Proverbs 14:31 - New Revised Standard Version Updated Edition 2021

³¹ Those who oppress the poor insult their Maker, but those who are kind to the needy honor him.

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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 the poor have this in common: the Lord is the maker of them all.

Proverbs 22:16

Oppressing the poor in order to enrich oneself, and giving to the rich, will lead only to loss.

Proverbs 17:5

Those who mock the poor insult their Maker; those who are glad at calamity will not go unpunished.

Proverbs 19:17

Whoever is kind to the poor lends to the Lord and will be repaid in full.

1 John 4:21

The commandment we have from him is this: those who love God must love their brothers and sisters also.

Ecclesiastes 5:8

If you see in a province the oppression of the poor and the violation of justice and right, do not be amazed at the matter, for the high official is watched by a higher, and there are yet higher ones over them.

Psalm 12:5

“Because the poor are despoiled, because the needy groan, I will now rise up,” says the Lord; “I will place them in the safety for which they long.”

John 12:8

You always have the poor with you, but you do not always have me.”

Proverbs 14:21

Those who despise their neighbors are sinners, but happy are those who are kind to the poor.

Leviticus 25:17

You shall not cheat one another, but you shall fear your God, for I am the Lord your God.

Deuteronomy 24:14

“You shall not withhold the wages of poor and needy laborers, whether other Israelites or aliens who reside in your land in one of your towns.

Job 24:4

They thrust the needy off the road; the poor of the earth all hide themselves.

Proverbs 28:8

One who augments wealth by exorbitant interest gathers it for another who is kind to the poor.

Leviticus 25:35

“If any of your kin fall into difficulty and become dependent on you, you shall support them; they shall live with you as though resident aliens.