Proverbs 14:31

Catholic Public Domain Version

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

Cross References

Job 24:4

They have undermined the way of the poor, and have pressed together the meek of the earth.

Psalm 12:5

lest at any time my enemy may say, "I have prevailed against him." Those who trouble me will exult, if I have been disturbed.

Proverbs 14:21

Whoever despises his neighbor, sins. But whoever pities the poor shall be blessed. Whoever trusts in the Lord loves mercy.

Proverbs 17:5

Whoever despises the poor rebukes his Maker. And whoever rejoices in the ruin of another will not go unpunished.

Proverbs 19:17

Whoever is merciful to the poor lends to the Lord. And he will repay him for his efforts.

Proverbs 22:16

Whoever slanders the poor, so as to augment his own riches, will give it away to one who is richer, and will be in need.

Proverbs 22:2

The rich and poor have met one another. The Lord is the maker of them both.

Proverbs 28:8

Whoever piles up riches by usury and profit gathers them for him who will give freely to the poor.

Ecclesiastes 5:8

But finally, there is the King who rules over the entire earth, which is subject to him.

Leviticus 25:17

Do be willing to afflict your countrymen, but let each one fear his God. For I am the Lord your God.

Leviticus 25:35

If your brother has become impoverished, or infirm of hand, and you take him in, like a newcomer or a sojourner, and he lives with you,

John 12:8

For the poor, you have with you always. But me, you do always not have."

Deuteronomy 24:14

You shall not refuse the pay of the indigent and the poor, whether he is your brother, or he is a new arrival who dwells with you in the land and is within your gates.

1 John 4:21

And this is the commandment that we have from God, that he who loves God must also love his brother.