He that oppresseth the poor reproacheth his Maker: but he that honoureth him hath mercy on the poor.
* Hee that oppreſſeth the poore, reprocheth his Maker: but hee that honoureth him, hath mercy on the poore.
אֶבְיוֹן , adjective, ʾevyon — in want, needy, poor (value 69)
H34,
אֶבְיוֹן ʼebyôwn, eb-yone'; from H14, in the sense of want (especially in feeling); destitute:—beggar, needy, poor (man).in want, needy, chiefly poor, needy person
subject to oppression and abuse
needing help, deliverance from trouble, especially as delivered by God
general reference to lowest class
Used in 58 Verses, 11 Books 61  Occurrence Count
דַּל , adjective, dal — a door (value 34)
H1800,
דַּל dal, dal; from H1809; properly, dangling, i.e. (by implication) weak or thin:—lean, needy, poor (man), weaker.low, poor, weak, thin, one who is low
Used in 46 Verses, 13 Books 47  Occurrence Count
חָנַן , verb, hanan — to show favor, be gracious (value 108)
H2603,
חָנַן chânan, khaw-nan'; a primitive root (compare H2583); properly, to bend or stoop in kindness to an inferior; to favor, bestow; causatively to implore (i.e. move to favor by petition):—beseech, × fair, (be, find, shew) favour(-able), be (deal, give, grant (gracious(-ly), intreat, (be) merciful, have (shew) mercy (on, upon), have pity upon, pray, make supplication, × very.to be gracious, show favour, pity
(Qal) to show favour, be gracious
(Niphal) to be pitied
(Piel) to make gracious, make favourable, be gracious
(Poel) to direct favour to, have mercy on
(Hophal) to be shown favour, be shown consideration
(Hithpael) to seek favour, implore favour
to be loathsome
Used in 73 Verses, 19 Books 76  Occurrence Count
חָרַף , verb, haraf — to reproach (value 288)
H2778,
חָרַף châraph, khaw-raf'; a primitive root; also denominative (from H2779) 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; to spend the winter:—betroth, blaspheme, defy, jeopard, rail, reproach, upbraid.to reproach, taunt, blaspheme, defy, jeopardise, rail, upbraid
(Qal) to reproach
(Piel) to reproach, defy, taunt
(Qal) to winter, spend harvest time, remain in harvest time
(Niphal) to acquire, be betrothed
Used in 40 Verses, 13 Books 41  Occurrence Count
כָּבַד , verb, kavad — to be heavy, weighty, or burdensome (value 26)
H3513,
כָּבַד kâbad, kaw-bad'; or כָּבֵד kâbêd; a primitive root; 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 two senses):—abounding with, more grievously afflict, boast, be chargeable, × be dim, glorify, be (make) glorious (things), glory, (very) great, be grievous, harden, be (make) heavy, be heavier, lay heavily, (bring to, come to, do, get, be had in) honour (self), (be) honourable (man), lade, × more be laid, make self many, nobles, prevail, promote (to honour), be rich, be (go) sore, stop.to be heavy, be weighty, be grievous, be hard, be rich, be honourable, be glorious, be burdensome, be honoured
(Qal)
to be heavy
to be heavy, be insensible, be dull
to be honoured
(Niphal)
to be made heavy, be honoured, enjoy honour, be made abundant
to get oneself glory or honour, gain glory
(Piel)
to make heavy, make dull, make insensible
to make honourable, honour, glorify
(Pual) to be made honourable, be honoured
(Hiphil)
to make heavy
to make heavy, make dull, make unresponsive
to cause to be honoured
(Hithpael)
to make oneself heavy, make oneself dense, make oneself numerous
to honour oneself
Used in 108 Verses, 26 Books 111  Occurrence Count
עָשָׂה , verb, ʿasa — do, make (value 375)
H6213,
עָשָׂה ʻâsâh, aw-saw'; a primitive root; to do or make, in the broadest sense and widest application:—accomplish, advance, appoint, apt, be at, become, bear, bestow, bring forth, bruise, be busy, × certainly, have the charge of, commit, deal (with), deck, displease, do, (ready) dress(-ed), (put in) execute(-ion), exercise, fashion, feast, (fight-) ing man, finish, fit, fly, follow, fulfill, furnish, gather, get, go about, govern, grant, great, hinder, hold (a feast), × indeed, be industrious, journey, keep, labour, maintain, make, be meet, observe, be occupied, offer, officer, pare, bring (come) to pass, perform, pracise, prepare, procure, provide, put, requite, × sacrifice, serve, set, shew, × sin, spend, × surely, take, × thoroughly, trim, × very, vex, be (warr-) ior, work(-man), yield, use.to do, fashion, accomplish, make
(Qal)
to do, work, make, produce
to do
to work
to deal (with)
to act, act with effect, effect
to make
to make
to produce
to prepare
to make (an offering)
to attend to, put in order
to observe, celebrate
to acquire (property)
to appoint, ordain, institute
to bring about
to use
to spend, pass
(Niphal)
to be done
to be made
to be produced
to be offered
to be observed
to be used
(Pual) to be made
(Piel) to press, squeeze
Used in 2285 Verses, 39 Books 2610  Occurrence Count
עָשַׁק , verb, ʿashak — to oppress, wrong, extort (value 470)
H6231,
עָשַׁק ʻâshaq, aw-shak'; a primitive root (compare H6229); to press upon, i.e. oppress, defraud, violate, overflow:—get deceitfully, deceive, defraud, drink up, (use) oppress(-ion), (-or), do violence (wrong).to press upon, oppress, violate, defraud, do violence, get deceitfully, wrong, extort
(Qal)
to oppress, wrong, extort
to oppress
(Pual) to be exploited, be crushed
Used in 35 Verses, 16 Books 36  Occurrence Count
| Proverbs 14:31Modern KJV—Authorized Version |
| He that oppresseth the poor reproacheth his Maker: but he that honoureth him hath mercy on the poor. |
| Original Text (WLC) |
| עֹ֣שֵֽׁק דָּ֭ל חֵרֵ֣ף עֹשֵׂ֑הוּ וּ֝מְכַבְּד֗וֹ חֹנֵ֥ן אֶבְיֽוֹן׃ |
| Verse #16804 (Ch. #642) — 7 words, 26 lettersText Copied! |
| Data from Strong's Concordance |
| KJV |
Strong's # |
Hebrew |
Value |
| He that oppresseth |
H6231ʿashak |
עָשַׁק |
470 |
| the poor |
H1800dal |
דַּל |
34 |
| reproacheth |
H2778haraf |
חָרַף |
288 |
| his Maker: |
H6213ʿasa |
עָשָׂה |
375 |
| but he that honoureth |
H3513kavad |
כָּבַד |
26 |
| him hath mercy |
H2603hanan |
חָנַן |
108 |
| on the poor. |
H34ʾevyon |
אֶבְיוֹן |
69 |
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