Proverbs 14:31
He that oppresses the needy provokes his Maker: but he that honors him has pity upon the poor.
LXX2012 (US English)
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 meek-spirited man is a healer of the heart: but a sensitive heart is a corruption of the bones.
Cross References
Leviticus 25:35And if your brother who is with you become poor, and he fail in resources with you, you shall help him as a stranger and a sojourner, and your brother shall live with you.
Psalms 12:5But I have hoped in your mercy; my heart shall exult in your salvation. 1
Proverbs 17:5He that laughs at the poor provokes him that made him; and he that rejoices at the destruction of another shall not be held guiltless: but he that has compassion shall find mercy.
Proverbs 22:2The rich and the poor meet together; but the Lord made them both.
Proverbs 22:22Do no violence to the poor, for he is needy: neither dishonor the helpless man in the gates.
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 →