Proverbs 14:31

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

29He who is slow to anger has great understanding, But he who is quick-tempered exalts folly. 30A tranquil heart is life to the body, But passion is rottenness to the bones. He who oppresses the poor taunts his Maker, But he who is gracious to the needy honors Him. 32The wicked is thrust down by his wrongdoing, But the righteous has a refuge when he dies. 33Wisdom rests in the heart of one who has understanding, But in the hearts of fools it is made known.

Proverbs 14:31 word by word

עֹ֣שֵֽׁק־דָּ֭ל חֵרֵ֣ף עֹשֵׂ֑הוּ וּ֝מְכַבְּד֗וֹ חֹנֵ֥ן אֶבְיֽוֹן׃Read the interlinear

• who oppressesעָשַׁק‛âshaq · to oppressH6231
• tauntsחָרַףchâraph · to tauntH2778
• his Makerעָשָׂה‛âώâh · to makeH6213
• But he who is graciousחָנַןchânan · be graciousH2603
• to the needyאֶבְיוֹן'ebyôn · needyH34
• honorsכָּבֵדkâbad kâbêd · to honor: honourH3513

Cross-references for Proverbs 14:31

• Proverbs 17:5He who mocks the poor taunts his Maker; He who rejoices at calamity will not go unpunished.
• Proverbs 22:2The rich and the poor have a common bond, The Lord is the maker of them all.
• Job 31:13“If I have despised the claim of my male or female slaves When they filed a complaint against me,
• Psalms 12:5“Because of the devastation of the afflicted, because of the groaning of the needy, Now I will arise,” says the Lord; “I will set him in the safety for which he longs.”
• Ecclesiastes 5:8If you see oppression of the poor and denial of justice and righteousness in the province, do not be shocked at the sight; for one official watches over another official, and there are higher officials over them.
• Matthew 25:40The King will answer and say to them, ‘Truly I say to you, to the extent that you did it to one of these brothers of Mine, even the least of them, you did it to Me.’
• Proverbs 14:21He who despises his neighbor sins, But happy is he who is gracious to the poor.
• Proverbs 19:17One who is gracious to a poor man lends to the Lord, And He will repay him for his good deed.
• John 12:8For you always have the poor with you, but you do not always have Me.”
• 2 Corinthians 8:7But just as you abound in everything, in faith and utterance and knowledge and in all earnestness and in the love we inspired in you, see that you abound in this gracious work also.
• 1 John 3:17But whoever has the world’s goods, and sees his brother in need and closes his heart against him, how does the love of God abide in him?
• 1 John 4:21And this commandment we have from Him, that the one who loves God should love his brother also.

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

Topics related to Proverbs 14:31

• Mercy
• Oppression
• Poor

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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