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Proverbs 14:21 — Meaning and Application
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King James Version
" He that despiseth his neighbour sinneth: but he that hath mercy on the poor, happy "
Proverbs 14:21
Verse in Context
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The evil bow before the good; and the wicked at the gates of the righteous.
The poor is hated even of his own neighbour: but the rich hath many friends.
He that despiseth his neighbour sinneth: but he that hath mercy on the poor, happy
Do they not err that devise evil? but mercy and truth shall be to them that devise good.
In all labour there is profit: but the talk of the lips tendeth only to penury.
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Proverbs 14:1
"Every wise woman buildeth her house: but the foolish plucketh it down with her hands."
Proverbs 14:2
"He that walketh in his uprightness feareth the LORD: but he that is perverse in his ways despiseth"
Proverbs 14:3
"In the mouth of the foolish is a rod of pride: but the lips of the wise shall preserve"
Proverbs 14:4
"Where no oxen are, the crib is clean: but much increase is by the strength of the ox."
Proverbs 14:5
"A faithful witness will not lie: but a false witness will utter lies."
Proverbs 14:6
"A scorner seeketh wisdom, and findeth it not: but knowledge is easy unto him that understandeth."
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