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Proverbs 14:31
31Whoever oppresses the poor taunts their Maker, but whoever is kind to the needy honors Him.
Proverbs 14:31 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)He that oppresseth the poor reproacheth his Maker: but he that honoureth him hath mercy on the poor.
- New International Version (NIV)Whoever oppresses the poor shows contempt for their Maker, but whoever is kind to the needy honors God.
- English Standard Version (ESV)Whoever oppresses a poor man insults his Maker, but he who is generous to the needy honors him.
- New King James Version (NKJV)He who oppresses the poor reproaches his Maker, But he who honors Him has mercy on the needy.
Context of Proverbs 14:31
29A patient man has great understanding, but a quick-tempered man promotes folly. 30A tranquil heart is life to the body, but envy rots the bones. Whoever oppresses the poor taunts their Maker, but whoever is kind to the needy honors Him. 32The wicked man is thrown down by his own sin, but the righteous man has a refuge even in death. 33Wisdom rests in the heart of the discerning; even among fools she is known.
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עֹ֣שֵֽׁק־דָּ֭ל חֵרֵ֣ף עֹשֵׂ֑הוּ וּ֝מְכַבְּד֗וֹ חֹנֵ֥ן אֶבְיֽוֹן׃Read the interlinear
Cross-references for Proverbs 14:31
- Proverbs 17:5He who mocks the poor insults their Maker; whoever gloats over calamity will not go unpunished.
- Proverbs 22:2The rich and the poor have this in common: The LORD is Maker of them all.
- 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.”
- 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.’
- Proverbs 14:21He who despises his neighbor sins, but blessed is he who shows kindness to the poor.
- Proverbs 19:17Kindness to the poor is a loan to the LORD, and He will repay the lender.
- 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.
Commentaries on Proverbs 14:31
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 31He that oppresseth the poor reproacheth his Maker - Because the poor, or comparatively poor, are, in the order of God, a part of the inhabitants of the earth; and every man who loves God will show mercy to the poor, for with this God is peculiarly delighted. The poor have we ever with us, for the excitement and exercise of those benevolent, compassionate, and merciful feelings, without which men had been but little better than brutes.Read the comment
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 31Honoureth him - i. e., God, who is the Maker of poor and rich alike.Read the comment
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 31Verse 31 To oppress the poor is to reproach our Creator.Read the comment
- Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 31Wise people help the poor (compare Proverbs 11:24–26; 28:27; see Leviticus 19:9–10; Deuteronomy 15:11; 24:10–15; Isaiah 3:14–15; Jeremiah 2:34; see also James 2:1–13). taunts their Maker: See also Proverbs 17:5.Read the comment
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 3131. reproacheth his Maker--who is the God of such, as well as of the rich (Pr 22:2; Job 31:15; and specially 1Sa 2:8; Psa 113:7).Read the comment
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Commentaries on Proverbs 14
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
- Tyndale Open Study Notes
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
- Rashi on Tanakh
- Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
- John Wesley’s Notes
- Darby Translation Notes
- Geneva Bible Translation Notes
- Kingcomments
- Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
- Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
- Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
- Original Douay–Rheims Annotations
- Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
- EGW Writings
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