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Proverbs 14:31
31The one who oppresses the poor shows contempt for his 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
29One who is slow to anger shows great understanding, but a quick-tempered one exalts folly. 30A tranquil heart is life to the body, but envy is rottenness to the bones. The one who oppresses the poor shows contempt for his Maker, but whoever is kind to the needy honors Him. 32The wicked is brought down in his calamity yet the righteous has a refuge even in death. 33Wisdom rests in the heart of the discerning, and even among fools she is 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 17:5Whoever mocks the poor insults his Maker. Whoever rejoices at calamity will not go unpunished.
- Proverbs 22:2Rich and poor have this in common— Adonai is the Maker of them all.
- Job 31:13“If I have denied justice to my male or female servant when they disputed with me,
- Psalms 12:5They say: “With our tongue we’ll prevail. We own our lips—who can master us?”
- Ecclesiastes 5:8Though the profit of the land is taken by all, a king is served by the fields.
- Matthew 25:40“And answering, the King will say to them, ‘Amen, I tell you, whatever you did to one of the least of these My brethren, you did it to Me.’
- Proverbs 14:21Whoever despises his neighbor sins, but whoever is gracious to the needy is blessed.
- Proverbs 19:17One who is kind to the poor lends to Adonai, and Adonai will reward him for his good deed.
- John 12:8You will always have the poor among you, but you will not always have Me.”
- 2 Corinthians 8:7But as you excel in everything—in faith and speech and knowledge and all diligence, and in your love for us—also excel in this grace.
- 1 John 3:17But if someone has material possessions 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 also love his brother.
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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