Proverbs 14:31

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29 ^aHe who is slow to wrath has great understanding,
But he who is¹ impulsive exalts folly.

30 A sound heart is life to the body,
But ^aenvy is ^brottenness to the bones.

31 ^aHe who oppresses the poor reproaches ^bhis Maker,
But he who honors Him has mercy on the needy.

32 The wicked is banished in his wickedness,
But ^athe righteous has a refuge in his death.

33 Wisdom rests in the heart of him who has understanding,
But ^awhat is in the heart of fools is made known.

Commentaries:

Adam Clarke

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Proverbs 14:31

He that oppresseth the poor reproacheth his Maker - Because the poor, or comparatively poor, are, in the order of God, a part of the inhabitants of the earth; and every man who loves God will show mercy to the poor, for with this God is peculiarly delighted. The poor have we ever with us, for the excitement and exercise of those benevolent, compassionate, and merciful feelings, without which men had been but little better than brutes.

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