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Proverbs 29:7

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7qThe righteous considereth the cause of the poor:

But rthe wicked regardeth not to know it.

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Footnotes

  1. qSo Job 29:16. Comp. Job 31:13.
  2. rComp. ch. 28:27.

In other versions

ESVEnglish Standard Version

A righteous man knows the rights of the poor;

a wicked man does not understand such knowledge.

NIVNew International Version (2011)

The righteous care about justice for the poor,

but the wicked have no such concern.

CSBChristian Standard Bible

The righteous person knows the rights of the poor,

but the wicked one does not understand these concerns.

NLTNew Living Translation

The godly care about the rights of the poor;

the wicked don’t care at all.

LEBThe Lexham English Bible

The righteous knows the case of the poor,

but the wicked does not understand knowledge.