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Proverbs 29:7 KJV
Proverbs · chapter 29 · verse 7
The righteous considereth the cause of the poor: but the wicked regardeth not to know it.Proverbs 29:7 · King James Version
Proverbs 29:7 in context
5A man that flattereth his neighbour spreadeth a net for his feet.
6In the transgression of an evil man there is a snare: but the righteous doth sing and rejoice.
7The righteous considereth the cause of the poor: but the wicked regardeth not to know it.
8Scornful men bring a city into a snare: but wise men turn away wrath.
9If a wise man contendeth with a foolish man, whether he rage or laugh, there is no rest.
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Key words (Strong's)
- considerethyâdaʻto knowH3045 →
- righteoustsaddîyqjustH6662 →
- regardethbîynto separate mentallyH995 →
- wickedrâshâʻmorally wrongH7563 →
- causedîynjudgementH1779 →
- poordalproperly, danglingH1800 →
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It is a pity but that every one who sues sub form pauperis - as a pauper, should have an honest cause (they are of all others inexcusable if they have not), because the scripture has so well provided that it should have a fair hearing, and that the judge himself should be of counsel, as for the prisoner, so for the…
— Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary