King James Version (KJV)
Proverbs 14:31
“He that oppresseth the poor reproacheth his Maker: but he that honoureth him hath mercy on the poor.”
Verse in context — Proverbs 14
29
[He that is] slow to wrath [is] of great understanding: but [he that is] hasty of spirit exalteth folly.
30
A sound heart [is] the life of the flesh: but envy the rottenness of the bones.
31
He that oppresseth the poor reproacheth his Maker: but he that honoureth him hath mercy on the poor.
32
The wicked is driven away in his wickedness: but the righteous hath hope in his death.
33
Wisdom resteth in the heart of him that hath understanding: but [that which is] in the midst of fools is made known.
