Proverbs 14:31

Modern English Version

He who oppresses the poor reproaches his Maker, but he who honors Him is kind to the poor.

Cross References

Job 24:4

They turn away the needy; the poor of the earth are forced to hide.

Psalm 12:5

“Because the poor are plundered, because the needy sigh, now I will arise,” says the Lord; “I will place him in the safety for which he yearns.”

Proverbs 14:21

He who despises his neighbor sins, but blessed is he who has mercy on the poor.

Proverbs 17:5

He who mocks the poor shows contempt for his Maker; and he who gloats at calamity will not go unpunished.

Proverbs 19:17

He who has pity on the poor lends to the Lord, and He will repay what he has given.

Proverbs 22:16

He who oppresses the poor to increase his wealth, and he who gives to the rich, will surely come to poverty.

Proverbs 22:2

The rich and the poor have this in common: the Lord is the Maker of them all.

Proverbs 28:8

He who increases his wealth by usury and extortion gathers it for him who has pity on the poor.

Ecclesiastes 5:8

If you observe in a district the oppression of the poor and violation of justice and righteousness, do not be astounded by the matter. For the high official is watched over by an even higher official, and there are even higher officials over them.

Leviticus 25:17

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

Leviticus 25:35

If your brother becomes poor and cannot maintain himself with you, then you shall support him as if he were a foreigner or a sojourner, so that he may live with you.

John 12:8

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

Deuteronomy 24:14

You may not oppress a hired servant that is poor and needy, whether he is one of your brothers or one of your foreigners who are in your land within your towns.

1 John 4:21

We have this commandment from Him: Whoever loves God must also love his brother.