Proverbs 29:13 · KJV
“The poor and the deceitful man meet together: the LORD lighteneth both their eyes. {the deceitful...: or, the usurer}”
— Proverbs 29:13
If a ruler hearken to lies, all his servants {are} wicked.
The king that faithfully judgeth the poor, his throne shall be established for ever.
Proverbs 29 — Context
A fool uttereth all his mind: but a wise {man} keepeth it in till afterwards.
12If a ruler hearken to lies, all his servants {are} wicked.
13The poor and the deceitful man meet together: the LORD lighteneth both their eyes. {the deceitful...: or, the usurer}
14The king that faithfully judgeth the poor, his throne shall be established for ever.
15The rod and reproof give wisdom: but a child left {to himself} bringeth his mother to shame.
Cross References
Matthew 5:45
That ye may be the children of your Father which is in heaven: for he maketh his sun to rise on the evil and on the good, and sendeth rain on the just and on the unjust.
Proverbs 22:2
The rich and poor meet together: the LORD {is} the maker of them all.
Psalms 13:3
Consider {and} hear me, O LORD my God: lighten mine eyes, lest I sleep the {sleep of} death;
Ephesians 2:1
And you {hath he quickened}, who were dead in trespasses and sins;
Exodus 22:25-26
If thou lend money to {any of} my people {that is} poor by thee, thou shalt not be to him as an usurer, neither shalt thou lay upon him usury.
Leviticus 25:35-37
And if thy brother be waxen poor, and fallen in decay with thee; then thou shalt relieve him: {yea, though he be} a stranger, or a sojourner; that he may live with thee. {fallen...: Heb. his hand faileth} {relieve: Heb. strengthen}
Nehemiah 5:5-7
Yet now our flesh {is} as the flesh of our brethren, our children as their children: and, lo, we bring into bondage our sons and our daughters to be servants, and {some} of our daughters are brought unto bondage {already}: neither {is it} in our power {to redeem them}; for other men have our lands and vineyards.
Matthew 9:9
And as Jesus passed forth from thence, he saw a man, named Matthew, sitting at the receipt of custom: and he saith unto him, Follow me. And he arose, and followed him.