Proverbs 14:21
He that despiseth his neighbour, sinneth: but he that sheweth mercy to the poor, shall be blessed. He that believeth in the Lord, loveth mercy.
Douay-Rheims 1899
In The King James Version
He that despiseth his neighbour sinneth: but he that hath mercy on the poor, happy is he.
In Context
20The poor man shall be hateful even to his own neighbour: but the friends of the rich are many.
22They err that work evil: but mercy and truth prepare good things.
Cross References
Job 31:13If I have despised to abide judgment with my manservant, or my maidservant, when they had any controversy against me:
Psalms 22:24Ye that fear the Lord, praise him: all ye the seed of Jacob, glorify him.
Psalms 41:2Blessed is he that understandeth concerning the needy and the poor : the Lord will deliver him in the evil day.
Psalms 112:9He hath distributed, he hath given to the poor: his justice remaineth for ever and ever: his horn shall be exalted in glory.
Proverbs 11:24Some distribute their own goods, and grow richer: others take away what is not their own, and are always in want.
Proverbs 17:5He that despiseth the poor, reproacheth his Maker; and he that rejoiceth at another man's ruin, shall not be unpunished.
Matthew Henry on Proverbs 14:21
20 The poor is hated even of his own neighbour: but the rich hath many friends. This shows, not what should be, but what is the common way of the world—to be shy of the poor and fond of the rich. 1. Few will give countenance to those whom the world frowns upon, though otherwise worthy of respect: The poor, who should be pitied, and encouraged, and relieved, is hated, looked strange upon, and kept at a distance, even by his own neighbour, who, before he fell into disgrace, was intimate with him and pretended to… Read the whole commentary →