Key Verse Spotlight
Proverbs 14:21 — Meaning and Application
King James Version
“He that despiseth his neighbour sinneth: but he that hath mercy on the poor, happy {is} he.”
Proverbs 14:21
Verse in Context
Understanding the surrounding verses prevents misinterpretation:
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. {the rich...: Heb. many are the lovers of the rich}
He that despiseth his neighbour sinneth: but he that hath mercy on the poor, happy {is} he.
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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