Parallel Verses
New American Standard Bible
The Lord gives
King James Version
The poor and the deceitful man meet together: the LORD lighteneth both their eyes.
Holman Bible
the Lord gives light to the eyes of both.
International Standard Version
The poor man and the oppressor have this in common: the LORD gave them both eyes with which to see.
A Conservative Version
The poor man and the oppressor meet together. LORD enlightens the eyes of them both.
American Standard Version
The poor man and the oppressor meet together; Jehovah lighteneth the eyes of them both.
Amplified
The poor man and the oppressor have this in common:
The Lord gives light to the eyes of both.
Bible in Basic English
The poor man and his creditor come face to face: the Lord gives light to their eyes equally.
Darby Translation
The indigent and the oppressor meet together; Jehovah lighteneth the eyes of them both.
Julia Smith Translation
The poor one and the man of oppressions met together: Jehovah enlightening the eyes of them both.
King James 2000
The poor and the deceitful man meet together: the LORD lightens both their eyes.
Lexham Expanded Bible
The poor and a man of oppression have [this] in common: Yahweh gives {light to the eyes of them both}.
Modern King James verseion
The poor and the deceitful man meet together; Jehovah gives light to the eyes of both.
Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale
The poor and the lender meet together; the LORD lighteneth both their eyes.
NET Bible
The poor person and the oppressor have this in common: the Lord gives light to the eyes of them both.
New Heart English Bible
The poor man and the oppressor have this in common: The LORD gives sight to the eyes of both.
The Emphasized Bible
The poor man and the man of usury, meet together, he that enlighteneth the eyes of them both, is Yahweh.
Webster
The poor and the deceitful man meet together: the LORD enlighteneth both their eyes.
World English Bible
The poor man and the oppressor have this in common: Yahweh gives sight to the eyes of both.
Youngs Literal Translation
The poor and the man of frauds have met together, Jehovah is enlightening the eyes of them both.
Themes
Light » The lord lighting darkness
Spiritual » Believers' duties performed in the light » Enlightenment, spiritual
Interlinear
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Word Count of 20 Translations in Proverbs 29:13
Verse Info
Context Readings
All About Life
12
If a ruler listens to falsehood, all his officials will be wicked.
13
The Lord gives
Phrases
Names
Cross References
Proverbs 22:2
The rich and the poor meet together; the LORD is the maker of them all.
Psalm 13:3
Consider and answer me, O LORD my God; light up my eyes, lest I sleep the sleep of death,
Matthew 5:45
so that you may be sons of your Father who is in heaven. For he makes his sun rise on the evil and on the good, and sends rain on the just and on the unjust.
Exodus 22:25-26
"If you lend money to any of my people with you who is poor, you shall not be like a moneylender to him, and you shall not exact interest from him.
Leviticus 25:35-37
"If your brother becomes poor and cannot maintain himself with you, you shall support him as though he were a stranger and a sojourner, and he shall live with you.
Nehemiah 5:5-7
Now our flesh is as the flesh of our brothers, our children are as their children. Yet we are forcing our sons and our daughters to be slaves, and some of our daughters have already been enslaved, but it is not in our power to help it, for other men have our fields and our vineyards."
Matthew 9:9
As Jesus passed on from there, he saw a man called Matthew sitting at the tax booth, and he said to him, "Follow me." And he rose and followed him.
1 Corinthians 6:10
nor thieves, nor the greedy, nor drunkards, nor revilers, nor swindlers will inherit the kingdom of God.
Ephesians 2:1
And you were dead in the trespasses and sins