Verse (Click for Chapter) New International Version The righteous care about justice for the poor, but the wicked have no such concern. New Living Translation The godly care about the rights of the poor; the wicked don’t care at all. English Standard Version A righteous man knows the rights of the poor; a wicked man does not understand such knowledge. Berean Standard Bible The righteous consider the cause of the poor, but the wicked have no regard for such concerns. King James Bible The righteous considereth the cause of the poor: but the wicked regardeth not to know it. New King James Version The righteous considers the cause of the poor, But the wicked does not understand such knowledge. New American Standard Bible The righteous is concerned for the rights of the poor; The wicked does not understand such concern. NASB 1995 The righteous is concerned for the rights of the poor, The wicked does not understand such concern. NASB 1977 The righteous is concerned for the rights of the poor, The wicked does not understand such concern. Legacy Standard Bible The righteous knows the cause of the poor, The wicked does not understand that knowledge. Amplified Bible The righteous man cares for the rights of the poor, But the wicked man has no interest in such knowledge. Christian Standard Bible The righteous person knows the rights of the poor, but the wicked one does not understand these concerns. Holman Christian Standard Bible The righteous person knows the rights of the poor, but the wicked one does not understand these concerns. American Standard Version The righteous taketh knowledge of the cause of the poor; The wicked hath not understanding to know it. Aramaic Bible in Plain English For the righteous knows the justice of the poor and the evil does not recognize knowledge. Brenton Septuagint Translation A righteous man knows how to judge for the poor: but the ungodly understands not knowledge; and the poor man has not an understanding mind. Contemporary English Version The wicked don't care about the rights of the poor, but good people do. Douay-Rheims Bible The just taketh notice of the cause of the poor: the wicked is void of knowledge. English Revised Version The righteous taketh knowledge of the cause of the poor: the wicked hath not understanding to know it. GOD'S WORD® Translation A righteous person knows the just cause of the poor. A wicked person does not understand this. Good News Translation A good person knows the rights of the poor, but wicked people cannot understand such things. International Standard Version The righteous person is concerned about the poor; but the wicked don't understand what they need to know. JPS Tanakh 1917 The righteous taketh knowledge of the cause of the poor; The wicked understandeth not knowledge. Literal Standard Version The righteous knows the plea of the poor, | The wicked does not understand knowledge. Majority Standard Bible The righteous consider the cause of the poor, but the wicked have no regard for such concerns. New American Bible The just care for the cause of the poor; the wicked do not understand such care. NET Bible The righteous person cares for the legal rights of the poor; the wicked does not understand such knowledge. New Revised Standard Version The righteous know the rights of the poor; the wicked have no such understanding. New Heart English Bible The righteous is concerned about justice for the poor. The wicked does not understand the concern. Webster's Bible Translation The righteous considereth the cause of the poor: but the wicked regardeth not to know it. World English Bible The righteous care about justice for the poor. The wicked aren’t concerned about knowledge. Young's Literal Translation The righteous knoweth the plea of the poor, The wicked understandeth not knowledge. Additional Translations ... Audio Bible Context The Stiff-Necked will Be Destroyed…6An evil man is caught by his own sin, but a righteous one sings and rejoices. 7The righteous consider the cause of the poor, but the wicked have no regard for such concerns. 8Mockers inflame a city, but the wise turn away anger.… Cross References Job 29:16 I was a father to the needy, and I took up the case of the stranger. Psalm 41:1 Blessed is he who cares for the poor; the LORD will deliver him in the day of trouble. Proverbs 31:8 Open your mouth for those with no voice, for the cause of all the dispossessed. Proverbs 31:9 Open your mouth, judge righteously, and defend the cause of the poor and needy. Treasury of Scripture The righteous considers the cause of the poor: but the wicked regards not to know it. considereth Job 29:16 I was a father to the poor: and the cause which I knew not I searched out. Job 31:13,21 If I did despise the cause of my manservant or of my maidservant, when they contended with me; … Psalm 31:7 I will be glad and rejoice in thy mercy: for thou hast considered my trouble; thou hast known my soul in adversities; but Proverbs 21:13 Whoso stoppeth his ears at the cry of the poor, he also shall cry himself, but shall not be heard. 1 Samuel 25:9-11 And when David's young men came, they spake to Nabal according to all those words in the name of David, and ceased… Jeremiah 5:28 They are waxen fat, they shine: yea, they overpass the deeds of the wicked: they judge not the cause, the cause of the fatherless, yet they prosper; and the right of the needy do they not judge. Jump to Previous Attention Care Cause Concern Concerned Considereth Evil-Doer Gives Justice Plea Poor Regardeth Righteous Rights Thought Understand Understandeth Understanding Upright WickedJump to Next Attention Care Cause Concern Concerned Considereth Evil-Doer Gives Justice Plea Poor Regardeth Righteous Rights Thought Understand Understandeth Understanding Upright WickedProverbs 29 1. observations of public government15. and of private 22. Of anger, pride, thievery, cowardice and corruption (7) The wicked regardeth not to know it.--Literally, understandeth not knowledge; he does not know nor care to know anything about his poorer neighbour's affairs, so as to be able to help him. He cares as little about him as did Dives about Lazarus, though he saw him each time he went out of his own door.Verse 7. - Considereth the cause; recognizes the claims, and, as the word din implies, supports them at the seat of judgment (comp. Job 29:12, 16; Psalm 82:3, etc.). Septuagint, "A righteous man knows how to judge for the poor." The wicked regardeth not to know it. This is a clumsy translation; it means, pays no attention so as to become fully acquainted with its details and bearings. But the words signify rather, as in the Revised Version margin, "understandeth not knowledge" (Proverbs 19:25; Proverbs 28:5), has no knowledge which would lead him to enter into the poor man's case, and to sympathize with him in his distress; the claims of the feeble to recognition and relief at his hands are utterly unknown and disregarded. He can daily look on Lazarus at his gate, and find no call for his pity and charity; he can see the wounded traveller in the road, and pass by on the other side. The LXX. offers two translations of the latter clause, reading the second time דשׁ instead of רשׁע, and thereby not improving the sense: "But the ungodly understand. eth not knowledge, and the poor man hath not an understanding mind." Parallel Commentaries ... Hebrew The righteousצַ֭דִּיק (ṣad·dîq) Adjective - masculine singular Strong's 6662: Just, righteous consider יֹדֵ֣עַ (yō·ḏê·a‘) Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular Strong's 3045: To know the cause דִּ֣ין (dîn) Noun - masculine singular construct Strong's 1779: Judgement, strife of the poor, דַּלִּ֑ים (dal·lîm) Adjective - masculine plural construct Strong's 1800: Dangling, weak, thin but the wicked רָ֝שָׁ֗ע (rā·šā‘) Adjective - masculine singular Strong's 7563: Wrong, an, bad person have no לֹא־ (lō-) Adverb - Negative particle Strong's 3808: Not, no regard יָבִ֥ין (yā·ḇîn) Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular Strong's 995: To separate mentally, understand for such concerns. דָּֽעַת׃ (dā·‘aṯ) Noun - feminine singular Strong's 1847: Knowledge Links Proverbs 29:7 NIVProverbs 29:7 NLT Proverbs 29:7 ESV Proverbs 29:7 NASB Proverbs 29:7 KJV Proverbs 29:7 BibleApps.com Proverbs 29:7 Biblia Paralela Proverbs 29:7 Chinese Bible Proverbs 29:7 French Bible Proverbs 29:7 Catholic Bible OT Poetry: Proverbs 29:7 The righteous care about justice (Prov. 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