Proverbs 29:7

In 11 translations

BSB

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

KJV

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

WEB

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

ASV

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

LSV

The righteous knows the plea of the poor, || The wicked does not understand knowledge.

YLT

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

DBY

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

DRC

The just taketh notice of the cause of the poor: the wicked is void of knowledge.

GNV

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

JPS

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

LXXE

A righteous man knows how to judge for the poor: but the ungodly understands not knowledge; and the poor man has not an understanding mind.

Word by word Hebrew · tap a word

Words in brackets are English the glossers added; the Hebrew has no word for them, and they can carry a choice of tense or meaning.

Original-language editions

WLC

יֹדֵ֣עַ צַ֭דִּיק דִּ֣ין דַּלִּ֑ים רָ֝שָׁ֗ע לֹא־יָבִ֥ין דָּֽעַת׃

LXX-Br

Ἐπίσταται δίκαιος κρίνειν πενιχροῖς, ὁ δὲ ἀσεβὴς οὐ νοεῖ γνῶσιν, καὶ πτωχῷ οὐχ ὑπάρχει νοῦς ἐπιγνώμων.

In the reference works topics that cite this verse

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Cross-references most cited first

• Job 29:16I was a father to the needy, and I took up the case of the stranger.
• Psalms 41:1Blessed is the one who cares for the poor; the LORD will deliver him in the day of trouble.
• Proverbs 21:13Whoever shuts his ears to the cry of the poor, he too shall cry out and receive no answer.
• Proverbs 31:8–9Open your mouth for those with no voice, for the cause of all the dispossessed. Open your mouth, judge righteously, and defend the cause of the poor and needy.
• Galatians 6:1Brothers, 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 31:13If I have rejected the cause of my manservant or maidservant when they made a complaint against me,
• Ezekiel 22:29–31The 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. I searched for a man among them to repair the wall…
• Job 31:21if I have lifted up my hand against the fatherless because I saw that I had support in the gate,
• Jeremiah 5:28They 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.
• 1 Samuel 25:9–11When David’s young men arrived, they relayed all these words to Nabal on behalf of David. Then they waited. But Nabal asked them, “Who is David? Who is this son of Jesse? Many servants these days are breaking away from…
• Jeremiah 22:15–17Does 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. He took up the cause of the poor and needy, and so it went…
• Psalms 31:7I will be glad and rejoice in Your loving devotion, for You have seen my affliction; You have known the anguish of my soul.
• Ezekiel 22:7Father and mother are treated with contempt. Within your walls the foreign resident is exploited, the fatherless and the widow are oppressed.
• Micah 3:1–4Then I said: “Hear now, O leaders of Jacob, you rulers of the house of Israel. Should you not know justice? You hate good and love evil. You tear the skin from my people and strip the flesh from their bones. You eat…

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