Proverbs 29:13

All About Life

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If a ruler pays attention to lies [and encourages corruption],
All his officials will become wicked.
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The poor man and the oppressor have this in common:
The Lord gives light to the eyes of both.
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If a king faithfully and truthfully judges the poor,
His throne shall be established forever.

Face to Face

Jehovah

Proverbs 22:2

The rich and poor have a common bond;
The Lord is the Maker of them all.

Psalm 13:3

Consider and answer me, O Lord my God;
Give light (life) to my eyes, or I will sleep the sleep of death,

Matthew 5:45

so that you may [show yourselves to] be the children of your Father who is in heaven; for He makes His sun rise on those who are evil and on those who are good, and makes the rain fall on the righteous [those who are morally upright] and the unrighteous [the unrepentant, those who oppose Him].

Exodus 22:25-26

“If you lend money to any one of My people with you who is poor, you shall not act as a creditor (professional moneylender) to him; you shall not charge him interest.

Leviticus 25:35-37

‘Now if your fellow countryman becomes poor and his hand falters with you [that is, he has trouble repaying you for something], then you are to help and sustain him, [with courtesy and consideration] like [you would] a stranger or a temporary resident [without property], so that he may live among you.

Nehemiah 5:5-7

Now our flesh (skin) is the same as that of our brothers (relatives), and our children are like their children, yet here we are forcing (selling) our sons and our daughters to be slaves; and some of our daughters are forced into bondage already, and we are powerless [to redeem them] because our fields and vineyards belong to others.”

Matthew 9:9

As Jesus went on from there, He saw a man named Matthew (Levi) sitting in the tax collector’s booth; and He said to him, “Follow Me [as My disciple, accepting Me as your Master and Teacher and walking the same path of life that I walk].” And Matthew got up and followed Him.

1 Corinthians 6:10

nor thieves, nor the greedy, nor drunkards, nor revilers [whose words are used as weapons to abuse, insult, humiliate, intimidate, or slander], nor swindlers will inherit or have any share in the kingdom of God.

Ephesians 2:1

And you [He made alive when you] were [spiritually] dead and separated from Him because of your transgressions and sins,