Old Testament · VERSE 21

Proverbs 14:21

King James Version

He that despiseth his neighbour sinneth: but he that hath mercy on the poor, happy is he.

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Proverbs 14:21 in context

Proverbs 14:19

The evil bow before the good; and the wicked at the gates of the righteous.

Proverbs 14:20

The poor is hated even of his own neighbour: but the rich hath many friends.

Proverbs 14:21SELECTED VERSE

He that despiseth his neighbour sinneth: but he that hath mercy on the poor, happy is he.

Proverbs 14:22

Do they not err that devise evil? but mercy and truth shall be to them that devise good.

Proverbs 14:23

In all labour there is profit: but the talk of the lips tendeth only to penury.

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