Proverbs 14:21 meaning and explanation
He who despises his neighbor sins, but blessed is he who shows kindness to the poor.
Proverbs 14:21, Berean Standard Bible
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This verse comes from a collection of wise sayings in Proverbs, where the teacher contrasts two ways of treating people. The neighbor here is anyone near to us, and the poor are specifically named as those easily overlooked or looked down on.
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