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Proverbs 10:15
15
The rich man’s wealth is his strong city,
The ruin of the poor is their poverty.
Proverbs 11:24 - 11:26
24
There is one who scatters, and yet increases all the more,
And there is one who holds back what is rightly due, and yet results only in want.
25 The soul that blesses will be enriched,
And he who waters will himself be watered.
26 He who withholds grain, the people will curse him,
But blessing will be on the head of him who sells it.
Proverbs 13:23
23
Abundant food is in the fallow ground of the poor,
But it is swept away by injustice.
Proverbs 15:25
25
Yahweh will tear down the house of the proud,
But He will cause the boundary of the widow to stand.
Proverbs 17:5
5
He who mocks the poor reproaches his Maker;
He who is glad at disaster will not go unpunished.
Proverbs 19:4
4
Wealth adds many friends,
But a poor man is separated from his friend.
Proverbs 19:7
7
All the brothers of a poor man hate him;
How much more do his friends distance themselves from him!
He pursues them with words, but they are no more.
Proverbs 19:17
17
He who is gracious to a poor man lends to Yahweh,
And He will repay him for his bountiful deed.
Proverbs 21:13
13
He who shuts his ear to the outcry of the poor
Will himself also call and not be answered.
Proverbs 22:9
9
He who is generous will be blessed,
For he gives from his food to the poor.
Proverbs 22:16
16
He who oppresses the poor to make more for himself
Or who gives to the rich will only come to lack.
Proverbs 22:22 - 22:23
22
Do not rob the poor because he is poor,
And do not crush the afflicted at the gate;
23 For Yahweh will plead their case
And rob the soul of those who rob them.
Proverbs 24:11 - 24:12
11
Deliver those who are being taken away to death,
And those who are stumbling to the slaughter, Oh hold them back.
12 If you say, “Behold, we did not know this,”
Does not He who weighs the hearts understand?
And does not He who guards your soul know?
And will not He render to man according to his work?
Proverbs 28:3
3
A poor man who oppresses the lowly
Is a driving rain which leaves no food.
Proverbs 28:27
27
He who gives to the poor will never want,
But he who shuts his eyes will have many curses.
Proverbs 31:8 - 31:9
8
Open your mouth for the mute,
For the justice of all those passing away.
9 Open your mouth, judge righteously,
And render justice to the afflicted and needy.
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