Proverbs 14:31

Proverbs Of Solomon

³⁰ A tranquil heart is life to the body,
But passion is rottenness to the bones.
³¹ He who oppresses the poor taunts his Maker,
But he who is gracious to the needy honors Him.
³² The wicked is thrust down by his wrongdoing,
But the righteous has a refuge when he dies.

Mercy on the Poor

Oppress the Poor

Oppresses the Poor

Reproaches His Maker

Insult Their Maker

Kind To The Needy

O God

Proverbs 17:5

He who mocks the poor taunts his Maker;
He who rejoices at calamity will not go unpunished.

Proverbs 22:2

The rich and the poor have a common bond,
The Lord is the maker of them all.

Proverbs 19:17

One who is gracious to a poor man lends to the Lord,
And He will repay him for his good deed.

Job 31:13-16

“If I have despised the claim of my male or female slaves
When they filed a complaint against me,

Psalm 12:5

“Because of the devastation of the afflicted, because of the groaning of the needy,
Now I will arise,” says the Lord; “I will set him in the safety for which he longs.”

Proverbs 14:21

He who despises his neighbor sins,
But happy is he who is gracious to the poor.

Proverbs 22:16

He who oppresses the poor to make more for himself
Or who gives to the rich, will only come to poverty.

Proverbs 22:22-23

Do not rob the poor because he is poor,
Or crush the afflicted at the gate;

Ecclesiastes 5:8

If you see oppression of the poor and denial of justice and righteousness in the province, do not be shocked at the sight; for one official watches over another official, and there are higher officials over them.

Matthew 25:40-46

The King will answer and say to them, ‘Truly I say to you, to the extent that you did it to one of these brothers of Mine, even the least of them, you did it to Me.’

John 12:8

For you always have the poor with you, but you do not always have Me.”

2 Corinthians 8:7-9

But just as you abound in everything, in faith and utterance and knowledge and in all earnestness and in the love we inspired in you, see that you abound in this gracious work also.

1 John 3:17-21

But whoever has the world’s goods, and sees his brother in need and closes his heart against him, how does the love of God abide in him?

1 John 4:21

And this commandment we have from Him, that the one who loves God should love his brother also.