Proverbs 14:31
BSB · Public Domain (CC0)“Whoever oppresses the poor taunts their Maker, but whoever is kind to the needy honors Him.”
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“Whoever oppresses the poor taunts their Maker, but whoever is kind to the needy honors Him.”
Berean Standard Bible · Public Domain (CC0)“He that oppresseth the poor reproacheth his Maker: but he that honoureth him hath mercy on the poor.”
King James Version · Public Domain“He that oppresseth the poor reproacheth his Maker; But he that hath mercy on the needy honoreth him.”
American Standard Version · Public Domain“An oppressor of the poor reproacheth his Maker, And whoso is honouring Him Is favouring the needy.”
Young's Literal Translation · Public DomainOther passages that echo Proverbs 14:31 — 15 related verses from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.
- Leviticus 25:35Now if your countryman becomes destitute and cannot support himself among you, then you are to help him as you would a foreigner or stranger, so that he can continue to live among you.
- Job 31:13If I have rejected the cause of my manservant or maidservant when they made a complaint against me,
- Psalms 12:5“For the cause of the oppressed and for the groaning of the needy, I will now arise,” says the LORD. “I will bring safety to him who yearns.”
- Proverbs 14:21He who despises his neighbor sins, but blessed is he who shows kindness to the poor.
- Proverbs 17:5He who mocks the poor insults their Maker; whoever gloats over calamity will not go unpunished.
- Proverbs 19:17Kindness to the poor is a loan to the LORD, and He will repay the lender.
- Proverbs 22:2The rich and the poor have this in common: The LORD is Maker of them all.
- Proverbs 22:16Oppressing the poor to enrich oneself or giving gifts to the rich will surely lead to poverty.
- Proverbs 22:22Do not rob a poor man because he is poor, and do not crush the afflicted at the gate,
- Ecclesiastes 5:8If you see the oppression of the poor and the denial of justice and righteousness in the province, do not be astonished at the matter; for one official is watched by a superior, and others higher still are over them.
- Matthew 25:40And the King will reply, ‘Truly I tell you, whatever you did for one of the least of these brothers of Mine, you did for Me.’
- John 12:8The poor you will always have with you, but you will not always have Me.”
- 2 Corinthians 8:7But just as you excel in everything—in faith, in speech, in knowledge, in complete earnestness, and in the love we inspired in you—see that you also excel in this grace of giving.
- 1 John 3:17If anyone with earthly possessions sees his brother in need, but withholds his compassion from him, how can the love of God abide in him?
- 1 John 4:21And we have this commandment from Him: Whoever loves God must love his brother as well.
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