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Proverbs 29:7

Poverty and the vulnerableJusticeMercy and compassion

5 A man who flatters his neighbor spreads a net for his feet.

6 An evil man is caught by his own sin, but a righteous one sings and rejoices.

The righteous consider the cause of the poor, but the wicked have no regard for such concerns.

8 Mockers inflame a city, but the wise turn away anger.

9 If a wise man goes to court with a fool, there will be raving and laughing with no resolution.

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BSB
The righteous consider the cause of the poor, but the wicked have no regard for such concerns.
KJV
The righteous considereth the cause of the poor: but the wicked regardeth not to know it.
WEB
The righteous care about justice for the poor. The wicked aren’t concerned about knowledge.
ASV
The righteous taketh knowledge of the cause of the poor; The wicked hath not understanding to know [it].
DARBY
The righteous taketh knowledge of the cause of the poor; the wicked understandeth not knowledge.
BLB
A righteous one knows the cause of the poor; a wicked one does not does understand knowledge.
ÅB
Den rettferdige tar seg av småfolks sak; den ugudelige skjønner seg ikke på noe.
OTB
De rettferdige bryr seg om de fattiges rettigheter; de onde viser ingen slik omsorg.
B1930
Den rettferdige tar sig av småfolks sak; den ugudelige skjønner sig ikke på noget.

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