Proverbs 14:22
Do they not go astray that plot rah? 1 But chesed and emes shall be to them that plan tov. 1
Orthodox Jewish Bible
In The King James Version
Do they not err that devise evil? but mercy and truth shall be to them that devise good.
In Context
21He that despiseth his re'a sinneth, 1 but he that is kind to the anayim (needy ones), happy is he. 1
Cross References
Genesis 24:27And he said, Baruch Hashem Elohei adoni Avraham, who hath not left destitute of His chesed and His emes; I being on the derech, Hashem led me to the bais achei adoni.
2 Chronicles 6:8But Hashem said to Dovid Avi, Because it was in levavcha to build a Bais for Shmi, thou didst well in that it was in levavcha.
Psalms 61:7Thou wilt prolong days of the Melech, 1 and his shanot dor vador. 1
Proverbs 6:14Tahpukhot (perversity) is in his lev, 1 he deviseth rah continually; 1 he stirs up midanim (contention, strife, discord). + 6:14 pl. 1
Proverbs 12:26The tzaddik prevaileth advantageously over his neighbor, 1 but the derech resha'im leads them astray. 1
Proverbs 19:22The ta'avah (what is desirable) in an adam is his chesed, 1 and a rahsh (pauper) is better than an ish kazav (liar). 1
Matthew Henry on Proverbs 14:22
21 He that despiseth his neighbour sinneth: but he that hath mercy on the poor, happy is he. See here how men's character and condition are measured and judged of by their conduct towards their poor neighbours. 1. Those that look upon them with contempt have here assigned them a bad character, and their condition will be accordingly: He that despises his neighbour because he is low in the world, because he is of a mean extraction, rustic education, and makes but a mean figure, that thinks it below him to take… Read the whole commentary →