Proverbs 29:7
The righteous considereth the cause of the poor: but the wicked regardeth not to know it.
Cross-reference
Proverbs 21:13 warns against ignoring the poor's cry, contrasting with the righteous care in Proverbs 29:7.
1 Samuel 25:9-11 shows Nabal's refusal to help David, embodying the wicked's lack of concern for the needy.
Job 29:16 exemplifies the righteous caring for the needy as Job describes being a father to the poor.
Job 31:21 denies raising a hand against the fatherless, directly illustrating righteous concern for the vulnerable.
Psalm 41:1 blesses those who regard the weak, directly paralleling the righteous care for the poor.
Jeremiah 5:28 condemns Israel for not defending the needy, directly paralleling the wicked's lack of concern.
Jeremiah 22:15-17 shows King Josiah judging the cause of the poor, directly exemplifying the righteous man's knowledge.
Ezekiel 22:7 lists oppression of sojourners, fatherless, widows — the wicked behavior opposite of knowing the poor's rights.
Ezekiel 22:29-31 describes extortion and robbery against the poor, reinforcing the contrast with the righteous man's knowledge.
Micah 3:1-4 condemns leaders who pervert justice and oppress people, illustrating wicked leaders who do not understand the poor's cause.
Ezekiel 18:17 describes a righteous son who withholds his hand from iniquity, a positive example matching the righteous man's care for the poor.
John 12:6 reveals Judas's thievery and false concern for the poor — a wicked man who does not understand their rights, echoing the second half.
Job 31:13 shows Job's concern for justice toward his servants, parallel to the righteous care for the poor in Proverbs.