Proverbs 14:21

Authorized King James Version (1611)

¶ He that despiseth his neighbour sinneth: but he that hath mercy on the poor, happy [is] he.

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  • Prov 11:12 : 12 ¶ He that is void of wisdom despiseth his neighbour: but a man of understanding holdeth his peace.
  • Prov 19:17 : 17 ¶ He that hath pity upon the poor lendeth unto the LORD; and that which he hath given will he pay him again.
  • Prov 28:27 : 27 ¶ He that giveth unto the poor shall not lack: but he that hideth his eyes shall have many a curse.
  • Eccl 11:1-2 : 1 ¶ Cast thy bread upon the waters: for thou shalt find it after many days. 2 Give a portion to seven, and also to eight; for thou knowest not what evil shall be upon the earth.
  • Isa 58:7-9 : 7 [Is it] not to deal thy bread to the hungry, and that thou bring the poor that are cast out to thy house? when thou seest the naked, that thou cover him; and that thou hide not thyself from thine own flesh? 8 ¶ Then shall thy light break forth as the morning, and thine health shall spring forth speedily: and thy righteousness shall go before thee; the glory of the LORD shall be thy rereward. 9 Then shalt thou call, and the LORD shall answer; thou shalt cry, and he shall say, Here I [am]. If thou take away from the midst of thee the yoke, the putting forth of the finger, and speaking vanity; 10 And [if] thou draw out thy soul to the hungry, and satisfy the afflicted soul; then shall thy light rise in obscurity, and thy darkness [be] as the noonday: 11 And the LORD shall guide thee continually, and satisfy thy soul in drought, and make fat thy bones: and thou shalt be like a watered garden, and like a spring of water, whose waters fail not. 12 And [they that shall be] of thee shall build the old waste places: thou shalt raise up the foundations of many generations; and thou shalt be called, The repairer of the breach, The restorer of paths to dwell in.
  • Dan 4:27 : 27 Wherefore, O king, let my counsel be acceptable unto thee, and break off thy sins by righteousness, and thine iniquities by shewing mercy to the poor; if it may be a lengthening of thy tranquillity.
  • Matt 25:34-46 : 34 ‹Then shall the King say unto them on his right hand, Come, ye blessed of my Father, inherit the kingdom prepared for you from the foundation of the world:› 35 ‹For I was an hungred, and ye gave me meat: I was thirsty, and ye gave me drink: I was a stranger, and ye took me in:› 36 ‹Naked, and ye clothed me: I was sick, and ye visited me: I was in prison, and ye came unto me.› 37 ‹Then shall the righteous answer him, saying, Lord, when saw we thee an hungred, and fed› [thee]? ‹or thirsty, and gave› [thee] ‹drink?› 38 ‹When saw we thee a stranger, and took› [thee] ‹in? or naked, and clothed› [thee]? 39 ‹Or when saw we thee sick, or in prison, and came unto thee?› 40 ‹And the King shall answer and say unto them, Verily I say unto you, Inasmuch as ye have done› [it] ‹unto one of the least of these my brethren, ye have done› [it] ‹unto me.› 41 ‹Then shall he say also unto them on the left hand, Depart from me, ye cursed, into everlasting fire, prepared for the devil and his angels:› 42 ‹For I was an hungred, and ye gave me no meat: I was thirsty, and ye gave me no drink:› 43 ‹I was a stranger, and ye took me not in: naked, and ye clothed me not: sick, and in prison, and ye visited me not.› 44 ‹Then shall they also answer him, saying, Lord, when saw we thee an hungred, or athirst, or a stranger, or naked, or sick, or in prison, and did not minister unto thee?› 45 ‹Then shall he answer them, saying, Verily I say unto you, Inasmuch as ye did› [it] ‹not to one of the least of these, ye did› [it] ‹not to me.› 46 ‹And these shall go away into everlasting punishment: but the righteous into life eternal.›
  • Luke 6:30-36 : 30 ‹Give to every man that asketh of thee; and of him that taketh away thy goods ask› [them] ‹not again.› 31 ‹And as ye would that men should do to you, do ye also to them likewise.› 32 ‹For if ye love them which love you, what thank have ye? for sinners also love those that love them.› 33 ‹And if ye do good to them which do good to you, what thank have ye? for sinners also do even the same.› 34 ‹And if ye lend› [to them] ‹of whom ye hope to receive, what thank have ye? for sinners also lend to sinners, to receive as much again.› 35 ‹But love ye your enemies, and do good, and lend, hoping for nothing again; and your reward shall be great, and ye shall be the children of the Highest: for he is kind unto the unthankful and› [to] ‹the evil.› 36 ‹Be ye therefore merciful, as your Father also is merciful.›
  • Prov 11:24-25 : 24 ¶ There is that scattereth, and yet increaseth; and [there is] that withholdeth more than is meet, but [it tendeth] to poverty. 25 ¶ The liberal soul shall be made fat: and he that watereth shall be watered also himself.
  • Prov 14:31 : 31 ¶ He that oppresseth the poor reproacheth his Maker: but he that honoureth him hath mercy on the poor.
  • Prov 17:5 : 5 ¶ Whoso mocketh the poor reproacheth his Maker: [and] he that is glad at calamities shall not be unpunished.
  • Prov 18:3 : 3 ¶ When the wicked cometh, [then] cometh also contempt, and with ignominy reproach.
  • Job 31:13-15 : 13 If I did despise the cause of my manservant or of my maidservant, when they contended with me; 14 What then shall I do when God riseth up? and when he visiteth, what shall I answer him? 15 Did not he that made me in the womb make him? and did not one fashion us in the womb?
  • Job 35:5-6 : 5 Look unto the heavens, and see; and behold the clouds [which] are higher than thou. 6 If thou sinnest, what doest thou against him? or [if] thy transgressions be multiplied, what doest thou unto him?
  • Ps 22:24 : 24 For he hath not despised nor abhorred the affliction of the afflicted; neither hath he hid his face from him; but when he cried unto him, he heard.
  • Ps 41:1-2 : 1 ¶ To the chief Musician, A Psalm of David. Blessed [is] he that considereth the poor: the LORD will deliver him in time of trouble. 2 The LORD will preserve him, and keep him alive; [and] he shall be blessed upon the earth: and thou wilt not deliver him unto the will of his enemies.
  • Ps 112:5 : 5 A good man sheweth favour, and lendeth: he will guide his affairs with discretion.
  • Ps 112:9 : 9 He hath dispersed, he hath given to the poor; his righteousness endureth for ever; his horn shall be exalted with honour.
  • Acts 20:35 : 35 I have shewed you all things, how that so labouring ye ought to support the weak, and to remember the words of the Lord Jesus, how he said, ‹It is more blessed to give than to receive.›
  • Heb 6:12 : 12 That ye be not slothful, but followers of them who through faith and patience inherit the promises.
  • Jas 2:5-6 : 5 Hearken, my beloved brethren, Hath not God chosen the poor of this world rich in faith, and heirs of the kingdom which he hath promised to them that love him? 6 But ye have despised the poor. Do not rich men oppress you, and draw you before the judgment seats?
  • Jas 2:14-16 : 14 ¶ What [doth it] profit, my brethren, though a man say he hath faith, and have not works? can faith save him? 15 If a brother or sister be naked, and destitute of daily food, 16 And one of you say unto them, Depart in peace, be [ye] warmed and filled; notwithstanding ye give them not those things which are needful to the body; what [doth it] profit?
  • 1 John 3:17-22 : 17 But whoso hath this world's good, and seeth his brother have need, and shutteth up his bowels [of compassion] from him, how dwelleth the love of God in him? 18 My little children, let us not love in word, neither in tongue; but in deed and in truth. 19 And hereby we know that we are of the truth, and shall assure our hearts before him. 20 ¶ For if our heart condemn us, God is greater than our heart, and knoweth all things. 21 Beloved, if our heart condemn us not, [then] have we confidence toward God. 22 And whatsoever we ask, we receive of him, because we keep his commandments, and do those things that are pleasing in his sight.
  • Luke 18:9 : 9 ¶ And he spake this parable unto certain which trusted in themselves that they were righteous, and despised others:

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