Verse 31
31. Oppresseth… reproacheth God is the maker, patron, and friend of the poor, and whose “oppresseth” such, because of his poverty, “reproacheth,” or injuriously reflects on, God, who assigned him his lot.
That honoureth him Better, he honoureth him (God) that hath mercy on the poor, the needy. Two Hebrew words in the verse are rendered by one word, poor. This is often the case in these proverbs. It is probable, indeed, that the words in the original are nearly synonymous, and are used merely for variety of expression. It is a pity that our translators had not more closely imitated the elegance of the original, as they might oftener have done. Compare Proverbs 5:21; Proverbs 17:5; Proverbs 19:17; Job 31:15-16; Matthew 25:40; 1 John 3:17; Deuteronomy 15:7; Luke 3:11; Proverbs 22:2.
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