Proverbs 14:21

American Standard Version

He that despiseth his neighbor sinneth; But he that hath pity on the poor, happy is he.

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Proverbs 14:21 in other translations

He who despises his neighbor sins,
but he who has pity on the poor is blessed.

Proverbs 14:21 · World English Bible

Proverbs 14:21 in context

  1. 19The evil bow down before the good; And the wicked, at the gates of the righteous.
  2. 20The poor is hated even of his own neighbor; But the rich hath many friends.
  3. 21He that despiseth his neighbor sinneth; But he that hath pity on the poor, happy is he.
  4. 22Do they not err that devise evil? But mercy and truth shall be to them that devise good.
  5. 23In all labor there is profit; But the talk of the lips tendeth only to penury.