Proverbs 14:31

New Catholic Bible

³¹He who oppresses the poor insults their Creator,
but the one who is kind to the needy^[a] does him honor.

Proverbs 14:31 Since God created both the rich and the poor in his image (see Prov 22:2; Job 31:15; Jas 3:9), whoever oppresses the poor insults their Creator. Kind to the needy: see note on verse 21. Does him honor: i.e., carries out his will and also “lends to the Lord” (Prov 19:17; see Mt 25:40).

New Catholic Bible (NCB)