Proverbs 14:31 - King James Version with Apocrypha - American Edition

³¹ He that oppresseth the poor reproacheth his Maker: but he that honoreth him hath mercy on the poor.

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King James Version (Oxford) 1769

³¹ He that oppresseth the poor reproacheth his Maker: But he that honoureth him hath mercy on the poor.

Amplified Bible - Classic Edition

³¹ He who oppresses the poor reproaches, mocks, and insults his Maker, but he who is kind and merciful to the needy honors Him. [Prov. 17:5; Matt. 25:40, 45.]

American Standard Version (1901)

³¹ He that oppresseth the poor reproacheth his Maker; But he that hath mercy on the needy honoreth him.

Common English Bible

³¹ Those who exploit the powerless anger their maker, while those who are kind to the poor honor God.

Catholic Public Domain Version

³¹ Whoever slanders the indigent argues against his Maker. But he who has compassion on the poor honors his Maker.

Proverbs 14:31 Cross References

Proverbs 22:2

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

Proverbs 22:16

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

Proverbs 17:5

Whoso mocketh the poor reproacheth his Maker: and he that is glad at calamities shall not be unpunished.

Proverbs 19:17

He that hath pity upon the poor lendeth unto the Lord; and that which he hath given will he pay him again.

1 John 4:21

And this commandment have we from him, That he who loveth God love his brother also.

Ecclesiastes 5:8

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.

Psalm 12:5

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.

John 12:8

For the poor always ye have with you; but me ye have not always.

Proverbs 14:21

He that despiseth his neighbor sinneth: but he that hath mercy on the poor, happy is he.

Leviticus 25:17

Ye shall not therefore oppress one another; but thou shalt fear thy God: for I am the Lord your God.

Deuteronomy 24:14

Thou shalt not oppress a hired servant that is poor and needy, whether he be of thy brethren, or of thy strangers that are in thy land within thy gates:

Job 24:4

They turn the needy out of the way: the poor of the earth hide themselves together.

Proverbs 28:8

He that by usury and unjust gain increaseth his substance, he shall gather it for him that will pity the poor.

Leviticus 25:35

And if thy brother be waxen poor, and fallen in decay with thee; then thou shalt relieve him: yea, though he be a stranger, or a sojourner; that he may live with thee.