Proverbs Chapter 14 verse 21 Holy Bible
He that despiseth his neighbor sinneth; But he that hath pity on the poor, happy is he.
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He who has no respect for his neighbour is a sinner, but he who has pity for the poor is happy.
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He that despiseth his neighbour sinneth; but he that is gracious to the afflicted, happy is he.
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He that despiseth his neighbour sinneth: but he that hath mercy on the poor, happy is he.
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He who despises his neighbor sins, But blessed is he who has pity on the poor.
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Whoso is despising his neighbour sinneth, Whoso is favouring the humble, O his happiness.
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Pulpit Commentary
Pulpit CommentaryVerse 21. - He that despiseth his neighbour sinneth. Taken in connection with the preceding verse, this teaches that it is a sin to despise and shun a man because he is poor or of low estate; such a one has a claim for love and pity, and it is a crime to withhold them from him for selfish considerations. The Christian view is taught by the parable of the good Samaritan. But he that hath mercy on the poor, happy is he; hail to him! (Proverbs 16:20). Contempt is contrasted with mercy, sin with blessing. "Blessed are the merciful," said Christ (Matthew 5:7): "for they shall obtain mercy;" and St. Paul preserves another precious word, "It is mere blessed to give than to receive" (Acts 20:35). The merciful disposition, which shows itself in works of mercy, is a proof that the soul is in union with God, whose mercy is over all his works, whose mercy endureth forever, and therefore such a soul is blessed. "The poor," wrote James Howell, "are God's receivers, and the angels are his auditors" ('Five Hundred New Sayings'). The Vulgate here appends a line absent from the Hebrew and the ether versions, "He who believeth in the Lord loveth mercy." The true believer is charitable and bountiful, knowing that he will not hereby impoverish himself, but lay up a rich store of blessing; he acts thus not from mere philanthropy, but from higher motives: he has the grace of charity which springs from and rests upon his faith in God.