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Proverbs 14:21

Proverbs 14:21
He that despiseth his neighbour sinneth: but he that hath mercy on the poor , happy is he.

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Baptist theologian, 1697–1771

Gill's Exposition

He that despiseth his neighbour sinneth,.... He that despiseth his neighbour in his heart, speaks slightly of him, overlooks him, is not friendly to him, will neither converse with him, nor relieve…

Nonconformist minister, 1662–1714

Matthew Henry

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…