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Proverbs 29:7

7 The righteous econsiders the cause of the poor,

But the wicked does not understand such knowledge.

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Proverbs 29:7 — The New International Version (NIV)

The righteous care about justice for the poor,

but the wicked have no such concern.

Proverbs 29:7 — English Standard Version (ESV)

A righteous man knows the rights of the poor;

a wicked man does not understand such knowledge.

Proverbs 29:7 — King James Version (KJV 1900)

The righteous considereth the cause of the poor:

But the wicked regardeth not to know it.

Proverbs 29:7 — New Living Translation (NLT)

The godly care about the rights of the poor;

the wicked don’t care at all.

Proverbs 29:7 — New Century Version (NCV)

Good people care about justice for the poor,

but the wicked are not concerned.

Proverbs 29:7 — American Standard Version (ASV)

The righteous taketh knowledge of the cause of the poor;

The wicked hath not understanding to know it.

Proverbs 29:7 — 1890 Darby Bible (DARBY)

The righteous taketh knowledge of the cause of the poor; the wicked understandeth not knowledge.

Proverbs 29:7 — GOD’S WORD Translation (GW)

A righteous person knows the just cause of the poor. 

A wicked person does not understand this. 

Proverbs 29:7 — The Holman Christian Standard Bible (HCSB)

The righteous person knows the rights of the poor,

but the wicked one does not understand these concerns.

Proverbs 29:7 — The New Revised Standard Version (NRSV)

The righteous know the rights of the poor;

the wicked have no such understanding.

Proverbs 29:7 — The Lexham English Bible (LEB)

The righteous knows the case of the poor,

but the wicked does not understand knowledge.

Proverbs 29:7 — New International Reader’s Version (1998) (NIrV)

Those who do what is right want to treat poor people fairly.

But those who do what is wrong don’t care about the poor.

Proverbs 29:7 — New American Standard Bible: 1995 Update (NASB95)

The righteous is concerned for the rights of the poor,

The wicked does not understand such concern.


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