Proverbs 29:7
The righteous person knows the rights of the poor; 1 the wicked person does not understand such knowledge. 1
Unlocked Literal Bible
In The King James Version
The righteous considereth the cause of the poor: but the wicked regardeth not to know it.
In Context
6In the sin of an evil person is a trap, 1 but the righteous person sings and rejoices. 1
8Mockers set a city on fire, 1 but those who are wise turn away wrath. 1
Cross References
1 Samuel 25:25Let not my master regard this worthless fellow, Nabal, for as his name is, so is he. Nabal is his name, and folly is with him. But I your servant did not see the young men of my master, whom you sent.
Job 31:13If I ignored the plea for justice from my male or female servant 1 when they argued with me, 1
Psalms 31:7I will be glad and rejoice in your covenant faithfulness, 1 for you saw my affliction; 1 you knew the distress of my soul. 1
Psalms 72:12For he helps the needy person who cries out 1 and the poor person who has no other helper. 1
Proverbs 31:8Speak for those who cannot speak, 1 for the causes of all who are perishing. 1
Jeremiah 22:15Is this what makes you a good king, that you wanted to have boards of cedar? 1 Did not your father also eat and drink, yet do justice and righteousness? Then things went well for him. 1
Matthew Henry on Proverbs 29:7
6 In the transgression of an evil man there is a snare: but the righteous doth sing and rejoice. Here is, 1. The peril of a sinful way. There is not only a punishment at the end of it, but a snare in it. One sin is a temptation to another, and there are troubles which, as a snare, come suddenly upon evil men in the midst of their transgressions; nay, their transgression itself often involves them in vexations; their sin is their punishment, and they are holden in the cords of their own iniquity, ch. v. 22 . 2. The… Read the whole commentary →