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Proverbs 14:31 Interlinear

“He that oppresseth the poor reproacheth his Maker but he that honoureth him hath mercy on the poor”

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Proverbs 14 with commentary

Word-by-Word Analysis

#	Original	Strong's	English	Definition
1	עֹ֣שֵֽׁק	H6231	He that oppresseth	to press upon, i.e., oppress, defraud, violate, overflow
2	דָּ֭ל	H1800	the poor	properly, dangling, i.e., (by implication) weak or thin
3	חֵרֵ֣ף	H2778	reproacheth	to pull off, i.e., (by implication) to expose (as by stripping); specifically, to betroth (as if a surrender); figuratively, to carp at, i.e., defame;
4	עֹשֵׂ֑הוּ	H6213	his Maker	to do or make, in the broadest sense and widest application
5	וּ֝מְכַבְּד֗וֹ	H3513	but he that honoureth	to be heavy, i.e., in a bad sense (burdensome, severe, dull) or in a good sense (numerous, rich, honorable); causatively, to make weighty (in the same
6	חֹנֵ֥ן	H2603	him hath mercy	properly, to bend or stoop in kindness to an inferior; to favor, bestow; causatively to implore (i.e., move to favor by petition)
7	אֶבְיֽוֹן׃	H34	on the poor	destitute

Proverbs 14:31 (current)He that oppresseth the poor reproacheth his Maker but he that honoureth him hath mercy on the poor