Proverbs 14:31

Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)

An oppressor of the poor reproacheth his Maker, And whoso is honouring Him Is favouring the needy.

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Referenced Verses

  • Prov 17:5 : 5 Whoso is mocking at the poor Hath reproached his Maker, Whoso is rejoicing at calamity is not acquitted.
  • Prov 22:2 : 2 Rich and poor have met together, The Maker of them all `is' Jehovah.
  • Prov 22:16 : 16 He is oppressing the poor to multiply to him, He is giving to the rich -- only to want.
  • Prov 19:17 : 17 Whoso is lending `to' Jehovah is favouring the poor, And his deed He repayeth to him.
  • Job 31:13-16 : 13 If I despise the cause of my man-servant, And of my handmaid, In their contending with me, 14 Then what do I do when God ariseth? And when He doth inspect, What do I answer Him? 15 Did not He that made me in the womb make him? Yea, prepare us in the womb doth One. 16 If I withhold from pleasure the poor, And the eyes of the widow do consume,
  • Ps 12:5 : 5 Because of the spoiling of the poor, Because of the groaning of the needy, Now do I arise, saith Jehovah, I set in safety `him who' doth breathe for it.
  • Prov 14:21 : 21 Whoso is despising his neighbour sinneth, Whoso is favouring the humble, O his happiness.
  • Prov 22:22-23 : 22 Rob not the poor because he `is' poor, And bruise not the afflicted in the gate. 23 For Jehovah pleadeth their cause, And hath spoiled the soul of their spoilers.
  • Eccl 5:8 : 8 If oppression of the poor, and violent taking away of judgment and righteousness thou seest in a province, do not marvel at the matter, for a higher than the high is observing, and high ones `are' over them.
  • Matt 25:40-46 : 40 `And the king answering, shall say to them, Verily I say to you, Inasmuch as ye did `it' to one of these my brethren -- the least -- to me ye did `it'. 41 Then shall he say also to those on the left hand, Go ye from me, the cursed, to the fire, the age-during, that hath been prepared for the Devil and his messengers; 42 for I did hunger, and ye gave me not to eat; I did thirst, and ye gave me not to drink; 43 a stranger I was, and ye did not receive me; naked, and ye put not around me; infirm, and in prison, and ye did not look after me. 44 `Then shall they answer, they also, saying, Lord, when did we see thee hungering, or thirsting, or a stranger, or naked, or infirm, or in prison, and we did not minister to thee? 45 `Then shall he answer them, saying, Verily I say to you, Inasmuch as ye did `it' not to one of these, the least, ye did `it' not to me. 46 And these shall go away to punishment age-during, but the righteous to life age-during.'
  • John 12:8 : 8 for the poor ye have always with yourselves, and me ye have not always.'
  • 2 Cor 8:7-9 : 7 but even as in every thing ye do abound, in faith, and word, and knowledge, and all diligence, and in your love to us, that also in this grace ye may abound; 8 not according to command do I speak, but because of the diligence of others, and of your love proving the genuineness, 9 for ye know the grace of our Lord Jesus Christ, that because of you he became poor -- being rich, that ye by that poverty may become rich.
  • 1 John 3:17-21 : 17 and whoever may have the goods of the world, and may view his brother having need, and may shut up his bowels from him -- how doth the love of God remain in him? 18 My little children, may we not love in word nor in tongue, but in word and in truth! 19 and in this we know that of the truth we are, and before Him we shall assure our hearts, 20 because if our heart may condemn -- because greater is God than our heart, and He doth know all things. 21 Beloved, if our heart may not condemn us, we have boldness toward God,
  • 1 John 4:21 : 21 and this `is' the command we have from Him, that he who is loving God, may also love his brother.

Similar Verses (AI)

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  • Prov 22:16
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    16He is oppressing the poor to multiply to him, He is giving to the rich -- only to want.

  • Prov 17:5
    83%

    5Whoso is mocking at the poor Hath reproached his Maker, Whoso is rejoicing at calamity is not acquitted.

  • Prov 14:20-21
    2 verses
    82%

    20Even of his neighbour is the poor hated, And those loving the rich `are' many.

    21Whoso is despising his neighbour sinneth, Whoso is favouring the humble, O his happiness.

  • Prov 28:3
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    3A man -- poor and oppressing the weak, `Is' a sweeping rain, and there is no bread.

  • Prov 19:17
    79%

    17Whoso is lending `to' Jehovah is favouring the poor, And his deed He repayeth to him.

  • Prov 28:8
    78%

    8Whoso is multiplying his wealth by biting and usury, For one favouring the poor doth gather it.

  • Ps 41:1
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    1To the Overseer. -- A Psalm of David. O the happiness of him Who is acting wisely unto the poor, In a day of evil doth Jehovah deliver him.

  • Prov 22:22
    76%

    22Rob not the poor because he `is' poor, And bruise not the afflicted in the gate.

  • Prov 29:7
    76%

    7The righteous knoweth the plea of the poor, The wicked understandeth not knowledge.

  • Prov 28:27
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    27Whoso is giving to the poor hath no lack, And whoso is hiding his eyes multiplied curses.

  • Prov 21:13
    76%

    13Whoso is shutting his ear from the cry of the poor, He also doth cry, and is not answered.

  • Jas 2:6
    75%

    6and ye did dishonour the poor one; do not the rich oppress you and themselves draw you to judgment-seats;

  • Ps 14:6
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    6The counsel of the poor ye cause to stink, Because Jehovah `is' his refuge.

  • Prov 13:18
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    18Whoso is refusing instruction -- poverty and shame, And whoso is observing reproof is honoured.

  • Prov 28:6
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    6Better `is' the poor walking in his integrity, Than the perverse of ways who is rich.

  • Job 34:19
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    19That hath not accepted the person of princes, Nor hath known the rich before the poor, For a work of His hands `are' all of them.

  • Eccl 5:8
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    8If oppression of the poor, and violent taking away of judgment and righteousness thou seest in a province, do not marvel at the matter, for a higher than the high is observing, and high ones `are' over them.

  • Prov 29:13-14
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    75%

    13The poor and the man of frauds have met together, Jehovah is enlightening the eyes of them both.

    14a king that is judging truly the poor, His throne for ever is established.

  • Ps 109:16
    74%

    16Because that he hath not remembered to do kindness, And pursueth the poor man and needy, And the smitten of heart -- to slay,

  • Job 5:16
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    16And there is hope to the poor, And perverseness hath shut her mouth.

  • Prov 22:9
    74%

    9The good of eye -- he is blessed, For he hath given of his bread to the poor.

  • Exod 23:6
    74%

    6`Thou dost not turn aside the judgment of thy needy one in his strife;

  • Job 36:15
    74%

    15He draweth out the afflicted in his affliction, And uncovereth in oppression their ear.

  • Job 20:19
    74%

    19For he oppressed -- he forsook the poor, A house he hath taken violently away, And he doth not build it.

  • Prov 18:23
    74%

    23`With' supplications doth the poor speak, And the rich answereth fierce things.

  • Ps 10:2
    73%

    2Through the pride of the wicked, Is the poor inflamed, They are caught in devices that they devised.

  • Prov 10:15
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    15The wealth of the rich `is' his strong city, The ruin of the poor `is' their poverty.

  • Prov 28:15-16
    2 verses
    73%

    15A growling lion, and a ranging bear, `Is' the wicked ruler over a poor people.

    16A leader lacking understanding multiplieth oppressions, Whoso is hating dishonest gain prolongeth days.

  • Prov 22:2
    73%

    2Rich and poor have met together, The Maker of them all `is' Jehovah.

  • Prov 13:8
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    8The ransom of a man's life `are' his riches, And the poor hath not heard rebuke.

  • Job 36:6
    73%

    6He reviveth not the wicked, And the judgment of the poor appointeth;

  • Ps 82:3
    73%

    3Judge ye the weak and fatherless, The afflicted and the poor declare righteous.

  • Prov 31:9
    73%

    9Open thy mouth, judge righteously, Both the cause of the poor and needy!'

  • Amos 5:11
    73%

    11Therefore, because of your trampling on the poor, And the tribute of corn ye take from him, Houses of hewn work ye have built, And ye do not dwell in them, Desirable vineyards ye have planted, And ye do not drink their wine.

  • Ps 74:21
    73%

    21Let not the oppressed turn back ashamed, Let the poor and needy praise Thy name,

  • Prov 22:7
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    7The rich over the poor ruleth, And a servant `is' the borrower to the lender.

  • Prov 28:11
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    11A rich man is wise in his own eyes, And the intelligent poor searcheth him.

  • 1 Sam 2:7
    73%

    7Jehovah dispossesseth, and He maketh rich, He maketh low, yea, He maketh high.

  • Ps 113:7
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    7He is raising up from the dust the poor, From a dunghill He exalteth the needy.

  • Job 34:28
    73%

    28To cause to come in unto Him The cry of the poor, And the cry of the afflicted He heareth.

  • Prov 13:23
    73%

    23Abundance of food -- the tillage of the poor, And substance is consumed without judgment.

  • Ezek 18:12
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    12The afflicted and needy he hath oppressed, Plunder he hath taken violently away, A pledge he doth not return, And unto the idols he hath lifted up his eyes, Abomination he hath done!

  • Amos 8:4
    72%

    4Hear this, ye who are swallowing up the needy, To cause to cease the poor of the land,

  • Exod 23:3
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    3and a poor man thou dost not honour in his strife.

  • Deut 15:7
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    7`When there is with thee any needy one of one of thy brethren, in one of thy cities, in thy land which Jehovah thy God is giving to thee, thou dost not harden thy heart, nor shut thy hand from thy needy brother;

  • Isa 10:2
    72%

    2To turn aside from judgment the poor, And to take violently away the judgment Of the afflicted of My people, That widows may be their prey, That the fatherless they may spoil.

  • Ps 15:4
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    4Despised in his eyes `is' a rejected one, And those fearing Jehovah he doth honour. He hath sworn to suffer evil, and changeth not;