Proverbs 14:31
"He that oppresseth the poor reproacheth his Maker: but he that honoureth him hath mercy on the poor."
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- Proverbs 22:2
"The rich and poor meet together: the LORD is the maker of them all."
Read in chapter → - Proverbs 17:5
"Whoso mocketh the poor reproacheth his Maker: and he that is glad at calamities shall not be unpunished."
Read in chapter → - Proverbs 22:16
"He that oppresseth the poor to increase his riches, and he that giveth to the rich, shall surely come to want."
Read in chapter → - Proverbs 19:17
"He that hath pity upon the poor lendeth unto the LORD; and that which he hath given will he pay him again."
Read in chapter → - 1 John 4:21
"And this commandment have we from him, That he who loveth God love his brother also."
Read in chapter → - Ecclesiastes 5:8
"If thou seest the oppression of the poor, and violent perverting of judgment and justice in a province, marvel not at the matter: for he that is higher than the highest regardeth; and there be higher than they."
Read in chapter → - 1 John 3:17
"But whoso hath this world's good, and seeth his brother have need, and shutteth up his bowels of compassion from him, how dwelleth the love of God in him?"
Read in chapter → - Psalms 12:5
"For the oppression of the poor, for the sighing of the needy, now will I arise, saith the LORD; I will set him in safety from him that puffeth at him."
Read in chapter → - Job 31:13
"If I did despise the cause of my manservant or of my maidservant, when they contended with me;"
Read in chapter → - 2 Corinthians 8:7
"Therefore, as ye abound in every thing, in faith, and utterance, and knowledge, and in all diligence, and in your love to us, see that ye abound in this grace also."
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