New King James Version
Proverbs 14:31
31He who oppresses the poor reproaches his Maker, But he who honors Him has mercy on the needy.
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 Living Translation (NLT)Those who oppress the poor insult their Maker, but helping the poor honors him.
Context of Proverbs 14:31
29He who is slow to wrath has great understanding, But he who is impulsive exalts folly. 30A sound heart is life to the body, But envy is rottenness to the bones. He who oppresses the poor reproaches his Maker, But he who honors Him has mercy on the needy. 32The wicked is banished in his wickedness, But the righteous has a refuge in his death. 33Wisdom rests in the heart of him who has understanding, But what is in the heart of fools is made known.
Read all of Proverbs 14Proverbs 14:31 word by word
עֹ֣שֵֽׁק־דָּ֭ל חֵרֵ֣ף עֹשֵׂ֑הוּ וּ֝מְכַבְּד֗וֹ חֹנֵ֥ן אֶבְיֽוֹן׃Read the interlinear
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Cross-references for Proverbs 14:31
- Proverbs 17:5He who mocks the poor reproaches his Maker; He who is glad at calamity will not go unpunished.
- Proverbs 22:2The rich and the poor have this in common, The Lord is the maker of them all.
- Job 31:13“If I have despised the cause of my male or female servant When they complained against me,
- Psalms 12:5“For the oppression of the poor, for the sighing of the needy, Now I will arise,” says the Lord; “I will set him in the safety for which he yearns.”
- Ecclesiastes 5:8If you see the oppression of the poor, and the violent perversion of justice and righteousness in a province, do not marvel at the matter; for high official watches over high official, and higher officials are over them.
- Matthew 25:40And the King will answer and say to them, ‘Assuredly, I say to you, inasmuch as you did it to one of the least of these My brethren, you did it to Me.’
- Proverbs 14:21He who despises his neighbor sins; But he who has mercy on the poor, happy is he.
- Proverbs 19:17He who has pity on the poor lends to the Lord, And He will pay back what he has given.
- John 12:8For the poor you have with you always, but Me you do not have always.”
- 2 Corinthians 8:7But as you abound in everything—in faith, in speech, in knowledge, in all diligence, and in your love for us—see that you abound in this grace also.
- 1 John 3:17But whoever has this world’s goods, and sees his brother in need, and shuts up his heart from him, how does the love of God abide in him?
- 1 John 4:21And this commandment we have from Him: that he who loves God must 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
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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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