Proverbs 14:31

Bible in Basic English 1965

He who is hard on the poor puts shame on his Maker; but he who has mercy on those who are in need gives him honour.

Cross References

Job 24:4

The crushed are turned out of the way; all the poor of the earth go into a secret place together.

Psalm 12:5

Because of the crushing of the poor and the weeping of those in need, now will I come to his help, says the Lord; I will give him the salvation which he is desiring.

Proverbs 14:21

He who has no respect for his neighbour is a sinner, but he who has pity for the poor is happy.

Proverbs 17:5

Whoever makes sport of the poor puts shame on his Maker; and he who is glad because of trouble will not go free from punishment.

Proverbs 19:17

He who has pity on the poor gives to the Lord, and the Lord will give him his reward.

Proverbs 22:16

He who is cruel to the poor for the purpose of increasing his profit, and he who gives to the man of wealth, will only come to be in need.

Proverbs 22:2

The man of wealth and the poor man come face to face: the Lord is the maker of them all.

Proverbs 28:8

He who makes his wealth greater by taking interest, only gets it together for him who has pity on the poor.

Ecclesiastes 5:8

If you see the poor under a cruel yoke, and law and right being violently overturned in a country, be not surprised, because one authority is keeping watch on another and there are higher than they.

Leviticus 25:17

And do no wrong, one to another, but let the fear of your God be before you; for I am the Lord your God.

Leviticus 25:35

And if your brother becomes poor and is not able to make a living, then you are to keep him with you, helping him as you would a man from another country who is living among you.

John 12:8

The poor you have ever with you, but me you have not for ever.

Deuteronomy 24:14

Do not be hard on a servant who is poor and in need, if he is one of your countrymen or a man from another nation living with you in your land.

1 John 4:21

And this is the word which we have from him, that he who has love for God is to have the same love for his brother.