Proverbs 14:31

KJV1611 – Modern English

He who oppresses the poor reproaches his Maker, but he who honors Him has mercy on the poor.

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  • Prov 17:5 : 5 Whoever mocks the poor reproaches his Maker, and he who is glad at calamity shall not go unpunished.
  • Prov 22:2 : 2 The rich and poor meet together: the LORD is the maker of them all.
  • Prov 22:16 : 16 He who oppresses the poor to increase his riches, and he who gives to the rich, shall surely come to want.
  • Prov 19:17 : 17 He who has pity on the poor lends to the LORD, and that which he has given will He pay him again.
  • Job 31:13-16 : 13 If I have despised the cause of my manservant or my maidservant, when they contended with me; 14 What then shall I do when God rises up? When He visits, 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 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, says the LORD; I will set him in safety from him who puffs at him.
  • Prov 14:21 : 21 He who despises his neighbor sins, but he who has mercy on the poor, happy is he.
  • Prov 22:22-23 : 22 Do not rob the poor because he is poor, neither oppress the afflicted in the gate; 23 For the LORD will plead their cause and plunder the soul of those who plunder them.
  • Eccl 5:8 : 8 If you see the oppression of the poor and the violent perversion of judgment and justice in a province, do not marvel at the matter; for He who is higher than the highest regards, and there are higher than they.
  • Matt 25:40-46 : 40 And the King will answer and say to them, Truly, I say to you, inasmuch as you did it to one of the least of these my brethren, you did it to me. 41 Then he will also say to those on the left hand, Depart from me, you cursed, into everlasting fire, prepared for the devil and his angels. 42 For I was hungry and you gave me no food; I was thirsty and you gave me no drink. 43 I was a stranger and you did not take me in; naked and you did not clothe me; sick and in prison and you did not visit me. 44 Then they also will answer him, saying, Lord, when did we see you hungry, or thirsty, or a stranger, or naked, or sick, or in prison, and did not minister to you? 45 Then he will answer them, saying, Truly, I say to you, inasmuch as you did not do it to one of the least of these, you did not do it to me. 46 And these will go away into everlasting punishment, but the righteous into eternal life.
  • John 12:8 : 8 For the poor you always have with you, but you do not always have me.
  • 2 Cor 8:7-9 : 7 Therefore, as you abound in everything, in faith, in speech, in knowledge, in all diligence, and in your love for us, see that you abound in this grace also. 8 I speak not by commandment, but as a test of the sincerity of your love by the diligence of others. 9 For you know the grace of our Lord Jesus Christ, that though he was rich, yet for your sakes he became poor, that through his poverty you might become rich.
  • 1 John 3:17-21 : 17 But whoever has this world's goods, and sees his brother in need, and shuts up his compassion from him, how does the love of God abide in him? 18 My little children, let us not love in word or in tongue, but in deed and in truth. 19 And by this we know that we are of the truth, and shall assure our hearts before him. 20 For if our heart condemns us, God is greater than our heart, and knows all things. 21 Beloved, if our heart does not condemn us, then we have confidence toward God.
  • 1 John 4:21 : 21 And this commandment we have from Him: that he who loves God must love his brother also.

Similar Verses (AI)

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  • Prov 22:16
    83%

    16 He who oppresses the poor to increase his riches, and he who gives to the rich, shall surely come to want.

  • Prov 17:5
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    5 Whoever mocks the poor reproaches his Maker, and he who is glad at calamity shall not go unpunished.

  • Prov 14:20-21
    2 verses
    82%

    20 The poor is hated even by his own neighbor, but the rich have many friends.

    21 He who despises his neighbor sins, but he who has mercy on the poor, happy is he.

  • Prov 28:3
    82%

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

  • Prov 19:17
    79%

    17 He who has pity on the poor lends to the LORD, and that which he has given will He pay him again.

  • Prov 28:8
    78%

    8 He who by usury and unjust gain increases his wealth gathers it for one who will pity the poor.

  • Ps 41:1
    77%

    1 Blessed is he who considers the poor; the LORD will deliver him in times of trouble.

  • Prov 22:22
    76%

    22 Do not rob the poor because he is poor, neither oppress the afflicted in the gate;

  • Prov 29:7
    76%

    7 The righteous consider the cause of the poor; but the wicked do not understand to know it.

  • Prov 28:27
    76%

    27 He who gives to the poor shall not lack, but he who hides his eyes will have many curses.

  • Prov 21:13
    76%

    13 Whoever stops his ears at the cry of the poor, he also shall cry himself, but shall not be heard.

  • Jas 2:6
    75%

    6 But you have despised the poor. Do not rich men oppress you, and haul you into the courts?

  • Ps 14:6
    75%

    6 You have shamed the counsel of the poor, because the LORD is his refuge.

  • Prov 13:18
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    18 Poverty and shame shall be to him who refuses instruction, but he who regards reproof shall be honored.

  • Prov 28:6
    75%

    6 Better is the poor who walks in his integrity than he who is perverse in his ways, though he be rich.

  • Job 34:19
    75%

    19 How much less to Him who does not respect the persons of princes nor regard the rich more than the poor? For they all are the work of His hands.

  • Eccl 5:8
    75%

    8 If you see the oppression of the poor and the violent perversion of judgment and justice in a province, do not marvel at the matter; for He who is higher than the highest regards, and there are higher than they.

  • Prov 29:13-14
    2 verses
    75%

    13 The poor and the deceitful man meet together; the LORD gives light to both their eyes.

    14 The king who judges the poor with truth, his throne shall be established forever.

  • Ps 109:16
    74%

    16 Because he did not remember to show mercy but persecuted the poor and needy man, that he might even slay the brokenhearted.

  • Job 5:16
    74%

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

  • Prov 22:9
    74%

    9 He who has a bountiful eye shall be blessed, for he gives of his bread to the poor.

  • Exod 23:6
    74%

    6 You shall not pervert the justice due to your poor in his dispute.

  • Job 36:15
    74%

    15 He delivers the poor in his affliction, and opens their ears in oppression.

  • Job 20:19
    74%

    19 Because he has oppressed and has forsaken the poor; because he has violently taken away a house he did not build;

  • Prov 18:23
    74%

    23 The poor use entreaties, but the rich answer roughly.

  • Ps 10:2
    73%

    2 The wicked in his pride persecutes the poor; let them be caught in the devices they have imagined.

  • Prov 10:15
    73%

    15 The rich man's wealth is his strong city, the destruction of the poor is their poverty.

  • Prov 28:15-16
    2 verses
    73%

    15 As a roaring lion and a raging bear, so is a wicked ruler over poor people.

    16 The prince who lacks understanding is also a great oppressor, but he who hates covetousness shall prolong his days.

  • Prov 22:2
    73%

    2 The rich and poor meet together: the LORD is the maker of them all.

  • Prov 13:8
    73%

    8 The ransom of a man's life are his riches, but the poor hears not rebuke.

  • Job 36:6
    73%

    6 He does not preserve the life of the wicked, but gives justice to the poor.

  • Ps 82:3
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    3 Defend the poor and fatherless; do justice to the afflicted and needy.

  • Prov 31:9
    73%

    9 Open your mouth, judge righteously, and plead the cause of the poor and needy.

  • Amos 5:11
    73%

    11 Since you tread upon the poor, and you take from him burdens of wheat: you have built houses of hewn stone, but you shall not dwell in them; you have planted pleasant vineyards, but you shall not drink wine of them.

  • Ps 74:21
    73%

    21 O let not the oppressed return ashamed: let the poor and needy praise Your name.

  • Prov 22:7
    73%

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

  • Prov 28:11
    73%

    11 The rich man is wise in his own eyes, but the poor who has understanding searches him out.

  • 1 Sam 2:7
    73%

    7 The LORD makes poor and makes rich: he brings low and lifts up.

  • Ps 113:7
    73%

    7 He raises up the poor out of the dust, and lifts the needy out of the ash heap;

  • Job 34:28
    73%

    28 So that they cause the cry of the poor to come to Him, and He hears the cry of the afflicted.

  • Prov 13:23
    73%

    23 Much food is in the tillage of the poor, but there is that which is destroyed for lack of judgment.

  • Ezek 18:12
    73%

    12 Has oppressed the poor and needy, has spoiled by violence, has not restored the pledge, and has lifted up his eyes to the idols, has committed abomination,

  • Amos 8:4
    72%

    4 Hear this, you who swallow up the needy, even to make the poor of the land fail,

  • Exod 23:3
    72%

    3 Nor shall you show favoritism to a poor man in his dispute.

  • Deut 15:7
    72%

    7 If there is among you a poor man of one of your brothers within any of your gates in your land which the LORD your God gives you, you shall not harden your heart nor shut your hand from your poor brother.

  • Isa 10:2
    72%

    2 To turn aside the needy from justice and to take away the rights from the poor of my people, that widows may be their prey, and that they may rob the fatherless!

  • Ps 15:4
    72%

    4 In whose eyes a vile person is despised; but he honors those who fear the LORD. He who swears to his own hurt, and does not change.