Proverbs 14:31
He that doth a poore man wrong, blasphemeth his maker: but who so honoureth him, hath pitie on the poore.
Bible (Bishops')
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
30A mery heart is the lyfe of the body: but enuie consumeth away the bones.
32The vngodly is cast away for his iniquitie: but the ryghteous hath a good hope, euen in death.
Cross References
Proverbs 17:5Who so scorneth the poore, blasphemeth his maker: and he that is glad at [another mans] hurt, shall not be vnpunished.
Proverbs 22:2The riche and poore meete together: the Lorde is the maker of them all.
Proverbs 22:22Rob not the poore, because he is poore: and oppresse not the simple in iudgement:
Matthew 25:40And the kyng shall aunswere, and say vnto them: Ueryly I say vnto you, in as much as ye haue done it vnto one of the least of these my brethren, ye haue done [it] vnto 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 →