Proverbs
Proverbs 14:31
31Whoever oppresses the poor taunts their Maker,
but whoever is kind to the needy honors Him.
Word by word
Each English word or phrase beside the Hebrew it translates, in the order of the English. Choose a number to open that word’s study.
| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Whoever oppresses | עֹ֣שֵֽׁק־ | ʿō·šēq- | Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular | H6231 oppress, wrong, extort |
| the poor | דָּ֭ל | dāl | Adjective - masculine singular construct | H1800 low, weak, poor, thin |
| taunts | חֵרֵ֣ף | ḥê·rêp̄ | Verb - Piel - Perfect - third person masculine singular | H2778 reproach |
| their Maker | עֹשֵׂ֑הוּ | ‘ō·śê·hū | Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular construct; third person masculine singular | H6213 do, make |
| but whoever is kind | חֹנֵ֥ן | ḥō·nên | Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular | H2603 shew favour, be gracious |
| to the needy | אֶבְיֽוֹן׃ | ’eḇ·yō·wn | Adjective - masculine singular | H34 in want, needy, poor |
| honors Him | וּ֝מְכַבְּד֗וֹ | ū·mə·ḵab·bə·ḏōw | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Piel - Participle - masculine singular construct; third person masculine singular | H3513 be heavy, weighty, burdensome, honoured |
Cross-references
Other passages that speak to the same thing. Point at one to read it.
Proverbs 22:2 · Proverbs 22:16 · Proverbs 17:5 · Proverbs 19:17 · 1 John 4:21 · Ecclesiastes 5:8 · Psalm 12:5 · 1 John 3:17–21 · 2 Corinthians 8:7–9 · Job 31:13–16 · John 12:8 · Proverbs 22:22–23
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.