Proverbs 14:31
An oppressor of the poor reproaches his Maker, || And whoever is honoring Him || Is favoring the needy.
Literal Standard 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
30A healed heart [is] life to the flesh, || And rottenness to the bones [is] envy.
32The wicked is driven away in his wickedness, || And the righteous [is] trustful in his death.
Cross References
Leviticus 25:35And when your brother has become poor, and his hand has failed with you, then you have kept hold on him, sojourner and settler, and he has lived with you;
Psalms 12:5Because of the spoiling of the poor, || Because of the groaning of the needy, || Now I arise, says YHWH, || I set in safety [him who] breathes for it.
Proverbs 17:5Whoever is mocking at the poor || Has reproached his Maker, || Whoever is rejoicing at calamity is not acquitted.
Proverbs 22:2Rich and poor have met together, || YHWH [is] the Maker of them all.
Proverbs 22:22Do not rob the poor because he [is] poor, || And do not bruise the afflicted in the gate.
Matthew 25:40And the King answering, will say to them, Truly I say to you, inasmuch as you did [it] to one of these My brothers—the least—you did [it] to 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 →