King James Version (KJV)
Proverbs 14:21
“He that despiseth his neighbour sinneth: but he that hath mercy on the poor, happy [is] he.”
Verse in context — Proverbs 14
19
The evil bow before the good; and the wicked at the gates of the righteous.
20
The poor is hated even of his own neighbour: but the rich [hath] many friends.
21
He that despiseth his neighbour sinneth: but he that hath mercy on the poor, happy [is] he.
22
Do they not err that devise evil? but mercy and truth [shall be] to them that devise good.
23
In all labour there is profit: but the talk of the lips [tendeth] only to penury.