Proverbs 14:21

Coverdale Bible (1535)

Who so despyseth his neghbor, doth amysse: but blessed is he that hath pyte of the poore.

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  • Prov 11:12 : 12 A foole bryngeth vp a slaunder of his neghboure, but a wyse man wil kepe it secrete.
  • Prov 19:17 : 17 He yt hath pitie vpon the poore, ledeth vnto ye LORDE: & loke what he layeth out, it shalbe payed him agayne.
  • Prov 28:27 : 27 He that geueth vnto the poore, shal not wante: but he that turneth awaye his eyes from soch as be in necessite, shall suffre greate pouerte himself.
  • Eccl 11:1-2 : 1 Sende thy vytayles ouer the waters, and so shalt thou fynde the after many yeares. 2 Geue it awaye amonge seuen or eight, for thou knowest not what misery shal come vpo earth.
  • Isa 58:7-9 : 7 It pleaseth not me, till thou deale thy bred to the hongrie, & brynge the poore fatherlesse home in to thy house, when thou seist the naked that thou couer him, and hyde not thy face fro thine owne flesh. 8 Then shal thy light breake forth as ye mornynge, and thy health florish right shortly: thy rightuousnesse shal go before the, and ye glory of the LORDE shal embrace the. 9 Then yf thou callest, the LORDE shal answere the: yf thou criest, he shal saye: here I am. Yee yf thou layest awaye thy burthens, and holdest thy fyngers, and ceasest from blasphemous talkinge, 10 yf thou hast compassion vpon the hongrie, and refre?shest ye troubled soule: Then shal thy light springe out in the darknesse, and thy darknesse shalbe as the noone daye. 11 The LORDE shal euer be thy gyde, and satisfie the desyre of thine hert, and fyl yi bones with marry. Thou shalt be like a freshwatred garden, and like the founteyne of water, that neuer leaueth runnynge. 12 Then the places that haue euer bene waist, shalbe buylded of the: there shalt thou laye a foundacion for many kynreds. Thou shalt be called the maker vp of hedges, and ye buylder agayne of ye waye of the Sabbath.
  • Dan 4:27 : 27 Wherfore (o kinge) be contet with my councel, that thou mayest lowse thy synnes with rightuousnesse, ad thyne offences with mercy to poore people: for soch thinges shall prolonge thy peace.
  • Matt 25:34-46 : 34 Then shal the kynge saye vnto them that shalbe on his right honde: Come hither ye blessed of my father, inheret ye ye kingdome, which is prepared for you from the begynnynge of the worlde. 35 For I was hongrie, and ye gaue me meate: I was thirstie, and ye gaue me drynke: I was harbourlesse, and ye lodged me: 36 I was naked, & ye clothed me: I was sicke, and ye vysited me: I was in preson, and ye came vnto me. 37 Then shal the righteous answere him, & saye: LORDE, whe sawe we the hogrie, and fed the? Or thirstie, and gaue the drynke? 38 When sawe we the herbourlesse, and lodged the? Or naked, and clothed ye? 39 Or whe sawe we ye sicke or in preson, and came vnto the? 40 And the kynge shal answer and saye vnto them: Verely I saye vnto you: Loke what ye haue done vnto one of the least of these my brethren, the same haue ye done vnto me. 41 Then shal he saye also vnto them that shalbe on the left hande: Departe fro me ye cursed in to the euerlastinge fyre, which is prepared for the deuell and his angels. 42 For I was hogrie, and ye gaue me no meate: I was thirstye, and ye gaue me no drynke: 43 I was herbourlesse, and ye lodged me not: I was naked, and ye clothed me not: I was sicke and in preson, and ye vysited me not. 44 Then shal they also answere hi, and saye: LORDE, when sawe we the hogrie, or thyrstie, or herbourlesse, or naked, or sicke, or in preson, and haue not mynistred vnto the? 45 The shal he answere them, and saye: Verely I saye vnto you: Loke what ye haue not done vnto one of the leest of these, the same haue ye not done vnto me. 46 And these shal go in to euerlastinge payne, but the righteous in to euerlastinge life.
  • Luke 6:30-36 : 30 Who so euer axeth of the, geue him: and who so taketh awaye thyne, axe it not agayne. 31 And as ye wolde that men shulde do vnto you, euen so do ye vnto them likewyse. 32 And yf ye loue them that loue you, what thake haue ye therfore? For synners also loue their louers. 33 And yf ye do good for youre good doers, what thanke haue ye therfore? For synners also do euen the same. 34 And yf ye lende vnto them, of who ye hope to receaue what thake haue ye ther fore? For synners also lende vnto synners, that they maye receaue as moch agayne. 35 But rather loue ye yor enemies, do good, and lende, lokynge for nothinge therof agayne: so shal yor rewarde be greate, and ye shalbe the children of the Hyest, for he is kynde, euen to the vnthankfull and to the euell. 36 Be ye therfore mercifull, as youre father also is mercifull.
  • Prov 11:24-25 : 24 Some man geueth out his goodes, and is the richer, but ye nygarde (hauynge ynough) wil departe from nothinge, and yet is euer in pouerte. 25 He that is lyberall in geuynge, shal haue plenty: and he that watereth, shalbe watered also himself.
  • Prov 14:31 : 31 He that doth a poore man wroge, blasphemeth his maker: but who so hath pitie of the poore, doth honoure vnto God.
  • Prov 17:5 : 5 Who so laugheth ye poore to scorne, blasphemeth his maker: and he yt is glad of another mans hurte, shal not be vnpunyshed.
  • Prov 18:3 : 3 Where vngodlynes is, there is also di?dayne: & so there foloweth shame & dishonor.
  • Job 31:13-15 : 13 Dyd I euer thynke scorne to do right vnto my seruautes and maydens, when they had eny matter agaynst me? 14 But seynge that God wil sytt in iudgment, what shal I do? And for so moch as he wil nedes vyset me, what answere shal I geue him? 15 He that fashioned me in my mothers wombe, made he not him also? were we not both shappen alyke in oure mothers bodies?
  • Job 35:5-6 : 5 loke vnto the heaue, & beholde it: cosidre ye cloudes, how they are hyer then thou. 6 Yf thou synnest, what dost thou vnto him? Yf thine offences be many, how gettest thou his fauoure?
  • Ps 22:24 : 24 For he hath not despysed ner abhorred the myserable estate of the poore: he hath not hyd his face fro me, but whe I called vnto him, he herde me.
  • Ps 41:1-2 : 1 Blessed is he, yt considreth ye poore: ye LORDE shal delyuer him in the tyme of trouble. 2 The LORDE shal preserue him, and kepe him alyue: he shal make him to prospere vpon earth, and shal not delyuer him into ye wil of his enemies.
  • Ps 112:5 : 5 Wel is him that is mercifull, & lendeth gladly, & podreth his wordes wt discrecion.
  • Ps 112:9 : 9 He hath sparsed abrode, & geue to the poore, his rightuousnes remayneth for euer, his horne shalbe exalted wt honor.
  • Acts 20:35 : 35 I haue shewed you all thinges, how that so labouringe ye oughte to receaue the weake, and to remembre the worde of the LORDE, how that he sayde: It is more blessed to geue, then to receaue.
  • Heb 6:12 : 12 that ye faynte not, but folowe them which thorow faith and paciece inheret the promyses.
  • Jas 2:5-6 : 5 Harken my deare beloued brethre. Hath not God chosen the poore of this worlde, which are ryche in faith, and heyres of the kyngdom which he promysed to the that loue him? 6 But ye haue despised the poore. Are not the rych they which oppresse you: & they which drawe you before iudges?
  • Jas 2:14-16 : 14 What a vayleth it my brethre, though a man saye he hath faith, when he hath no dedes? Can faith saue him? 15 If a brother or a sister be naked or destitute of dayly fode, 16 & one of you saye vnto them: Departe in peace, God sende you warmnes and fode: notwithstodinge ye geue them not tho thinges which are nedfull to the body: what helpeth it them?
  • 1 John 3:17-22 : 17 But he yt hath this worldes good, & seyth his brother haue nede, and shutteth vp his hert fro him, how dwelleth the loue of God in him? 18 My litle children, let vs not loue with worde nether with tonge, but with ye dede, and with the trueth. 19 Hereby knowe we, that we are of the verite, and can quyete oure hertes before him. 20 But yf oure hert condemne vs, God is greater the oure hert, and knoweth all thinges. 21 Dearly beloued, yf oure hert condemne vs not, then haue we a fre boldnes to God warde. 22 And what so euer we axe, we shal receaue it: because we kepe his comaundemetes, and do those thinges, which are pleasaunt in his sighte.
  • Luke 18:9 : 9 And vnto certayne which trusted in the selues, that they were perfecte, and despysed other,he spake this symilitude:

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  • Prov 14:20
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    20 The poore is hated euen of his owne neghbours, but the riche hath many frendes.

  • Prov 14:31
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    31 He that doth a poore man wroge, blasphemeth his maker: but who so hath pitie of the poore, doth honoure vnto God.

  • Prov 17:5
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    5 Who so laugheth ye poore to scorne, blasphemeth his maker: and he yt is glad of another mans hurte, shal not be vnpunyshed.

  • Ps 41:1
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    1 Blessed is he, yt considreth ye poore: ye LORDE shal delyuer him in the tyme of trouble.

  • Prov 22:9
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    9 A louynge eye shalbe blessed, for he geueth of his bred vnto ye poore.

  • Prov 28:27
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    27 He that geueth vnto the poore, shal not wante: but he that turneth awaye his eyes from soch as be in necessite, shall suffre greate pouerte himself.

  • Prov 19:16-17
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    16 Who so kepeth the comaundemet, kepeth his owne soule: but he yt regardeth not his waye, shal dye.

    17 He yt hath pitie vpon the poore, ledeth vnto ye LORDE: & loke what he layeth out, it shalbe payed him agayne.

  • Prov 22:16
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    16 Who so doth a poore man wronge to increase his owne riches, geueth (comoly) vnto the rich, and at the last commeth to pouerte himself.

  • Prov 28:8
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    8 Who so increaseth his riches by vautage & wynnynge, let him gather them to helpe the poore withall.

  • Prov 29:7
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    7 The righteous considreth the cause of the poore, but the vngodly regardeth no vnderstondynge.

  • Prov 21:13
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    13 Who so stoppeth his eare at the criege of the poore, he shal crie himself and not be herde.

  • Prov 28:3
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    3 One poore man oppressinge another by violence, is like a contynuall rayne that destroyeth ye frute.

  • Prov 21:10
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    10 The soule of the vngodly wysheth euell, and hath no pitie vpon his neghboure.

  • Prov 19:4
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    4 Riches make many frendes, but the poore is forsake of his owne frendes.

  • Prov 28:6
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    6 A poore man ledynge a godly life, is better then the riche that goeth in frowarde wayes.

  • Prov 14:22
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    22 They that ymagin wickednes, shalbe disapoynted: but they that muse vpo good thinges, vnto soch shal happen mercy and faithfulnesse.

  • Ps 109:16
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    16 His delite was in cursynge, and therfore shall it happe vnto him: he loued not blessynge, and that shall be farre fro him.

  • Prov 11:12
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    12 A foole bryngeth vp a slaunder of his neghboure, but a wyse man wil kepe it secrete.

  • Prov 28:13-14
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    13 He that hydeth his synnes, shall not prospere: but who so knowlegeth them and forsaketh them, shall haue mercy.

    14 Well is him that stodeth allwaye in awe: as for him that hardeneth his herte, he shal fall in to mischefe.

  • Prov 12:9
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    9 A simple man which laboureth and worketh, is better the one that is gorgious and wanteth bred.

  • Prov 18:23
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    23 The poore maketh supplicacion and prayeth mekely, but the riche geueth a rough answere.

  • Prov 19:7
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    7 As for the poore, he is hated amonge all his brethren: yee his owne frendes forsake him, & he that geueth credece vnto wordes, getteth nothinge.

  • Prov 19:22
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    22 It is a mans worshipe to do good, & better it is to be a poore ma, then a dyssembler.

  • Prov 19:1
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    1 Better is the poore that lyueth godly, the the blasphemer that is but a foole.

  • Prov 13:7
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    7 Some men are riche, though they haue nothinge: agayne, some me are poore hauynge greate riches.

  • Prov 28:11
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    11 The rich man thynketh him self to be wyse, but the poore that hath vnderstondinge, ca perceaue him wel ynough.

  • Prov 10:15
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    15 The rich mas goodes are his stroge holde, but pouerte oppresseth the poore.

  • Prov 11:17
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    17 He yt hath a gentle liberall stomacke, is mercifull: but who so hurteth his neghbor, is a tyraut.

  • Prov 28:22
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    22 He that will be rich all to soone, hath an euell eye, and considereth not, that pouerte shall come vpon him.

  • Ps 72:13
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    13 He shall be fauorable to the symple & poore, he shal preserue the soules of soch as be in aduersite.

  • Job 5:16
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    16 that the poore maye haue hope, & that the mouth of the oppressoure maye be stopped.

  • Ps 89:41
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    41 Thou hast ouerthrowne all his hedges, and broke downe his stronge holdes.

  • Prov 21:21
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    21 Who so foloweth rightuousnesse and mercy, fyndeth both life, rightuousnesse and honor.

  • Prov 13:23
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    23 There is plenteousnesse of fode in the feldes of the poore, & shalbe increased out of measure.

  • Ps 37:21
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    21 The vngodly boroweth and paieth not agayne, but the rightuous is mercifull & liberall.

  • Job 20:19
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    19 And why? he hath oppressed the poore, and not helped them: houses hath he spoyled, and not buylded them.

  • Jas 2:6
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    6 But ye haue despised the poore. Are not the rych they which oppresse you: & they which drawe you before iudges?

  • Prov 29:13
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    13 The poore and the lender mete together, the LORDE lighteneth both their eyes.

  • Ps 69:33
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    33 O considre this & be glad (ye that be in aduersite) seke after God, & yor soule shal lyue.

  • Prov 21:26
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    26 He coueteth and desyreth all the daye longe, but the rightuous is allwaye geuynge & kepeth nothinge backe.

  • Deut 15:7
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    7 Whan one of thy brethre is waxed poore in eny cite within thy londe, which ye LORDE yi God shal geue ye, thou shalt not harden thine hert, ner withdrawe thine hande from thy poore brother:

  • Prov 14:34
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    34 Rightuousnes setteth vp the people, but wyckednesse bryngeth folke to destruccion.

  • Prov 14:9
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    9 Fooles make but a sporte of synne, but there is fauourable loue amoge the rightuous.

  • Job 6:14
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    14 like as yf one withdrewe a good dede from his frende, and forsoke the feare of God?

  • Prov 12:26
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    26 The righteous is liberall vnto his neghboure, but the waye of the vngodly wil disceaue them selues.

  • Ezek 18:12
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    12 he greueth the poore and nedy: he robbeth and spoyleth: he geueth not the detter his pledge agayne: he lifteth vp his eyes vnto Idols, & medleth with abhominable thinges:

  • Prov 22:22
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    22 Se yt thou robbe not ye poore because he is weake, and oppresse not ye simple in iudgment:

  • Isa 33:15
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    15 He that ledeth a godly life (saye I) & speaketh the treuth: He that abhorreth to do violence and disceate: he that kepeth his hode that he touch no rewarde: which stoppeth his eares, that he heare no councel agaynst the innocent: which holdeth downe his eyes, that he se no euel.