Proverbs 14:31 — King James Version← Study notes

“He that oppresseth the poor reproacheth his Maker: but he that honoureth him hath mercy on the poor.”

Proverbs 14:31 — Hebrew Interlinear

Hebrew · Proverbs 14:317 words

HebrewMeaning

עֹ֣שֵֽׁקʿōšēq

get deceitfullyverbH6231

deceive · defraud · drink up · oppress ···

דָּ֭לdāl

leanadjH1800

needy · poor · weaker

חֵרֵ֣ףḥērēp

betrothverbH2778

blaspheme · defy · jeopard · rail ···

עֹשֵׂ֑/הוּʿōśēhw

accomplishverbH6213

advance · appoint · apt · be at ···

וּ֝/מְכַבְּד֗/וֹwməkabədwō

abounding withconjH3513

more grievously afflict · boast · be chargeable · be dim ···

חֹנֵ֥ןḥōnēn

beseechverbH2603

fair · (be · find · shew) favour ···

אֶבְיֽוֹןʾebəywōn

beggaradjH34

needy · poor

ℹWords are listed top to bottom following the original right-to-left reading order. אֵת (ʾēṯ) is a direct object marker with no English equivalent, shown faded.

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