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Christian Standard Bible ®

Proverbs 29:13

The poor and the oppressor have this in common:the Lord gives light to the eyes of both.

Bible Study Resources

Concordances:

- Nave's Topical Bible - God Continued...;   Poor;   Thompson Chain Reference - Enlightenment;   Light-Darkness;   Spiritual;   The Topic Concordance - Deception;   Light;   Poverty;  

Dictionaries:

- Charles Buck Theological Dictionary - Pardon;   Holman Bible Dictionary - Proverbs, Book of;   Hastings' Dictionary of the Bible - Greek Versions of Ot;   Proverbs, Book of;  

Encyclopedias:

- International Standard Bible Encyclopedia - Creditor;  

Parallel Translations

Hebrew Names Version
The poor man and the oppressor have this in common: The LORD gives sight to the eyes of both.
King James Version
The poor and the deceitful man meet together: the Lord lighteneth both their eyes.
English Standard Version
The poor man and the oppressor meet together; the Lord gives light to the eyes of both.
New American Standard Bible
The poor person and the oppressor have this in common: The LORD gives light to the eyes of both.
New Century Version
The poor person and the cruel person are alike in that the Lord gave eyes to both of them.
Amplified Bible
The poor man and the oppressor have this in common: The LORD gives light to the eyes of both.
World English Bible
The poor man and the oppressor have this in common: Yahweh gives sight to the eyes of both.
Geneva Bible (1587)
The poore and the vsurer meete together, and the Lord lighteneth both their eyes.
Legacy Standard Bible
The poor man and the oppressor meet together in this—Yahweh gives light to the eyes of both.
Berean Standard Bible
The poor man and the oppressor have this in common: The LORD gives light to the eyes of both.
Contemporary English Version
The poor and all who abuse them must each depend on God for light.
Complete Jewish Bible
The poor and the oppressor have this in common: Adonai gives light to the eyes of both.
Darby Translation
The indigent and the oppressor meet together; Jehovah lighteneth the eyes of them both.
Easy-to-Read Version
In one way the poor and those who steal from them are the same—the Lord made them both.
George Lamsa Translation
The poor man and the oppressor meet together, and the LORD lightens the eves of both.
Good News Translation
A poor person and his oppressor have this in common—the Lord gave eyes to both of them.
Lexham English Bible
The poor and a man of oppression have this in common: Yahweh gives light to the eyes of them both.
Literal Translation
The poor and the injurious man meet together. Jehovah enlightens the eyes of both.
Miles Coverdale Bible (1535)
The poore and the lender mete together, the LORDE lighteneth both their eyes.
American Standard Version
The poor man and the oppressor meet together; Jehovah lighteneth the eyes of them both.
Bible in Basic English
The poor man and his creditor come face to face: the Lord gives light to their eyes equally.
JPS Old Testament (1917)
The poor man and the oppressor meet together; the LORD giveth light to the eyes of them both.
King James Version (1611)
The poore and the deceitful man meet together: the Lord lightneth both their eyes.
Bishop's Bible (1568)
The poore and the lender meete together, and the Lorde lyghteneth both their eyes.
Brenton's Septuagint (LXX)
Take away the man’s garment, (for a scorner has passed by) whoever lays waste another’s goods.
English Revised Version
The poor man and the oppressor meet together: the LORD lighteneth the eyes of them both.
Wycliffe Bible (1395)
A pore man and a leenere metten hem silf; the Lord is liytnere of euer ethir.
Update Bible Version
The poor man and the oppressor meet together; Yahweh lightens the eyes of them both.
Webster's Bible Translation
The poor and the deceitful man meet together: the LORD enlighteneth both their eyes.
New English Translation
The poor person and the oppressor have this in common: the Lord gives light to the eyes of them both.
New King James Version
The poor man and the oppressor have this in common: The LORD gives light to the eyes of both.
New Living Translation
The poor and the oppressor have this in common— the Lord gives sight to the eyes of both.
New Life Bible
The Lord gives light to the eyes of both the poor man and the man who makes it hard for others.
New Revised Standard
The poor and the oppressor have this in common: the Lord gives light to the eyes of both.
J.B. Rotherham Emphasized Bible
The poor man and the man of usury, meet together, he that enlighteneth the eyes of them both, is Yahweh.
Douay-Rheims Bible
The poor man and the creditor have met one another: the Lord is the enlightener of them both.
Revised Standard Version
The poor man and the oppressor meet together; the LORD gives light to the eyes of both.
Young's Literal Translation
The poor and the man of frauds have met together, Jehovah is enlightening the eyes of them both.
THE MESSAGE
The poor and their abusers have at least something in common: they can both see—their sight, God' s gift!
New American Standard Bible (1995)
The poor man and the oppressor have this in common: The LORD gives light to the eyes of both.

Contextual Overview

13The poor and the oppressor have this in common:the Lord gives light to the eyes of both.

Bible Verse Review
  from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge

the deceitful man: or, the usurer, Matthew 9:9, 1 Corinthians 6:10

meet: Proverbs 22:2, Exodus 22:25, Exodus 22:26, Leviticus 25:35-37, Nehemiah 5:5-7

Lord: Psalms 13:3, Matthew 5:45, Ephesians 2:1

Reciprocal: Ecclesiastes 11:7 - the light

Cross-References

Genesis 24:29
Now Rebekah had a brother named Laban, and Laban ran out to the man at the spring.
Genesis 45:15
Joseph kissed each of his brothers as he wept, and afterward his brothers talked with him.
Exodus 4:27
Now the Lord had said to Aaron, “Go and meet Moses in the wilderness.” So he went and met him at the mountain of God and kissed him.
Exodus 18:7
So Moses went out to meet his father-in-law, bowed down, and then kissed him. They asked each other how they had been and went into the tent.
2 Samuel 19:39
So all the people crossed the Jordan, and then the king crossed. The king kissed Barzillai and blessed him, and Barzillai returned to his home.
Luke 7:45
You gave me no kiss,
Acts 20:37
There were many tears shed by everyone. They embraced Paul and kissed him,
Romans 16:16
Greet one another with a holy kiss. All the churches of Christ send you greetings.
Colossians 4:5
Act wisely toward outsiders, making the most of the time.

Gill's Notes on the Bible

The poor and the deceitful man meet together,.... Or "the usurer" q; who by usury, by fraud and deception, is possessed of the mammon of unrighteousness, and is become rich; he and the poor man meet together; and so the sense is the same as in Proverbs 22:2;

Proverbs 22:2- :;

the Lord lighteneth both their eyes; with the light of natural life, and with the light of natural reason, John 1:4; and so is the same as being "the Maker of them all", in the above place; or he bestows his providential favours on both; causes his sun to shine upon the rich and poor, the wicked and the righteous, Matthew 5:45. Or it may be understood of the light of grace; for though, for the most part, God chooses and calls the poor of the world, and lightens their eyes with the light of his grace, when not many wise and noble are called and enlightened; yet this is not restrained wholly to men of one and the same condition of life; yea, God sometimes calls and enlightens publicans, tax gatherers, and extortioners, as Matthew and Zacchaeus.

q איש תכבים "vir usurarum", Mercerus; "foenerator", Piscator, Tigurine version; "usurarius", Munster.

Barnes' Notes on the Bible

Better, The poor and the oppressor. “Usurer,” as in the margin expresses the special form of oppression from which the poor suffer most at the hands of the rich. God has made them both and bestows His light equally on both.

Clarke's Notes on the Bible

Verse Proverbs 29:13. The poor and the deceitful man — It is difficult to fix the meaning of תככים techachim, which we here render the deceitful man. The TARGUM has, "The poor and the man of LITTLE WEALTH." The SEPTUAGINT, "The usurer and the DEBTOR." The VULGATE, "The poor and CREDITOR." COVERDALE, "The poor and the LENDER." OTHERS, "The poor and the RICH;" "The poor and the OPPRESSORS." I suppose the meaning may be the same as in Proverbs 22:2: "The rich and the poor meet together; the Lord is the Maker of them all." Where see the note.


 
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