Proverbs 29:7 NIV

Matthew Henry's Complete Commentary - Proverbs 29:7

It is a pity but that every one who sues sub formâ pauperis?as a pauper, should have an honest cause (they are of all others inexcusable if they have not), because the scripture has so well provided that it should have a fair hearing, and that the judge himself should be of counsel, as for the prisoner, so for the pauper. 1. It is here made the character of a righteous judge that he considers the cause of the poor. It is every man's duty to consider the poor (Ps. 41:1), but the judgment of the... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Proverbs 29:7

The righteous considereth the cause of the poor ,.... Not his poverty and distress, so as to relieve him, which yet he does, Psalm 41:1 ; nor the person of the poor in judgment, and which he ought not to do; for as he should not regard a rich man's person, and favour him, because he is rich; so neither a poor man, because he is poor, through an affectation of mercy, Leviticus 19:15 ; but the cause of the poor, and the justice of that, and do him justice, though a poor man. This is to be... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Proverbs 29:1-7

Private morality and the public weal I. TRUTHS OF PERSONAL CONDUCT . 1 . The obstinate offender and his doom . ( Proverbs 29:1 .) The repeated complaint against Israel was that they were a "stiff-necked people." Self-willed, haughty, persistent, defying rebuke and chastisement, is the habit described. It invites judgment. "When lesser warnings will not serve, God looks into his quiver for deadly arrows." They who will not bend before the gentle persuasions of God's Holy... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Proverbs 29:7

Considereth the cause; recognizes the claims, and, as the word din implies, supports them at the seat of judgment (comp. Job 29:12 , Job 29:16 ; Psalms 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" ( ... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Proverbs 29:7

(See homily on Proverbs 19:17 .)—C. read more

Joseph Benson

Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - Proverbs 29:7

Proverbs 29:7. The righteous Whether magistrate, or any private person, concerned to know it, and capable of helping him in it; considereth the cause of the poor His poverty neither hinders him from taking pains to examine it, nor from a righteous determination of it; but the wicked regardeth not to know Will not put himself to the trouble of searching it out, either because it yields him no profit, or because he resolves to give away the poor man’s right. read more

Donald C. Fleming

Bridgeway Bible Commentary - Proverbs 29:1-27

Authority with justice (29:1-27)Many themes that we have already met in Proverbs are repeated in this section: stubbornness, good and bad government, family values, prostitution, justice, flattery, cunning and concern for the poor (29:1-7). Scoffers are more than just fools; they are trouble-makers. They are not open to reason and cannot control their temper (8-11).Unjust rulers oppress innocent citizens, and the rich persecute the poor, but good and bad alike receive the blessings that God... read more

E.W. Bullinger

E.W. Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes - Proverbs 29:7

considereth. Hebrew "knoweth", put by Figure of speech Metonymy (of Cause), for the result of knowing. Illustrations: Job (Job 29:13-16 . Compare Psalms 37:26 ; Psalms 112:5 . Pro 29:31 , Proverbs 29:20 ); Josiah (Jeremiah 22:16 ). the poor = weak ones. Hebrew. dal. See note on "poverty", Proverbs 6:11 . regardeth not to know it: i.e. makes no attempt to know it; or, knowing it, does not consider it. Illustrations: Jews (Jeremiah 5:28 . Compare Luke 10:31 , Luke 10:32 ). read more

James Burton Coffman

Coffman Commentaries on the Bible - Proverbs 29:7

"The righteous taketh knowledge of the cause of the poor; The wicked hath not understanding to know it.""The righteous man is concerned for the cause of the helpless, but the wicked understand no such concern."[7] There is no test that separates the wicked from the righteous as effectively as this one. The Christ himself said, "Blessed are ye poor"; and to ignore the rights and necessities of the poor, in all dispensations of God's love, is the invariable hallmark of the wicked. read more

Robert Jamieson; A. R. Fausset; David Brown

Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible - Proverbs 29:7

7. considereth—literally, "knows," as Psalms 1:6. the cause—that is, in courts of justice (compare Psalms 1:6- :). The voluntary neglect of it by the wicked (Psalms 1:6- :) occasions oppression. read more

Matthew Henry's Complete Commentary - Proverbs 29:7

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Proverbs 29:7

The Pulpit Commentary - Proverbs 29:1-7

The Pulpit Commentary - Proverbs 29:7

The Pulpit Commentary - Proverbs 29:7

Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - Proverbs 29:7

Bridgeway Bible Commentary - Proverbs 29:1-27

E.W. Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes - Proverbs 29:7

Coffman Commentaries on the Bible - Proverbs 29:7

Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible - Proverbs 29:7

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