Proverbs 14:31
Whoever oppresses the poor insults the One who made them, but kindness to the needy honors him.
Treated in 5 passages across the library.
Where it is preached
- Faithful With Little ·
Lending to the Lord cites Proverbs 14:31
…oppresses the poor insults the One who made them, but kindness to the needy honors Him” (Proverbs 14:31). Jesus and the poor Jesus began His ministry by announcing that He had come “to bring…
- Real Questions – Book 2 ·
If God Is Good, Why Is the World So Full of Evil? cites Proverbs 14:31
…injustice. God takes it personally. “Whoever oppresses the poor taunts their Maker” (Proverbs 14:31). What about earthquakes and diseases, which nobody chooses? The Bible says that when…
- The Key Teachings of John Wesley ·
The Poor and the Slave cites PROVERBS 14:31
…the poor reproacheth his Maker: but he that honoureth him hath mercy on the poor. PROVERBS 14:31 Who cares for the Africans Wesley’s concern for the enslaved went back to his time in the…
- A Treatise Concerning Religious Affections ·
Part I. Concerning the nature of the affections and their importance in religion cites Prov. 14:31
…showeth mercy, and giveth;” and ver. 26, “He is ever merciful, and lendeth.” And Prov. 14:31, “He that honoreth the Lord, hath mercy on the poor.” And Col. 3:12, “Put ye on, as the…
- A Treatise Concerning Religious Affections ·
VIII. Truly gracious affections differ from those affections that are false and delusive, in that they tend to, and are attended with the lamblike, dovelike spirit and temper of Jesus Christ cites Prov. 14:31
…showeth favor, and lendeth.” Ver. 9, “He hath dispersed abroad, and given to the poor.” Prov. 14:31, “He that honoreth God, hath mercy on the poor.” Prov. 21:26, “The righteous giveth, and…