Proverbs 14:31

Tree of Life Version

The one who oppresses the poor shows contempt for his Maker, but whoever is kind to the needy honors Him.

Cross References

Job 24:4

They turn the needy off the path; they force the poor of the land into hiding.

Psalm 12:5

They say: “With our tongue we’ll prevail. We own our lips—who can master us?”

Proverbs 14:21

Whoever despises his neighbor sins, but whoever is gracious to the needy is blessed.

Proverbs 17:5

Whoever mocks the poor insults his Maker. Whoever rejoices at calamity will not go unpunished.

Proverbs 19:17

One who is kind to the poor lends to Adonai, and Adonai will reward him for his good deed.

Proverbs 22:16

The one who oppresses the poor to increase his own gain, and the one who gives to the rich— both end in poverty.

Proverbs 22:2

Rich and poor have this in common— Adonai is the Maker of them all.

Proverbs 28:8

Whoever increases his wealth by exorbitant interest, gathers it for one kinder to the poor.

Ecclesiastes 5:8

Though the profit of the land is taken by all, a king is served by the fields.

Leviticus 25:17

You are not to cheat one another, but fear your God, for I am Adonai your God.

Leviticus 25:35

“If your brother has become poor and his hand cannot support himself among you, then you are to uphold him. He may live with you like an outsider or a temporary resident.

John 12:8

You will always have the poor among you, but you will not always have Me.”

Deuteronomy 24:14

“You are not to oppress a hired servant who is poor and needy, whether he is from your brothers or the outsiders in your land within your town gates.

1 John 4:21

And this commandment we have from Him: that the one who loves God should also love his brother.