Proverbs 29:13

In 11 translations

BSB

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

KJV

The poor and the deceitful man meet together: the LORD lighteneth both their eyes.the deceitful…: or, the usurer

WEB

The poor man and the oppressor have this in common: Yahweh gives sight to the eyes of both.

ASV

The poor man and the oppressor meet together; Jehovah lighteneth the eyes of them both.

LSV

The poor and the man of frauds have met together, || YHWH is enlightening the eyes of them both.

YLT

The poor and the man of frauds have met together, Jehovah is enlightening the eyes of them both.

DBY

The indigent and the oppressor meet together; Jehovah lighteneth the eyes of them both.

DRC

The poor man and the creditor have met one another: the Lord is the enlightener of them both.

GNV

The poore and the vsurer meete together, and the Lord lighteneth both their eyes.

JPS

The poor man and the oppressor meet together; the LORD giveth light to the eyes of them both.

LXXE

When the creditor and debtor meet together, the Lord oversees them both.

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Original-language editions

WLC

רָ֤שׁ וְאִ֣ישׁ תְּכָכִ֣ים נִפְגָּ֑שׁוּ מֵ֤אִיר־עֵינֵ֖י שְׁנֵיהֶ֣ם יְהוָֽה׃

LXX-Br

Δανιστοῦ καὶ χρεωφειλέτου ἀλλήλοις συνελθόντων, ἐπισκοπὴν ἀμφοτέρων ποιεῖται ὁ Κύριος.

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• Matthew 5:45that you may be sons of your Father in heaven. He causes His sun to rise on the evil and the good, and sends rain on the righteous and the unrighteous.
• Proverbs 22:2The rich and the poor have this in common: The LORD is Maker of them all.
• Psalms 13:3Consider me and respond, O LORD my God. Give light to my eyes, lest I sleep in death,
• Ephesians 2:1And you were dead in your trespasses and sins,
• Exodus 22:25–26If you lend money to one of My people among you who is poor, you must not act as a creditor to him; you are not to charge him interest. If you take your neighbor’s cloak as collateral, return it to him by sunset,
• Nehemiah 5:5–7We and our children are just like our countrymen and their children, yet we are subjecting our sons and daughters to slavery. Some of our daughters are already enslaved, but we are powerless to redeem them because our…
• Leviticus 25:35–37Now if your countryman becomes destitute and cannot support himself among you, then you are to help him as you would a foreigner or stranger, so that he can continue to live among you. Do not take any interest or…
• 1 Corinthians 6:10nor thieves, nor the greedy, nor drunkards, nor verbal abusers, nor swindlers, will inherit the kingdom of God.
• Matthew 9:9As Jesus went on from there, He saw a man named Matthew sitting at the tax booth. “Follow Me,” He told him, and Matthew got up and followed Him.

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