Proverbs 14:31

English Standard Version 2016

Whoever oppresses a poor man insults his Maker, but he who is generous to the needy honors him.

Cross References

Proverbs 22:2

The rich and the poor meet together; the Lord is the Maker of them all.

Proverbs 22:16

Whoever oppresses the poor to increase his own wealth, or gives to the rich, will only come to poverty.

Proverbs 17:5

Whoever mocks the poor insults his Maker; he who is glad at calamity will not go unpunished.

Proverbs 19:17

Whoever is generous to the poor lends to the Lord, and he will repay him for his deed.

1 John 4:21

And this commandment we have from him: whoever loves God must also love his brother.

Ecclesiastes 5:8

If you see in a province the oppression of the poor and the violation of justice and righteousness, 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 plundered, because the needy groan, I will now arise,” says the Lord; “I will place him in the safety for which he longs.”

John 12:8

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

Proverbs 14:21

Whoever despises his neighbor is a sinner, but blessed is he who is generous to the poor.

Leviticus 25:17

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

Deuteronomy 24:14

“You shall not oppress a hired worker who is poor and needy, whether he is one of your brothers or one of the sojourners who are in your land within your towns.

Job 24:4

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

Proverbs 28:8

Whoever multiplies his wealth by interest and profit gathers it for him who is generous to the poor.

Leviticus 25:35

“If your brother becomes poor and cannot maintain himself with you, you shall support him as though he were a stranger and a sojourner, and he shall live with you.