Proverbs 14:31

The Scriptures 1998

He who oppresses the poor reproaches his Maker, But he who esteems Him shows favour to the needy.

Cross References

Job 24:4

they turn the needy out of the way; the poor of the earth have hidden together.

Psalm 12:5

“Because of the oppression of the poor, because of the sighing of the needy, I now arise,” says יהוה, “I set in safety – he pants for it.”

Proverbs 14:21

He who despises his neighbour sins; But he who shows favour to the poor, O blessed is he.

Proverbs 17:5

He who mocks the poor reproaches his Maker; He who rejoices at calamity does not go unpunished.

Proverbs 19:17

He who shows favour to the poor lends to יהוה, And He repays his deed.

Proverbs 22:16

One oppresses the poor to increase his wealth, Another gives to the rich, only to come to poverty.

Proverbs 22:2

The rich and the poor meet together – יהוה  is the Maker of them all.

Proverbs 28:8

He who increases his possessions by interest and profit Gathers it for him who shows favour to the poor.

Ecclesiastes 5:8

If you see the oppression of the poor, and denial of right-ruling and righteousness in a province, do not be astonished at the matter. For a higher than the high is guarding, and there are higher ones over them.

Leviticus 25:17

‘And do not oppress one another, but you shall fear your Elohim. For I am יהוה  your Elohim.

Leviticus 25:35

‘And when your brother becomes poor, and his hand has failed with you, then you shall sustain him, and he shall live with you, like a stranger or a sojourner.

John 12:8

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

Deuteronomy 24:14

“Do not oppress a hired servant who is poor and needy, of your brothers or of the strangers who is in your land within your gates.

1 John 4:21

And we have this command from Him, that the one loving Elohim should love his brother too.