Proverbs 14:31

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The one who oppresses the poor has insulted his Creator, but whoever honors him shows favor to the needy.

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Referenced Verses

  • Prov 17:5 : 5 The one who mocks the poor has insulted his Creator; whoever rejoices over disaster will not go unpunished.
  • Prov 22:2 : 2 The rich and the poor are met together; the LORD is the Creator of them both.
  • Prov 22:16 : 16 The one who oppresses the poor to increase his own gain and the one who gives to the rich– both end up only in poverty.
  • Prov 19:17 : 17 The one who is gracious to the poor lends to the LORD, and the LORD will repay him for his good deed.
  • Job 31:13-16 : 13 “If I have disregarded the right of my male servants or my female servants when they disputed with me, 14 then what will I do when God confronts me in judgment; when he intervenes, how will I respond to him? 15 Did not the one who made me in the womb make them? Did not the same one form us in the womb? 16 If I have refused to give the poor what they desired, or caused the eyes of the widow to fail,
  • Ps 12:5 : 5 “Because of the violence done to the oppressed, because of the painful cries of the needy, I will spring into action,” says the LORD.“I will provide the safety they so desperately desire.”
  • Prov 14:21 : 21 The one who despises his neighbor sins, but whoever is kind to the needy is blessed.
  • Prov 22:22-23 : 22 Do not exploit a poor person because he is poor and do not crush the needy in court, 23 for the LORD will plead their case and will rob the life those who are robbing them.
  • Eccl 5:8 : 8 Government Corruption If you see the extortion of the poor, or the perversion of justice and fairness in the government, do not be astonished by the matter. For the high official is watched by a higher official, and there are higher ones over them!
  • Matt 25:40-46 : 40 And the king will answer them,‘I tell you the truth, just as you did it for one of the least of these brothers or sisters of mine, you did it for me.’ 41 “Then he will say to those on his left,‘Depart from me, you accursed, into the eternal fire that has been prepared for the devil and his angels! 42 For I was hungry and you gave me nothing to eat, I was thirsty and you gave me nothing to drink. 43 I was a stranger and you did not receive me as a guest, naked and you did not clothe me, sick and in prison and you did not visit me.’ 44 Then they too will answer,‘Lord, when did we see you hungry or thirsty or a stranger or naked or sick or in prison, and did not give you whatever you needed?’ 45 Then he will answer them,‘I tell you the truth, just as you did not do it for one of the least of these, you did not do it for me.’ 46 And these will depart into eternal punishment, but the righteous into eternal life.”
  • John 12:8 : 8 For you will always have the poor with you, but you will not always have me!”
  • 2 Cor 8:7-9 : 7 But as you excel in everything– in faith, in speech, in knowledge, and in all eagerness and in the love from us that is in you– make sure that you excel in this act of kindness too. 8 I am not saying this as a command, but I am testing the genuineness of your love by comparison with the eagerness of others. 9 For you know the grace of our Lord Jesus Christ, that although he was rich, he became poor for your sakes, so that you by his poverty could become rich.
  • 1 John 3:17-21 : 17 But whoever has the world’s possessions and sees his fellow Christian in need and shuts off his compassion against him, how can the love of God reside in such a person? 18 Little children, let us not love with word or with tongue but in deed and truth. 19 And by this we will know that we are of the truth and will convince our conscience in his presence, 20 that if our conscience condemns us, that God is greater than our conscience and knows all things. 21 Dear friends, if our conscience does not condemn us, we have confidence in the presence of God,
  • 1 John 4:21 : 21 And the commandment we have from him is this: that the one who loves God should love his fellow Christian too.

Similar Verses (AI)

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  • Prov 22:16
    83%

    16The one who oppresses the poor to increase his own gain and the one who gives to the rich– both end up only in poverty.

  • Prov 17:5
    83%

    5The one who mocks the poor has insulted his Creator; whoever rejoices over disaster will not go unpunished.

  • Prov 14:20-21
    2 verses
    82%

    20A poor person will be disliked even by his neighbors, but those who love the rich are many.

    21The one who despises his neighbor sins, but whoever is kind to the needy is blessed.

  • Prov 28:3
    82%

    3A poor person who oppresses the weak is like a driving rain without food.

  • Prov 19:17
    79%

    17The one who is gracious to the poor lends to the LORD, and the LORD will repay him for his good deed.

  • Prov 28:8
    78%

    8The one who increases his wealth by increasing interest gathers it for someone who is gracious to the needy.

  • Ps 41:1
    77%

    1For the music director; a psalm of David. How blessed is the one who treats the poor properly! When trouble comes, may the LORD deliver him.

  • Prov 22:22
    76%

    22Do not exploit a poor person because he is poor and do not crush the needy in court,

  • Prov 29:7
    76%

    7The righteous person cares for the legal rights of the poor; the wicked does not understand such knowledge.

  • Prov 28:27
    76%

    27The one who gives to the poor will not lack, but whoever shuts his eyes to them will receive many curses.

  • Prov 21:13
    76%

    13The one who shuts his ears to the cry of the poor, he too will cry out and will not be answered.

  • Jas 2:6
    75%

    6But you have dishonored the poor! Are not the rich oppressing you and dragging you into the courts?

  • Ps 14:6
    75%

    6You want to humiliate the oppressed, even though the LORD is their shelter.

  • Prov 13:18
    75%

    18The one who neglects discipline ends up in poverty and shame, but the one who accepts reproof is honored.

  • Prov 28:6
    75%

    6A poor person who walks in his integrity is better than one who is perverse in his ways even though he is rich.

  • Job 34:19
    75%

    19who shows no partiality to princes, and does not take note of the rich more than the poor, because all of them are the work of his hands?

  • Eccl 5:8
    75%

    8Government Corruption If you see the extortion of the poor, or the perversion of justice and fairness in the government, do not be astonished by the matter. For the high official is watched by a higher official, and there are higher ones over them!

  • Prov 29:13-14
    2 verses
    75%

    13The poor person and the oppressor have this in common: the LORD gives light to the eyes of them both.

    14If a king judges the poor in truth, his throne will be established forever.

  • Ps 109:16
    74%

    16For he never bothered to show kindness; he harassed the oppressed and needy, and killed the disheartened.

  • Job 5:16
    74%

    16Thus the poor have hope, and iniquity shuts its mouth.

  • Prov 22:9
    74%

    9A generous person will be blessed, for he has given some of his food to the poor.

  • Exod 23:6
    74%

    6“You must not turn away justice for your poor people in their lawsuits.

  • Job 36:15
    74%

    15He delivers the afflicted by their afflictions, he reveals himself to them by their suffering.

  • Job 20:19
    74%

    19For he has oppressed the poor and abandoned them; he has seized a house which he did not build.

  • Prov 18:23
    74%

    23A poor person makes supplications, but a rich man answers harshly.

  • Ps 10:2
    73%

    2The wicked arrogantly chase the oppressed; the oppressed are trapped by the schemes the wicked have dreamed up.

  • Prov 10:15
    73%

    15The wealth of a rich person is like a fortified city, but the poor are brought to ruin by their poverty.

  • Prov 28:15-16
    2 verses
    73%

    15Like a roaring lion or a roving bear, so is a wicked ruler over a poor people.

    16The prince who is a great oppressor lacks wisdom, but the one who hates unjust gain will prolong his days.

  • Prov 22:2
    73%

    2The rich and the poor are met together; the LORD is the Creator of them both.

  • Prov 13:8
    73%

    8The ransom of a person’s life is his wealth, thus the poor person has never heard a threat.

  • Job 36:6
    73%

    6He does not allow the wicked to live, but he gives justice to the poor.

  • Ps 82:3
    73%

    3Defend the cause of the poor and the fatherless! Vindicate the oppressed and suffering!

  • Prov 31:9
    73%

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

  • Amos 5:11
    73%

    11Therefore, because you make the poor pay taxes on their crops and exact a grain tax from them, you will not live in the houses you built with chiseled stone, nor will you drink the wine from the fine vineyards you planted.

  • Ps 74:21
    73%

    21Do not let the afflicted be turned back in shame! Let the oppressed and poor praise your name!

  • Prov 22:7
    73%

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

  • Prov 28:11
    73%

    11A rich person is wise in his own opinion, but a discerning poor person can evaluate him properly.

  • 1 Sam 2:7
    73%

    7The LORD impoverishes and makes wealthy; he humbles and he exalts.

  • Ps 113:7
    73%

    7He raises the poor from the dirt, and lifts up the needy from the garbage pile,

  • Job 34:28
    73%

    28so that they caused the cry of the poor to come before him, so that he hears the cry of the needy.

  • Prov 13:23
    73%

    23Abundant food may come from the field of the poor, but it is swept away by injustice.

  • Ezek 18:12
    73%

    12oppresses the poor and the needy, commits robbery, does not give back what was given in pledge, prays to idols, performs abominable acts,

  • Amos 8:4
    72%

    4Listen to this, you who trample the needy, and do away with the destitute in the land.

  • Exod 23:3
    72%

    3and you must not show partiality to a poor man in his lawsuit.

  • Deut 15:7
    72%

    7The Spirit of Liberality If a fellow Israelite from one of your villages in the land that the LORD your God is giving you should be poor, you must not harden your heart or be insensitive to his impoverished condition.

  • Isa 10:2
    72%

    2to keep the poor from getting fair treatment, and to deprive the oppressed among my people of justice, so they can steal what widows own, and loot what belongs to orphans.

  • Ps 15:4
    72%

    4He despises a reprobate, but honors the LORD’s loyal followers. He makes firm commitments and does not renege on his promise.