Proverbs 28:3

Bible in Basic English (1941)

A man of wealth who is cruel to the poor is like a violent rain causing destruction of food.

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Referenced Verses

  • Matt 18:28-30 : 28 But that servant went out, and meeting one of the other servants, who was in debt to him for one hundred pence, he took him by the throat, saying, Make payment of your debt. 29 So that servant went down on his face, requesting him and saying, Give me time and I will make payment to you. 30 And he would not: but went and put him into prison till he had made payment of the debt.

Similar Verses (AI)

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  • Prov 22:16
    82%

    16 He who is cruel to the poor for the purpose of increasing his profit, and he who gives to the man of wealth, will only come to be in need.

  • Prov 14:31
    82%

    31 He who is hard on the poor puts shame on his Maker; but he who has mercy on those who are in need gives him honour.

  • Prov 28:15-16
    2 verses
    77%

    15 Like a loud-voiced lion and a wandering bear, is an evil ruler over a poor people.

    16 The prince who has no sense is a cruel ruler; but he who has no desire to get profit for himself will have long life.

  • Prov 22:22
    76%

    22 Do not take away the property of the poor man because he is poor, or be cruel to the crushed ones when they come before the judge:

  • Prov 13:23
    76%

    23 There is much food in the ploughed land of the poor; but it is taken away by wrongdoing.

  • Prov 28:8
    76%

    8 He who makes his wealth greater by taking interest, only gets it together for him who has pity on the poor.

  • Prov 29:7
    75%

    7 The upright man gives attention to the cause of the poor: the evil-doer gives no thought to it.

  • Prov 28:27
    75%

    27 He who gives to the poor will never be in need, but great curses will be on him who gives no attention to them.

  • Amos 5:11
    75%

    11 So because the poor man is crushed under your feet, and you take taxes from him of grain: you have made for yourselves houses of cut stone, but you will not take your rest in them; the fair vine-gardens planted by your hands will not give you wine.

  • Amos 8:4
    75%

    4 Give ear to this, you who are crushing the poor, and whose purpose is to put an end to those who are in need in the land,

  • Prov 21:13
    74%

    13 He whose ears are stopped at the cry of the poor, will himself get no answer to his cry for help.

  • Job 20:19
    74%

    19 Because he has been cruel to the poor, turning away from them in their trouble; because he has taken a house by force which he did not put up;

  • Prov 10:15
    74%

    15 The property of the man of wealth is his strong town: the poor man's need is his destruction.

  • Prov 28:6
    74%

    6 Better is the poor man whose ways are upright, than the man of wealth whose ways are not straight.

  • Prov 19:17
    74%

    17 He who has pity on the poor gives to the Lord, and the Lord will give him his reward.

  • Job 22:7
    73%

    7 You do not give water to the tired traveller, and from him who has no food you keep back bread.

  • Ps 82:3-4
    2 verses
    73%

    3 Give ear to the cause of the poor and the children without fathers; let those who are troubled and in need have their rights.

    4 Be the saviour of the poor and those who have nothing: take them out of the hand of the evil-doers.

  • Prov 28:4
    73%

    4 Those who have no respect for the law give praise to the evil-doer; but such as keep the law are against him.

  • Prov 28:11
    73%

    11 The man of wealth seems to himself to be wise, but the poor man who has sense has a low opinion of him.

  • Prov 14:20-21
    2 verses
    73%

    20 The poor man is hated even by his neighbour, but the man of wealth has numbers of friends.

    21 He who has no respect for his neighbour is a sinner, but he who has pity for the poor is happy.

  • Prov 29:13-14
    2 verses
    73%

    13 The poor man and his creditor come face to face: the Lord gives light to their eyes equally.

    14 The king who is a true judge in the cause of the poor, will be safe for ever on the seat of his power.

  • Prov 18:23
    73%

    23 The poor man makes requests for grace, but the man of wealth gives a rough answer.

  • Isa 26:6
    73%

    6 It will be crushed under the feet of the poor and the steps of those who are in need.

  • Eccl 5:8
    73%

    8 It is good generally for a country where the land is worked to have a king.

  • Ps 41:1
    73%

    1 <To the chief music-maker. A Psalm. Of David.> Happy is the man who gives thought to the poor; the Lord will be his saviour in the time of trouble.

  • Exod 23:6
    73%

    6 Let no wrong decisions be given in the poor man's cause.

  • Job 24:4
    73%

    4 The crushed are turned out of the way; all the poor of the earth go into a secret place together.

  • Prov 22:7
    72%

    7 The man of wealth has rule over the poor, and he who gets into debt is a servant to his creditor.

  • Prov 17:5
    72%

    5 Whoever makes sport of the poor puts shame on his Maker; and he who is glad because of trouble will not go free from punishment.

  • Jas 2:6
    72%

    6 But you have put the poor man to shame. Are not the men of wealth rulers over you? do they not take you by force before their judges?

  • Exod 23:3
    72%

    3 But, on the other hand, do not be turned from what is right in order to give support to a poor man's cause.

  • Isa 10:2
    72%

    2 Who do wrong to the poor in their cause, and take away the right of the crushed among my people, so that they may have the property of widows, and get under their power those who have no father.

  • Job 5:16
    72%

    16 So the poor man has hope, and the mouth of the evil-doer is stopped.

  • Job 24:9
    72%

    9 The child without a father is forced from its mother's breast, and they take the young children of the poor for debt.

  • Prov 28:19
    72%

    19 By ploughing his land a man will have bread in full measure; but he who goes after good-for-nothing persons will be poor enough.

  • Prov 22:9
    72%

    9 He who is kind will have a blessing, for he gives of his bread to the poor.

  • Deut 15:11
    72%

    11 For there will never be a time when there are no poor in the land; and so I give orders to you, Let your hand be open to your countrymen, to those who are poor and in need in your land.

  • Prov 31:9
    71%

    9 Let your mouth be open, judging rightly, and give right decisions in the cause of the poor and those in need.

  • Prov 6:11
    71%

    11 Then loss will come on you like an outlaw, and your need like an armed man

  • Job 34:28
    71%

    28 So that the cry of the poor might come up to him, and the prayer of those in need come to his ears.

  • Deut 24:14
    71%

    14 Do not be hard on a servant who is poor and in need, if he is one of your countrymen or a man from another nation living with you in your land.

  • Prov 13:8
    71%

    8 A man will give his wealth in exchange for his life; but the poor will not give ear to sharp words.

  • Isa 3:14
    71%

    14 The Lord comes to be the judge of their responsible men and of their rulers: it is you who have made waste the vine-garden, and in your houses is the property of the poor which you have taken by force.

  • Ps 10:2
    71%

    2 The evil-doer in his pride is cruel to the poor; let him be taken by the tricks of his invention.

  • Prov 28:2
    71%

    2 Because of the sin of the land, its troubles are increased; but by a man of wisdom and knowledge they will be put out like a fire.

  • Job 36:15
    71%

    15 He makes the wrong done to the poor the way of their salvation, opening their ears by their trouble.