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The poor man and the oppressor have this in common: The LORD gives light to the eyes of both.GOD'S WORD® Translation (©1995)
A poor person and an oppressor have this in common: The LORD gives both of them sight. King James Bible
The poor and the deceitful man meet together: the LORD lighteneth both their eyes. Jump to Previous Occurrence
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Common Creditor Deceitful Enlighteneth Enlightening Equally Eyes Face Frauds Gives Indigent Meet Met Oppressor Poor Sight Together Matthew Henry's Whole Bible Commentary Verse 13 This shows how wisely the great God serves the designs of his providence by persons of very different tempers, capacities, and conditions in the world, even, 1. By those that are contrary the one to the other. Some are poor and forced to borrow; others are rich, have a great deal of the mammon of unrighteousness (deceitful riches they are called), and they are creditors, or usurers, as it is in the margin. Some are poor, and honest, and laborious; others are rich, slothful, and deceitful. They meet together in the business of this world, and have dealings with one another, and the Lord enlightens both their eyes; he causes his sun to shine upon both and gives them both the comforts of this life. To some of both sorts he gives his grace. He enlightens the eyes of the poor by giving them patience, and of the deceitful by giving them repentance, as Zaccheus. 2. By those that we think could best be spared. The poor and the deceitful we are ready to look upon as blemishes of Providence, but God makes even them to display the beauty of Providence; he has wise ends not only in leaving the poor always with us, but in permitting the deceived and the deceiver, for both are his (Job 12:16) and turn to his praise. New American Standard Bible Copyright © 1960, 1962, 1963, 1968, 1971, 1972, 1973, 1975, 1977, 1995 by The Lockman Foundation, La Habra, Calif. All rights reserved. For Permission to Quote Information visit http://www.lockman.org. GOD'S WORD® is a copyrighted work of God's Word to the Nations. Quotations are used by permission. Copyright 1995 by God's Word to the Nations. All rights reserved. Alphabetical: and both common eyes gives have in light LORD man of oppressor poor sight The this to Bible Browser | 
