Proverbs 29:13

Modern

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

Traditional

The poor and the deceitful man meet together: the Lord lighteneth both their eyes.

Literal

The poor one and the man of oppression meet together: YHWH gives light to the eyes of both of them.

Latin

Pauper et creditor obviaverunt sibi: utriusque illuminator est Dominus.

Hebrew

English

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

The oppressor should treat the poor more kindly because God created both of them (see also Proverbs 3:27; 11:24; 28:27; 29:7).

Matthew 5:45
…that you may be sons of your Father in heaven. He causes His sun to rise on the evil and the good, and sends rain on the righteous and the unrighteous.
Proverbs 22:2
The rich and the poor have this in common: The LORD is Maker of them all.
Psalm 13:3
Consider me and respond, O LORD my God. Give light to my eyes, lest I sleep in death,
Ephesians 2:1
And you were dead in your trespasses and sins,
Leviticus 25:35–37
Now if your countryman becomes destitute and cannot support himself among you, then you are to help him as you would a foreigner or stranger, so that he can continue to live among you.
Exodus 22:25–26
If you lend money to one of My people among you who is poor, you must not act as a creditor to him; you are not to charge him interest.
Nehemiah 5:5–7
We and our children are just like our countrymen and their children, yet we are subjecting our sons and daughters to slavery. Some of our daughters are already enslaved, but we are powerless to redeem them because our fields and vineyards belong to others.”
1 Corinthians 6:10
…nor thieves, nor the greedy, nor drunkards, nor verbal abusers, nor swindlers, will inherit the kingdom of God.
Matthew 9:9
As Jesus went on from there, He saw a man named Matthew sitting at the tax booth. “Follow Me,” He told him, and Matthew got up and followed Him.