Proverbs 29:13
11 A fool uttereth all his mind: but a wise man keepeth it in till afterwards.
12 If a ruler hearken to lies, all his servants are wicked.
The poor and the deceitful man meet together: the LORD lighteneth both their eyes.
14 The king that faithfully judgeth the poor, his throne shall be established for ever.
15 The rod and reproof give wisdom: but a child left to himself bringeth his mother to shame.
Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.
Compare
- BSB
- The poor man and the oppressor have this in common: The LORD gives light to the eyes of both.
- KJV
- The poor and the deceitful man meet together: the LORD lighteneth both their eyes.
- WEB
- The poor man and the oppressor have this in common: The LORD gives sight to the eyes of both.
- ASV
- The poor man and the oppressor meet together; Jehovah lighteneth the eyes of them both.
- DARBY
- The indigent and the oppressor meet together; Jehovah lighteneth the eyes of them both.
- BLB
- The poor one and the man of oppression meet together: YHWH gives light to the eyes of both of them.
- ÅB
- Den fattige og den som undertrykker ham, møtes; Herren gir begges øyne deres lys.
- OTB
- De fattige og tyrannen har dette til felles: Herren lyser opp øynene til begge.
- B1930
- Den fattige og den som undertrykker ham, møtes; Herren gir begges øine deres lys.
Study notes (Tyndale)
Original text and word study
Cross references
Matthew 5:45
That ye may be the children of your Father which is in heaven: for he maketh his sun to rise on the evil and on the good, and sendeth rain on the just and on the unjust.
Read in contextProverbs 22:2
The rich and poor meet together: the LORD is the maker of them all.
Read in contextPsalms 13:3
Consider and hear me, O LORD my God: lighten mine eyes, lest I sleep the sleep of death;
Read in contextEphesians 2:1
And you hath he quickened, who were dead in trespasses and sins;
Read in contextLeviticus 25:35–37
And if thy brother be waxen poor, and fallen in decay with thee; then thou shalt relieve him: yea, though he be a stranger, or a sojourner; that he may live with thee.
Read in contextNehemiah 5:5–7
Yet now our flesh is as the flesh of our brethren, our children as their children: and, lo, we bring into bondage our sons and our daughters to be servants, and some of our daughters are brought unto bondage already: neither is it in our power to redeem them; for other men have our lands and vineyards.
Read in contextExodus 22:25–26
If thou lend money to any of my people that is poor by thee, thou shalt not be to him as an usurer, neither shalt thou lay upon him usury.
Read in context1 Corinthians 6:10
Nor thieves, nor covetous, nor drunkards, nor revilers, nor extortioners, shall inherit the kingdom of God.
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