Proverbs 14:31

Authorized King James Version (1611)

¶ He that oppresseth the poor reproacheth his Maker: but he that honoureth him hath mercy on the poor.

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  • Prov 17:5 : 5 ¶ Whoso mocketh the poor reproacheth his Maker: [and] he that is glad at calamities shall not be unpunished.
  • Prov 22:2 : 2 ¶ The rich and poor meet together: the LORD [is] the maker of them all.
  • Prov 22:16 : 16 ¶ He that oppresseth the poor to increase his [riches, and] he that giveth to the rich, [shall] surely [come] to want.
  • 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.
  • Job 31:13-16 : 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? 16 ¶ If I have withheld the poor from [their] desire, or have caused the eyes of the widow to fail;
  • Ps 12:5 : 5 For the oppression of the poor, for the sighing of the needy, now will I arise, saith the LORD; I will set [him] in safety [from him that] puffeth at him.
  • Prov 14:21 : 21 ¶ He that despiseth his neighbour sinneth: but he that hath mercy on the poor, happy [is] he.
  • Prov 22:22-23 : 22 ¶ Rob not the poor, because he [is] poor: neither oppress the afflicted in the gate: 23 For the LORD will plead their cause, and spoil the soul of those that spoiled them.
  • Eccl 5:8 : 8 If thou seest the oppression of the poor, and violent perverting of judgment and justice in a province, marvel not at the matter: for [he that is] higher than the highest regardeth; and [there be] higher than they.
  • Matt 25:40-46 : 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.›
  • John 12:8 : 8 ‹For the poor always ye have with you; but me ye have not always.›
  • 2 Cor 8:7-9 : 7 ¶ Therefore, as ye abound in every [thing, in] faith, and utterance, and knowledge, and [in] all diligence, and [in] your love to us, [see] that ye abound in this grace also. 8 I speak not by commandment, but by occasion of the forwardness of others, and to prove the sincerity of your love. 9 For ye know the grace of our Lord Jesus Christ, that, though he was rich, yet for your sakes he became poor, that ye through his poverty might be rich.
  • 1 John 3:17-21 : 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.
  • 1 John 4:21 : 21 And this commandment have we from him, That he who loveth God love his brother also.

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    16 ¶ He that oppresseth the poor to increase his [riches, and] he that giveth to the rich, [shall] surely [come] to want.

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  • Prov 14:20-21
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    17 ¶ He that hath pity upon the poor lendeth unto the LORD; and that which he hath given will he pay him again.

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    4 In whose eyes a vile person is contemned; but he honoureth them that fear the LORD. [He that] sweareth to [his own] hurt, and changeth not.