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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.

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