Proverbs 14:31

King James Version with Strong's Numbers

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

Grammatical Analysis

Original Text

עֹ֣שֵֽׁק־דָּ֭ל חֵרֵ֣ף עֹשֵׂ֑הוּ וּ֝מְכַבְּד֗וֹ חֹנֵ֥ן אֶבְיֽוֹן׃

Transliteration

ʿōšēq-dāl ḥērēp ʿōśēhû and məḵabbədô ḥōnēn ʾebyôn

Grammar Details

*ʿōšēq-dāl*: masculine singular Qal participle + masculine singular adjective - oppressor of poor
*ḥērēp*: 3rd person masculine singular Piel perfect - he reproaches
*ʿōśēhû*: masculine singular Qal participle + 3rd person masculine singular suffix - his Maker
*məḵabbədô*: masculine singular Piel participle + 3rd person masculine singular suffix - one honoring Him
*ḥōnēn*: masculine singular Qal participle - showing favor to
*ʾebyôn*: masculine singular adjective - needy

Word Meanings

*ʿōšēq*: oppresses/exploits/defrauds
*dāl*: poor/weak/thin
*ḥērēp*: reproaches/taunts/insults
*ʿōśēhû*: his Maker/his Creator/One who made him
*məḵabbədô*: honors Him/glorifies Him/respects Him
*ḥōnēn*: shows favor to/is gracious to/treats kindly
*ʾebyôn*: needy/poor/destitute

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Referenced Verses

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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