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Proverbs 14:31 KJV
Proverbs · chapter 14 · verse 31
He that oppresseth the poor reproacheth his Maker: but he that honoureth him hath mercy on the poor.Proverbs 14:31 · King James Version
Proverbs 14:31 in context
29He that is slow to wrath is of great understanding: but he that is hasty of spirit exalteth folly.
30A sound heart is the life of the flesh: but envy the rottenness of the bones.
31He that oppresseth the poor reproacheth his Maker: but he that honoureth him hath mercy on the poor.
32The wicked is driven away in his wickedness: but the righteous hath hope in his death.
33Wisdom resteth in the heart of him that hath understanding: but that which is in the midst of fools is made known.
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Key words (Strong's)
- reproachethchâraphto pull offH2778 →
- oppressethʻâshaqto press uponH6231 →
- honourethkâbadto be heavyH3513 →
- Makerʻâsâhto do or make, in the broadest sense and widest applicationH6213 →
- mercychânanproperly, to bend or stoop in kindness to an inferiorH2603 →
- poordalproperly, danglingH1800 →
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God is here pleased to interest himself more than one would imagine in the treatment given to the poor. 1. He reckons himself affronted in the injuries that are done them.
— Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary