Proverbs 14:31

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Proverbs 14:31

The one who oppresses the poor insults his Creator, but whoever shows favor to the needy honors him.

Proverbs 17:5

The one who mocks the poor insults his Creator; whoever rejoices over disaster will not go unpunished.

Proverbs 22:2

The rich and the poor meet together; the Lord is the creator of them both.

Proverbs 19:17

The one who is gracious to the poor lends to the Lord, and the Lord will repay him for his good deed.

Job 31:13-16

"If I have disregarded the right of my male servants or my female servants when they disputed with me,

Psalm 12:5

"Because of the violence done to the oppressed, because of the painful cries of the needy, I will spring into action," says the Lord. "I will provide the safety they so desperately desire."

Proverbs 14:21

The one who despises his neighbor sins, but whoever is kind to the needy is blessed.

Proverbs 22:16

The one who oppresses the poor to increase his own gain and the one who gives to the rich -- both end up only in poverty.

Proverbs 22:22-23

Do not exploit a poor person because he is poor and do not crush the needy in court,

If you see the extortion of the poor, or the perversion of justice and fairness in the government, do not be astonished by the matter. For the high official is watched by a higher official, and there are higher ones over them!

Matthew 25:40-46

And the king will answer them, 'I tell you the truth, just as you did it for one of the least of these brothers or sisters of mine, you did it for me.'

John 12:8

For you will always have the poor with you, but you will not always have me!"

2 Corinthians 8:7-9

But as you excel in everything -- in faith, in speech, in knowledge, and in all eagerness and in the love from us that is in you -- make sure that you excel in this act of kindness too.

1 John 3:17-21

But whoever has the world's possessions and sees his fellow Christian in need and shuts off his compassion against him, how can the love of God reside in such a person?

1 John 4:21

And the commandment we have from him is this: that the one who loves God should love his fellow Christian too.

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Summary

Proverbs 14:31

He that oppresseth the poor reproacheth his Maker: but he that honoureth him hath mercy on the poor.

That oppresseth

But

1 John 4:21

General references

Leviticus 25:14

Deuteronomy 24:14

Proverbs 3:9

Bible References

That oppresseth

The one who mocks the poor insults his Creator; whoever rejoices over disaster will not go unpunished.

The rich and the poor meet together; the Lord is the creator of them both.

"If I have disregarded the right of my male servants or my female servants when they disputed with me,

"Because of the violence done to the oppressed, because of the painful cries of the needy, I will spring into action," says the Lord. "I will provide the safety they so desperately desire."

And the king will answer them, 'I tell you the truth, just as you did it for one of the least of these brothers or sisters of mine, you did it for me.'

But

The one who despises his neighbor sins, but whoever is kind to the needy is blessed.

The one who is gracious to the poor lends to the Lord, and the Lord will repay him for his good deed.

And the king will answer them, 'I tell you the truth, just as you did it for one of the least of these brothers or sisters of mine, you did it for me.'

For you will always have the poor with you, but you will not always have me!"

But as you excel in everything -- in faith, in speech, in knowledge, and in all eagerness and in the love from us that is in you -- make sure that you excel in this act of kindness too.

But whoever has the world's possessions and sees his fellow Christian in need and shuts off his compassion against him, how can the love of God reside in such a person?

And the commandment we have from him is this: that the one who loves God should love his fellow Christian too.

General references

If you make a sale to your fellow citizen or buy from your fellow citizen, no one is to wrong his brother.

You must not oppress a lowly and poor servant, whether one from among your fellow Israelites or from the resident foreigners who are living in your land and villages.

Honor the Lord from your wealth and from the first fruits of all your crops;