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Proverbs 14:30-32
New Catholic Bible
Proverbs 14:30-32
New Catholic Bible
30 A tranquil heart gives life to the body,
but envy causes the bones to rot.
31 He who oppresses the poor insults their Creator,
but the one who is kind to the needy[a] does him honor.
32 The evildoer is undone by his malice,
but the upright finds refuge in his integrity.
Footnotes
- 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).
