He that despiseth his neighbour sinneth: but he that hath mercy on the poor, happy is he.
KJV
Parallel translations
4 additional translations▾
Parallel translations
4 additional translationsASV
He that despiseth his neighbor sinneth; But he that hath pity on the poor, happy is he.
WEB
He who despises his neighbor sins, but blessed is he who shows kindness to the poor.
YLT
Whoso is despising his neighbour sinneth, Whoso is favouring the humble, O his happiness.
DBT
He that despiseth his neighbour sinneth; but he that is gracious to the afflicted, happy is he.
About this book
Old Testament▾
About this book
Old TestamentProverbs — Gnomic wisdom — sayings, instructions, and the binary of wisdom vs. folly. Fear of the LORD as the integrative theme; the virtuous woman of Prov 31 as the book's closing portrait of wisdom embodied.
- Author
- Solomon principally (1:1; chs 10–22:16 and 25–29 explicitly); Agur (ch 30); Lemuel's mother (ch 31:1–9); editorial compilation by Hezekiah's men (25:1).
- Date
- Solomon's reign c. 970–930 BC; Hezekiah's editorial layer c. 715–687 BC.