Parallel Verses
Lexham Expanded Bible
[The] righteous knows [the] case of the poor, but [the] wicked does not understand knowledge.
New American Standard Bible
The wicked does not understand such
King James Version
The righteous considereth the cause of the poor: but the wicked regardeth not to know it.
Holman Bible
but the wicked one does not understand these concerns.
International Standard Version
The righteous person is concerned about the poor; but the wicked don't understand what they need to know.
A Conservative Version
A righteous man takes knowledge of the cause of the poor. A wicked man has no [such] understanding to know.
American Standard Version
The righteous taketh knowledge of the cause of the poor; The wicked hath not understanding to know it .
Amplified
The righteous man cares for the rights of the poor,
But the wicked man has no interest in such knowledge.
Bible in Basic English
The upright man gives attention to the cause of the poor: the evil-doer gives no thought to it.
Darby Translation
The righteous taketh knowledge of the cause of the poor; the wicked understandeth not knowledge.
Julia Smith Translation
The just one knew the judgment of the poor: the unjust one will not understand knowledge.
King James 2000
The righteous considers the cause of the poor: but the wicked regards not such knowledge.
Modern King James verseion
The righteous knows the plea of the poor; the wicked cares not to know it.
Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale
The righteous considereth the cause of the poor, but the ungodly regardeth no understanding.
NET Bible
The righteous person cares for the legal rights of the poor; the wicked does not understand such knowledge.
New Heart English Bible
The righteous care about justice for the poor. The wicked aren't concerned about knowledge.
The Emphasized Bible
The righteous doth acknowledge the plea of the poor, but, the lawless, regardeth not knowledge.
Webster
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.
Youngs Literal Translation
The righteous knoweth the plea of the poor, The wicked understandeth not knowledge.
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Word Count of 20 Translations in Proverbs 29:7
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Context Readings
All About Life
6 In transgression, an evil man [is] a snare, but [the] righteous will sing and rejoice. 7 [The] righteous knows [the] case of the poor, but [the] wicked does not understand knowledge. 8 Men of scoffing set a city aflame, but the wise turn away wrath.
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Cross References
Job 29:16
I [was] a father to the poor, and I investigated {the stranger's} legal dispute.
Psalm 41:1
Blessed [is the one who] has regard for [the] poor; in [the] day of disaster, Yahweh delivers him.
1 Samuel 25:9-11
So David's young men came and they spoke all these words to Nabal in the name of David. Then they waited.
Job 31:13
"If I have rejected my male or female slave's case when their complaint [was] against me,
Job 31:21
if I have raised my hand against an orphan because I saw my supporters at the gate,
Psalm 31:7
I will exult and rejoice in your loyal love. Because you have seen my misery, you know the distresses of my life.
Proverbs 21:13
He who closes his ear from the cry of the poor, he also will cry out and not be heard.
Proverbs 31:8-9
Open your mouth for the mute, for the rights of all the {needy}.
Jeremiah 5:28
They have grown fat, they have grown sleek, also, {their evil deeds have no limit}. They do not judge [with] justice, [the] legal cause of [the] orphan, or allow it to succeed, and [the] legal case of [the] poor, they do not defend.
Jeremiah 22:15-17
Do you reign as king because you [are] competing in cedar? Did not your father eat and drink, and he did justice and righteousness, then it was well with him?
Ezekiel 22:7
They have treated father and mother with contempt in you; {they violated} the alien with extortion; in the midst of you they mistreated [the] orphan and widow.
Ezekiel 22:29-31
They severely oppress the people of the land, and {they committed robbery}, and they mistreated [the] needy and [the] poor, and they oppressed the alien {without} justice.
Micah 3:1-4
And I said, "Listen, O heads of Jacob and leaders of the house of Israel! [Is it] not for you to know justice?
Galatians 6:1
Brothers, even if a person is caught in some trespass, you [who are] spiritual restore such a person in a spirit of humility, looking out for yourself, lest you also be tempted.