Proverbs 29:7
The righteous considereth the cause of the poor: but the wicked regardeth not to know it.
*The righteous considereth the cause of the poore: but the wicked regardeth not to know it.
Original 1611 marginTranslation notes and cross-references are kept distinct.
- *Cross-referenceIob 29.16.
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- Psalms 41:1Rank 2 from verse 7
- Proverbs 21:13Rank 3 from verse 7
- Proverbs 31:8–9Rank 4 from verse 7
8Open thy mouth for the dumb in the cause of all such as are appointed to destruction.
9Open thy mouth, judge righteously, and plead the cause of the poor and needy.
8†Open thy mouth for the dumbe in the cause of all such as are appointed to destruction.
9*Open thy mouth, iudge righteously, and plead the cause of the poore and needy.
- Galatians 6:1Rank 5 from verse 7
1BRETHREN, if a man be overtaken in a fault, ye which are spiritual, restore such an one in the spirit of meekness; considering thyself, lest thou also be tempted.
1¶ Brethren, ‖if a man bee ouertaken in a fault: yee which are spirituall, restore such a one in the spirit of meeknesse, considering thy selfe least thou also be tempted.
- 1 Samuel 25:9–11Rank 6 from verse 7
9And when David’s young men came, they spake to Nabal according to all those words in the name of David, and ceased.
10¶ And Nabal answered David’s servants, and said, Who is David? and who is the son of Jesse? there be many servants now a days that break away every man from his master.
11Shall I then take my bread, and my water, and my flesh that I have killed for my shearers, and give it unto men, whom I know not whence they be?
9And when Dauids yong men came, they spake to Nabal according to all those words in the name of Dauid, and †ceased.
10¶ And Nabal answered Dauids seruants, and said, Who is Dauid? and who is the sonne of Iesse? There bee many seruants now a daies that breake away euery man from his master.
11Shall I then take my bread and my water, and my †flesh that I haue killed for my shearers, and giue it vnto men, whom I know not whence they bee?
- Ezekiel 22:29–31Rank 7 from verse 7
29The people of the land have used oppression, and exercised robbery, and have vexed the poor and needy: yea, they have oppressed the stranger wrongfully.
30And I sought for a man among them, that should make up the hedge, and stand in the gap before me for the land, that I should not destroy it: but I found none.
31Therefore have I poured out mine indignation upon them; I have consumed them with the fire of my wrath: their own way have I recompensed upon their heads, saith the Lord God.
29‖†The people of the land haue vsed oppression, and exercised robbery, and haue vexed the poore and needie: yea, they haue oppressed the stranger wrongfully.
30And I sought for a man among them, that should make vp the hedge, and stand in the gap before me for the land, that I should not destroy it: but I found none.
31Therefore haue I powred out mine indignation vpon them, I haue consumed them with the fire of my wrath: their owne way haue I recompensed vpon their heads, saith the LORD God.
- Jeremiah 22:15–17Rank 8 from verse 7
15Shalt thou reign, because thou closest thyself in cedar? did not thy father eat and drink, and do judgment and justice, and then it was well with him?
16He judged the cause of the poor and needy; then it was well with him: was not this to know me? saith the Lord.
17But thine eyes and thine heart are not but for thy covetousness, and for to shed innocent blood, and for oppression, and for violence, to do it.
15Shalt thou reigne because thou closest thy selfe in cedar? did not thy father eate and drinke, and doe iudgment and iustice, and then it was wel with him?
16He iudged the cause of the poore and needy, then it was well with him: was not this to know me, saith the LORD?
17‖But thine eyes and thine heart are not but for thy couetousnesse, and for to shed innocent blood, and for oppression, and for violence to doe it.
- Jeremiah 5:28Rank 9 from verse 7
28They are waxen fat, they shine: yea, they overpass the deeds of the wicked: they judge not the cause, the cause of the fatherless, yet they prosper; and the right of the needy do they not judge.
28**They are waxen fat, they shine: yea they ouerpasse the deedes of the wicked: they iudge not the cause, the cause of the fatherlesse, yet they prosper: and the right of the needy doe they not iudge.
- Ezekiel 22:7Rank 12 from verse 7
7In thee have they set light by father and mother: in the midst of thee have they dealt by oppression with the stranger: in thee have they vexed the fatherless and the widow.
7‖In thee haue they set light by father and mother: in the middest of thee haue they dealt by oppression with the stranger: in thee haue they vexed the fatherlesse and the widow:
- Psalms 31:7Rank 13 from verse 7
- Micah 3:1–4Rank 14 from verse 7
1AND I said, Hear, I pray you, O heads of Jacob, and ye princes of the house of Israel; Is it not for you to know judgment?
2Who hate the good, and love the evil; who pluck off their skin from off them, and their flesh from off their bones;
3Who also eat the flesh of my people, and flay their skin from off them; and they break their bones, and chop them in pieces, as for the pot, and as flesh within the caldron.
4Then shall they cry unto the Lord, but he will not hear them: he will even hide his face from them at that time, as they have behaved themselves ill in their doings.
1¶ And I said, Heare, I pray you, O heads of Iacob, and ye princes of the house of Israel: is it not for you to know iudgement?
2Who hate the good and loue the euill, who plucke off their skinne from off them, and their flesh from off their bones.
3Who also eate the flesh of my people, and flay their skinne from off them, and they breake their bones, and chop them in pieces, as for the pot, and as flesh within the cauldron.
4Then shall they cry vnto the LORD, but he will not heare them: he will euen hide his face from them at that time, as they haue behaued themselues ill in their doings.
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Proverbs 29:7
Sense 1: Right, just, equitable, or in accord with truth, justice, or the will of God. Sense 2: Upright or innocent in a matter. Sense 3: Made or regarded as right. Sense 4: As a noun, persons so described.
Meaning drawn from: Direct Scripture definition · KJV context and cross-references · Webster 1828
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considereth
Considers: thinks carefully, attends to, examines, ponders, or weighs consequences.
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Sense 1: A reason, ground, matter in dispute, or judicial case. Sense 2: As a verb, to make something happen.
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1. Lacking material means. 2. Afflicted, lowly, or humble.
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Sense 1: However; marking contrast or qualification. Sense 2: Except or unless; excluding all others or alternatives. Sense 3: Only; no more than what follows.
Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references · Skeat 1893 · Webster 1828
To perceive, understand, recognize, experience, or be assured of something.
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6In the transgression of an evil man there is a snare: but the righteous doth sing and rejoice.
6In the transgression of an euill man there is a snare: but the righteous doth sing and reioyce.
7The righteous considereth the cause of the poor: but the wicked regardeth not to know it.
7*The righteous considereth the cause of the poore: but the wicked regardeth not to know it.
Selected passage8Scornful men bring a city into a snare: but wise men turn away wrath.
8‖Scornefull men bring a citie into a snare: but wise men turne away wrath.