Proverbs 14:21

Proverbs Of Solomon

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The poor man is hated even by his neighbor,
But those who love the rich are many.
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He who despises his neighbor sins [against God and his fellow man],
But happy [blessed and favored by God] is he who is gracious and merciful to the poor.
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Do they not go astray who devise evil and wander from the way of righteousness?
But kindness and truth will be to those who devise good.

Blessed are

Blessed is

Happy is He

Mercy on the Poor

Kind To The Needy

No

Proverbs 11:12

He who despises his neighbor lacks sense,
But a man of understanding keeps silent.

Proverbs 19:17

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

Job 31:13-15

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

Job 35:5-6

“Look to the heavens and see;
And behold the skies which are [much] higher than you.

Psalm 22:24

For He has not despised nor detested the suffering of the afflicted;
Nor has He hidden His face from him;
But when he cried to Him for help, He listened.

Psalm 41:1-2

Blessed [by God’s grace and compassion] is he who considers the helpless;
The Lord will save him in the day of trouble.

Psalm 112:5

It is well with the man who is gracious and lends;
He conducts his affairs with justice.

Psalm 112:9

He has given freely to the poor;
His righteousness endures forever;
His horn will be exalted in honor.

Proverbs 11:24-25

There is the one who [generously] scatters [abroad], and yet increases all the more;
And there is the one who withholds what is justly due, but it results only in want and poverty.

Proverbs 14:31

He who oppresses the poor taunts and insults his Maker,
But he who is kind and merciful and gracious to the needy honors Him.

Proverbs 17:5

Whoever mocks the poor taunts his Maker,
And he who rejoices at [another’s] disaster will not go unpunished.

Proverbs 18:3

When the wicked man comes [to the depth of evil], contempt [of all that is pure and good] also comes,
And with inner baseness (dishonor) comes outer shame (scorn).

Proverbs 28:27

He who gives to the poor will never want,
But he who shuts his eyes [from their need] will have many curses.

Ecclesiastes 11:1-2

Cast your bread on the surface of the waters, [be diligently active, make thoughtful decisions], for you will find it after many days.

Isaiah 58:7-12

“Is it not to divide your bread with the hungry
And bring the homeless poor into the house;
When you see the naked, that you cover him,
And not to hide yourself from [the needs of] your own flesh and blood?

Daniel 4:27

Therefore, O king, let my advice to you be [considered and found] acceptable; break away now from your sins and exhibit your repentance by doing what is right, and from your wickedness by showing mercy to the poor, so that [if you repent] there may possibly be a continuance of your prosperity and tranquility and a healing of your error.’

Matthew 25:34-46

“Then the King will say to those on His right, ‘Come, you blessed of My Father [you favored of God, appointed to eternal salvation], inherit the kingdom prepared for you from the foundation of the world.

Luke 6:30-36

Give to everyone who asks of you. Whoever takes away what is yours, do not demand it back.

Luke 18:9

He also told this parable to some people who trusted in themselves and were confident that they were righteous [posing outwardly as upright and in right standing with God], and who viewed others with contempt:

Acts 20:35

In everything I showed you [by example] that by working hard in this way you must help the weak and remember the words of the Lord Jesus, that He Himself said, ‘It is more blessed [and brings greater joy] to give than to receive.’”

Hebrews 6:12

so that you will not be [spiritually] sluggish, but [will instead be] imitators of those who through faith [lean on God with absolute trust and confidence in Him and in His power] and by patient endurance [even when suffering] are [now] inheriting the promises.

James 2:5-6

Listen, my beloved brothers and sisters: has not God chosen the poor of this world to be rich in faith and [as believers to be] heirs of the kingdom which He promised to those who love Him?

James 2:14-16

What is the benefit, my fellow believers, if someone claims to have faith but has no [good] works [as evidence]? Can that [kind of] faith save him? [No, a mere claim of faith is not sufficient—genuine faith produces good works.]

1 John 3:17-22

But whoever has the world’s goods (adequate resources), and sees his brother in need, but has no compassion for him, how does the love of God live in him?