KJV:
He that oppresseth the poor reproacheth his Maker: but he that honoureth him hath mercy on the poor.
NASB:
He who oppresses the poor taunts his Maker, But he who is gracious to the needy honors Him.
KJV:
There is a generation, whose teeth are as swords, and their jaw teeth as knives, to devour the poor from off the earth, and the needy from among men.
NASB:
There is a kind of man whose teeth are like swords And his jaw teeth like knives, To devour the afflicted from the earth And the needy from among men.
KJV:
Open thy mouth, judge righteously, and plead the cause of the poor and needy.
NASB:
Open your mouth, judge righteously, And defend the rights of the afflicted and needy.
KJV:
She stretcheth out her hand to the poor; yea, she reacheth forth her hands to the needy.
NASB:
She extends her hand to the poor, And she stretches out her hands to the needy.
KJV:
And the firstborn of the poor shall feed, and the needy shall lie down in safety: and I will kill thy root with famine, and he shall slay thy remnant.
NASB:
"Those who are most helpless will eat, And the needy will lie down in security; I will destroy your root with famine, And it will kill off your survivors.
KJV:
For thou hast been a strength to the poor, a strength to the needy in his distress, a refuge from the storm, a shadow from the heat, when the blast of the terrible ones is as a storm against the wall.
NASB:
For You have been a defense for the helpless, A defense for the needy in his distress, A refuge from the storm, a shade from the heat; For the breath of the ruthless Is like a rain storm against a wall.
KJV:
The meek also shall increase their joy in the LORD, and the poor among men shall rejoice in the Holy One of Israel.
NASB:
The afflicted also will increase their gladness in the LORD, And the needy of mankind will rejoice in the Holy One of Israel.
KJV:
The instruments also of the churl are evil: he deviseth wicked devices to destroy the poor with lying words, even when the needy speaketh right.
NASB:
As for a rogue, his weapons are evil; He devises wicked schemes To destroy the afflicted with slander, Even though the needy one speaks what is right.
KJV:
When the poor and needy seek water, and there is none, and their tongue faileth for thirst, I the LORD will hear them, I the God of Israel will not forsake them.
NASB:
"The afflicted and needy are seeking water, but there is none, And their tongue is parched with thirst; I, the LORD, will answer them Myself, As the God of Israel I will not forsake them.