Proverbs 29:13
The poor man and the man of usury, meet together, he that enlighteneth the eyes of them both, is Yahweh.
The Emphasised Bible by J. B. Rotherham
In The King James Version
The poor and the deceitful man meet together: the LORD lighteneth both their eyes.
In Context
12When a ruler giveth heed to the word of falsehood, all his attendants, become lawless.
14When a king judgeth faithfully the poor, his throne, to futurity, shall be established.
Cross References
Leviticus 25:35And, when thy brother waxeth poor, and his hand becometh feeble with thee, then shalt thou strengthen him, as a sojourner and a settler, so shall he live with thee.
Psalms 13:3Have regard! answer me O Yahweh my God,—Light up mine eyes, lest I sleep on into death:
Matthew 5:45That ye may become sons of your Father who is in the heavens: because, his sun, he maketh arise on evil and good, and sendeth rain, on just and unjust.
1 Corinthians 6:10Nor thieves, nor covetous, nor drunkards, nor revilers, nor extortioners—shall inherit, God’s kingdom.
Matthew Henry on Proverbs 29:13
12 If a ruler hearken to lies, all his servants are wicked. Note, 1. It is a great sin in any, especially in rulers, to hearken to lies; for thereby they not only give a wrong judgment themselves of persons and things, according to the lies they give credit to, but they encourage others to give wrong informations. Lies will be told to those that will hearken to them; but the receiver, in this case, is as bad as the thief. 2. Those that do so will have all their servants wicked. All their servants will appear… Read the whole commentary →