Proverbs 29:13
The poor and the deceitful man meet together: the LORD lighteneth both their eyes.
KJV
Pauper et creditor obviaverunt sibi : utriusque illuminator est Dominus.
Vulgate
δανιστοῦ καὶ χρεοφιλέτου ἀλλήλοις συνελθόντων, ἐπισκοπὴν ἀμφοτέρων ποιεῖται ὁ κύριος.
LXX
The poor man and the oppressor meet together; Jehovah lighteneth the eyes of them both.
ASV
רָ֤שׁ וְ/אִ֣ישׁ תְּכָכִ֣ים נִפְגָּ֑שׁוּ מֵ֤אִיר עֵינֵ֖י שְׁנֵי/הֶ֣ם יְהוָֽה
Hebrew
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In the original Hebrew
8 distinct Hebrew words appear in this verse.
אִ֣ישׁ
'ysh
noun · 2171×
הָאִ֣יר
h'yr
verb · 42×
יְהוָ֖ה
yhvh
proper_noun · 6455×
ךָ
k
noun · 894×
נִפְגָּ֑שׁוּ
npgshv
verb · 14×
רָ֣שׁ
rsh
verb · 24×
שְׁתֵּ֣י
shty
adjective · 765×
תְּכָכִ֣ים
tkkym
noun · 1×
Historic Christian voices
4 passages from patristic writers, Reformers, and church catechisms citing this verse.
Cross-references
- Eccl 11:7 — Truly the light is sweet, and a pleasant thing it is for the eyes to behold the sun:
- Eph 2:1 — And you hath he quickened, who were dead in trespasses and sins;
- Matt 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.
- Prov 22:2 — The rich and poor meet together: the LORD is the maker of them all.
- Prov 22:2 — The rich and poor meet together: the LORD is the maker of them all.
- Ps 13:3 — Consider and hear me, O LORD my God: lighten mine eyes, lest I sleep the sleep of death;