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Saturday, May 4th, 2024
the Fifth Week after Easter
the Fifth Week after Easter
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Passage Lookup: Proverbs 13:23; Proverbs 14:31; Proverbs 15:15; Proverbs 16:8; Proverbs 22:16; Proverbs 22:22-23; Proverbs 29:7; Proverbs 28:3; Proverbs 29:13
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A poor man's field may produce abundant food, but injustice sweeps it away.
Proverbs 13:23
- Variant Count: 6 (42%)
An unplowed field produces food for the poor, but injustice sweeps it away.
He who oppresses the poor shows contempt for their Maker, but whoever is kind to the needy honors God.
Proverbs 14:31
- Variant Count: 1 (5%)
Whoever oppresses the poor shows contempt for their Maker, but whoever is kind to the needy honors God.
All the days of the oppressed are wretched, but the cheerful heart has a continual feast.
Proverbs 15:15
- Variant Count: 1 (5%)
All the days of the oppressed are wretched, but the cheerful heart has a continual feast.
Better a little with righteousness than much gain with injustice.
Proverbs 16:8
- Variant Count: 1 (9%)
Better a little with righteousness than much gain with injustice.
He who oppresses the poor to increase his wealth and he who gives gifts to the rich-both come to poverty. Sayings of the Wise
Proverbs 22:16
- Variant Count: 4 (19%)
One who oppresses the poor to increase his wealth and one who gives gifts to the rich—both come to poverty.
Do not exploit the poor because they are poor and do not crush the needy in court,
Proverbs 22:22
- Variant Count: 5 (22%)
Saying 2 Do not exploit the poor because they are poor and do not crush the needy in court,
for the LORD will take up their case and will plunder those who plunder them.
Proverbs 22:23
- Variant Count: 4 (26%)
for the Lord will take up their case and will exact life for life.
The righteous care about justice for the poor, but the wicked have no such concern.
Proverbs 29:7
- Variant Count: 1 (6%)
The righteous care about justice for the poor, but the wicked have no such concern.
A ruler who oppresses the poor is like a driving rain that leaves no crops.
Proverbs 28:3
- Variant Count: 1 (6%)
A ruler who oppresses the poor is like a driving rain that leaves no crops.
The poor man and the oppressor have this in common: The LORD gives sight to the eyes of both.
Proverbs 29:13
- Variant Count: 1 (5%)
The poor and the oppressor have this in common: The Lord gives sight to the eyes of both.
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