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Proverbs 14:21 KJV
Proverbs · chapter 14 · verse 21 · King James Version
He that despiseth his neighbour sinneth: but he that hath mercy on the poor, happy is he.Proverbs 14:21 · King James Version
Proverbs 14:21 in context
19The evil bow before the good; and the wicked at the gates of the righteous.
20The poor is hated even of his own neighbour: but the rich hath many friends.
21He that despiseth his neighbour sinneth: but he that hath mercy on the poor, happy is he.
22Do they not err that devise evil? but mercy and truth shall be to them that devise good.
23In all labour there is profit: but the talk of the lips tendeth only to penury.
Key words (Strong's)
- despisethbûwzto disrespectH936 →
- neighbourrêaʻan associateH7453 →
- sinnethchâṭâʼproperly, to missH2398 →
- mercychânanproperly, to bend or stoop in kindness to an inferiorH2603 →
- poorʻânâvdepressed , in mind or circumstancesH6035 →
- poorʻânîydepressed, in mind or circumstancesH6041 →
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