21He that despiseth his neighbour sinneth: but he that hath mercy on the poor, happy is he.
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From the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
He that hath pity upon the poor lendeth unto the LORD; and that which he hath given will he pay him again.
He that giveth unto the poor shall not lack: but he that hideth his eyes shall have many a curse.
He that is void of wisdom despiseth his neighbour: but a man of understanding holdeth his peace.
Whoso mocketh the poor reproacheth his Maker: and he that is glad at calamities shall not be unpunished.
But whoso hath this world's good, and seeth his brother have need, and shutteth up his bowels of compassion from him, how dwelleth the love of God in him? …
Commentary
Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary on the Bible (1710)
(vv. 21)See here how men’s character and condition are measured and judged of by their conduct towards their poor neighbours. 1. Those that look upon them with contempt have here assigned them a bad character, and their condition will be accordingly: He that despises his neighbour because he is low in the world, because he is of a mean extraction, rustic education, and makes but a mean figure, that thinks…
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