Proverbs 29:7
7 The righteous care about justice for the poor, but the wicked have no such concern.
Other Translations of Proverbs 29:7
King James Version
7 The righteous considereth the cause of the poor: but the wicked regardeth not to know it.
English Standard Version
7 A righteous man knows the rights of the poor; a wicked man does not understand such knowledge.
The Message
7 The good-hearted understand what it's like to be poor; the hardhearted haven't the faintest idea.
New King James Version
7 The righteous considers the cause of the poor, But the wicked does not understand such knowledge.
New Living Translation
7 The godly care about the rights of the poor; the wicked don't care at all.
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Matthew Henry's Commentary on Proverbs 29:7
Commentary on Proverbs 29:7
(Read Proverbs 29:7)
This verse is applicable to compassion for the distress of the poor, and the unfeeling disregard shown by the wicked.