Proverbs 14:31

Whoever oppresses the poor taunts their Maker, but whoever is kind to the needy honors Him.

Cross References (14)

  • Proverbs 22:2 (10)

    The rich and the poor have this in common: The LORD is Maker of them all.

  • Proverbs 17:5 (9)

    He who mocks the poor insults their Maker; whoever gloats over calamity will not go unpunished.

  • Proverbs 22:16 (9)

    Oppressing the poor to enrich oneself or giving gifts to the rich will surely lead to poverty.

  • Proverbs 19:17 (8)

    Kindness to the poor is a loan to the LORD, and He will repay the lender.

  • 1 John 4:21 (7)

    And we have this commandment from Him: Whoever loves God must love his brother as well.

  • Ecclesiastes 5:8 (6)

    If you see the oppression of the poor and the denial of justice and righteousness in the province, do not be astonished

  • 1 John 3:17–21 (5)

    If anyone with earthly possessions sees his brother in need, but withholds his compassion from him, how can the love of

  • 2 Corinthians 8:7–9 (5)

    But just as you excel in everything—in faith, in speech, in knowledge, in complete earnestness, and in the love we inspi

  • Psalms 12:5 (5)

    “For the cause of the oppressed and for the groaning of the needy, I will now arise,” says the LORD. “I will bring safet

  • Job 31:13–16 (4)

    If I have rejected the cause of my manservant or maidservant when they made a complaint against me,

  • John 12:8 (3)

    The poor you will always have with you, but you will not always have Me.”

  • Matthew 25:40–46 (3)

    And the King will reply, ‘Truly I tell you, whatever you did for one of the least of these brothers of Mine, you did for

  • Proverbs 14:21 (3)

    He who despises his neighbor sins, but blessed is he who shows kindness to the poor.

  • Proverbs 22:22–23 (3)

    Do not rob a poor man because he is poor, and do not crush the afflicted at the gate,