Proverbs 29:7

All About Life

⁶ By transgression an evil man is ensnared,
But the righteous sings and rejoices.
⁷ The righteous is concerned for the rights of the poor,
The wicked does not understand such concern.
⁸ Scorners set a city aflame,
But wise men turn away anger.

Cause of the Poor

Justice for the Poor

Righteous Man

Rights Of The Poor

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Job 29:16

“I was a father to the needy,
And I investigated the case which I did not know.

Psalm 41:1

For the choir director. A Psalm of David.
How blessed is he who considers the helpless;
The Lord will deliver him in a day of trouble.

1 Samuel 25:9-11

When David’s young men came, they spoke to Nabal according to all these words in David’s name; then they waited.

Job 31:13

“If I have despised the claim of my male or female slaves
When they filed a complaint against me,

Job 31:21

If I have lifted up my hand against the orphan,
Because I saw I had support in the gate,

Psalm 31:7

I will rejoice and be glad in Your lovingkindness,
Because You have seen my affliction;
You have known the troubles of my soul,

Proverbs 21:13

He who shuts his ear to the cry of the poor
Will also cry himself and not be answered.

Proverbs 31:8-9

Open your mouth for the mute,
For the rights of all the unfortunate.

Jeremiah 5:28

‘They are fat, they are sleek,
They also excel in deeds of wickedness;
They do not plead the cause,
The cause of the orphan, that they may prosper;
And they do not defend the rights of the poor.

Jeremiah 22:15-17

“Do you become a king because you are competing in cedar?
Did not your father eat and drink
And do justice and righteousness?
Then it was well with him.

Ezekiel 22:7

They have treated father and mother lightly within you. The alien they have oppressed in your midst; the fatherless and the widow they have wronged in you.

Ezekiel 22:29-31

The people of the land have practiced oppression and committed robbery, and they have wronged the poor and needy and have oppressed the sojourner without justice.

Micah 3:1-4

And I said,
“Hear now, heads of Jacob
And rulers of the house of Israel.
Is it not for you to know justice?

Galatians 6:1

Brethren, even if anyone is caught in any trespass, you who are spiritual, restore such a one in a spirit of gentleness; each one looking to yourself, so that you too will not be tempted.