Proverbs 14:31

Revised Version 1885

He that oppresseth the poor reproacheth his Maker: But he that hath mercy on the needy honoureth him.

Cross References

Job 24:4

They turn the needy out of the way: The poor of the earth hide themselves together.

Psalm 12:5

For the spoiling of the poor, for the sighing of the needy, Now will I arise, saith the LORD; I will set him in safety at whom they puff.

Proverbs 14:21

He that despiseth his neighbour sinneth: But he that hath pity on the poor, happy is he.

Proverbs 17:5

Whoso mocketh the poor reproacheth his Maker: And he that is glad at calamity shall not be unpunished.

Proverbs 19:17

He that hath pity upon the poor lendeth unto the LORD, And his good deed will he pay him again.

Proverbs 22:16

He that oppresseth the poor to increase his gain, And he that giveth to the rich, cometh only to want.

Proverbs 22:2

The rich and the poor meet together: The LORD is the maker of them all.

Proverbs 28:8

He that augmenteth his substance by usury and increase, Gathereth it for him that hath pity on the poor.

Ecclesiastes 5:8

If thou seest the oppression of the poor, and the violent taking away of judgement and justice in a province, marvel not at the matter: for one higher than the high regardeth; and there be higher than they.

Leviticus 25:17

And ye shall not wrong one another; but thou shalt fear thy God: for I am the LORD your God.

Leviticus 25:35

And if thy brother be waxen poor, and his hand fail with thee; then thou shalt uphold him: as a stranger and a sojourner shall he live with thee.

John 12:8

For the poor ye have always with you; but me ye have not always.

Deuteronomy 24:14

Thou shalt not oppress an hired servant that is poor and needy, whether he be of thy brethren, or of thy strangers that are in thy land within thy gates:

1 John 4:21

And this commandment have we from him, that he who loveth God love his brother also.