Proverbs 14:31
Whoever oppresses the poor taunts their Maker, but whoever is kind to the needy honors Him.
Berean Standard Bible, public domain. Read all of Proverbs 14
2 songs meet this passage
“Like it doesn't cater to rich and abandon poor”
Hands Held High · LINKIN PARK
resonates with Proverbs 14:31
The song's anger at a war that burdens the poor while sparing the rich mirrors this proverb's warning against oppressing the needy.
“These are the days of the beggars and the choosers”
Praying for Time (2010 Remastered Version) · George Michael
strains against Proverbs 14:31
The song names a world of haves and have-nots with weary resignation, while this proverb insists that how we treat the poor is itself how we treat God.
Elsewhere in Proverbs 14
- Proverbs 14:12Revolving door · Something in the Orange · Cruel Summer · Blank Space · Counting Stars · Happier · bad guy · There's Nothing Holdin' Me Back · Highway to Hell · Dead and Gone (feat. Justin Timberlake) · Red Flag · Blaze of Glory · Black Cat · Free Fallin' · Love Takes Time · Wicked Game · Live and Learn
- Proverbs 14:13I Can Do It With a Broken Heart (Instrumental) · People · Everybody Everybody
- Proverbs 14:15No More Lies · My Lovin' (You're Never Gonna Get It)
- Proverbs 14:16Thunderstruck
- Proverbs 14:29Don't Take Your Guns to Town
- Proverbs 14:30Taste · That’s So True · It's ok I'm ok · Austin (Boots Stop Workin') · Hotline Bling · deja vu · Treat You Better · Kill Bill · Mr. Brightside · La Mentira · emo vampires near you! (feat. DethTech) · I Saw Red · Humpin' Around