nabal on behalf of David. Then they waited.

Jeremiah 5:28 · BSB

They have grown fat and sleek, and have excelled in the deeds of the wicked. They have not taken up the cause of the fatherless, that they might prosper; nor have they defended the rights of the needy.

Jeremiah 22:15–17 · BSB

Does it make you a king to excel in cedar? Did not your father have food and drink? He administered justice and righteousness, and so it went well with him.

Ezekiel 22:29–31 · BSB

The people of the land have practiced extortion and committed robbery. They have oppressed the poor and needy and have exploited the foreign resident without justice.

Ezekiel 22:7 · BSB

Father and mother are treated with contempt. Within your walls the foreign resident is exploited, the fatherless and the widow are oppressed.

Also

Proverbs 31:8–9

Proverbs 31:8–9 · BSB

Open your mouth for those with no voice, for the cause of all the dispossessed.

Cross references adapted from OpenBible.info (CC BY 4.0) and the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

In context

6An evil man is caught by his own sin, but a righteous one sings and rejoices.

8Mockers inflame a city, but the wise turn away anger.

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