Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - Proverbs 14:31
Proverbs 14:31 . He that oppresseth the poor That uses the poor man hardly, as the Syriac renders it: that withholdeth from him that which is his due, either by the rules of strict justice, or by the great law of charity, of which see Proverbs 3:27; reproacheth his Maker Whose image the poor man bears, by whose counsel and providence he is made poor, and who hath declared himself to be the protector and avenger of the poor; but he that honoureth him That honoureth God’s image, and... read more
Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - Proverbs 14:30
Proverbs 14:30. A sound heart Free from envy, and such like inordinate passions, which are commonly called the diseases of the soul, even in heathen, as well as in the sacred writers. Or, as others render לב מרפא , a healing heart, mild, merciful, and kind to others, which is opposed to envy; is the life of the flesh Procures and maintains the health and vigour of the whole body; but envy the rottenness of the bones It wasteth the spirits, or consumeth even the strongest and most... read more