Proverbs 14:31

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Whoever oppresses the poor shows contempt for their Maker, but whoever is kind to the needy honors Him.

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  • Prov 17:5 : 5 Whoever mocks the poor insults their Maker; whoever rejoices at calamity will not go unpunished.
  • Prov 22:2 : 2 The rich and the poor meet together; the LORD is the Maker of them all.
  • Prov 22:16 : 16 One who oppresses the poor to increase their wealth and one who gives gifts to the rich will both come to poverty.
  • Prov 19:17 : 17 Whoever is gracious to the poor lends to the LORD, and he will repay him for his good deed.
  • Job 31:13-16 : 13 If I have denied justice to my male or female servants when they had a grievance against me, 14 what will I do when God confronts me? What will I answer when He calls me to account? 15 Did not the same One who made me in the womb make them? Did not the same God form us both within our mothers? 16 If I have withheld the desires of the poor or caused the eyes of the widow to fail,
  • Ps 12:5 : 5 Those who say, 'By our tongue we will prevail; our lips are our own—who is lord over us?'
  • Prov 14:21 : 21 Whoever despises their neighbor sins, but blessed is the one who is kind to the poor.
  • Prov 22:22-23 : 22 Do not rob the poor because he is poor, and do not crush the afflicted at the gate. 23 For the LORD will plead their case and will rob of life those who rob them.
  • Eccl 5:8 : 8 The benefit of the land is for everyone; even a king depends on the field being cultivated.
  • Matt 25:40-46 : 40 The King will reply, ‘Truly I tell you, to the extent that you did it for one of the least of these brothers and sisters of mine, you did it for me.’ 41 Then he will say to those on his left, ‘Depart from me, you who are cursed, into the eternal fire prepared for the devil and his angels. 42 For I was hungry, and you gave me nothing to eat; I was thirsty, and you gave me nothing to drink; 43 I was a stranger, and you did not take me in; I was naked, and you did not clothe me; I was sick and in prison, and you did not visit me.’ 44 Then they too will answer, ‘Lord, when did we see you hungry, or thirsty, or a stranger, or naked, or sick, or in prison, and did not serve you?’ 45 Then he will reply, ‘Truly I tell you, to the extent that you did not do it for one of the least of these, you did not do it for me.’ 46 And they will go away into eternal punishment, but the righteous into eternal life.
  • John 12:8 : 8 "For you will always have the poor with you, but you will not always have Me."
  • 2 Cor 8:7-9 : 7 But just as you excel in everything—in faith, in speech, in knowledge, in all diligence, and in the love we inspired in you—see that you also excel in this grace of giving. 8 I am not commanding you, but I want to test the sincerity of your love by comparing it with the earnestness of others. 9 For you know the grace of our Lord Jesus Christ, that though He was rich, yet for your sake He became poor, so that through His poverty you might become rich.
  • 1 John 3:17-21 : 17 But whoever has the world’s goods and sees a brother or sister in need, yet closes his heart against them, how does the love of God abide in him? 18 Little children, let us not love with words or tongue, but with actions and in truth. 19 By this we will know that we belong to the truth and will reassure our hearts in His presence. 20 For whenever our heart condemns us, God is greater than our heart and knows all things. 21 Beloved, if our heart does not condemn us, we have confidence before God.
  • 1 John 4:21 : 21 And this commandment we have from Him: Whoever loves God must also love their brother or sister.

Similar Verses (AI)

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  • Prov 22:16
    83%

    16One who oppresses the poor to increase their wealth and one who gives gifts to the rich will both come to poverty.

  • Prov 17:5
    83%

    5Whoever mocks the poor insults their Maker; whoever rejoices at calamity will not go unpunished.

  • Prov 14:20-21
    2 verses
    82%

    20The poor are hated even by their own neighbors, but the rich have many friends.

    21Whoever despises their neighbor sins, but blessed is the one who is kind to the poor.

  • Prov 28:3
    82%

    3A poor man who oppresses the needy is like a driving rain that leaves no food.

  • Prov 19:17
    79%

    17Whoever is gracious to the poor lends to the LORD, and he will repay him for his good deed.

  • Prov 28:8
    78%

    8Whoever increases his wealth by charging interest and unfair gain gathers it for one who is kind to the poor.

  • Ps 41:1
    77%

    1For the director of music, a psalm of David.

  • Prov 22:22
    76%

    22Do not rob the poor because he is poor, and do not crush the afflicted at the gate.

  • Prov 29:7
    76%

    7The righteous care about the justice of the poor, but the wicked have no understanding of it.

  • Prov 28:27
    76%

    27Whoever gives to the poor will lack nothing, but one who hides his eyes will receive many curses.

  • Prov 21:13
    76%

    13Whoever shuts their ears to the cry of the poor will also cry out and not be answered.

  • Jas 2:6
    75%

    6But you have dishonored the poor man. Are not the rich the ones who oppress you and drag you into court?

  • Ps 14:6
    75%

    6You frustrate the plans of the poor, but the LORD is their refuge.

  • Prov 13:18
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    18Poverty and shame come to those who ignore discipline, but those who heed correction are honored.

  • Prov 28:6
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    6Better is a poor man who walks in his integrity than one who is crooked in his ways and rich.

  • Job 34:19
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    19God shows no partiality to princes and does not favor the rich over the poor, for they are all the work of His hands.

  • Eccl 5:8
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    8The benefit of the land is for everyone; even a king depends on the field being cultivated.

  • Prov 29:13-14
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    13The poor and the oppressor meet together; the LORD gives light to the eyes of both.

    14A king who judges the poor with truth will have his throne established forever.

  • Ps 109:16
    74%

    16Because he did not remember to show kindness but pursued the poor and needy and brokenhearted to their death.

  • Job 5:16
    74%

    16So the poor have hope, and injustice shuts its mouth.

  • Prov 22:9
    74%

    9The generous person will be blessed, for they share their food with the poor.

  • Exod 23:6
    74%

    6Do not deny justice to your poor among you in their lawsuit.

  • Job 36:15
    74%

    15He delivers the afflicted through their suffering and opens their ears in oppression.

  • Job 20:19
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    19For he has crushed and abandoned the poor; he has seized a house he did not build.

  • Prov 18:23
    74%

    23The poor speak with supplications, but the rich answer harshly.

  • Ps 10:2
    73%

    2In arrogance the wicked hotly pursue the afflicted; let them be caught in the schemes they have devised.

  • Prov 10:15
    73%

    15The wealth of the rich is their fortified city, but poverty is the ruin of the poor.

  • Prov 28:15-16
    2 verses
    73%

    15Like a roaring lion or a charging bear is a wicked ruler over helpless people.

    16A ruler lacking understanding is abundant in extortions, but one who hates unjust gain will prolong his days.

  • Prov 22:2
    73%

    2The rich and the poor meet together; the LORD is the Maker of them all.

  • Prov 13:8
    73%

    8A person's wealth may ransom their life, but the poor hear no threat.

  • Job 36:6
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    6He does not keep the wicked alive but gives justice to the afflicted.

  • Ps 82:3
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    3Defend the weak and the fatherless; uphold the cause of the poor and the oppressed.

  • Prov 31:9
    73%

    9Speak up and judge fairly; defend the rights of the poor and needy.

  • Amos 5:11
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    11Therefore, because you trample on the poor and exact a grain tax from them, though you have built houses of cut stone, you will not live in them; though you have planted delightful vineyards, you will not drink their wine.

  • Ps 74:21
    73%

    21Do not let the oppressed retreat in humiliation; let the poor and needy praise Your name.

  • Prov 22:7
    73%

    7The rich rule over the poor, and the borrower is servant to the lender.

  • Prov 28:11
    73%

    11A rich man may be wise in his own eyes, but a poor man with understanding will see right through him.

  • 1 Sam 2:7
    73%

    7'The LORD makes poor and makes rich; He humbles and He exalts.'

  • Ps 113:7
    73%

    7He raises the poor from the dust and lifts the needy from the ash heap.

  • Job 34:28
    73%

    28He causes the cry of the poor to come before Him, and He hears the cry of the afflicted.

  • Prov 13:23
    73%

    23An abundance of food may come from the land of the poor, but it is sometimes swept away for lack of justice.

  • Ezek 18:12
    73%

    12oppresses the poor and needy, commits robbery, does not restore a pledge, looks to idols, and does detestable things,

  • Amos 8:4
    72%

    4Hear this, you who trample on the needy and seek to destroy the poor of the land,

  • Exod 23:3
    72%

    3Do not show partiality to a poor person in his lawsuit.

  • Deut 15:7
    72%

    7If there is a poor person among your brothers within any of your gates in the land the Lord your God is giving you, do not harden your heart or shut your hand against your poor brother.

  • Isa 10:2
    72%

    2They deprive the poor of justice and rob the rights of the needy among my people, making widows their spoil and leaving orphans to be plundered.

  • Ps 15:4
    72%

    4Who despises a vile person in his eyes but honors those who fear the LORD; who keeps his word even when it hurts and does not go back on his promise.