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| ESV |
Do not rob the poor, because he is poor, or crush the afflicted at the gate,
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| NIV |
Do not exploit the poor because they are poor and do not crush the needy in court,
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| NLT |
Don't rob the poor just because you can, or exploit the needy in court.
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| LXX |
μὴ ἀποβιάζου πένητα πτωχὸς γάρ ἐστινplugin-autotooltip__default plugin-autotooltip_bigεἰμί greek εἰμί is the first person singular verb for “to be” (εἶναι [the infinitive form] = “to be”). It an irregular verb, and, like English, changes significantly between person and tense. For example εἰμί is the word for am and ἦν is the word for was, e.g. καὶplugin-autotooltip__default plugin-autotooltip_bigκαί greek Meaning * And * Also * Both * Even * Too * So Is a conjunction that connects single words or terms or sentences. IT is most frequently translated as “and” μὴ ἀτιμάσῃς ἀσθενῆ ἐνplugin-autotooltip__default plugin-autotooltip_bigἐν greek Preposition meaning “in”. πύλαις |
| KJV |
Rob not the poor, because he is poor: neither oppress the afflicted in the gate:
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Proverbs 22:21 ← Proverbs 22:22 → Proverbs 22:23
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