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
Coffman Commentaries on the Bible - Proverbs 29:6
"In the transgression of an evil man there is a snare; But the righteous doth sing and rejoice.""The snare is that the sinner is caught and held fast by his sin. It becomes a habit which he is unwilling or unable to break."[5] The contrast here is not very obvious. "It means (1) either that the good man has a peaceful conscience free of the snare of sin, or (2) that, although the righteous man has also sinned, he has repented; God has forgiven him, and therefore he sings."[6] read more