Selah · Bible verse
Proverbs 14:31
He who oppresses the poor shows contempt for his Maker, but he who is kind to the needy honors him.
In context
29He who is slow to anger has great understanding, but he who has a quick temper displays folly.
30The life of the body is a heart at peace, but envy rots the bones.
31He who oppresses the poor shows contempt for his Maker, but he who is kind to the needy honors him.
32The wicked is brought down in his calamity, but in death, the righteous has a refuge.
33Wisdom rests in the heart of one who has understanding, and is even made known in the inward part of fools.
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日本語 · 箴言 14:31 · 口語訳聖書貧しい者をしえたげる者はその造り主を侮る、乏しい者をあわれむ者は、主をうやまう。한국어 · 잠언 14:31 · 개역한글가난한 사람을 학대하는 자는 그를 지으신 이를 멸시하는 자요 궁핍한 사람을 불쌍히 여기는 자는 주를 존경하는 자니라Español · Proverbios 14:31 · Reina-Valera (1909)El que oprime al pobre, afrenta á su Hacedor: mas el que tiene misericordia del pobre, lo honra.Português · Provérbios 14:31 · Bíblia Livre (2018)Quem oprime ao pobre insulta ao seu Criador; mas aquele que mostra compaixão ao necessitado o honra.
