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New American Standard Bible (©1995)
He who oppresses the poor taunts his Maker, But he who is gracious to the needy honors Him.GOD'S WORD® Translation (©1995)
Whoever oppresses the poor insults his maker, but whoever is kind to the needy honors him. King James Bible
He that oppresseth the poor reproacheth his Maker: but he that honoureth him hath mercy on the poor. Jump to Previous Occurrence
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Blasphemeth Contempt Favouring Gives Gracious Hard Honoreth Honors Honoureth Honouring Insults Kind Maker Mercy Need Needy Oppresses Oppresseth Oppressor Poor Puts Reproacheth Shame Shows Taunts Matthew Henry's Whole Bible Commentary Verse 31 God is here pleased to interest himself more than one would imagine in the treatment given to the poor. 1. He reckons himself affronted in the injuries that are done them. Whosoever he be that wrongs a poor man, taking advantage against him because he is poor and cannot help himself, let him know that he puts an affront upon his Maker. God made him, and gave him his being, the same that is the author of our being; we have all one Father, one Maker; see how Job considered this, Job 31:15. God made him poor, and appointed him his lot, so that, if we deal hardly with any because they are poor, we reflect upon God as dealing hardly with them in laying them low, that they might be trampled upon. 2. He reckons himself honoured in the kindnesses that are done them; he takes them as done to himself, and will show himself accordingly pleased with them. I was hungry, and you gave me meat. Those therefore that have any true honour for God will show it by compassion to the poor, whom he has undertaken in a special manner to protect and patronise. New American Standard Bible Copyright © 1960, 1962, 1963, 1968, 1971, 1972, 1973, 1975, 1977, 1995 by The Lockman Foundation, La Habra, Calif. All rights reserved. For Permission to Quote Information visit http://www.lockman.org. GOD'S WORD® is a copyrighted work of God's Word to the Nations. Quotations are used by permission. Copyright 1995 by God's Word to the Nations. All rights reserved. Alphabetical: but contempt for God gracious He Him his honors is kind Maker needy oppresses poor shows taunts the their to who whoever Bible Browser | 
