Proverbs 14:31
Whoever slanders the indigent argues against his Maker. But he who has compassion on the poor honors his Maker.
Catholic Public Domain Version
In The King James Version
He that oppresseth the poor reproacheth his Maker: but he that honoureth him hath mercy on the poor.
In Context
30The well-being of the heart is life for the flesh. But envy is decay for the bones.
32The impious will be expelled in his malice. But the just finds hope even in his own death.
Cross References
Leviticus 25:35If your brother has become impoverished, or infirm of hand, and you take him in, like a newcomer or a sojourner, and he lives with you,
Psalms 12:5lest at any time my enemy may say, “I have prevailed against him.” Those who trouble me will exult, if I have been disturbed.
Proverbs 17:5Whoever despises the poor rebukes his Maker. And whoever rejoices in the ruin of another will not go unpunished.
Proverbs 22:2The rich and poor have met one another. The Lord is the maker of them both.
Proverbs 22:22Do not act with violence toward the pauper because he is poor. And do not weary the needy at the gate.
Matthew 25:40And in response, the King shall say to them, ‘Amen I say to you, whenever you did this for one of these, the least of my brothers, you did it for me.’
Matthew Henry on Proverbs 14:31
30 A sound heart is the life of the flesh: but envy the rottenness of the bones. The foregoing verse showed how much our reputation, this how much our health, depends on the good government of our passions and the preserving of the temper of the mind. 1. A healing spirit, made up of love and meekness, a hearty, friendly, cheerful disposition, is the life of the flesh; it contributes to a good constitution of body; people grow fat with good humour. 2. A fretful, envious, discontented spirit, is its own punishment;… Read the whole commentary →