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Proverbs 14:31

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31He that oppresseth the poor xreproacheth xyhis Maker:

But he that honoureth him hath mercy on the poor.

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Proverbs 14:31: Whoever oppresses a poor man insults his Maker, but he who is generous to the needy honors him.

Footnotes

  1. xch. 17:5. Comp. ch. 28:8. Matt. 25:40, 45.
  2. xch. 17:5. Comp. ch. 28:8. Matt. 25:40, 45.
  3. ySee Job 35:10. So Job 31:15, 16. ch. 22:2.

In other versions

ESVEnglish Standard Version

Whoever oppresses a poor man insults his Maker,

but he who is generous to the needy honors him.

NIVNew International Version (2011)

Whoever oppresses the poor shows contempt for their Maker,

but whoever is kind to the needy honors God.

CSBChristian Standard Bible

The one who oppresses the poor person insults his Maker,

but one who is kind to the needy honors him.

NLTNew Living Translation

Those who oppress the poor insult their Maker,

but helping the poor honors him.

LEBThe Lexham English Bible

He who oppresses the poor insults him who made him,

but he who has mercy on the poor honors him.