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Proverbs 14:21
New Catholic Bible
Proverbs 14:21
New Catholic Bible
21 Anyone who despises his neighbor is a sinner,[a]
but blessed is he who is kind to the poor.
Footnotes
- Proverbs 14:21 Anyone who despises his neighbor is a sinner: for the Lord had said: “You shall love your neighbor as yourself” (Lev 19:18). Blessed is he who is kind to the poor: such a person “does . . . honor” to God (v. 31) and will “suffer [no] want” (Prov 28:27; see also Prov 21:13; Ps 41:2). Proverbs indicates some of the ways one can be kind to the poor: sharing one’s food with them (Prov 22:9), giving them money (Prov 28:8), and defending their rights (Prov 31:9).
Proverbs 14:21
New King James Version
Proverbs 14:21
New King James Version
21 He who despises his neighbor sins;
(A)But he who has mercy on the poor, happy is he.
Proverbs 14:21
English Standard Version
Proverbs 14:21
English Standard Version
Proverbs 14:21
New International Version
Proverbs 14:21
New International Version
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