Albert Barnes Commentary Proverbs 29:13

Albert Barnes Commentary

Proverbs 29:13

1798–1870
Presbyterian
Albert Barnes
Albert Barnes

Albert Barnes Commentary

Proverbs 29:13

1798–1870
Presbyterian
SCRIPTURE

"The poor man and the oppressor meet together; Jehovah lighteneth the eyes of them both." — Proverbs 29:13 (ASV)

Better, "The poor and the oppressor." "Usurer," as in the margin, expresses the special form of oppression from which the poor suffer most at the hands of the rich. God has made them both and bestows His light equally on both.