Proverbs 14:31 Commentary, explanation, study verse by verse

“ He that oppresseth the poor reproacheth his Maker: but he that honoureth him hath mercy on the poor. ”

Proverbs 14:31 - Albert Barnes' Notes on the Bible

Honoureth him - i. e., God, who is the Maker of poor and rich alike.
Proverbs 14:31 - Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible

Proverbs 14. In this, as in each of the preceding Chapter s in this section, aphorisms on the moral government of the world come first in number. There are rather more in this chapter of a politica...
Proverbs 14:31 - Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes

the poor . a weak one. Hebrew. dal . See note on Proverbs 6:11 . his Maker. An ancient title found in the book of Job ( Job 35:10 ), also in Proverbs 17:5 . just as we speak of the "Creator"....
Proverbs 14:31 - Clarke's commentary and critical notes on the Bible

He that oppresseth the poor reproacheth his Maker: but he that honoureth him hath mercy on the poor. He that oppresseth the poor reproacheth his Maker - Because the poor, or comparatively poor, are,...
Proverbs 14:31 - Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

He that oppresseth the poor reproacheth his Maker: but he that honoureth him hath mercy on the poor. He that oppresseth the poor reproacheth his Maker - who hath made the poor as well as the...
Proverbs 14:31 - Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

1. The prosperity of the family depends on the wife ( Proverbs 31:10-31 ).
Proverbs 14:31 - Ellicott's Commentary On The Whole Bible

Reproacheth his Maker. — For having placed him in such a lowly condition. The equality of all men, as being all of them the work of God, is taught by Genesis 1:27 ; Job 31:15 ; Proverbs 22:2 . T...
Proverbs 14:31 - Expositor's Bible Commentary (Nicoll)

CHAPTER 15 THE INWARD UNAPPROACHABLE LIFE "The heart knoweth its own bitterness and a stranger doth not intermeddle with its joy."- Proverbs 14:10 "Even in laughter the heart is sorrowful, and...
Proverbs 14:31 - G. Campbell Morgan's Exposition on the Whole Bible

Verse Proverbs 14:7 . The sense of this proverb is entirely altered in the Revision. The Authorized reading would make it mean that if a man is perceived to be devoid of knowledge he should be aband...
Proverbs 14:31 - Hawker's Poor Man's Commentary

He that despiseth his neighbour sinneth: but he that hath mercy on the poor, happy is he. Do they not err that devise evil? but mercy and truth shall be to them that devise good. In all labour there...
Proverbs 14:31 - John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible

He that oppresseth the poor reproacheth his Maker ,.... That does him any injury, either by scoffing at him, and reproaching him for his poverty; or by vexatious law suits; or by withholding from hi...
Proverbs 14:31 - John Trapp Complete Commentary

He that oppresseth the poor reproacheth his Maker: but he that honoureth him hath mercy on the poor. Ver. 31. He that oppresseth the poor reproacheth his Maker. ] Since it is he that "maketh poor,...
Proverbs 14:31 - Joseph Benson’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

He that oppresseth the poor That uses the poor man hardly , as the Syriac renders it: that withholdeth from him that which is his due, either by the rules of strict justice, or by the great law...
Proverbs 14:31 - Matthew Henry's Whole Bible Commentary

31 He that oppresseth the poor reproacheth his Maker: but he that honoureth him hath mercy on the poor. God is here pleased to interest himself more than one would imagine in the tre...
Proverbs 14:31 - Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible

He that oppresseth the poor; that useth him hardly, as the Syriac renders it; that withholdeth from him that which is his due, either by the rules of strict justice, or by the great law of charity,...
Proverbs 14:31 - Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible

YHWH Is A Refuge And A Wellspring Of Life To His People Whose Glory Is Revealed, Firstly, When His People Are Self-Controlled And Show Compassion On The Needy And Secondly, By His Providing Them A R...
Proverbs 14:31 - Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary

MAIN HOMILETICS OF Proverbs 14:31 THE OPPRESSED AND THEIR OPPRESSORS I. Those who are objects of oppression —“The poor.” They are made up of three classes. 1. Those who have never known the...
Proverbs 14:31 - Sermon Bible Commentary

Proverbs 14:31 I. Notice some suggestions as to the practice of mercy to the poor. We must not confine our aim either to the sins of the soul on the one hand, or to the sufferings of the body on t...
Proverbs 14:31 - Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

Proverbs 14:1 . Every wise woman buildeth her house, as Proverbs 9:1 , by training up her children to industry, piety and virtue. She is their first governess, and daily instils the elements of k...
Proverbs 14:31 - The Biblical Illustrator

He that oppresseth the poor reproacheth his Maker. Oppression of the poor a reproach to their Maker Every man acting his part in his social capacity is “a spectacle.” Society is an organisation...
Proverbs 14:31 - The Complete Pulpit Commentary

EXPOSITION Proverbs 14:1 Every wise woman buildeth her house. Wise women order well their household matters and their families; they have an important influence, and exercise it beneficia...
Proverbs 14:31 - The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

v. 31. He that oppresseth the poor reproacheth his Maker, mocks God Himself, who is the Champion of the poor and downtrodden; but he that honoreth Him, having the proper regard for the Lord, hat...
Proverbs 14:31 - Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

1 John 3:17-21 ; 1 John 4:21 ; 2 Corinthians 8:7-9 ; Ecclesiastes 5:8 ; Job 31:13-16 ; John 12:8 ; Matthew 25:40 ; Matthew 25:40-46 ; Proverbs 17:5 ; Proverbs 22:16 ; Proverbs 22:2 ; Prov...
Proverbs 14:31 - Wesley's Explanatory Notes

His maker — Whose image the poor man bears, by whose providence he is made poor, and who hath declared himself to be their protector and avenger.

Proverbs 14:31 - Albert Barnes' Notes on the Bible

Proverbs 14:31 - Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible

Proverbs 14:31 - Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes

Proverbs 14:31 - Clarke's commentary and critical notes on the Bible

Proverbs 14:31 - Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

Proverbs 14:31 - Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

Proverbs 14:31 - Ellicott's Commentary On The Whole Bible

Proverbs 14:31 - Expositor's Bible Commentary (Nicoll)

Proverbs 14:31 - G. Campbell Morgan's Exposition on the Whole Bible

Proverbs 14:31 - Hawker's Poor Man's Commentary

Proverbs 14:31 - John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible

Proverbs 14:31 - John Trapp Complete Commentary

Proverbs 14:31 - Joseph Benson’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

Proverbs 14:31 - Matthew Henry's Whole Bible Commentary

Proverbs 14:31 - Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible

Proverbs 14:31 - Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible

Proverbs 14:31 - Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary

Proverbs 14:31 - Sermon Bible Commentary

Proverbs 14:31 - Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

Proverbs 14:31 - The Biblical Illustrator

Proverbs 14:31 - The Complete Pulpit Commentary

Proverbs 14:31 - The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

Proverbs 14:31 - Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Proverbs 14:31 - Wesley's Explanatory Notes